@bkm: Congratulations for getting the RTR FI!

Congrats on ur bike

wheres my treat ????????

congrats on your purchase dude! so you finally got your FI.

you shouldn't be riding it very slow or at a constant rpm for long. keep varying the rpm every minute or so. a few hard acceleration and deceleration cycles also wouldn't hurt if you've crossed the first 100 km.

A very happy new year to everyone. Here are the promised pics.

@Aryan: Thanks

@Puneet1: Thanks! Bolo treat kab aur kahan deni hai?

@julianpaul: Thanks man, this wouldn't have been possible without your help.

It felt as if the bike was used by the dealership as the recorded top speed was 69 and the wire was disconnected. Hence, initially I was a bit apprehensive, but after 30 km, the engine sound put all my concerns to rest.

I rode the first 200 km between 3000-5000 rpm. and might have crossed 50 a couple of times for a few seconds and touched a max of 60 (the odo & speedo wasnt working upto 200 km). i kept varying the rpm as mostly i was doing city riding. did a couple of mumbai-navi mumbai rides. so the only concern is that the rides were of longer duration.
Have done a total of 300 km in the 1st week. From 200-300, I have moved to higher rpms from 4500-5500; touched 6K once with a speed of 83 for 2 seconds. I touch 5th gear around the speed of 45-50 so it feels that the bike is 1 gear short

I will get the oil changed this weekend and the rear tyre after 1k km.

Apologies for the low quality of images, I have shot these with a 2 megapixel mobile camera (nokia 6275).

Congrats man .. bike is looking awesome.

Congrats for your new bike,bkmiictian!!

Take it easy on the throttle for the first 1000kms.Short burst of speeds are O.K but don't do it for prolonged period of time!!

Congrats dude,, sexy bike you have got.....

Take care of the bike like a new born baby.....for the first 1000 kms...

After 1k kms.....rev high and touch sky....

the dealer would have brought it from the godown at bhiwandi and there would be an additional 30kms on the odo if the cable was connected. the 69kph would have been done during the testing at the factory, i doubt the dealers riders would have kept it below 100! if he brought the bike to new bombay by truck then its obviously the factory testng. i picked up my bike at the bhiwandi godown itself and it had 19km on the odo which was done at the factory. don't worry about it, the bike is fine.

your running in technique is ok, you can start ripping to 100+ in short bursts after 500km.

good decision on the oil and tyre, don't forget the oil filter too.

Did you mean 1100 rpm when you started the engine ??? I have a Unicorn, when i start the bike, the rpm is really low (<1000), once the engine gets heated, it steadily increases to 1400... Similar could be the case with you too, if you have set the initial rpm at 1100 & when the engine starts, due to heat, its bound to go high... Better have it checked...

congrats on your bike bro.
i am planning to get one soon !!

but guess what guys.my mom is telling that "koi achi si bike le lo widin 50 thousand "

help me in buttering my mom !!
suggest me something

Snehil

same here dude.... i dad was hell bent on gettin me a hunk or a star city..... best he was offerin was the TVSflame..... i felt suicidal dude.... i have beeen dreamin bout the apache ever since it hit the streets...n today after beggin n cribbin..with some lil investing from my own pocket,,,, i got my own pocket rocket

the biggest threat was my dad saw the racing sticker on the apache...n that was a reason good enuf not to buy it..... wudnt believe... took me 4 good years to convince .. n i got my bike in nov'08 . . .i had to butter him for this for three yrs dedicatedly for three yrs after joinin degree college...

BRing her some reviews of the bike......worked in my case..

wooah !!
great job..even me buttering like hell now...lets c..

hmm...i make my mom read these forums about rtr :P
what more reviews can i give her :P

forums wudnt help much....

u knw wat i usuallu say when i want certain things...

jus say rtr as a bike isnt much in people's hand... n i dnt want to buy things that are widely common n which every1 has...

take them down to a showroom n make sure u make them see the ads of rtr except a few...

make sure u still to hte mileage factor ...because its all bout money in the end dude... which parents relate to..

all i say is that the poster of apache has been glued to my cupboard ever since it came... so my parents had a fair idea wat i was gettin into n demanding...

if stilll nothin works up.. show ur parents some few triplogs which have rtr's as a member...*ahem ahem* it includes me also

n tell them that its a bike ..thats an all-rounder n affordable on every front... maintainence , fuel, allied expenses..... all of it... n IMPORTANTLY.... use pester power....


peace \o/