[Ownership Thread]: Yamaha FZ-16 - Page 197 - xBhp.com : The Global Indian Biking Community

ayushkant · 08-21-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nand15

hmmm ... That's really news to me !

... I've been using the switch since i got my bike and it has given me no such starting problems except for a time when I forgot to switch on the fuel tap

Well same here,

I've been using the engine kill switch at every signal every now n then

. But it has never given me any problem till date in terms of starting the engine again

.
Anyways thanks a lot for sharing the info. We'll be more careful on signals next time onwards. Atleast will keep the bike on left side before killing off the engine, so that if it doesn't starts on green signal then we do not block the traffic unnecessarily and get frustrated even more...

neermsc · 08-21-2009, 09:26 AM

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Well same here,
I've been using the engine kill switch at every signal every now n then . But it has never given me any problem till date in terms of starting the engine again .
Anyways thanks a lot for sharing the info. We'll be more careful on signals next time onwards. Atleast will keep the bike on left side before killing off the engine, so that if it doesn't starts on green signal then we do not block the traffic unnecessarily and get frustrated even more...

...........well i think killing the engine off and starting it at each signal might take a toll on ur battery.....wont it???(i used to do that on my activa and in a few days the fuse blew off

......so i think we should avoid doing it...should'nt we?

HydBiker · 08-21-2009, 09:38 AM

I kill the engine about 3 times out of every 4 times I stop at a long signal. on my R15.

Every time I switch off the engine with the engine kill switch and not with the ignition.

Well, that is the purpose the switch exists for. There might be a loose contact inside the switch for some bikes and you are supposed to get a replacement for it from Yamaha. Warranty Power. Go, get it.

Sarvajit · 08-21-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neermsc

...........well i think killing the engine off and starting it at each signal might take a toll on ur battery.....wont it???(i used to do that on my activa and in a few days the fuse blew off

......so i think we should avoid doing it...should'nt we?

The switch is meant for using at signals, so that you don't have to turn the ignition off with the key everytime&the battery also stays on if you need to honk/use the indicators. Use it for what its meant, I'm using it since 5 years on my Fiero F2&no problems with the fuse yet!

ayushkant · 08-21-2009, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neermsc

...........well i think killing the engine off and starting it at each signal might take a toll on ur battery.....wont it???(i used to do that on my activa and in a few days the fuse blew off

......so i think we should avoid doing it...should'nt we?

I donno anything abt this

. But at signals where the green light will take about a min to start, I prefer shutting down my bike

. I don't think it shud have any effects, else many wudn't b dng d same at signals.

Can anyone elaborate on this??

pali · 08-21-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HydBiker

I kill the engine about 3 times out of every 4 times I stop at a long signal. on my R15.

Every time I switch off the engine with the engine kill switch and not with the ignition.

Well, that is the purpose the switch exists for. There might be a loose contact inside the switch for some bikes and you are supposed to get a replacement for it from Yamaha. Warranty Power. Go, get it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarvajit

The switch is meant for using at signals, so that you don't have to turn the ignition off with the key everytime&the battery also stays on if you need to honk/use the indicators. Use it for what its meant, I'm using it since 5 years on my Fiero F2&no problems with the fuse yet!

When i asked abt the SVC guy if i can use it for the reasons you mentioned..he shaked his head vigourously and said 'sir,use it only during emergency and avoid using it unnecessarily' ..

Just saying what d SVC guys told me..

neermsc · 08-21-2009, 12:06 PM

well.........is the gearshifting supposed to be completely noiseless......i do whatever the manual says......upshift at 4-4.5k.....downshift at 3k and below.....but still the upshifts are fine.......the downshifts make a "tak-tak" noise

.......should i get this checked at the SVC or is it normal for downshifts????

avneetrekhi20 · 08-21-2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neermsc

well.........is the gearshifting supposed to be completely noiseless......i do whatever the manual says......upshift at 4-4.5k.....downshift at 3k and below.....but still the upshifts are fine.......the downshifts make a "tak-tak" noise

.......should i get this checked at the SVC or is it normal for downshifts????

I guess ltl noise is fine, but if its too much for ur comfort, never mind going to Service Station..

Sarvajit · 08-21-2009, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pali

When i asked abt the SVC guy if i can use it for the reasons you mentioned..he shaked his head vigourously and said 'sir,use it only during emergency and avoid using it unnecessarily' ..

Just saying what d SVC guys told me..

It is not a choke, that has to be used once in a while...it is meant so that we don't use the ignition every now&then!

Mindgrinder · 08-21-2009, 12:36 PM

i am shocked at built quality of FZ i slipped at 16 km/hr (no crash guards) i got hurt scratched grrrr.... u wont believe cluth handle broke! it cracked and the first part just came off!!!!! rest bike is fine till now, need to check.

I guess time to get leg guards

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HydBiker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,205	I kill the engine about 3 times out of every 4 times I stop at a long signal. on my R15. Every time I switch off the engine with the engine kill switch and not with the ignition. Well, that is the purpose the switch exists for. There might be a loose contact inside the switch for some bikes and you are supposed to get a replacement for it from Yamaha. Warranty Power. Go, get it. __________________ Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Alumni? PM me for an Invitation to *myJNV - the navodayan connect!*

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neermsc Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: pune Posts: 104	well.........is the gearshifting supposed to be completely noiseless......i do whatever the manual says......upshift at 4-4.5k.....downshift at 3k and below.....but still the upshifts are fine.......the downshifts make a "tak-tak" noise.......should i get this checked at the SVC or is it normal for downshifts???? __________________ YAMAHA>>>THE ART OF ENGINEERING.

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Mindgrinder TopSpppin! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore/Delhi Posts: 744	i am shocked at built quality of FZ i slipped at 16 km/hr (no crash guards) i got hurt scratched grrrr.... u wont believe cluth handle broke! it cracked and the first part just came off!!!!! rest bike is fine till now, need to check. I guess time to get leg guards __________________ FZ 16 for sale http://bangalore.quikr.com/Yamaha-FZ...QAdIdZ65575774

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