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Official presentation slides for the 2019 Bajaj Dominar 400 were leaked online.
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The new bike gets a maximum power upgrade to 39.9 PS from the present 35 PS.
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Other changes include upside-down forks and new instrument panel.
Technical information from the 2019 Bajaj Dominar 400 company presentation was leaked online, reports maxabout.com.
The silhouette of the 2019 bike remains the same, as the upgrades focused on increased power output. There’s lots of potential from the 373cc, single-cylinder engine to be exploited. As such, the new exhaust the new Dominar 400 has dual exits and maximum power is attained at 650 RPM further up the rev range. The revisions bump maximum power to 39.9 PS at 8,650 RPM, up from 35 PS. Maximum torque remains at 35 Nm but is at 500 RPM higher in 7,000 RPM.
Bajaj also made changes to the transmission for better roll-on acceleration.
Besides gains in performance, the 2019 model features an updated instrument panel with dot matrix alerts and warning messages in the display.
One last new addition are the upside-down forks.
The bike pictured in green here is for the Indian market. Looks good, though!
Here’s the quick comparison of differences between the present model and the new model.
2019 Dominar 400 |
Present Dominar 400 |
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Max. power |
39.9 PS @ 8,650 RPM |
35 PS @ 8,000 RPM |
Max. torque |
35 Nm @ 7,000 RPM |
35 Nm @ 6,500 RPM |
Engine oil capacity |
1.7 liters |
1.5 liters |
Front suspension |
Upside-down forks |
Conventional forks |
Fork oil spec |
PRF001 (440 ml) |
SAE 10W20 (420 ml) |
Overall width |
836 mm |
813 mm |
Wet weight |
184.5 kg |
182 kg |
Price in India |
INR 1.80 Lakh (expected) |
INR 1.63 Lakh |
Source: maxabout.com