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**Abhishek Mushran** · 07-10-2009, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by Prongs View Post

In my bike instead of the lube dripping down...it gets sprayed on the alloy.....after few weeks after the first service ma rear alloy was almost black...

Ya i had the same problem............
But My bikes abt 6 mths old....never noticed this problem bfore
thats why was wonderingt abt the problem

And also the other day when i had gone for a ride to lonavla
The oil low indicator on the bike started blinking
Then when i started the bike again it went away
and has never come back again after that day

**Samyaza** · 07-10-2009, 01:16 AM

Originally posted by vid_powerstroke View Post

I saw them even mis handling bikes like crazy........... they cant get a bike in its tight spot the simply do a smalll wheel spin and get the bike into place... Hats off to their handling....but for pete's sake let them do it with their bikes.....Y someone else's????/

one more small situation....... imagine 5 bikes in a line...... ur bike is the 4th bike.... they have no patieince to get ur bike slowly into this line.... instead they put ur bike on main stand ....& then push ur bike backwards..... they bike refuses to move...but he tilts the bike side by side...slowly walking it on its main stand.... hatss off to his talent....BUT Y OUR BIKES ??? can our stands take that torture ??

While doing this walking procedure the rear foot rest of my bike got bent... i told him about it..... he gazes at me like as if i did it before leaving it for service...... ALTOGETHER im highly unsatsfied..... i would rather go somewhere else to get my bike serviced ....CAN I ????

Firstly, you don't need to go there in the morning except maybe on weekends if you want the bike early. They tell you to come in the morning for their own convenience. I usually call them up around 2 to check and then go.

Secondly the handling part is true for everyone. Again if you go late your will probably be the only bike to be taken upto the PBK floor. I tell them specifically not to apply that goo what they call polish on my bike. Buy a good one and apply it yourself.

Lastly, be forceful when you have to deal with these idiots. If you are in the foulest and nastiest mood your work will be done satifactorily

Speak to Mr. Manoj if possible or whoever is the head there now. Not that he is very knowledgeable or anything but your bike will be attended to quickly.

Head to AutoService in BSK if you have some major work on your bike. Yes, you can do that.

**Praful** · 07-10-2009, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by vid_powerstroke View Post

ALTOGETHER im highly unsatsfied..... i would rather go somewhere else to get my bike serviced ....CAN I ????

Hey can you post your problems point-wise, it was pain to read through your post.

About elsewhere you can try Khivraj on Kasturba road or AutoService in Banashankari. AutoService is comparatively better of than the rest.

Originally posted by Prongs View Post

In my bike instead of the lube dripping down...it gets sprayed on the alloy.....after few weeks after the first service ma rear alloy was almost black...

That means there's excess lube on your chain, wipe it with a cloth once before starting after you lubed the chain.
NOTE: Be very careful, do not switch the engine on while cleaning the chain.

**rx100.7050** · 07-10-2009, 10:59 AM

This issues are everywhere. At the time of delivery they will tell you not the push start thye elec button untill the self check is done & the fuel pump is primed. But on the other hand, at the time of servicing these guys seems to forget their own advice.

Here in Delhi & Noida they spray OKS spray after cleaning the chain with petrol or diesel but I haven't seen them applying grease.

Here too they will throttle the bike to its max when it is advised not to do so in idling condition.

Why are these contradictions, any idea??

**Prongs** · 07-10-2009, 12:11 PM

^maybe Bajaj needs to train their PBK guys better!

**vid_powerstroke** · 07-10-2009, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by prafultripathy View Post

Hey can you post your problems point-wise, it was pain to read through your post.

About elsewhere you can try Khivraj on Kasturba road or AutoService in Banashankari. AutoService is comparatively better of than the rest.

sorry bout that....i will post my problems point wise.... i dint think of doing all that coz i was busy typing and venting out my frustration .....sory for the inconvenience..

