Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

I have attached pics of current condition of tyres.





Suffered only one puncture at rear tyre till now.

Re: Bajaj Dominar 400 Ownership Experience Thread

Moved the discussion to the tyres thread, so that it won't be OT

It often happens to a lot of people, you see the tyre everyday and you see it wear out gradually, so to the owner it looks like the tyre is new!

Like children growing up. The parents see their kids everyday and forget that they children are growing at an alarming rate. Along comes a relative who visits once a year and finds it incredible how much the children have grown What a comparison!

It might look 'like' new, but it isn't. It's 19k old! Tyres have markers to see when it is nearing its end. Check that.

You can of course run your tyres till its bald, like the pizza delivery boys do, but then you aren't riding a Splendor. Running worn tyres on a bike like the R3 isn't worth the risk.

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A little bit of OT, I have Michelin pilot street radials on my R3 and it has covered more than 19k kms still looks like new, still would you suggest to change?

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20k kms! How much more would you expect a tyre to last on a 200cc revv happy motorcycle! That is fantastic life for a tyre.

I know i am generalising here, but on these bikes ideally you should be looking to change after 15k, after that you are asking for trouble.

MRF tyres official online store

I came across this website which is the official online store for MRF tyres,

They are right now serving banglore, delhi, faridabad, gurgaon, noida, Pune, with more cities being added slowly.
The pricing is quite low and you will find all kind of tyres from MRF which usually is difficult to find locally, pricing includes fitment, alignment, balancing, valves. Very simple and easy to understand interface.
Just select your tyre, pay online, book appointment according to your preferred time and location and you are set. Had purchased r15 v2 REVZ S 130/70R17 tyres for ₹3140 which otherwise was being sold for ₹3900 due to unavailability.

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Deal of the Day on Amazon Check out this one. Apollo Actizip R3 in 100/90/18.

Tyres for royal Enfield..??

Specially for off-roading [emoji7]

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Hello guys
Require suggestion for good tyres in 3.00-17 size

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Thanks for the inputs guys, I did not go for the R15 tyres 90/80 or 80/90 even though they are gripper, the lower side wall height is a risk on Bangalore roads because I don't slow down for potholes and speed breakers most of the time. Also, it runs a higher risk of bending the rims on off-roads.

I did find the 90/90 CEAT, but it was from an older 2016 manufacturing date and I did not want to go for it even though tyres do stay fine for much longer (6 years is the shelf life) than that. But I was not too sure about how they had been stored and was skeptical.

Feels good in a way to be back to stock after almost 8 years. The 90/90 profile is definitely the best profile for the bike, after years of being on 100/80 and 80/100 tyres which give it a slightly more aggressive V profile make the bike more chuckable, but don't offer the same kind of overall feel as the stock 90/90 profile. Sigh!

The best tyre in this 90/90-17 profile was the unaffordable Bridgestone Battlax BT-45 which a friend of mine was running briefly back in 2008, but I did manage to get my hands on the IRC WildFlare WF-920 which is the best tyre I've used on my bike till date.

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Hello Praful,

The zapper FY1 90/80/17 is exceptional tyre at the price point in all conditions .
Tested on my previous 220 it provide awesome grip in all conditions.
220's rim is very thin and this tyre is a round profile tyres fits really good and provide good cornering capabilities as well.

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I can vouch for this tyre because I am using it in my bike since 2k kms. Better than MRF Zapper FS in all conditions especially wet and off-road.

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Been using them since 5 years on my 150.

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Nope. Buy Ceat Zoom F 90/90-17 Tubeless Tyre For Motorcycle @ Best Prices-Industrybuying

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Are you talking about this tyre?



Its not an upsize per se, I've been running the 120/90 size since 2009 now. Its just an increase in the sidewall height, so that translates into taller gearing, so better highway cruising, more FE, more top speed, plus the taller profile soaks up bad/no roads really well.

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Yup sure of the size, i have it on my bike! And 2-3 220s around where i live have seen my bike and switched to the same tyre.

You have an upsized tyre at the rear? How does it work on the 220?