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Hey mechanics,

Need help diagnosing a weird starting issue in my 310cc single cylinder DOHC engine of Apache RR310 motorbike.

For reference to folks who don't know this engine or bike, you can assume it's a 1st Gen BMW G310R/G310GS since these bikes share the same engine, electronics and platform.

Starting it seems like a task.

When the engine is cold (bike parker overnight and I start it in the morning), it starts in 1-2 attempts, sometimes with a minor flick of the throttle, sometimes without any such hacks.

When the bike is running in traffic and I shut it off on the signals, it becomes at least 5x more difficult to start, where the engine, the starter motor and the battery really struggle to crank it and the MID lights go off indicating a massive battery drain.

But here's the weird part.

There's an EVAC Purge Valve in front of the fuel tank which is also accessible by hand.

When I disconnect the pipe going from the purge valve to the engine and it starts sucking air directly from this secondary opening I just created, the issue seems to be resolved in all the scenarios with the bike starting in 1 crank, effortlessly, regardless of it being hot or cold.

We've touched almost all the aspects of the issue in my repair attempts at authorised as well as third party experts.

So far what we've tried:

1. Purge valve replacement: no fix. reverted.

2. Starter motor replacement: no fix. reverted.

3. One way clutch replacement: no fix.

4. Engine head and valve replacement: fixed the issue at cold start to some extent. The issue still persists when the engine is hot. This replacement is in place.

5. O2 sensor and map sensor swaps and cleaning: no fix

6. Injector testing: no issue detected

After all these attempts, the bike still struggles to start.

Opening the purge valve outlet pipe lets the bike breathe more air and it starts instantaneously despite service center claims of worn out starter motor or old battery.

The engine head replacement cost me quite a hefty sum than I was willing to, but the issue remains only partially resolved and the service center even took credit for putting in the time and effort and "FIXING" the issue, but I still struggle every day with this machine and am at a brink of selling this off.

I gave all this info to chatgpt and the response pointed at a rich air fuel mixture which is flooding the engine at crank with excess petrol and the purge valve opening ensures the engine gets more air hence easing up the starting.

Any inputs are welcome that could help me avoid selling it out of frustration.

TL:DR; Engine has starting issues. Issues get resolved when I disconnect the Purge valve outlet and let the engine suck extra air out of the atmosphere. Need help troubleshooting.

Hey mechanics,

Need help diagnosing a weird starting issue in my 310cc single cylinder DOHC engine of Apache RR310 motorbike.

Starting it seems like a task.

When the engine is cold (bike parker overnight and I start it in the morning), it starts in 1-2 attempts, sometimes with a minor flick of the throttle, sometimes without any such hacks.

When the bike is running in traffic and I shut it off on the signals, it becomes at least 5x more difficult to start, where the engine, the starter motor and the battery really struggle to crank it and the MID lights go off indicating a massive battery drain.

But here's the weird part.

There's an EVAC Purge Valve in front of the fuel tank which is also accessible by hand.

When I disconnect the pipe going from the purge valve to the engine and it starts sucking air directly from this secondary opening I just created, the issue seems to be resolved in all the scenarios with the bike starting in 1 crank, effortlessly, regardless of it being hot or cold.

We've touched almost all the aspects of the issue in my repair attempts at authorised as well as third party experts.

So far what we've tried:

1. Purge valve replacement: no fix. reverted.

2. Starter motor replacement: no fix. reverted.

3. One way clutch replacement: no fix.

4. Engine head and valve replacement: fixed the issue at cold start to some extent. The issue still persists when the engine is hot. This replacement is in place.

5. O2 sensor and map sensor swaps and cleaning: no fix

6. Injector testing: no issue detected

After all these attempts, the bike still struggles to start.

Opening the purge valve outlet pipe lets the bike breathe more air and it starts instantaneously despite service center claims of worn out starter motor or old battery.

The engine head replacement cost me quite a hefty sum than I was willing to, but the issue remains only partially resolved and the service center even took credit for putting in the time and effort and "FIXING" the issue, but I still struggle every day with this machine and am at a brink of selling this off.

I gave all this info to chatgpt and the response pointed at a rich air fuel mixture which is flooding the engine at crank with excess petrol and the purge valve opening ensures the engine gets more air hence easing up the starting.

For reference to folks who don't know this engine or bike, you can assume it's a 1st Gen BMW G310R/G310GS since these bikes share the same engine and platform.

Any inputs are welcome that could help me avoid selling it out of frustration.

