Sunir-Dust

Hi all Xbhp-ians Big smile for you all ,
Myself sunir from Bangalore , have loved riding since the time i got my first cycle !
enough about me !
now a lilttle on my biking history :-
I learn riding on a kinetic challenger ( it does make learning a little easier , as it shows which gear we are currently running on )

1st bike---Bajaj pulsar 150 , 1st generation :-
Was a great bike ! Had many many crashes on it , did a LOT of "Jugaads" in it , & finally after about 7-8 years , it gave up . It took a lot of abuse , people who say pulsar breakdown pretty quick , have no idea how much torture pulsars can take !

2nd bike---HH Karizma :-
Loved the refinement of the ride after p150 . Initially i mantained it very well , but later , i grouped up with the "wrong" kind of friends , they would take my bike for a day or two & literally rape it !
( i wasnt aware of this until after.) The machine kept together pretty well , never it gave up ! I had it for about 3-4 years , in that time , the only major issues i faced were- spark plug jam ,buggy fuel meter , and a total meter-console crash once , thats all . Anyway , i had to sell it later on , as I need the $$$ , and moreover it was giving me a mileage of 20-25 .
( Please do not blame the bike , the vehicle was awesome , my friends are at blame here ) , Sold it for 30k .

3rd bike---Yamaha Fazer ( waiting for delivery , due today evening !):
Reasons that led me to choose this bike :
I had shortlisted P180 , r15 & fazer .
R-15 - Out of the game for me as soon as the v.2 came out . For me a "decent" pillion comfort is a must.
p180 - Loved the power . Hated the kick less start . Had to phase it out mainly because my dad hates pulsars , and because i had already owned 1 before , i dint mind giving it up . ( i personally love how the p-220 s looks , i think it looks better than r-15 too ! )
Fazer - Love the gearbox smoothness! love the handling too ! ( unlike pulsar!) Although i dont like the mileage & power figures much , i'm ready to settle down for refinement , comfort & handling .Besides , my g/f liked the bike too .
Booked a cyber green Fazer , as they told that the black one would take 2 weeks more for delivery .

A small favor from all XBHP-ians :-

1) Please dont mind any grammatical/logical errors that i may make while writing posts , i mite post it in wrong topics too , as im new here .

2) PLEASE TELL ME IF THE CHOICE I MADE FOR PICKING my bike is correct.i want u all's honest opinion please

3) Please tell me how to extract the maximum mileage from my ride .

Thank you all for reading my lengthy post !
Sitting at work right now & cant wait for the bike guys !
Will upload snaps as soon as i can !

SKSy_Biker

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Sunir-Dust

Hey guys , hehehe , not everyone is jobless as me , i understand , but waiting for your reply guys , BADLY ! also , can someone please tell me if my decision to go with fazer was a wise 1 or not ?

2 hours more bros ,, den il be united with my machine!!

Love u all !

(p s: i did a mistake while posting , i became impatient & dint allow moderators to review the post & thougt it dint get posted , den i posted a new post saying my messages are not going , sorry about that mods , wont happen again )

Naughty VaIsH

welcome to xbhp bro .. i loved your choice .. that too the color which was one of my aim but i have to settled up with szr .. well show us your new bikes photograph and congrats .. welcome to yamaha family and xbhp biker-hood

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Sumit_B

Hi Sunir... welcome to Xbhp and congrats for the yamaha.

I am a fazer owner (1st edition) and mind you, it's a machine much better than a pulsar and karizma. I have rode karizmas and pulsars on long roadtrips but did not find the stability and comfort like Fazer does. (I am not saying pulsars n zma's are not good, they are equally good, I like them too, but fazer is a class apart )

Bought in Feb 2010 and the meter reading is 28000+kms already.

My experience so far: Good touring machine.

+ve points: Stability, riding comfort top class, till date I don't have any fibre part or any other part loose, squeaking or making any noise.

-ve points:

1) A bane for the pillion: If you are riding with a pillion for long, the pillion will suffer because of the small rear seat.

2) Rear tire: Gets punctured easily, not that tough as it looks .

3) Don't get surprised if the fuel indicator reflects wrong readings. Do not trust the fuel meter, it will start acting weird after few months.

Additional advice/suggestion: Get a leg/crash guard intalled first.

Enjoy your ride!

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Blumarine005

Welcome to xbhp bro. Enjoy your ride. Even I am in dilemma which bike to upgrade to after ZMA. Hope your prev experience of ZMA and current exp of Fazer help me. Fazer is among my list.

Sunir-Dust

Hey guys !!!!
Thank you for replying you all !!!

Yes , i got the bike !!! man ,, it feels awsome! (im united with a machine after 3 long years ! )

About the bike : Runs good , smoothness of a ZMA is nothing compared to fazer (IMHO) . Took delivery at 7pm , rode it till 12am , clocked 60kms for today , maintained speed . ( just once i went 80km/h , the bike encouraged me to do that )
For me , the main issue is that i feel it needs a 6th gear badly , or some sprocket changes ??

Can some one suggest how to maintain a proper run in , not the classic way , maybe something new you guys know .

Sumit , can you please tell me your fazers mileage figures ? , also , can we change the stock tyres to something which is less "puncture prone" ? Please suggest .

Bluemarine , after riding a karizma , i can tell you that you can definitely go for the fazer , ( new 1 comes with a kicker too) , ONLY IF you are ready to settle down for LESS power & about the same mileage . But in exchange , you get butter smooth gear shifts , AWESOME handling plus you already had a ZMA right ? so why not something new ?
IMHO , a good all rounder & VFM is a p180 , new ones are pretty refined too , also , if you can wait for some more time , you can get the fazer 250 too .. what kind of rides will you be using it for bro ?

A little O.T :
I have learnt so much from the XBHP forum , thank you all so much .
Any one from Bangalore going for a tour ? please please let me know !
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I will be posting pics & "1st impressions" in the appropriate thread soon .

Sumit_B

Hmmm... mileage, in city around 32-35 kmpl and 35-38 kmpl on the highways (can be more, just giving you a rough figure of my 20 month old bike ) and I am glad to know that the new edition has a kick, when I bought n I asked for a kick, they said it will cost Rs. 3500 extra .

About the tire, there is no need to change it, but yes, you will need to check the tire on a regular basis. I haven't changed the stock tires yet.

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Sunir-Dust

32-35 in city ?? , what is your riding style ? can you suggest me how to run-in the bike properly ? also , ive heard that stock tyres are pretty useless on wet roads & "kacha" roads , do tell me if this is true .
I was thinking of putting a "classic" (gauge) fuel meter and tachometer . Is this technically possible ? ( i want to keep both , digital & analog )

Thank you for your reply Sumit , appreciate it a lot

Sumit_B

Different people have different riding styles. I have the fastest fazer around . Jokes apart, I don't like riding in the city, too much of traffic and hustle-bustle, so I always think twice before riding in the city. Out of total distance covered on my bike, most of kms were covered on ghats, hills, around coastal areas. I like to ride fast. Don't worry about the mileage, I gave you a rough figure. I would not suggest anything about how to ride it, you will figure it out yourself.


Who told you this? Do not listen to anyone who haven't experienced this machine. I have cornered my bike and scraped my knee (with guards) and foot pegs; rode in heavy rains, did off-roading (with some issues) but never had any major grip issue. I don't know about others.



Too much of thinking boy, let it be as it is. Stock looks the best.
If you have extra money, transfer it to my account.

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