**vid_powerstroke** · 07-10-2009, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by Prongs View Post

That's really pitiful on part of the Pro biking people.....The service at my place is prompt and even the people are quite responding...

Here are replies to your query:

1. First of all did they grease ur chain???????

I suppose chains aren't supposed to be greased just lubed.....

2. About the guy taking the bike to 9k

I heard someone else facing the same issue and the reply from the mechanic: " Isse filter saaf ho jayega" Don't know if he was telling the right thing.....

3. About the coat thing....well even I had a problem with the guy not wiping the thing properly.....I asked him to do it again....

4. Talk to the head there and complain.....such thing is really unacceptable....

I have no idea about the PBK at Bangalore....and yeah sure u can go to any other PBK if u can drive the distance....

1)they lubed it... i can find even greese.... well thats ok...not big of a deal...very little greese... sadly the chain lube has splattered all over on my alloys, swing arm,reached even the body panels... i painfully yet carefully cleaned them off......

2)he went upto 9k rpm ......i dint say anything.... i just kept quiet...

3)will talk to the head and even send a post to BAjaj at pune..... At home pitaji unsatisfied...

4)my rear discs are not functionng to their full capability.,.... even if i jam my rear brake i don even undergo a lockup.... what do i do ??? im thinking of cleaning the brake pads myself.....i kno how to ...so......

**Praful** · 07-10-2009, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by vid_powerstroke View Post

4)my rear discs are not functionng to their full capability.,.... even if i jam my rear brake i don even undergo a lockup.... what do i do ??? im thinking of cleaning the brake pads myself.....i kno how to ...so......

Try this on a empty stretch of road.

Ride at a slow speed of about 20, and press the rear brake alone, keep pressing and depressing the brake pedal. It will slowly return to its usual feel.

This is just a pressure loss coz the svc guys must have opened to clean the disc pads!

**Samyaza** · 07-10-2009, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by prafultripathy View Post

Try this on a empty stretch of road.

Ride at a slow speed of about 20, and press the rear brake alone, keep pressing and depressing the brake pedal. It will slowly return to its usual feel.

This is just a pressure loss coz the svc guys must have opened to clean the disc pads!

Its best to pump the brakes before riding.

OT @Praful: I'll be getting my bike from the SVC today only. They couldn't get the fairing till yesterday.

**monty007** · 07-10-2009, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post

Yes, Probiking has good covers.
Btw, what happened to the powder coating?

ok thanks guys...will enquire abt it...abt powder coat..its raining here...is it alryt to do it now...:?
mechanic frankly said tht paint will faint out or get off after some 1 n half years...i dont care..but wht abt rain..?its raining all da day here...

Originally posted by chilled_fire View Post

not when the pic was clicked , but later on he was repairin his bike then we had small chat

like whrs he performing next n all....

Dude , wat bout R1 ? how r u protecting it frm rains ?

shes(or he

) sharing garage with 4 more wheels...no more space hence 220 in garden

Originally posted by vid_powerstroke View Post

Water Proof, weather proof, that proof this proof.... ALL are available ...Bajaj has em...

Understood...thanks mate...

abt unsatisfied queries...
they F***** fustruate me everytime.but encharge is lady...shes always smiling like shit man.even u tell her angrily she will respiond. "huh...hehe(

) ho jayega...hehe(

).."

sad sad sad)..abt pushing bike on maint stand ..here tht happens too..there's only one machanic whos very intillegent..so i directly talk to him...n i think maybe tht y other mechanics hate me :?

**nitrosatya** · 07-11-2009, 04:40 PM

Woohoo guys! Completed two years of owning the Pulsar 220! I am happier than ever! Just went on a road called Katraj bypass road. This road is shown in the Idea cellular ad-'walk when you talk',lady walking around Santro.
And maxed her out at speedo indicated 138 kmph!!!!!

I will write a more elaborate report soon.

