TVS Apache RTR 160: In the full
Yes, that's a strange angle, but that's the racing stripe and the'aircraft-style' fuel filler cap for the TVS Apache RTR 160
The front mudguard
Note the grey bellypan/engine cowl. I wish itwas in colour (as in the yellow or red...)
Check out the pillion footpeg
Finally, aluminium finish levers!
Those are the new clip on handlebars. They adjust into two riding positions. You take the plastic cover off (two allen bolts), unbolt the clip-ons and slide them into the new position.... simple.
And finally, the full bike.
As you can see, the head lamp remains unchanged. What is missing from thisbike (a prototype) is the pinstriping on the wheels and the final
spec meters (posted earlier; link below)
The specs:
TVS Apache RTR 160
ENGINE
4 Stroke, 159.7 cc, Single
Maximum Power: 11.19 KW (15.2 bhp) @ 8500 rpm
Maximum Torque: 13.1 Nm @ 6000 rpm
Bore x Stroke : 62mm x 52.9 mm
Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
Carburettor: Mikuni BS-26
Valve train: 2 Valves, single cam
Valves per cylinder: 2 Valves
Power to weight ratio: 111.76 bhp / ton
Starting: Electric & Kick Start
Idle speed : 1400rpm
Ignition: IDI-Dual mode digital ignition
Engine oil capacity: 1000 ml
TRANSMISSION
Clutch : Wet, Multi-Plate
Primary reduction: 65/21
Final reduction: 44/13
CHASSIS
Type: Double Cradle
SUSPENSION
Front: Telescopic Forks, 105mm Stroke
Rear: Monotube Inverted Gas filled shox (MIG) with spring aid
Castor angle: 25.5°
Trail length: 81.3 mm
BRAKES
Front: 270 mm Petal Disc
Rear: 130 mm Drum
WHEELS AND TYRES
Rim size (Front): 1.85 x 17”
Rim size (Rear): 2.15 x 18”
Tyre size (Front): 90/90 x 17”
Tyre size (Rear): 100/80 x 18”
Tyre make: TVS Tyres
Fuel tank capacity: 16.0 lit
Reserve: 2.5 lit
Useable reserve: 1.7 lit
DIMENSIONS
Length: 2020 mm
Width: 730 mm
Height: 1050 mm
Wheelbase: 1300 mm
Saddle height: 790 mm
Ground clearance: 180 mm
WEIGHTS
Kerb weight: 136 kg
Weight distribution: Kerb (F/R) 60/76 kg
Laden (F/R) (Solo - 65kg) 79/122 kg
PERFORMANCE (TVS claimed)
0-60 kph: 4.80 seconds
0-100 kph: 17.69 seconds
0-100 m: 7.91 seconds
0-400 m: 19.70 seconds
30-80 kph (4th gear): 11.84 seconds
30-80 kph (5th gear): 15.68 seconds
Maximum speed: 118 kph
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TVS Apache RTR 160
ENGINE
4 Stroke, 159.7 cc, Single
Maximum Power: 11.19 KW (15.2 bhp) @ 8500 rpm
Maximum Torque: 13.1 Nm @ 6000 rpm
Bore x Stroke : 62mm x 52.9 mm
Compression Ratio: 9.5:1
Carburettor: Mikuni BS-26
Valve train: 2 Valves, single cam
Valves per cylinder: 2 Valves
Power to weight ratio: 111.76 bhp / ton
Starting: Electric & Kick Start
Idle speed : 1400rpm
Ignition: IDI-Dual mode digital ignition
Engine oil capacity: 1000 ml
TRANSMISSION
Clutch : Wet, Multi-Plate
Primary reduction: 65/21
Final reduction: 44/13
CHASSIS
Type: Double Cradle
SUSPENSION
Front: Telescopic Forks, 105mm Stroke
Rear: Monotube Inverted Gas filled shox (MIG) with spring aid
Castor angle: 25.5°
Trail length: 81.3 mm
BRAKES
Front: 270 mm Petal Disc
Rear: 130 mm Drum
WHEELS AND TYRES
Rim size (Front): 1.85 x 17”
Rim size (Rear): 2.15 x 18”
Tyre size (Front): 90/90 x 17”
Tyre size (Rear): 100/80 x 18”
Tyre make: TVS Tyres
Fuel tank capacity: 16.0 lit
Reserve: 2.5 lit
Useable reserve: 1.7 lit
DIMENSIONS
Length: 2020 mm
Width: 730 mm
Height: 1050 mm
Wheelbase: 1300 mm
Saddle height: 790 mm
Ground clearance: 180 mm
WEIGHTS
Kerb weight: 136 kg
Weight distribution: Kerb (F/R) 60/76 kg
Laden (F/R) (Solo - 65kg) 79/122 kg
PERFORMANCE (TVS claimed)
0-60 kph: 4.80 seconds
0-100 kph: 17.69 seconds
0-100 m: 7.91 seconds
0-400 m: 19.70 seconds
30-80 kph (4th gear): 11.84 seconds
30-80 kph (5th gear): 15.68 seconds
Maximum speed: 118 kph
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36 comments:
GREAT!!
LOVE THE BIKE.
