Guys am facing a serious issue with my avenger cruise 220, during rain there is a missing with the throttle response. Sometimes the bike completely stops and during small water crossing also (not too high) ..only when it rains this problem occurs but for normal days I have never faced any issue

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-RiderKK

Inquiring about that but i really don’t want vibration while touring at high speed .so hopefully I would be able to find some solution soon.

As a mechanical engineer, I will suggest everyone do not alter critical components of your vehicle from OEM spec.
All specs are designed in benefit of vehicle life, vehicle safety, environmental emissions and performance.
Changing to different specs such as air filter/spark plug/engine oil, tyre size, electrical component,suspensions etc can perform good for limited time period but surely will not last long.
You must know what you are doing.

For example,
1) Changing from stock horn to dual horn without relay. In this case, dual horns will perform for a week or two, but will end into burnt switch or burnt wires.
You can do it by installing relay and proper wiring and you will need bigger Ah battery to take its load when all headlights ,tail lights are ON. You will need to change field coil which will charge that battery faster if you want full-proof system. Stock coil also OK but charging will take more time.
2) Installing LED AUX lights for extra light.It will also work but will drain battery faster than its charging rate! Resulting in low battery when you stop your vehicle at night because battery is not charged fully because of low charging rate. In this case, you have to use less Wattage LED lights and should switch off them few minutes before stopping so that battery charges as normal load condition. Bigger Ah battery will help here but will take more time to fully charge it.
3) Installing more wattage halogen bulb in headlight. (using 60w bulb in place of 35w circuit or 100w bulb in place of 60w circuit). Result will be rapid battery drain if its DC circuit or load on stator coil of its AC circuit.Also more heat will damage plastic holder.
4) Bigger Tyre: Results in more load on engine so consumes more fuel, clutch plate wear faster, braking reduces because of added momentum force of tyre, turning radius increases.
5) Spark plugs: They are designed/selected carefully considering Piston head clearance, engine working temperature, voltage generated by coil etc. Can be replaced with other spark plugs with same specs but improved quality of material.
6) Engine oil: Avenger uses 20w50 grade mineral oil. There are other synthetic oils available but grade should be same. 10W50 or even 0W50 can work in engine but engine life will be reduced because as viscosity is reduced, oil becomes more thinner and flows smoothly in the engine. But engine become hotter and components wear faster than if used stock oil.

Every change in spec can be benefited if performed with precision and quality.


-kalpesh

Hi All,

Will you please advice me regarding avenger street 220.

1. Stability and vibrations at triple digit speeds ?.

2. Durability and reliability of engine / engine life ?

3. Cost of ownership and comfort in touring

Currently I own an Apache 180 and looking for an upgrade .

Hi All,

Will you please advice me regarding avenger street 220.

1. Stability and vibrations at triple digit speeds ?.

2. Durability and reliability of engine / engine life ?

3. Cost of ownership and comfort in touring

Currently I own an Apache 180 and looking for an upgrade .

1.stability wise not too different i guess and vibrations are definitely lesser in the avenger.
2.reliabilty ..i guess bajaj engines are tried and tested and same goes for tvs if u ask me....
3.ownership cost ..i dont think it would be much different from tvs..free services comes to around ₹700-800..but i have yet to experience as my bike is pretty new.touring is gonna be fun and comfortable.
..but most importantly since you're coming from apache means you're going to need a lot of getting used to..m saying this because I used to own an apache rtr 160 before avenger...starting from braking to using the horn or the passing light ..to putting your foot down in the traffic ..every things different from that on apache..not just the sitting posture.
So I'd like to say that please take your time and get test drives over and over until you feel you've got the hang of this bike and then decide..good luck!

Thanks for ur advice. Would you also like to tell me about :-

1. Over all cost of ownership as compared to Apache.

2. Engine refinement , braking and reliability as compared to Apache.

Bike due for a spark plug change. Ive checked the NGK website and it only lists for the left side, what about the right then ? Where can i get them both ? Is G-Power good or should i get Iridium ?
Bike is a '16 Avenger 220 Street.

Both Plugs are the same.

You could get stock from Bajaj Spares, a colder one from Hero Spares(Hero Hunk) or a hotter bi-electrode one from TVS(Apache RTR)

The all basically cost the same, do not bother investing in premium plugs, just settle with factory recommended plugs and change at 10k intervals for best results.

Cheers, A.P.

Thank you for responding. Any particular reason for why I should keep away from premium ones ?

'0' Gains.

Say you spend 1240/- on a pair of Iridium's, then you being Indian blindly expect it to last for at least 50k km's which would be ideal in a CBR250R as the distributor cap is designed to protect the spark plug for so long, on the Bajaj 220 motors,you cannot keep it for long as the spark plug starts to rust and deteriorate which is a serious issue.

Anyone who says using XYZ plugs on a stock motorcycle makes noticeable difference is misguided, irrespective of the plug you use a new/hotter plug would improve cold start and throttle response over an old/colder plug which is due to obvious reasons, nothing to do with using a premium plug.