Bajaj Dominar 400 (2016-2018) Mileage

An excellent bike that I purchased, I am very much satisfied with this bike. The Bajaj Dominar 400 is highly recommended cruiser in the touring segment. It has good riding comfort in any kind of climate, and in terms of mileage, I can't compare it with any of these segment bikes. I am getting 29kmpl in city and 36kmpl on highway mileage.

It is a good bike with better mileage. It is the best safety packed feature. The powerful engine matted with a 5-speed gearbox and slipper clutch, dual-channel ABS and DRL adds to the gross feature.

I drove my Dominar 2018 with full tank of fuel for 32km and refueled 0.80 liter to the same point of fuel tank which gave me a mileage of 40 kmpl. Speed of the bike was 70-85 km/h and gear shifts at 3.5 to 4.5 rpm ride was on highyway NH-17 with cities in between. Intention of ride was not to make maximum mileage it was regular ride with overtakes which have gone above the mentioned range of rpm at times.

The Dominar is a good attempt at building a quality sports bike by Bajaj ... Pros: Riding position Mileage Bajaj is a trusted brand Dual channel abs Cons: Fit and finish Rattling noise Lack of low and mid range Bajaj has gone to a great extent at making this bike different from its other bikes and has actually succeeded to a certain extent ... the only difference I see between its completion is bikes like KTM have a racing pedigree which makes their fit and finish must better than a Bajaj

I've been using Dominar 400 since the day it was launched, so you can say almost like 2 years. Also, i'm a daily commuter, an office going guy, who commutes around 30-35 km daily. I'm not a proper rider, who has the time and luxury to ride towards ladakh, or any such places perse. My high-way riding is limited, max 500-600 kms of highway riding within every 2 months. Now speaking about the bike, so far, i can't say that i've any complaint with the bike, yet I'll try to highlight a few cons first: 1) Can be a bit uncomfortable when riding in city, as the turning radius is too limited as compare to that of other bikes. This is a major turn-off when driving in stiff traffic or narrow roads. 2) Problems during rainy season or extreme traffic-jams: The bike could heated up a lot in rains and / or during extreme traffic-jams, resulting you in stranded position as the bike will be turn-off and will resume to turn-back on, unless you let it to cool down for 10-15 minutes. (I keep my bike regularly serviced, after every 2 months, which includes oil & coolant change). 3) Availability of Parts: I live in Ahmedabad, and i remember once i need chain and chain sproket replacement. It costed me nearly INR 7,500 for the same, which per me is quite expensive when i compare it with Bullet. However, the major turn-off was the wait time, as I had to wait for nearly 2 months and have to do a several back & forth with Bajaj executives / customer care to get the spareparts delivered in my city for replacement. 4) Service: Each service, including Oil & Coolant change, Chain Service, and regular service costs around INR 2000. Pros.: 1) Comfortable seating & riding posture. 2) Can go easily on a speed of 120km on highways. 3) Excellent control. To be honest, you will never lose confident while breaking, leaning, grip, etc. Even in extreme rains, i've ridden the bike on 120km on a stretch of nearly 100 km, and no sweat at all as far as the stability, breaking, road grip, breaks, etc. is concern. 4) Mileage: 22km highway, 30-32 city.

Being a avid traveler and a rider what would you like to have? Particularity a good bike with a decent mileage which can take you off roads, to the terrains and places without any hiccups. Talking about hiccups. here comes the deal breaker the bike Bajaj Dominar 400 no doubt the cheapest 400cc till date in India and is the worst. Someone said particularly Bajaj bikes are not trustworthy I didn't agree to the statement but after my buying experience and riding experience I had a different vision to look after my bike. Now I hate the statement DOMINATE THE ROAD because even to dominate the road this bike consumers a hell lot of fuel and gives an average / mileage of 20kmpl which is worst than I can imagine and can accept it coming from the DUKE 390 but DOMINAR 400 A BIG NO. I wouldn't recommend this shit bike to no one as it has lot of issues including vibrant vibes, low quality plastics, abs and braking issues were brakes when applied more switches out of its original place, low quality tire hugger, also the engine itself is shit which you can notice after 6months of riding a typical engine disturbance you will face as soon as you switch on the bike, RPM is not in constant as it varies everytime which is dangerous while riding, gear box and gear levers tend to get stuck and is really hard.I do not want to complain but this what my experience with the bike I had. Also now coming to the later part of after sales. My service has been done from Kanchan Bajaj - Wagle Estate. Not to complain again but the engineers were of no use after I serviced my bike and when I was called to the service center to collect my bike I had to tell them again about the issues that I am facing including the vibrations of the bike then they tried to fixed it but couldn't and the brakes were no more the same as I had to struggle with the braking as well so even that was not being fixed. The answer is a BIG NO if someone is looking for a hyperride like Bajaj Dominar 400. I would definitely recommend to not go for online reviews instead check with fellow riders or friends who owns Bajaj Dominar 400 try it out by yourself, test every bit of it and then own any bike that you wish for.

Bike is superbly stable. Its mileage is around 30-35kmpl. Long rides are enjoyable.. top speed is around 170kmph. Braking is also excellent

I have been riding this bike since last 2 months. Overall good performance. Feels great when you ride on highway. Easily crosses 100 KM per hr without any vibration. However mileage is very poor. In city I could get maximum 22 KMPL where as in long drive I got a mileage of 24-25 in an average..