The Bajaj Dominar 400 is a cruiser motorcycle from Bajaj Auto. It is currently on sale. Cruisers are built for relaxed riding, typically with a low seat, a laid-back posture and an engine that pulls from low revs. With a 373.3 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 373.3 cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled fuel-injected engine that makes 40.6 PS at 9,000 rpm and 33.2 Nm of torque at 7,500 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (89 mm x 56.1 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 214 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a beam type perimeter frame. Suspension is by telescopic, 43 mm USD fork at the front and Multi-step adjustable mono shock with nitrox at the rear. Braking is by a 320 mm disc at the front and a 230 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 110/70-17 at the front and 150/60-17 at the rear.
The seat is 800 mm off the ground, which is about average and suits most riders. It weighs 190 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. Ground clearance is 157 mm — adequate, though tall speed breakers need care. It is 2,151 mm long, with 1,452 mm between the axles. Its 13 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 30 kmpl work out to roughly 390 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes a digital instrument console, an LED headlamp, turn-by-turn navigation, USB charging port, gear position indicator, daytime running lamps, service due indicator and average fuel economy indicator. Safety equipment includes side-stand warning, engine kill switch, traction control and low fuel indicator. It has four riding modes: Rain, Road, Off-Road and Sports.
The manufacturer's warranty is 75,000 km or 3 years. It comes with 3 free services, the first due at 500-750 km or 30-45 days. For the Bajaj Dominar 400, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹1,699 doorstep service.
It is best suited to relaxed riding and unhurried weekend trips.
Recommended tyre pressures are 29 psi front and 32 psi rear, solo or with a pillion. The published service intervals are 1st service at 500-750 km or 30-45 days, 2nd service at 4500-5000 km or 240 days and 3rd service at 9500-10000 km or 360 days. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.
