Bajaj Dominar 250 Mileage

I love the bike but mileage is to too bad 28 to 30 km. The bike metal painting was bad. I have given the complaint to head office to Rv motors but they are irresponsible. I have expected more from Dominar.

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Best 250cc cruiser machine for city ride and touring awesome performance in highway cruising and little vibration and heating in lower rpm because of weight but no issues if we daily adjust for that no matter how easily we handle the monster, average mileage is around 30 to 35kmph depend upon riding style everything ok but the tyre size is unsatisfied (130/17) in future we upgrade it.

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My answer is yes go for it if u want a bike that can do everything but that goes for all the bikes doesn't it so what's so different about it? Well, 1st it's the look of it and the build quality feels solid too, and the exhaust sound, the engine I can go on and on. Just keep in mind it is heavy but nothing alarming even my brother who weighs about 45kilos can manage it easily my height is about 5.6ft and I have no trouble getting around. Overall I would say This is an excellent bike if u are thinking of owning it go get a test ride. Plus bajaj has one of the best service centres. So what's the catch well there isn't if you don't mind its weight and are fine with the mileage. This won't disappoint you.

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I bought my Bajaj Dominar 250 on 1Jan2023 and my Buying Experience with my bike is very impressive through Sudhanshu Motors, Bharthana.
Talking about the riding experience, the posture for riding this bike is very comfortable never feel any body pain, I was riding this maximum of 350 km in a day but didn't feel any physical pain in my body
The details and fit finish is very generous and impressive.
The looks of this bike are so aggressive and of course, it's a head-turner bike, and bajaj doesn't make any lacking in performance in this bike
It gives you real power 250cc engine bike never feel compromised about this
Service is decent not so good.
In talking about maintenance of this bike you have to compromise with her mileage in starting but after riding this upto 6000 km the mileage output is something about 30 kmpl in the city but in creating that's hilarious it's just 20-24kmpl😂
Let's talk about in points for pros and cons
Pros:
Excellent power output
Comfortable riding posture (recommend for guys height above 5'7 feet)
Low maintenance So far
Cons:
Low mileage in this segment of 250cc bike
Not for city or market due to heavy weight (something about 200+ with full tank fuel)
High turning radius
Need to improve in features (like gear position indicator, Bluetooth, or charging sockets)
Thank you

