MODIFICATIONS FOR APACHE RTR 180

I am an ardent admirer of your esteemed magazine. I would like to seek your advice with regard to certain modifications for my bike, a TVS Apache RTR 180, which is a gift from my parents.

I would like to replace the front fork with an upside down (USD) one, making no change to its diameter of 41 millimetres, its radius and 105 mm of travel. I would like to have a mono shock at the rear, the front rim with that of 120/90x17” and dual roto-petals disc with 300 mm, the rear rim with that of 180/80x17” and single roto-petal disc with 270 mm, a step-seat with lumbar support, an after-market swing-arm, an after-market exhaust (possibly Yoshimura). Please advise. Yugendhernath, Naini, Uttar Pradesh Motorcycles and riding are my passion. I am crazy about my bike, which is a Bajaj Pulsar 180 (2007 model). I altered it recently. I changed the headlight portion and also moved the numberplate to a more visible area. I heard that altering the original position is illegal and is considered an offence by the police. Is such an alteration according to the owner’s creativity illegal? Is there a problem in using the lights during daytime? I would like to know more about this issue. Anoop Jose, Kerala

I took it to the best local mechanic in Kolkata to have the problem rectified. The bike seemed to be all right for some time, but the problem reared its head once again after a week or so. When I took it back to the mechanic, he insisted that it was a fuel injection problem and that there was nothing he could do. The power from the throttle is all right, but it seems as if the fuel does not reach the engine properly. Is it likely that there would be some kind of a block in the fuel injection system? I am not sure if other bikes with the fuel injection system also face a similar problem.

My second query concerns tyre replacement. Is it possible to fit the tyres from the Yamaha R15 or Yamah FZ16 on my bike?

The gear lever of my bike requires too much effort to shift, as if it is stuck in a position. How may I rectify it? Hasan Arshi, Kolkata