I'm tempted with this bike...seriously. The price is super cheap. Cant get bikes of such cc with that price. Used also can't find many choices unless the very old ones.

Allianz Bike Warrior insurance plus a whole lot of towing services available. Moto aid... Just join the bike groups you see on FB and there'll be lots of towing services available from there.

But the performance is a little underwhelming lah...Hmmm...

Ah, ok. Read it somewhere that smaller sprocket helps - which one? Front or Back?. Hahahaha, I'm pretty noob when it comes to mods.

I'm ok with the acceleration. Just that the top speed is a bit meh for a 400

Haizzz, just read somewhere that it is not very corner happy too. Might need mods...might as well forget it lah...too much work

This post has been edited by lowpro: May 2 2018, 10:12 AM

Anyone tested this bike already? There are new colours as well just released. After speaking to a Modenas insider, it seems that the new batch has already been snapped up by their dealers.

The bikes with the new colour and gold rims is said to have a slightly different injection map - giving it better response. I'm not sure about this. Can anyone confirm?

Yup, after speaking to some friends, only need to change the rear sprocket from 45 to 43 to give it a better top speed. The new map should be able to compensate for the sprocket change.

Waiting to hear of some reviews from owners here

Got the blue one. Sprocket changed from 45 to 42. Sweet ride and corners well too. Very manoeuvrable. Next will be changing to Battlax!

Actually I dunno how is the difference is before and after the sprocket change as I got it changed immediately by the shop before taking the bike. Warranty ah? Hmmm, gotta be friendly with the shop lor

But on a recent ride to Lukut from Seremban over the long weekend, it was fine on corners and could keep up with my friends on much bigger bikes, 650, 900, 1,000, 1,200. On the way back to Seremban, I really opened it up (as I was riding alone) and found it was a sweet bike to ride. Had sweet handling and good torque to pull out of corners. Slipper clutch, well, I didn't notice much about it. Only thing is if it had better tyres, I would have been more confident. But no scares anyway.

This post has been edited by lowpro: Sep 12 2018, 05:48 PM

On my ride to Lukut and back, shift light on most of the time!

It felt a bit like the G310R. Light, nimble but not as sharp as the G310R. Still, its light weight made it feel much more manoeuvrable and flickable than my 600 which feels like a whale after riding the 400. It's something that will do well on twisties and in the city but not so much on highways unless it is kept around 150kph and below. I haven't brought it out on a highway yet though. But vs my FZ6R, well, for one, my 4-cylinder is way smoother and certainly more top end but for low speed bursts of speed, the 400 can easily keep up. My 600 also feels way bulkier and a bit more cumbersome to move around. The 400 does have a big bike feel which is nice and it handles nice too. Nice fat and thick seat. I'm sure it will be more comfy than my 600 on a long but 'relaxed' ride. Another thing is there is more legroom too. So, the riding triangle is bigger in the 400 than my 600 which makes for a more upright and also a bit more comfortable position. The suspension is a bit bouncy though on stock tyre pressures. Oh another thing is vibration. But then I guess it is normal for a single.

After all considerations, for RM13k, it does its job well and has specs to back it up.

This post has been edited by lowpro: Sep 13 2018, 02:03 PM

OTR RM13,688. I told the shop give more discount as I don't need their free gifts. Change with sprocket.

Yup

I got it from XL in Seremban. Last unit though. I also asked from Eang Chun... they told me to see them in 2 months. No stock nationwide it seems

At XL motor Seremban

Actually, it is a good bike that can easily take on 10 to 15 more horsepower. Best is if they can give it a 2-cylinder engine. Then it will really be competitive and be able to hold its own against the Japanese 2-cylinder 250 sport bikes.

This post has been edited by lowpro: Oct 8 2018, 08:07 PM

That should give an additional 8hp I think. But I wonder how it will work as the Dominar uses a 3 spark plug system while the Duke 390 uses just one for the 43hp that it has.

For cars it is common but I wonder if people do engine swaps for bikes

Yup, The chassis is definitely different but not sure about the mounting points. If the points are the same, the potong motor shops can expect good business for used Duke 390 engines with low mileage

Wow!

My ideal for this bike, junk the 1 cylinder engine. Give it a twin. Up power to 45hp. Then it is really cooking.

For comparison, the Kawa Ninja 400 is a twin and has about 45 horsepower. The 4 cylinder Honda CB400 Super 4 (inline 4) has up to 55 horsepower in the VTEC version.

But maybe Bajaj can do that for the next generation. As for now, it should be adequate enough.

Just my 2 cents...

This post has been edited by lowpro: Apr 22 2019, 10:52 AM

Never been gone bro, just lurking, but I've always been around

Too bad Moto3 bikes are not road legal... Oh, when I said junk the 1-cylinder, I meant to replace it with a 2-cylinder. Not that it is junk ya. And, my context is purely on a on-the-road for public use basis. Not the race track.