Re: Bajaj Avenger models

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The Avenger should do well by you, provided you get a good deal.

It is better to spend a little more to get a good deal, than to try saving a few thousands today to suffer later! Preferably buy from someone you know.

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Brother, avenger is a capable tourer, and a second hand one will fit your budget, but keep a few grands extra for complete overhauling and servicing, so that you may not get any surprises in the middle of your first long trip.

Secondly I would like to tell you a bit about oil cooling. Its not what it sounds like. The engine is air cooled and the thing you are calling a radiator is an oil reservoir. The proper term would be "oil is cooled". It means that extra engine oil is kept in the small reservoir (which you think is a radiator) and when the oil in the engine heats up to a certain level , the cool oil form the reservoir flows to the engine lowering the oil temperature. In liquid cooled engines, there is a proper radiator with a radiator fan, a coolant reservoir, and engine is designed in such a way that there are channels that enable the coolant to flow through outside of engine cooling it down, also the radiator fan further helps to bring down the temperature.

It is common misconception that oil cooled(Pulsar 220, avenger) and liquid cooled(R15, CBR) engines are the same. People owning a pulsar 220 for years still think they have a liquid cooled engine, and if you ask them what type of coolant their bike uses, they are speechless.

So brother, I repeat the engine is air cooled, not liquid cooled, or oil cooled, it is the oil that is cooled by replacing some of it from the reservoir. Hope this will help you in making an informed decision. Happy bike hunting. All the best.

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Almost everything has already been explained in the post above. In addition to that, you can visit the ownership thread :



If the bike is in good condition, there's no reason you should not choose it. And maybe after 2-3 years, upgrade to something else.
Best of luck!

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Buying a second hand bike will always be a pain unless you know the owner.. You will never know the history of the bike.. How much the bike has been abused, how much torture it had bared..

But if that is the only option you have, take a reliable mechanic with you knows in and outs of motorcycles. get him to test ride and give the feedback on the bike.. check for damage, check for oil leakage from the engine/head. check the exhaust hole at the back for any possible smoke..

Avenger is a comfortable bike, no doubt. infact a perfect long ride machine.. but forget about the FE if you are going for a second hand bike..

spending extra Gandhi jis could get you a better bike and at the same time, the seller might quote higher than the actual cost of the bike.. so beware of such frauds as well..

regarding the oil cooler.. it is just a little support to the air cooled engines..

You can go for the Avenger 220 if you get a good bike for a good price

Re: Bajaj Avenger models

Thank you guys, especially [MENTION=69523]Ankey[/MENTION] for the informative reply.