Hound only. If still dunwan then post on FB only so that other people are deterred from going to EC.

I paid the Modenas Svc Ctr a visit today to find out why my bike is still stuck there after 5 weeks.

The farting problem has been rectified. They hv replaced the ignition coil, runs fine now according to them.

To address my angry complaint about the fork seals that repeatly leak despite being replaced under warranty, they're replacing the fork stanchions for new ones from India. Yep.. the chrome leg... both of them. Brand new ones. The new stanchions shd be in by early Dec.

New fork stanchions aren't something you'd consider a 'simple fix' or something regular workshops are prepared to propose.

ok great bro, need to make appointment?

wow new set from india.... i wonder why though, the part is already available locally, we received our stock last week. Welp, modenas and their SOP, better not squeeze our brain for that

Yup regular workshop arent usually prepared for a warranty claim, i don't wanna sound hard sell or anything like that, but we've managed to cut short the wait time significantly for all our regular customers that come to us for warranty claim by offering what we have in stock first upon system approval instead of waiting for something from India via SC's protocols/SOP.

And reason why i proposed aftermarket fix is, the flaw is in there itself in its unlikely a new stanchion/chrome tube will fix it permanently. KTM's Duke and RCs(which is where D4 UG fork came from) arent exempted from the fork issue, one of my recent case is a friend earlier this week busted his RC390 oil seal on a trackday on a bike that clocked under 5k mileage and literally half his bike soaked wet in fork fluid.

nope bro, just hop right in.

Daily? Imma gonna need this when my bike runs out of warranty in Feb.

What is the name and location of your shop?

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: Nov 28 2021, 05:12 AM

We're located in Puchong bro, Vi Motowerkz, can't post link on a probation account

https://www.facebook.com/JayViMTWZ/

I finally got my bike back from Modenas after a good month and a half waiting, but my joy was shortlived when the speedo died just before I reached home.

Seriously WTmotherF....!!

I'll pop over tomorrow.

you sir is one of the unluckiest D400 owner

My Dominar is now officially on its 4th warranty claim. FOURTH.

The ABS system has shit itself, after a week Vi says it will take another 3 fcuking weeks just to get the claim approved.

So that's one whole month more, on the back of 1.5 months stick in Modenas getting the fork stanchion + seals & ignition coil replaced under the 3rd warranty claim.

This piece of shit motherfcuker only has 1 job to do -- to let my wife train for her B Full test -- and even that simple job it cannot fcuking do.

Fcuking disgusted & angry.

If I'm an owner of such bike. I'll push it into the lake and never want to see it again.

Hope that the next bike your are getting isn't any India or China made bike. I never trust these bikes.

Already bought another bike to replace it.

Now my wife needs to train on it for her B Full test. If it weren't for that I would have gotten rid of it a long time ago.

Her driving school refused to teach her how to ride coz is it'll take more hours than what her RM850 package includes, instead they told her to piss off & learn to ride somewhere else first using somebody else's bike.

So now the thinking is that once she passes her test, I'll trade it in for an SV650 or CB650R for her.

Easier said than done, coz even training my wife is too big a deal for the D400 - it keeps crapping out & prefers to spend f**king MONTHS hibernating inside a Modenas workshop instead of letting my wife train on it.

Wow
Which riding school is that.

How is she riding so far ?
There are some good riding YouTube channel which she can learn from. Try looking into Motojitsu. Love his riding tips and training.

For a beginner, between SV650 or CB650R, i would say sv650 will be easier to handle especially in the throttle. V-twin win be more easy for her.
Seat height both are quite similar. But I find sv is much more compact.
Unless she is hooked onto the sound of inline4, then CB is the one.

This post has been edited by skyblu3: Jan 2 2022, 09:59 AM

Akademi Propandu. So now she needs my D400 to practice on.

She has never ridden a motorcycle before ever, so she needs to lean static & dynamic balancing, countersteering, clutch & low speed control.

She took 2 classes from Hafiz Azmi who owns Hafiz Azmi Riding School to get her off the ground on a clutch cubkia, the rest is me coaching her on my D400 Superturd (coz no way in hell imma gonna let her touch my Tiger). She can ride now after 3 weeks but still needs lots & lots of riding hours to build her confidence.

One good thing about the D400 Superturd is that I totally don't care if she drops the bike -- turns out that the stock crash bars are more than adequate to deal with it. In fact I'm happy she dropped it twice while making a low speed turn after stalling the engine, coz now she knows what it's like, what the warning signs are that the bike's gonna drop & how to fall away from a bike.

The only caveat is that the rubber gasket around the petrol filler cap is so utterly shite, petrol will leak like crazy when you drop the bike. A f**king fire hazard, on top of being unreliable!

She does like the sound of the Honda, the design of the bike is more practical than the Triumph Trident. But somehow she feels the SV650 is easier to manage (skinny bike & I bet Suzuki's Low RPM Throttle Assist will be a big hit with newbies like her). Me, I'd go for a cheap used XJ6 coz I know she gonna drop it too! Lol...

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: Jan 2 2022, 02:50 PM

hello frm modenas. ..

quite a few bikes will leak petrol when on its side. Hahaha.



17k on my DOM. usual suspects, mushy rear brake (dealer had no clue, had to properly bleed and flush it myself), fork seal and now the infamous random stalling and choking . Looks like this problem also afflicts KTMs as well, so it is likely a deep seeded bajaj problem. MAF sensor issue or something....same issue with the 390. The DOM was built cheap, but thats ok since the bike IS cheap.

However, mine is properly used. 9 months highway balik kampung, off-road (so i'm not surprised of my busted fork seal), commuting. 14K mileage done despite 3 months MCO.


Fortunately i paid peanuts for it, so its less painful. Paid 8500 for a 2nd hand unit with 3k on the clock.


The 600s will be easier to manage than the DOM due to the bigger bikes weight distribution. The Trident, SV, Z650, CBR650 all have better low speed maneuverability than the DOM, easier to instill confidence in a new rider . The DOM is ridiculously top heavy, especially with a full tank of gas.

I'm waiting for the Tiger Sport 660. Tried the Trident. Didn't like it. Too small and cramped and im only 5'6".. Good city bike, but useless for touring, impossible for 2-up.

this i agree...

maybe they wana make it more stable...
not so easily flikable..

As a Kawasaki fan, I am also sad that Modenas has taken over. Sigh. Its gonna be tough moving forward.

And if this is how Modenas builds bikes, I can only imagine what nonsense they are gonna churn out in the future.

Bad move Kawasaki. You had a large share of the big bike cake and now all gone.

When in doubt, outsource everything.

I've dropped (and crashed) my previous bikes before, but this is the only one I owned that friggin pours petrol when down on its side. Like, petrol was literally streaming out of it.

Maybe I should hv taken a video of it, but I was too preoccupied stopping it from catching fire.