TVS Apache RTR 310: 12 interesting observations by an RR 310 owner

The motorcycle feels & is aggressive to ride. RR310 being the much calmer motorcycle and smoother (power delivery wise) of the two.

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My friend got his BTO delivered on 27th too. I rode the bike for a while and it's quite different from the RR310, which I thought it would not be.

• Intake bark and exhaust are very different. Feels like a different motorcycle at idle and when ridden slow/hard.

• Quick shifter works every single time, both up and down. It will take me a while to get my head around this. PS: I am not used to this technology yet. I still blip and revv match.

• Looks incredible.

• Quality being above the segment, specially fit and finish and materials used.

• Watched various reviews complaining that it was vibey and how their hands tingled, fortunately that is not the case. The bike feels good to ride and not disconnected/muted like the BS6 RTR160.

• Workshop manual shows that the engine parts used are different than that of RR310. Majority (70-75%) parts are new including the piston, head, valves, air box/ intake, cooling system and many more.

• Cluster looks superb. But I would have liked no gap between the screen and the glass.

• The motorcycle feels & is aggressive to ride. RR310 being the much calmer motorcycle and smoother (power delivery wise) of the two.

• BTO suspension (on his) still running on stock setting.

• We could feel the heated/cooled seat mechanism by hand but it did not cause any hindrance while riding tbh. This would need more time to judge.

• Sprocketing is 17-46T vs 17-42T on RR310.

• Top speed on speedo for RTR - 161kmph - 156-157kmph on GPS.

Things to note : Tvs service is still a downer (I feel all brands are same in this regard, same people switch the jobs from one brand to the other. Moreover, in India we hardly pay any labour cost for the service we expect)

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