3-day old Avenger 200 fails to start !!

VSG12777 · 1st April 2008, 09:01

Hi Gendarmee

I think my battery is an Exide one. Yet to check.

manish7 · 1st April 2008, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by VSG12777

Hi Gendarmee

I think my battery is an Exide one. Yet to check.

Right, I believe Avenger comes with maintenance free battery with 3 years guarantee! Bajaj's quality is quite a concern though...keep us posted!

svsantosh · 1st April 2008, 14:15

VSG, after you set right your bike once, please run it in for 1 or 2 free services. I like to call it stress testing. If you dont mind rip off all the extra fittings you have done for a few months and let it run until everything is set. I had a bajaj boxer for 3.5 years until i sold it off, never had a battery down situaiton. just do the regular maintenance, which includes charging the battery too.

too bad in the new Avg200, pul200,220 there is no kick starter. bajaj should rethink that design on indian roads until they come with a 'bomb proof' electrical system.

ps - anyone ever heard of a superbike (western ones) giving such cranking issues because of a weak battery?

manish7 · 1st April 2008, 14:18

More than battery - I have heard its Bajaj's starter motor and electrical connection that cause more problems!

Saiyan · 2nd April 2008, 09:40

^i have been using Avenger 180 for past 2 years, to be frank, i haven't used the kick start for more than 3 or 4 times, that too coz i felt like using it. Apart from that my bike has never failed to start using the Electric Start. So i feel the decision to take out the kick start from the new model ain't a bad decision.

Also the battery has never failed me either, there were few times where i kept the key in the ignition position for more than 6 hrs by mistake

.

1st April 2008, 09:01	#16
VSG12777 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CHENNAI Posts: 208 Thanked: 41 Times	Hi Gendarmee I think my battery is an Exide one. Yet to check.
	() Thanks

1st April 2008, 14:15	#18
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 3,990 Thanked: 6,175 Times View My Garage	VSG, after you set right your bike once, please run it in for 1 or 2 free services. I like to call it stress testing. If you dont mind rip off all the extra fittings you have done for a few months and let it run until everything is set. I had a bajaj boxer for 3.5 years until i sold it off, never had a battery down situaiton. just do the regular maintenance, which includes charging the battery too. too bad in the new Avg200, pul200,220 there is no kick starter. bajaj should rethink that design on indian roads until they come with a 'bomb proof' electrical system. ps - anyone ever heard of a superbike (western ones) giving such cranking issues because of a weak battery?
	() Thanks

1st April 2008, 14:18	#19
manish7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 508 Thanked: 0 Times	More than battery - I have heard its Bajaj's starter motor and electrical connection that cause more problems!
	() Thanks

2nd April 2008, 09:40	#20
Saiyan BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai/Mumbai Posts: 62 Thanked: 28 Times View My Garage	^i have been using Avenger 180 for past 2 years, to be frank, i haven't used the kick start for more than 3 or 4 times, that too coz i felt like using it. Apart from that my bike has never failed to start using the Electric Start. So i feel the decision to take out the kick start from the new model ain't a bad decision. Also the battery has never failed me either, there were few times where i kept the key in the ignition position for more than 6 hrs by mistake .
	() Thanks