**payeng** · 07-11-2009, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by nitrosatya View Post

Woohoo guys! Completed two years of owning the Pulsar 220! I am happier than ever! Just went on a road called Katraj bypass road. This road is shown in the Idea cellular ad-'walk when you talk',lady walking around Santro.
And maxed her out at speedo indicated 138 kmph!!!!!

I will write a more elaborate report soon.

Congrats on completing 2 years of relationship with your bike. Mine has done 21 months with me.

138..!! On the P220 DTS-Fi it means that the speed would have been around 134-135 kmph. Cool.

**Praful** · 07-11-2009, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by Samyaza View Post

Its best to pump the brakes before riding.

OT @Praful: I'll be getting my bike from the SVC today only. They couldn't get the fairing till yesterday.

Today....damn!!!!!

Let me know if you face any improvement with handling. I've done the same in my bike too...

Originally posted by monty007 View Post

shes(or he

) sharing garage with 4 more wheels...no more space hence 220 in garden

Ok dude....nuff of this crap. We all believe that you don't have the One, so stop posting shit about it.

Well if you do have it, how about some pics. I'd be more than happy to apologise for this outburst.

Originally posted by nitrosatya View Post

Woohoo guys! Completed two years of owning the Pulsar 220! I am happier than ever! Just went on a road called Katraj bypass road. This road is shown in the Idea cellular ad-'walk when you talk',lady walking around Santro.
And maxed her out at speedo indicated 138 kmph!!!!!

I will write a more elaborate report soon.

138 in the tunnel?

**antz.bin** · 07-11-2009, 11:51 PM

Hey guyz.. I am going to book a P220 DTSi as soon as the Nasik PBK gyz give me a test ride. My only concerns right now are:

1) I am 6'1 and i think i had read somewhere that on a P220, tall riders' knees scrape the fixed fairing and somehow I feel that will be very discomforting on long rides. Split seats means i cannot just shift backwards on the seat.
Is there any truth in the problem or is it just another "made up" P220 problem.

2) The newer P220 DTSi owners on the ownership thread keep coming up with average in the range of 25-32 kmpl. Should i rather go in for the FI? Really confused.

P.S.: I have never ridden a P220 in my life so don't have 1st hand experience.
@Mods: Why couldnt you keep the same thread for 220dtsi ownership. U ppl are much more experienced than the people in DTSi Thread. We will end up finding most of the solutions to our problems here rather than over there. (if i do go for DTSi not FI)

Please do respond.

**niranjanvaidya** · 07-12-2009, 12:57 AM

Originally posted by antz.bin View Post

Hey guyz.. I am going to book a P220 DTSi as soon as the Nasik PBK gyz give me a test ride. My only concerns right now are:

1) I am 6'1 and i think i had read somewhere that on a P220, tall riders' knees scrape the fixed fairing and somehow I feel that will be very discomforting on long rides. Split seats means i cannot just shift backwards on the seat.
Is there any truth in the problem or is it just another "made up" P220 problem.

2) The newer P220 DTSi owners on the ownership thread keep coming up with average in the range of 25-32 kmpl. Should i rather go in for the FI? Really confused.

P.S.: I have never ridden a P220 in my life so don't have 1st hand experience.
@Mods: Why couldnt you keep the same thread for 220dtsi ownership. U ppl are much more experienced than the people in DTSi Thread. We will end up finding most of the solutions to our problems here rather than over there. (if i do go for DTSi not FI)

Please do respond.

Solutions/Answers

1. I am almost 6 ft. I have never found the 220 to be uncomfortable. The riding position needs getting used to. Though the seats are split, the rider seat is long enough to allow a fore and aft movement while normal riding and most importantly, while cornering (to shift weight bias). I do not feel that this should be an issue. Knees caressing/scraping the fairing edge is possible but not very concerning.

2. The Fi gives a fuel economy raging from 25 when ridden a la race track style, to 52 (inflammable got this figure...highest recorded in my knowledge). Depends on how you ride.

The DTS-i is the newest kid on the block...dont miss it

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