TL:DR; Engine has starting issues. Issues get resolved when I disconnect the Purge valve outlet and let the engine suck extra air out of the atmosphere. Need help troubleshooting.

This is a rant and a call to action to TVS Motors.

Finding so many ad posts where people are putting exorbitant commission charges for transferring their bookings when they got the bike at the showroom and now unwilling to buy.

This needs to stop.

It's just a bike.

Why do shady stuff for some small amount of money?

And why is TVS not doing anything about it?

I engaged with someone on Facebook Marketplace selling their Blue Top booking for 3.25 lacs in Bangalore.

A brand new bike would cost 2.7 at max.

Folks, I was looking at getting my first smartwatch here in India and I wanted it to be a Wear OS device, and kinda in a low budget, so Oneplus watch 2 is the only option.

Is it still good enough for 13k in 2026?

Alternatively I am looking at a basic smartwatch (Moto Watch for 4.5k) since at least the price to value ratio shall be good on this.

No real use. I've wanted a smartwatch for a long time.

Hi folks

I have a Lenovo Legion 5i 15IAX10 (Core Ultra 7 255HX, 16GB RAM, RTX 5070) model for almost a year and its warranty is almost over (about a month left).

Throughout the year, I kept facing this particular issue where the NVIDIA GPU would be stopped at boot (error 43 in device manager) and no matter what I did, wouldn't come back until I restart (sometimes once, sometimes multiple restarts).

I've read in the past that it's due to buggy NVIDIA drivers but just wondering if this could be a lingering hardware issue waiting to blow up into a complete GPU failure.

The laptop was bought in the US and is under warranty as of now, but being used in India.

Is this issue something to be worried about, or just a driver glitch?

Any checks/diagnosis or fixes for this issue are welcome.

What should be my next course of action considering the warranty gets over in a month?

TL:DR; GPU keeps failing to start on reboots. Any fixes? Are others with similar config facing this too? Need help/suggestions.

Like the title suggests.

Background:

Had a generic chair which was a copy of Featherlite Astro/Greensoul Jupiter. Sold.

Bought a used Steelcase Think v2 which was relatively newer than what was there in most of the market (2022 manufacturing. The stock in market was around 2017 manufacturing).

Found the lack of a headrest a deal breaker and sold it at purchase price.

Now I'm back on a shitty throwaway chair in my flat and looking at good deals on used chairs again.

Getting the Steelcase Think v2 for the same price from the same dealer.

Getting a Featherlite Amaze with headrest for 7k (again, the same seller)

Found some third party headrests on amazon and was wondering if putting them on the steelcase think would be a good idea.

Suggestions?

Is there a third brand I can rely on?

I have a green soul Jupiter superb at my native and I noticed its cushion has compressed permanently in the shape of my butt, so avoiding this.

TL:DR; Headrest is a must. What can I pick at the current time (new or used) for under 10k (local) or under 18k (imported chairs)?

Right now eyeing Steelcase Think v2 + aftermarket headrest vs Featherlite Amaze High Back. Both used.

Planning to get the KTM Adventure 390 (350cc variant).

Checked quotations from many showrooms, and the minimum I got is 3.65. If I buy from Amazon, there's a card discount of roughly 20k including the cashback.

But it seems like the dealers have already inflated the price.

Khivraj is charging 6500 on top of the RTO tax and charges to pay to some agency which handles registration for them. At least they were honest about it. I got even higher quotes from some other showrooms.

Then there's inflated insurance too.

The ideal price of this bike should have been 3.5-3.55 on road and hence the discounts would have brought it down to a sweet 3.35.

Can anyone from Bangalore give me leads of showrooms which are not ripping us off and their amazon offer is actually an offer and not a compensation for the overcharging?

I've called Khivraj, Amba and Popular showrooms and they all had some or the other misc charges added to their quotation.

TL;DR: Need help finding a showroom in Bangalore where I can minimise my KTM 390 Adv purchase price

While exploring Cars24 and Spinny in Bangalore, since I was only looking at Diesel cars, one thing caught my attention. So many vehicles were being sold with HR or DL plates and Spinny was promising they'll get it transfered to KA as part of the sale. Now, that opens up windows for folks to buy used cars at good prices from their native instead of the overpriced used BLR cars.

As per Spinny, the transfer charges were under 20k and that doesn't seem like a bad deal if just considering the transfer cost. Say, a used Maruti Swift under 10k kms costs somewhere between 4 to 5 lacs in my hometown while in BLR, the same car demands 7+.

Am I getting it right?