WAITING FOR THE RELEASE AND TO BUY IT.
THANKS REARSET! YOU GUYS ARE REALLY FAST!
Looks very sculpted. It should have been a couple of points larger that what it is. Would make a great 250.
Also liked the console. have one question, the silver looking thing (the console case itself) is plastic, right? :(
Would have been excellent if it was billeted aluminum...
Plastic
Very nicely done.
THREE THUMBS UP on the watermarking. So much for people hotlinking. You KICK ASSSS :D And yes, nice review.
All important koshuns:
Ground clearance?
Fifth gear, what speeds does it hit 80?100?120? :D
Mucho Maha thanks. Keep rocking!
Great. So has TVS retained the same ratios or altered them? Is the engine mounting compatable with that of old Apache and Fiero?
Big q Indian's will ask. Whats the mileage? :)
When is the next scoop coming?
sorry dude, but the watermarked pics are crap. you don't have to leave your mark all over the pics, do you? just one or two marks in the centre of the pic, where they can't be photoshopped out, should do. also, I'm curious. since you seem to spend so much time on doing this blog, what do you do to earn a living? does google adsense really pay so much? :D
What abt size bro ?
She looks small still. :(
Madhukar
So does this replace th current 150? Or do they both run side by side?
Well, I was hoping that it would mean the end of the line for the 150, but apparently that's now how it is going to be. The 150 has been consigned to run parallel to the 160 and exit by attrition of sales numbers...
that's exactly i was expecting.nice review. but don't u think so co. should have been done with the size, still looking smaller than other (P150 & P180).
Unfortunate! Tho' expected that!
The way the 160 has been designed... racing stripes and all, it does seem to be like a limited edition (but may be a regular production model).
No matter how close it is placed to the 150, unless they stop producing the 150, people will continue buying it for reasons of "better mileage" if not anything else! Sad!
The P180 is just a thousand and a half or so higher than the P150, still it is a niche machine!
i see someone went overboard with the watermark :-p
does a 10 cc increase make sense? :-S
the watermark completly spoils the fun of viewing.
Looks like the great Indian motorcycle race is going off on a tangent. Much as I like alloy wheels, LED tail-lamps, digital instrument consoles and speed stripes, what I really want is bigger engines and more power. Firm suspension. Broad and sticky radial tyres (tubeless ones please). And better roads.
The question is, when?
Disapointed. Why bring in a bike with just 10cc up. Does it really matter. It would have made sense to bring the Apache as LX and VX models. less expensive and more expensive.
With Harley around the corner and The japs coming in shortly with 200 and 350cc upgrades TVS need to offer a more powerful bike say a 250cc with all regular features.
I dont understand what a change in brake lever/AL handles/paint job could excite a bike enthu.to go for the RTR.Poor marketing and thinking by TVS.
The Apache has many fine tunning to be made.
1. The exhaust resonator is located where all the road waste gets thrown at
2.The tappets need frequent setting
3.The elctric starter motor is the most un refined. It could wake your neighbour
4.Why do you need a heel and toe gear shift for a jazzy bike. The toe only shift should be re-designed for accomodating a standard feet size. This is how the bike needs to be ridden.
5.The mag wheels need better bonding paint finish not one which gets peeled off everytime you get your flat tyre done.
The bike is fun but the vibrations is one thing TVS will have to address and do something. Providing dampners on the handles etc.
have a nice day
shyam
Lucknow
9415027117
All i can say is "Pulsar killer"
I had told navendu that when the apache comes,bajaj will come out with a feature rich pulsar that will kick tvs so badly it wouldnt enter this segment again. Gladly taking my words back,Pulsar sales are going to drop by 20% easily.
NO ONE would buy a pulsar now neither would I (this is coming from a guy who had a classic 150 and now a ditsi V1 180)
man were you trigger happy with the watermark thing or what or should i say mouse happy. anyways can you please tone them down the next time around. a little logo in the corner or maybe a single 'rearset' strip would do. thanks.
@hafeez--what are you a legal beagle huh??
Damm people....Dont wanna get mean but...This apache Stinks....The TVS dudes didnt keep in mind that the 1st apache was quite SIMILAR except a few things......This bike wont change the sales (NO GOOD BIKE).....PULSAR SIMPLY ROXXX specially the 200cc 1
features are cool!!! i wish if i can pay sum amt 2 tvs for upgradin ma ol apache 4 dis new 1... jus like anti virus software n other computer software does... u pay 1nce n features wil b updated free of cost... wat say ppl???
i feel kinda cheated bought an apache jus 2 weeks back n tat ol shole dealer didnt even inform a new model is 2 b launchd...
i lovvveeeee it....
i really hate to look at pulsar...wen is more ubiquitous than nything else on the road....
Apache is really a worthy replacement.....
BUT....can anybody plzzzzz do something with its headlite....
yukk...seems someone has smashed it frm the front......
yeh dil mange more....!!!!!!!
One should have to be a fool to compare this thing with the Pulsar. Simply, Pulsar is the best bike that India has ever produced in the upper-end region. Also, now that they are out with the DTS-Fi, i dont see a potential competition for the Bajaj anytime now. But clearly, Unicorn was a better bike than Apache.
this bike looks good in style. But the major question is what will be the mileage? still looking small (150cc look).
