can i know if they need Bfull licence to test ride ? cos i never ride cluth bike before.. riding scooter for 10years

if i remember correctly, the test ride only on thursday. mybe u can double chek again as i might be wrong. i thinking to go this week.

yesterday i did try book test ride session ; https://modenas.my/dominard400/#enquiry
and this morning i got sms, mentioning my test ride will be from 17-21 Dec, from 10-11AM

what is UPS? or izit USD fork ?

with the rebate, i assume they want to clear old stock first before launching new model.
or the sales isnt that great, so with rebate hopefully their sales hit the target.

indeed.

but since bajaj is not like those big brand. they can only use what they have and improve. ( need huge money to spend for new engine RnD)
in this case. ktm 390 engine. ( since they also manufacture this engine for ktm)
since its cheap to make, and 1 single cylinder actually just hit the purpose of this bike made for. touring and daily use.
cheaper price selling with cheaper maintenance.

if using those 2 engine that u said, need RnD or source from other manufacturer with huge cost, then they cant keep produce cheap bike anymore. if selling price same with other big brand, hard for them to compete anymore.
like z400, the price more than double of D400.
2 cylinder vs 1.

im also waiting to buy this bike, but mybe waiting for 2019 version to come here. since im not urgent.

because both bikes is for diff purpose.

ur fact is wrong. please double check

because its design for touring, save fuel and maintenance.
its not sports bike.

its because malaysian rider mentality. want fast bike only.
what they want: fast bike, more than 1 cylinder, cheap price, cheap maintenance, no need B full licence, and known branded bike. ( later friend said u buy local/stupid brand, u dont know where to hide ur face, better buy y15)

if u want to compare, its same as ktm duke 250/390. why the sales not that good. ( plus expensive price tag)

but for those true rider, they know each bike design differently and hv diff purpose.
bajaj built dominar using ktm 390 as base is due to cheap RnR. they are not those big brand that have more money to built from scratch. they hv built the engine before, so why not use it and tune to their bike characteristic.
indian is not rich country and hv bad road ( cant do top speed as always compare here in malaysia). why need to built another KTM duke in crowded market, why not built bike that their people always do, commuting/touring with cheap price, using parts that already in market.

keyword= cost.
and because they simply rebadge with 100% same spec, just put modenas sticker. thats why they can keep the price low. no other brand able to compete.
and because engine is single cylinder, even bajaj themselves hard to get more horse power from it after tune ( even faceliift 2019 just get 5hp increase). u cant expect modenas to tune and get more power than that

its single cylinder, its not design for speed. even KTM single cylinder 390 is praise because of its torque , power to weight ratio. not because of top speed.

if i were u. i would stay away from it.
because for me, i dont like bike with rare sight here on malaysia because finding spare parts sure quite hard unless its sharing some component with more known model and got lots here in malaysia.

like dominar, we hv ktm 390 parts that easily find here.
and with that price, i prefer to buy other 2nd hand bike with better engine and performance.

with that kind of budget. you dont want consider used/new cb500x ? since its built for touring.

might be battery connector loose

based on the news. the thailand's stock is actually build by modenas here at gurun.
so i guess its matter of time they updated to 2019's version.
because with discount price,and some shop clear stock, it could be modenas preparing to launch once they done supply to the thailand. they cant launch to both country at the same time due to limited units built at their factory.

for me its worth it. cheapest bike with more than 250cc u can find. even 2nd unit, is around 9-10k.
for learning big bike, this should be ur option.
once u get ur B full and can it handle nicely, its time for upgrade.

based on the headlight, should be dominar latest,
https://www.facebook.com/modenas.malaysia



This post has been edited by megahertz: Sep 8 2021, 10:57 PM

resting on traffic light is should be ur least concern, tipping toe with 1 feet should fine.
the real problem with heavy bike is when you want to reverse and handling it on low speed, which require to put ur feet down for stability.

if you have extra 4-5k. definitely D400.
plus extra money for maintenance, roadtax, insurance.

its normal, mostly Aeon and those high interest for those below 20k bike.
if u got around that money to buy RS200 with cash, then might buy 2nd D400 v1, or just saving to get D400v2.

for CC, its depend on ur payslip, ur commitment and the bank itself.
most bank require ur salary around 3k min.
each bank hv diff policy for their cc application, so if reject, then find other banks.
like mine, i apply few times with citibank but always rejected, others bank is fine and can give me high cc limit. i hv build good CTOS and CCRIS records over the years, just that i have 70% debt ratio. so could be that citibank reject me due to this. and i also every year got apply cc, then terminated it once i got my gift. lol