Originally Posted by nikhpaul

I had a hell of a time with false neutrals, but I think I got used to it or the bike came out of the false neutral stage.. lol
But still.. sometimes in traffic it happens.. got to learn to push the lever a little harder when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear.
29kmpl? You're still running her in.. give her some time.

-tnt

Originally Posted by jd666

@madmax 46, get the clutch adjusted, and ensure that the play on the lever is not too little or too much.

Also for the first few hundred kms its advised not to use engine braking ( as in using the engine for slowing down), So when you close the throttle, simultaneously, disengage the engine from the gearbox ( press the clutch ). After about 1000 kms you can start using engine braking. This is what i followed for my bike.

Originally Posted by jd666

^^ ideally it should, since it puts a certain amount of pressure on the rings and they bed in most effectively, but still i avoid doing it, maybe thats just my way of running it in Moreover, most of your running in is already completed in the first 100kms... the next 900 kms are to make sure it smoothens out and beds in well, which im sure wouldve been discussed in this thread earlier, that the hard block of this bike doesnt make that easy a task.

Originally Posted by satyenpoojary

1) False neutral on the new bike is ok, it will eventually fade out once you have finished your run in!
2) Engine braking is not really advised, JD and GP have already confused you enough about it... I do what JD does :P Stay calm till 100KMs, then a lil bit of engine braking... and then finally a lil bit of throttle variation beyond 700 KMs... theres no rule book for these but I end up doing so!
3) Key... best of luck! somewhere in this thread someone had written about it.. finding the key from the 4 digit number is a herculean task! try making a key locally or better still replace very lock (expensive affair)

Originally Posted by Sarvajit

Congrats on the new purchase! A very well made decision!
Sad to hear about the key, I also lost mine within a month or two of buying the bike.
I gave an application to Pearl Yamaha citing the key no.but was of no avail. Later I managed to meet the Area Sales Manager Mr.Satyanarayana, who applied for me&personally handed me over a new set of keys in a few days.
In the meanwhile, I just spotted a blank key with the same head Yamaha logo at a local keymaker's shop&asked him to make a copy with my existing original. I got this done coz I was not too sure I would get keys from HO.
However, within a few days I got a call from ASO&received 2 keys. Result: I have 4 keys now!
Though the key no.system&replacement is common in cars, it is a bit difficult&requires many follow-ups for bikes. Mostly even the company guys will suggest you look outside.
So, I would suggest you take a good look around at local keymakers-they will have a blank with the same head. I am still using the duplicate&no problems yet.
Don't think changing the lock set is a safe option-if someone wants to flick the bike, they have means of doing it even with the handle locked&they don't need any key for it (read previous posts).
Lock set may not be available/may take too long/costly to procure.