Manoj, Chetan (SVIL)
NEW APACHE RTR is REALLY ROCKING ON THE ROADS.
no doubt about its mileage its around 46 Kmpl on city driving conditions.
looks like a fry but drives like a flight
I am get a mileage of 53-55km in city riding condition (40-55 kmh).
this looks like a apace - pulsar fight over here...
i was a pulsar fan since it was launched.. always wanted to buy one... old apache did not interest me much...
but THIS MACHINE BURNS SOME RUBBER...
I have done like 3000 kms... and have beaten any pulsar on the road... they try a lot... make their machines scream... but just cant beat my RTRs initials... another thing about RTR is the power it generates when you are ripping.. the faster you go more throttle... the more speed... it listnes to your hand...
BELIEVE ME OR NOT I HAVE DONE 0 TO 60 IN UNDER 4 SECONDS... pulsar is pure crap for me now...
PPL in the traffic signals just cant take their eyes of my bike..
this looks like a apace - pulsar fight over here...
i was a pulsar fan since it was launched.. always wanted to buy one... old apache did not interest me much...
but THIS MACHINE BURNS SOME RUBBER...
I have done like 3000 kms... and have beaten any pulsar on the road... they try a lot... make their machines scream... but just cant beat my RTRs initials... another thing about RTR is the power it generates when you are ripping.. the faster you go more throttle... the more speed... it listnes to your hand...
BELIEVE ME OR NOT I HAVE DONE 0 TO 60 IN UNDER 4 SECONDS... TOP SPEED I VE DONE IS 124 KMPH pulsar is pure crap for me now...
apache model is good, but very disapointed, u know why?
1. the vibration is suck
2. top speed only 118 kmh...got
be kidding....that very2 bad news
i just cancel my order. :)
ref:RTR Refresh model
hi there,
..about the shrouds on the petrol tank...are those removable? I am keen on buying the RTR and had visited a showroom yesterday to see how it actually looked.. ..I was impressed.. I found it to be just the way I like a bike to be - compact and a good performer.
I'd like to do away with the shrouds though (a personal preference :) ) and had enquired the same from the showroom guy and was told that these came screwed on, so could be removed by unscrewing.. just wanted to make sure :) and asking, in case you know..
thanks
i have a new RTR 160 and its rock.
i had a pulsar ride and trust me it RTR is much more then it looks...
just turn the throttle and u wil surely know about the RACING THROTTLE RESPONSE........
FOR max Speed I had gone 135kmph. and engine wants to go more.......
go get a RTR and burn some rubber on roads....
Hii Frns,
Quite impressed with RTR n wanna buy one ..
I like it plain .. can we remove those stripes running across..??
dude i have taken the bike to the top speed of 127 by giving the RPM on 10.
TVS RTR 160 apache motor cycle is good looking bike I am also using this, but its engine performance is bad . It requires frequently tappet setting & its firing is not so good & it becomes hard after some time running of bike . also its engine making noise & vibration after heating.& also it has a battery problem.
excuse me bikers....could anyone tell me which bike is the best for a long period use[150cc+]and gives good mileage,power and less noise...1>tvs apache .2>pulsar.3>cbz extreme.4>hero hnda hunk...?
DISADVANTAGE IN RTR 160
1. Hard shock absorber
2. Problem of Gearbox, not smooth compare to KARIZMA
3. No tubeless tyres, not available
4. Poor tail lamp looks, old fashioned
5. Sporty stickering is ok not superb is 100% true,
This is good but there are lot of scope for the improvement.
this is not look like the strong bike due to the little shape.
i hope dt apache 200 is very smoother than rtr 160 and also hopes that it achieves the top speed greater than 150.i request u to get 6 gears in 200 and also hopes that it will be launched before march of the next year.but in rtr headlights and taillights needs adjustment and improvement,so i hopes dt the model,design is totally different (such as the headlight and taillight) from rtr menace and also hopes dt it has the dimensions greater than 180.i hopes that it consists of the xenon headlight and also hopes that the bhp of 200 is greater than 25 and it achieves the acceleration of 100kmph in less than 6 sec and 60kmph in less than 3 sec.and it has the power:weight greater than 150.i hopes dt the indicator of 200 is also LED and it has six gears,and it has double disc brakes on the front tyre like on hayabusha.and the light in speedometer is bluish in colour.i hopes that the UPCOMING 200 beats the recrd and performance of the new karizma R.
BUT MY THINKING IS THAT WHY ONLY 200CC NOT 300CC????????????
y wont u guys release a metallic blue colour apache rtr in 160 & 180 series it looks really nice wen u do dis plz relase a blue colour apache as if as a 1st model apache bike plzzzzzzzzzzzz
If any one need rtr 180, 160 service manual, u can get it from here.... its really useful.....
http://www.ziddu.com/download/13591985/RTR160Servicemanual.pdf.html
http://www.ziddu.com/download/13591986/RTR180ServiceManual.pdf.html
http://www.ziddu.com/download/13591987/rtr160.pdf.html
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