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It's been three magical weeks. Searching for the bike I always was looking for was a journey by itself. Getting a proper superbike with papers is very difficult here in India. After talking to the right people and looking at the right places, settling the deal, a great little day journey began.
The bike developed two problems on the way. (though I believe it was more of a gradually pressing issue blown up by the hard ride)
* A slightly torn right fork seal
* HVix Servo Motor kaput
I had always kept a buffer for this, because I thought that a bike which had done 14000+ kays would require new tyres, new diskpads, maybe new parts. Thankfully, the Bridgestone Battlax tyres in the bike still have treads, provide amazing grip in all weather conditions. While coming back, handling of the bike was a bit twitchy at the later stages of the trip, and I suspected because of the imbalanced front forks. One had oil, one did not. This was confirmed when I gave the bike for its first service at Top Gear (Harsha's Garage). There also were error codes flashing for the bike at the time I went for service. Service manual pointed out that there was something wrong with the EGCV valve and servo motor. And of course, it was correct. Luckily, Harsha knows all too well about this, as he has a 929 himself (954's papa with most of the same motors and error codes running the valve system).
Now, this servo motor activates an Exhaust Gas Control Valve (EGCV) used for noise emission limits. If the servo motor breaks the Exhaust Gas Control Valve remains open. So it going kaput meant a loss of low end power. Harsha told me about a by pass for the error codes not to flash and a way that most 954 owners used to retain low end boost. I was a bit apprehensive about this but upon reading the forums in the internet, it was quickly evident that Harsha knew very well what he was talking about so until the part arrives next month or so, this was going to be the "ju-gaad".
After getting the bike back last week with duly service done, the bike was a completely different machine to me. Maybe it is the limited experience I have with sportsbikes, but I could definitely make out this wasn't the same machine I drove from Cochin. That was acting a bit uneager and tired. It was like trying to take a sick dog out for a walk. This one is butter smooth. Throttle response is precise, gear shifts are slicker, clutch play is perfect, and does what you want it to do exactly. A perfect Alsatian. BumbleBee!!! (thanks Praful, I couldn't have come up with a better name)
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The bike developed two problems on the way. (though I believe it was more of a gradually pressing issue blown up by the hard ride)
* A slightly torn right fork seal
* HVix Servo Motor kaput
I had always kept a buffer for this, because I thought that a bike which had done 14000+ kays would require new tyres, new diskpads, maybe new parts. Thankfully, the Bridgestone Battlax tyres in the bike still have treads, provide amazing grip in all weather conditions. While coming back, handling of the bike was a bit twitchy at the later stages of the trip, and I suspected because of the imbalanced front forks. One had oil, one did not. This was confirmed when I gave the bike for its first service at Top Gear (Harsha's Garage). There also were error codes flashing for the bike at the time I went for service. Service manual pointed out that there was something wrong with the EGCV valve and servo motor. And of course, it was correct. Luckily, Harsha knows all too well about this, as he has a 929 himself (954's papa with most of the same motors and error codes running the valve system).
Now, this servo motor activates an Exhaust Gas Control Valve (EGCV) used for noise emission limits. If the servo motor breaks the Exhaust Gas Control Valve remains open. So it going kaput meant a loss of low end power. Harsha told me about a by pass for the error codes not to flash and a way that most 954 owners used to retain low end boost. I was a bit apprehensive about this but upon reading the forums in the internet, it was quickly evident that Harsha knew very well what he was talking about so until the part arrives next month or so, this was going to be the "ju-gaad".
After getting the bike back last week with duly service done, the bike was a completely different machine to me. Maybe it is the limited experience I have with sportsbikes, but I could definitely make out this wasn't the same machine I drove from Cochin. That was acting a bit uneager and tired. It was like trying to take a sick dog out for a walk. This one is butter smooth. Throttle response is precise, gear shifts are slicker, clutch play is perfect, and does what you want it to do exactly. A perfect Alsatian. BumbleBee!!! (thanks Praful, I couldn't have come up with a better name)
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