Motorcycle Ownership Experience Thread Approved.

thank you for approving aryan...
i think am the only one with a star city on xbhp..

My dad owns a star city, prefers it over the car to avoid the traffic snarls..Truly a fill it and forget it bike

Star Owners rejoice.In the recent 0-80-0 test conducted by Bike India, the Star Sports has taken the top honours in its segment!!

Verdict:King of commuter class traffic light GPs!!

^Yes..thats some honour for the commuter..

yeah ofcourse..i hav tried a few times in bangalore signals..

Star City was great in Its FE, One of my friend had a Start City and Fe is 70kmpl, just amazing
Pretty good 100cc segment bike for Indian Roads

hi guys , my bro owns a star city and he's really unhappy about the rear tyre of it , he's been wanting to change it from the stock TVS tyres but unable to decide on which is the best tyre for the bike ... does about 60km a day .

My dad too has a star city ES (that was the only 100-cc bike with ES when we got it) The rear tvs tyre are just adequate for star city, nothing to boast about , I have changed it to MRF zappers y. Its better than the tvs OE tyre.

My dad rides it at 40 km/h and says that he too gets around 70 kmpl. what I like about this bike is its low end torque and good headlight. I have tried to rip this bike and there is considerable vibration once you go past 65 km/h . The bike does best what it is designed for -- commute. The quality of parts need to improve (Compare it to any HH bike and you would know) and TVS should work on this.

First feel of my new Star City 110cc

Dear all,

Just to introduce myself....I am from Bangalore....finished my Bachelors a decade ago...short in height (5'3") but no so light in weight (60kg)

I have picked up my Star City 110cc today....It has black and blue stickering, which gave itself a decent look...I requested for the following accessories
a) Engine guard
b) seat and engine cover
c) blinkers
d) helmet lock

I don't know how to drive a bike still....so I had to be the pillion for the first ride on my new bike ....

1. I was happy that it comes with a tool kit, a cell-phone charging station and also a first-aid kit

2. My friend tried to start the bike with the ES...he pressed the switch and released it in a fraction...he tried it couple of times...it did not start that way...then I depressed it a little longer and only then it started... My friend owns a Honda shine and there the ES works with a touch and even in gear !! Alas, for ES to work in Star City, it has to be in neutral !!

3. The seating was very comfortable and the drive of ~10kms very pleasant.

4. Occasionally, I felt that maybe we were driving at low gear for the speed we were at...the engine was making such sounds. Moreover, my friend was struggling with the gears as they were very hard it seems
...he was saying that after 1st service things will be OK...what do you say guys?

Some more interesting information...
I was just glancing at the owner's manual....and found that the max. speed of this vehicle was only 83kmph....maybe the reason why it vibrates so much near 60-65kmph ! I am disappointed by the max.speed ....

Also, when we were driving on some rough roads....the stand was hitting the ground....which I did not like it at all....this is due to the low ground clearance height of 160mm...Man they don't have all the specs on their website and even the showroom guys don't tell clearly...

Let's see what my Star is upto in the future....currently it is resting in the parking lot...have to wake it up tomorrow and start mastering it

I hope to keep you all updated about my bike ...

congrats for ur new bike mate..... i have been ridding star city for 3 years now n most of the problems u mentioned are true... but ul really love the bike once u get used to it.. except vibrations every else was fine in my bike.. u mentioned abt the topspeed...my 100cc starcity once touched 100kmph on hosur road after continously riding for more than 50kms...u can touch 90kmph on empty roads after few thousand kms dont worry.. make sure u dont strain ur engine for 1st 2 services..ul start enjoying later...
am finally parting away from my starry.....
it stood by me in most difficult situations...
enjoying last few days with my bike now..

Hello Manubhat,

Thanks for the info....
btw why are u parting with ur star? any problems with the bike ?
what is the average mileage u get on ur bike? Best speeds for max mileage on star? do u think i should take the extended warranty option for my bike...3yrs for 600 bucks...only for engine

thanks

First week's report

Dear all,

I rode the bike in gullies for almost 4-5 days in the week without getting on the main road. I used it to commute from home to office, a distance of 2kms. I was extremely careful that I did not cross the 45kmph mark...even though I was tempted to go overboard many a times. Come weekend and I wanted to experiment on the main road. I took all my courage and went to my brothers house who stays about 7kms from mine. As it was a weekend, the traffic was less dense and it was pleasurable to ride my bike on the main road. I had difficulties at the signal sometimes, in first gear...in the sense that I did not coordinate my clutch and accel properly. It was embarrassing, as the traffic was behind me and I failed to take off.

On sunday, I went for a 60 km round trip on a highway. I started off early in the morning around 6am. I had trouble during starting. I had to kick at least 3-4 times before the bike started. It was still pretty dark outside, but it was no big deal with the powerful headlamp of this bike. It threw light to a distance of 20-25 ft ahead of you. I was going steady 40-45kmph on the highway. The engine sound was great and the ride comfort was awesome.... even after driving 1hr 15mins continuously, I did not feel tired. Another great feature of the bike was that I was able to go to a speeds as low of 20kmph in 4th gear and to 10kmph in 3rd gear. So I did not do much gear shifting.....

Nevertheless, I had an odd incident during this trip...it happened during the early hours when there was not much traffice...but there was this guy in a big jeep talking on cell phone and was driving on the service way parallel to the main road...and out of nowhere he suddenly steers to the main road...I was keeping an eye on him and honked loudly....but he did not care and just continued...and I had to apply sudden brakes and my rear tyre skidded....luckily i did not fall !!...It was little scary though...

I could test the bike much better in this long trip and I am thoroughly satisfied with the bike. It can pick-up when necessary...I overtook couple of buses and lorries raising my accel...and it just zoomed past them with ease...

Finally, it is giving a mileage of around 61kmpl..I clocked around 155 km of which the first half was mostly 1, 2 and 3rd gear driving...and speeds upto 30kmph....so maybe the reason for slightly lower mileage....I guess the mileage on highway would have definitely ~ 70kmpl.

More to come...
Happy Biking

Nice STAR review.
About mileage thing, My brother STAR CITY 2007(sold now) gave an average of 97kmpl on a 400kms round trip on highway at speeds of 60-70kmph. So, your bike must also give in between 85-90kmpl on highway depending on riding.