Biker’s Guide
Apart from just writing bike reviews and news, I have put together a collection of articles which are meant to improve your knowledge and experience in bikes. I named this page as Biker’s Guide and this will be updated continuously as I write new articles. I hope you enjoy it! – Deepak
- Tips for Improving Your Bike’s Mileage
- Tips for Choosing Motorcycling Boots
- Defnition and Explanation of Technical Jargons in Bike Specs
- How to Handle the Bike in a Curve
- Bike Cleaning and Maintenance Tips
- 7 Points to Consider While Buying a Bike
- Safe Biking with the aid of Helmets
- Tire Advice for your Bike
- Cosmetic Care for Your Bike
- Safe Riding – Points to Remember
- Dressing for The Perfect Biker
- Maintaining Your Bike’s Chain
- Six Tips on Maintaining Your Bike at its Best
- Factors that Affect your Bike’s Fuel Efficiency
- How to Increase the Performance of Your Motorcycle
- Things to do Before You Take Off in your Bike
- Everything You Need To Know About Buying Used Bikes In India
- How To Increase The Torque For Four Stroke Motorcycles
- Everything You Need To Know About Disc Brakes and Brake Fluids
- How Riders Are Shaped For MotoGP
- Motorcycle Maintenance – A ‘Do It Yourself’ Guide
- K&N Air Filters For Your Motorcycle
- Using GPS Navigators In India
- Do’s And Don’ts Of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Safe & Smart Use Of Motorcycle Brakes
- All You Need To Know About Engine Oils
- Tuning Your Carburetor For Optimal Performance And Fuel Efficiency
- Antilock Braking System (ABS) for Indian Motorcycles
- Get To Know – Iridium Spark Plugs
- How to “Run In” Your Bike
- Teflon Coating For Your Bike – A How to Guide
- How to: Fit a K&N Filter and Rejet a Carburetor
- NGK IR (Iridium) Spark Plugs for Motorcycles
- Projector Setup for Motorcycles
- Common Problems with Bikes and Their Solutions
- High Intensity Discharge Bulbs For Motorcycles
- High and Low Profile Tyres for Two Wheelers
- Understanding Alloy Wheel Rims
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34 comments
Nilesh sonawane on May 3, 2009 at 6:36 pm
This is an excellent collection of useful bike riding articals. & its very very useful, a must to see for every bike user.Thanks Deepak.Keep the good work going.Bye.
sunil on May 9, 2009 at 11:13 am
Dear sir,
These are very useful for grear bikes i want to know about gearless scooter tips.
waiting for reply
Ravi on May 25, 2009 at 9:37 am
Hi ,I am planning to buy a new bike.I am cofused becouse i don’t know which bike have to purchase.I am looking for bike gives good mileage and good look.I am planning to go for Passion pro. suggest me shall i go for Passion pro or otherwise pls suggest me some good bike with good mileage,good look,low maiantainance.
Vikas on June 11, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Dear Deepak,
Please tell which bike is the powerful CBZ Extreame or Yamaha FZ16?
Anshul on June 15, 2009 at 6:05 pm
hi..i’m planning to buy a new bike but m very confused which bike to buy…i tried R15,Karizma,Pulsar220 and Royal Enfield Thunderbird…i liked all the bikes but m not able to choose the best buy…please help me out…
Anshul on June 15, 2009 at 6:07 pm
and also my daily run is about 80-90 kms…including highway run of abt 50 km…
Chinmay Dangre on June 22, 2009 at 11:01 am
Dear Sunil,
Gearless scooter means CVT, a continuously variable transmission. In which gears are based on belt. For this you don’t need physical gear shifter and so the clutch. The vehicle gets controlled by the throttle and so by the both brakes.
Besides I would like to know which CVT scooter you have.
But for your knowledge let me share some tips with you.
CVT vehicles require less maintenance. But they are very hard for workmanship due to its body shell. In the bikes you can access any part from any side.
In maintenance you need to check your battery pack at least twice in a month for levels. Because rider mostly depends on STARTER. The most important is you should use kick often otherwise sometimes it becomes jam due to lack of use and then at the time of emergency you can’t start the vehicle. Over speeding is very much bad for CVT vehicles because they are belt driven. If you use it rough way then the life of belt and CVT pulleys will become less and so other related spares too.
In the bike you have 2 direct brakes and one indirect brake (ENGINE CONTROL BY GEARS) for stopping the vehicle but in scooter which are CVT has got two physical brakes. So always keep you brakes in condition. In those scooters loss of transmission is higher than any geared vehicle.
So I don’t think the average will be always constant and high.
One more thing, don’t forget that all the CVT vehicles has got two oil passages so always change both of them….One is for engine and another is for secondary transmission box.
