Bajaj Dominar 400 2016-2020

The Bajaj Dominar 400 has a great road presence, thanks to its muscular design language and healthy proportions. The Dominar 400 measures 2156 mm in length, 836 mm in width and 1112 mm in height. The motorcycle has a wheelbase of 1453 mm and it weighs around 187 kgs. The Dominar 400 has a seat height of 800 mm and so it isn’t very suitable for short riders. However, thanks to the unladen ground clearance of 157 mm, this motorcycle can easily glide over poorly constructed speed breakers or even on rough surfaces. The Bajaj Dominar 400 BS6 has a fuel tank capacity of 13 litres which is decent and it offers a good riding range out on the highways.

The new 2021 Bajaj Dominar 400 BS6 is powered by a BS6 compliant 373.2cc, single-cylinder, fuel-injected, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve, triple spark, liquid-cooled engine and it also gets Bajaj’s patented DTS-i technology. This motor churns out a healthy 40 PS of maximum power at 8800 RPM and 35 Nm of peak torque at 6500 RPM. The engine comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The Dominar 400 is an excellent machine and it offers punchy performance. Bajaj has worked on various aspects of this engine and it now feels much more smooth than before and there are very minimal vibrations.

One can feel the vibrations on this motorcycle only while redlining it constantly. At normal city speeds and even while doing triple digits on national highways, the Dominar 400 feels at home. The Dominar 400 is an excellent power-packed machine but that doesn’t mean it’s not very fuel-efficient. It needs to be mentioned that the ARAI-claimed fuel efficiency of the Dominar 400 BS6 is 29 kmpl. However, in real-world conditions, this BS6 compliant Bajaj Dominar 400 will deliver somewhere between 22-25 kmpl of mileage in the city and up to 30 kmpl of mileage on highways.

The Bajaj Dominar 400 is based on a beam type perimeter frame. For suspension duties, the motorcycle gets 43 mm USD or upside-down forks at the front and a Multi-step adjustable Nitrox mono-shock absorber at the rear. Thanks to this suspension set-up, the Bajaj Dominar 400 offers great ride quality on all sorts of terrain. The motorcycle runs on 17-inch radial tubeless tyres. The front tyre of the motorcycle measures 110/70-17 while the rear one is a 150/60 section 17-inch unit. These tyres provide superior grip and confidence to the rider.

The braking duties on the Dominar 400 are performed by disc brakes at either end. At the front, it gets a massive 320 mm disc while there is a 230 mm disc at the rear. It also gets dual-channel ABS as an additional safety aid and the Dominar 400 offers stupendous braking performance. Now, talking about features, the Dominar 400 gets an assist & slipper clutch. It also gets an all-digital main instrument cluster and an auxiliary screen on the fuel tank. The main cluster displays a digital speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, clock, trip meters, odometer, etc. The secondary screen on the fuel tank displays gear-position indicator, mileage figures, etc.