TATAI Question: I have a pulser 150. I wana purchase a new bike in sumtime mid sep. I have no such choise. Pulser 180 or anything will be good... My points are 1. 40-50 Km/Lt 2. Low Maintainance 3. Style & Power I have very less idea about the bikes currently available in India ... for last 1yr am in USA... I will be back to India by Aug and buy a new bike after selling my old one.... Pls suggest,,,,,

BIKE GURU Answer:GO FOR TVS APACHE RTR180. BEST MiLEAGE IN KLASS. LOWEST MAiNTENANCE. GREAT STYLE. HAVE FUN.

SABARISH SUBRAMANIAN Question: Dear sir, I have planned to purchase flyte after analysing road test results given by you. I have one doudt & I will be very thankfull if you guide me to clear my doudt. Ground clearance in Flyte is only 115 mm not 135mm. I confirm this by asking mahindra customer care directly.Is this 115 mm ground clearance is suffient in indian road condition? what is the minimum ground clearance required in indian roads? Thanks in advance.

BIKE GURU Answer:FLYTE IS VERRi GuuD. I HAVE FULLY TESTED IT. THERE IS NO PROBLEM IN GROUND CLEARENCE. LESS GROUND KLEERANCE MAKEs BiKE MORE STABLE AND SAFE. I DiD RALLY OF 153 km FROM JHANSi TO KALPi LAST YEAR USiNG 36 FLYTEs WiTH 36 WOMEN / GiRLs / LADiEs, OF WHiCH ONE WAS HAViNG WEiGHT OF 120 kg ON VERY BAD ROADs AND SOMETiMEs NO ROAD, AND ALL 36 FLYTEs PERFORMED BEAAUTiFULLY AND GAVE NO PROBLEM AT ALL. YOU CAN READ ABOUT THE RALLY AND SEE FOTOs OF ROAD CONDiTiONs AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/jhansi_bike_rally_dilip/index.htm. YOU CAN ALSO READ MY FULL TEST REPORT OF FLYTE AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/flyte_rt_dilip/index.htm

SANDEEPUVS Question: Dear Sir, Im using apache RTR carb version. I Have a problem with my bike. When the bike crosses 60kmph the foot rests of pillion start viberating and increases as speed increases. Sir I have this problem only to pillion foot rests. rider foot rests are stable even at its max speeds. Is there any way to solve this problem ???

BIKE GURU Answer:FiT RUBBER BUSH IN THE MOUNTiNG OF FOOTREST. ViBRATiON WiLL GO.

VAISHAKH S KUMAR Question: hello...i own a 97 suzuki shogun...bt i dont hav enough knowledge abt these automobile things...can u pls tell me ..simply wat all things can be done to raise the mileage of my bike ...nw i am getting only about 20....thanks...

BIKE GURU Answer:YOUR BiKE IS NOW 12 years OLD AND MUST BE QUiTE WORN OUT. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS OVERHAUL THE ENGiNE==FiT NEW LiNER+PiSTON SET, NEW KLUCH ASSEMBLY, NEW BEARiNGs, NEW CHAiN+SPROKETs SET AND SiLENCER. ALSO CLEAN AND POLiSH THE PORTs. IF YOU DO ALL THiS AND DRiVE AS PER www.indiabike.com/infobank/your_bike.htm, THEN YOU CAN GET OVER 40 MiLEAGE. IF YOU DON’T WANT TO DO OVERHAUL THEN MAKE AiR+FUEL MiXTURE LEAN BY TURNiNG AiR-SKROO ANTi-KLOKWiSE. THERE MAY BE STARTiNG TRUBBLE, MiSFiRiNG, POWER DROP, PERFORMANCE DROP, AND ENJiN DiE AT LOW RPM, BUT MiLEAGE WiLL INKRiZ.

VIJAY KULKARNI Question: Hi Bike Guru, I have a Bajaj Discover Bike which is more than 3 years old and it has clocked about 23,000 Kms. Please Let me know when should I change the spark plugs, I heard from one of my friends that I should Replace the Spark Plug for every 10,000 Kms....

BIKE GURU Answer:CHANGE IT NOW.

RAHUL Question: Guruji..Im 5.2 and 70kg. Pls suggest a bike for me. I dont own bike but fee comfortable driving rx100/135. Between FZ and apache which has low seat.

BIKE GURU Answer:BOTH HAVE SAME SEAT HEiGHT BUT APACHE SEAT IS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE AND BETTER CUSHiON. BEST IS TO GO FOR APACHE RTR160. RTR160 HAS TWO VARiANTs. ONE IS WiTH CARBURETOR AND OTHER IS WiTH FUEL INJECTiON. YOU CAN READ MY TEST REPORT OF RTR160 carburetor variant AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/rtr160_dilip/index.htm AND REPORT OF fuel injection VARiANT AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/dilip_apache160_fi/index.htm BETTER TO GO FOR CARBURETOR VARiANT WHiCH ALL THE MEKANiKs KNOW THE CARBURETOR TEKNOLOJi.

VVSPRASAD Question: Dear Dilip, I happened to read ur opinion about the TVS X-fossil (proposed e-bike) that it would never be launched at all. Why r u so negative about it? Is it true that TVS is never going to launch the proposed e-bike? Any other mfr to come with a power packed e-bike? Pl reply.

BIKE GURU Answer:I AM NOT NEGATiVE. HiGHER POWER (and faster) E-BiKEs ARE KWiTE EXPENSiVE AND DON”T HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF EXEMPTiON FROM RTO TAX, NUMBER PLATE, INSURANCE COST AND OTHER EXPENSES WHiCH LOWER POWER E-BiKEs HAVE. SAME APPLiES TO ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERs. IT IS A QUESTiON OF VALUE FOR MUNNY.

GURPRREET SINGH Question: is enfield machismo best in performance or enfield electra best in performancetell me plz

BIKE GURU Answer:ELEKTRA IS BEST.

SUNNY Question: Can you tell me what is the more reliable bike between Hunk, CBZ Extreme and Pulsar 150.

BIKE GURU Answer:CBZ EXTREME.

SUBHADEEP SENGUPTA Question: My father lives in kolkata and travel 60 kms. daily.he wants to buy a first or second hand bike within 40,000-45,000. Please suggest.

BIKE GURU Answer:BEST BiKE FOR FATHER IS NEW TVS PEP+. COST IS LESS THAN 40,000/- ON ROAD, WHiCH IS CHEAPEST IN CLASS. MOST LiGHTWEiGHT, BEST MiLEAGE. BEST HEADLiGHT BEAM KWALiTY==night safety. HiGHEST UTiLiTY AND EASiEST TO DRiVE. FATHER GO FOR TVS PEP+.