Dear Ravi,
All things are depending on you budget. Also try to take test ride of SUZUKI GS150 though H.Honda is proven, but right now I feel the quality must be good from Suzuki in front of Bajaj or H.Honda..Talking about average, so right now mostly all the bikes are in the range of 50 to 60 in 100cc to 200cc categories. But generally average is depending on many factors such as riding style, usage pattern, single hand or multi hand, fuel type and filling stations, maintenance schedule, road conditions, tire condition and pressure. So try Suzuki and share your experience here
Dear Vikas,
Both are equivalent but I guess CBZ would be bit powerful than FZ
Dear Anshul,
R15 is one of the best but bad for Indian roads and city riding. ECU vehicles always hard to repair on roads because some problems can be detected only by FIDT(Fuel Injection Diagnostic Tool) if they are related to sensors.
And you might feel backache problem due its handle position which is very much different than any other bike. You need to have habit of that.
Thank god they have not launched YAMAHA R125R yet in India.
Anyways…..
Karizma is a good vehicle, No ECU so no maintenance problem, even on roads anyone can repair it.
Pulsar 220 is ok but if you want to remap the ECU for power purpose then hard to find so same like R15. But soon or later you will be able to remap R15 ECU for high performance.
TB from Royal Enfield, ummmm well bike is macho no wonder but it is still depending on battery. And still some quality and technology issues. But yes power and handling is good. And you can go to any terrain, other bikes can’t withstand some times. Rear brakes are always bad. And maintenance is bit higher side. If you are going to ride on highways all the time then you need the vehicle which is suitable for all riding conditions like stability and sturdiness..
So I hope I have shared good info with you guys….
Chinmay Dangre
+919822212496
Pune
Anshul Vyas on June 23, 2009 at 1:16 pm
hey thank u so much 4 ur reply…really very helpful…m planning to go for Thunderbird…wat do u think
??i also had a talk to Anant…do gimme ur suggetsions too…n i wana sell off my CBZ 2001 model..it has got unimetal mag wheels n rear wider tyre120/80…n a sports handle.its in a very god condition.done 10000kms only…hw much shud i quote 4 d byk???
Anshul Vyas
+91 98053 92262
Chinmay Dangre on June 23, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Dear Anshul,
TB is good in some points but not all.
1. Still maintenance prone motorcycle.
2. Still depending on BATTERY.
3. Rough mechanics, so bad servicing treatment.
4. Battery is still not available in the market from EXIDE.
5. Handling is good.
6. The thump, you might have some problem with it.
7. Some of the spares are very much costly. (e.g. Foot rest)
8. Some of the spares you can get from BAJAJ showroom (e.g. Foot Rest).
9. Some of the spares are not available from company.
10. Sometimes for one small spare you might have to buy full assembly which can rip your pocket. (For e.g. Front Disc Brake LEVER)
11. Power is great.
12. Old problem sorted out new problems started.
13. You will have to train your self for repairing purpose.
14. All the time you will have to keep spare in stock and always with you.
For example: – Spark Plugs, Clutch Cables, Accelerator Cable.
15. When bike gets puncture our local puncture fellow doesn’t understand how to remove and refit the tire.
16. You need standby vehicle when you have RE product.
Powerfull machine in its class. But if you wait for some more time then the company might introduce EFI which may be good. Soon or later all the manufacture will start ECU models. But ECU models are bit complicated till it become mature enough in the market once everyone understand then it is maintenance free, otherwise all mess. Because to understand the ECU person should be educated.
I am sorry, I can’t judge about your vehicle for sell.
Aditya Kulkarni on June 25, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Dear Deepak,
My profession is sales. So i travel around 60-80 Km a day in city. I am looking for a new bike. I am looking for some thing with less maintenance and good performance. I have shortlisted 3 vehicles. Bajaj Pulsar 180, TVS Apache 160, Yamaha FZ 150. Please suggest me which among these bikes are good in performance and less maintenance. Or please suggest me any other good vehicle in this segment.
Deepak on June 26, 2009 at 8:39 am
I would suggest you to go with Honda Unicorn. It is smooth and will keep you comfortable during your journey. Also test GS150R and see if it suits you.
Anshul Vyas on June 26, 2009 at 10:23 am
Thanx a lot Chinmay.But m going in only for one bike.so shall i pic Thunderbird only or should i wait for some new bikes in market?do u think thr r sm new launches awaited?not the light engines..jst above 200cc
Chinmay Dangre on June 26, 2009 at 6:46 pm
I know you are going for only one vehicle but when you buy ThunderBird you might have to buy another one which will be your stand by vehicle. And I don’t think so it’s a good affair. Well as your demands for above 200cc then you know the market very well. No one has good machine yet. But if we talk about 150cc then I tested GS150 from SUZUKI. Bike has got Butter gear shifting. looks are normal nothing so great and nothing great techy thing. But it’s not in 200c segment so it may be out of question for you. Today I heard KAWA250R might luanch soon, may be this coming month or so but still dark clouds. So I think you can wait more till you get better moto in your desire segment… So Wait & Just Watch..