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I was upgrading from a 200c bike. I was biased towards the dominar 400 right from the day it was updated in 2019, with more torque and power, added features etc. But I shortlisted few other bikes as well. My initial plan was to purchase a bike in 2020 but due to the pandemic, I decided to postpone. Fast fwd to march 2021, I still had dominar 400 as my favorable option. But by then bajaj released the dominar 250, re-released their 2021 himalayan. The other available options were gixxer 250, fz 25 nd a very surprising mahindra mojo
Before the 2nd covid wave which started in April, I had test ridden both the dominars from 3 different dealers in bangalore, the himalayan but in bs4 avatar, gixxer 250 sf and mojo.
Test ride experience:
1. Mahindra mojo: absolute best experience when it came to testing riding. That's why its on the top. I did test rides from two different dealers. Both of them provided me with close to 45 mins to an hour of test ride. That much time is enough for anyone to understand the bike. How it feels, how it suits one's riding style etc.
Mojo is an absolute treat to ride. Excellent build quality, awesome sitting comfort both for rider and pillion, good initial pickup and clean power band, 20ltrs fuel tank, exhaust note course a treat to ears. The 110 and 140 section tyres were well-deserved fit. Well, the front cowl and headlamp might be debatable but it's not that bad. Looks unusual and eye catchy.
Mojo was leading in the contention because of very unfriendly and short test rides provided by both bajaj and re.
Reason not to consider mojo: well if you ask someone about mojo, mostly you will get a no. For me, it was no different. But I got very good feedback from mojo owners directly. I had prolonged calls and conversations with 2-3 mojo owners before i even decided to purchase it. I was convinced after the test ride and ownership feedback. Mind here, the ownership reviews were not just online articles, i had 1-1 calls and chat conversations which suggested a strong case.
But after all these, the final offset was the price. The mojo costs around the same price bracket with dominar 400. Feature wise mojo has bit less features and the console pretty dated. Specs wise definitely dominar, but we don't always ride spec sheet. We ride the bikes, so specs were not a cause of concern. The financing was.
From april 2021(new financial year) hdfc stopped financing mahindra 2wheelers. It was a telling blow. The dealership person also tried from his end. His earlier financing that were initiated in the last week of march got cancelled by hdfc. I tried to get financing from axis, icici, kotak but all of their roi was much higher as compared to hdfc. By that time the 2nd lockdown enforced which subsided the purchase plan again. Spoke with mahindra personnel in the interim who is the regional head of karnataka or south india (i don't exactly recall) but nothing fruitful. Finally dropped the plan of purchasing mojo with a lot of dismay .
2. Re himalayan: test ride experience so-so. I was given a bs4 test ride bike which was brutally abused. Clunky gearbox, heavy clutch but still a good riding posture. I have ridden my friend's himalayan so i knew the test ride bike was pretty much belted. Most of the other nearby dealers didn't had the 2021 himalayan. All of them were offering bs4. Quite disappointed. On top of that, no 6th gear, no liquid cooling, heavy clutch, spoke tubed wheels.. All of these were also a point in cancelling the himalayan as well
3. Yamaha fz25. Cheapest in terms of price.
Least powerful of the lot. Though i liked the seating comfort. But too laidback in performance.
4. Gixxer 250: light footed, flickable but wasn't too comfortable with the seats nd stiff suspension.
5. Dominar 250/400: the test ride experience isn't that great from bajaj dealers. Offering only few metres of test ride to sell their products is a real joke. I have been to 3-4 dealerships in bangalore namely khivraj nd amba. All of them had the 250 nd 400 test bikes but all of them allowed hardly 100 metres of test riding which is not sufficient enough to make a purchase. Afterall it's our money that we earn nd spend. So at least we should be able to test the vehicle to be able to make a decision but who can give advice to bajaj dealerships!!
Why i am focussing on "bajaj dealers", because they are the only ones along with re who provides utterly dismal short span of test rides.
Coming to the dominar siblings, i rode them back to back on well paved nd broken roads around the showroom. Felt stiff at first , plus managing the weight took bit of adjustment. They did allow to test ride with pillion so that was plus. But the short span didn't convince me at all. In the subsequent weeks, i test rode the dominar from other dealerships as well. No one was able to provide a long test ride.
All of these bikes had some pros nd cos as per my requirement but the final two contenders were mojo nd dominar.
The 2nd lockdown provided me enough time to think about these 2 bikes in the long run along with the spares availability, service support nd etc.
The mojo was already cancelled due to financing issues. I was only left to choose either the dominar 250 or 400. I wasn't too fond of 400 due to nvh levels nd heating issues, plus the weight nd less fuel efficiency.
Made up my mind and then after 2nd lockdown was lifted, the nearest bajaj dealer spoc contacted me to get confirmation about the booking. I informed him that unless they provide me a longer test ride, i won't be able to book the bike. Why the dealership spoc called me because during the lockdown period i had asked him if he can arrange for a longer test ride (8-10kms).
After few days he again called back to inform that he has the approval to provide 8kms of test ride. I was atleast happy because they tried. Since i was working from home, so it wasn't a problem. Went to the showroom within an hour, test rode the bike through the orr (outer ring road bangalore). The route was intentional because i know how bad is the road condition given the potholes nd damaged roads. The bike handled it well and my pillion was also comfortable. Came back to showroom and booked the bike.
Within another 1 week, the financing was processed and on 7th july, i was handed over the bike.
The riding experience is very satisfying. Enough grunt nd power to reached triple digit speeds. No engine knocking at lower rpms, no false gear shifts
Definitely heavy but slowly it gets used to. I am able to manage the weight now without issues.
Seating comfort is good, riding posture is relaxed.
I have been to multiple short rides ( solo nd with group). The bike keeps up with the pace but yes outright you can't match the pace with ktm duke 250 or dominar 400.
I reached 120kmph twice for few secs on the empty bangalore mysore highway. Post 120, i felt power lag but that was mainly due to pending 2nd service. I am sure now if i try it will cross 130kmph
I have not tested the mileage but my understanding is it should be around the 30kmpl mark.
Looks wise the red nd black color looks dapper. I am planning to get a ppf coating done to preserve the shine.

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