Chinmay Dangre on June 26, 2009 at 6:48 pm
I had Royal Enfield Motorcycle Authorised Service Point but I left it a year back just for Quality Issues and no great implementation in the product…So you can imagine a product from RE…Well but still choice is yours
gaurav on July 2, 2009 at 12:37 pm
thanx dude for doing this nice work.
this is a huge success
Aditya Kulkarni on July 2, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Dear Deepak,
Which bike according to you is better Bajaj Pulsar 180 or TVS Apache 180.
In terms of mileage, riding comfort, maintenance and performance.
Deepak on July 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm
You should read this article: http://bikeadvice.in/tvs-apache-rtr-180-vs-bajaj-pulsar-180-2009/
James on July 31, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Hey Bro !!
Doing a Nice Job I appreciate ur work.
I hav planned to get a new Bike within the budget of 65k. So kindly suggest me a nice bike.
I have CBZ Extreme and Hunk in mind . Wats ur choice in this Two??
Is there a better Vehicle than these Two? All i need is lil mileage & comfort.
manish on August 19, 2009 at 1:06 am
which bike is better according to its performance wise new bajaj pulsar 220 dts-i or tvs apache rtr 180 and why?
Mandy on September 30, 2009 at 8:48 pm
heyy.. m planning to buy a new bike but m very confused which bike to buy…???? Things that i want in my bike are l0oks.. P0wer… Pickup.. C0mfort n then Mileage t0o.. n s0me what f0r stunts…
bikes that i have in my mind are…
R15, Karizma, Pulsar220 and Pulsar180
n new karizma t0o….
i like all the bikes named ab0ve but m not able to choose the best buy..please help me out…
Mandy(Mandeep)
Manasi on October 8, 2009 at 12:46 pm
Hello Deepak! Wonderful collection of articles and website..Thanks a lot Deepak. Great work!
Rayme Geo K.J. on October 8, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Sorry I left out one issue.
Last weekend the motorcycle suddenly died itself after moving about 100mtrs. The kicker didn’t had the catch and the starter was dead. It was the first ride after a weeks idle. Later on pressing the starter switch a fast tick-tick-tick sound came from down. since it was nearby I pushed back home, cleaned plug battery contact and now the kicker got the hold. I fear the problem would be something else.. the battery starter motor etc???
pushkar on October 11, 2009 at 8:19 pm
hey guys… i m looking to buy my first bike… budget is between 50k to 60k and i m looking for a bike which will give better city mileage…
i dont have specific liking for a company… bajaj discover 135, honda shine, tvs falme, bajaj xcd 135 are some of the bikes i could think of..
plz. help me to choose one (dont mind giving suggestins outside 3 bikes i mentioned)
Pushkar from pune
sankar on October 27, 2009 at 1:36 pm
i want to buy a 150cc bike..i short listed pulsar,cbz n fazer. which s best in terms of performance n good milege?…
Jai Kapadia on November 15, 2009 at 10:56 am
I want to buy a bike in 150cc segment.In my list cbz xtreme , stunner and fazer is there and i want good performance and good mileage. and wanted to know that is there any bike to be launched in India in 2010
Selvaraju G on November 28, 2009 at 10:36 am
Hi ,I am planning to buy a new Scooter in >100 cc sector.I am cofused becouse i don’t know which is to purchase.I am looking for gives good mileage and good look.I am planning to go for Suzuki Access. suggest me shall I go for Suzuki / Honda Activa, otherwise pls suggest me some good Scooter with good mileage,good look,low maiantainance.
pasy on December 8, 2009 at 12:40 pm
hiiiiiiii
guys
I’ve to buy n bike . Right now my elder brother having pulsar 220 , so I’m confused . Thats why I want to buy modified bike. Can u guide me ?
MM on December 29, 2009 at 9:08 am
Cool page with lots of information…
vijay on January 6, 2010 at 9:32 am
Honda Unicorn is the best bike for perfomance, smother, faster, no vibration, & mileage!
Ram on January 7, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Whether newly launched honda bike “CB TWISTER 110 cc” good to buy? Will it give good performance on mud road?
Ram on January 8, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Whether newly launched honda bike “CB TWISTER 110 cc” good to buy? Will it give good performance on mud road?
can u guide me?
teja on January 13, 2010 at 11:53 pm
hi dude i want to buy a bike in range of 50k to 60k short listed honda shine n newly released bajaj pulsar 135 can u please suggest me which is the best choice or is there any other choice for me plesase kindly help me out
jitu on February 12, 2010 at 5:46 pm
hi, i want a bike in a budget of rs 65-70,000 .i m addicted to speed,,which should i prefer from list below:-
1.apache RTR 180
2.fz
3.your suggestion.
sathishkumar on March 5, 2010 at 1:39 pm
tell me about pulsar220 and how to maintain it?