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**psycho 98** · 09-15-2009, 10:58 PM

Originally posted by Bharadwaj_D View Post

. If you have to tune it do have a mechanic aside

Now who is that !

! my bike has not gone to any mechs from past 1.5yr just go to them for dirty work thats it, rest all DIY

i do tuning based on plug chops i buy some new plugs and start on. my current set up is 1.5 turns out which gives me 48kmpl in city.

To me if tuning the carb is not done without seeing the plug readings is taking chance for something bad.

**Bharadwaj_D** · 09-16-2009, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by psycho 98 View Post

Now who is that !

! my bike has not gone to any mechs from past 1.5yr just go to them for dirty work thats it, rest all DIY

i do tuning based on plug chops i buy some new plugs and start on. my current set up is 1.5 turns out which gives me 48kmpl in city.

To me if tuning the carb is not done without seeing the plug readings is taking chance for something bad.

I cant do anything if you hate them so much. Plug chop is not absolute necessity. Monitoring of the spark plug colour at weekly intervals will tell if the mixture is too rich or lean

**Bharadwaj_D** · 09-18-2009, 04:14 PM

Update ..Guys , 2 days after I made the fuel settings on rich side, yesterday i got some time to take the bike to highway. I added gulf 4t 10w 30 oil to top up. I found the bike pulled all its way up to 100 without any choking, sluggishness. Moreover for the first

time i saw that it went up to 8500+ rpm when i had clocked some ~114km on speedo. I held that speed for approx 30 sec. The best part was there were minimal to no vibes during the ride. At some 90 speed the bike was running so smooth and stress free

. But I could still hear the tappet sound all the way

. After the drive the bike made tappet sound like a sewing machine

**Raccoon** · 09-18-2009, 04:22 PM

^^^ Yes, Gulf definitely made my bike smoother and a li'l more rev happy too. But which oil were you using before you tried Gulf?

Hasn't anybody tried Valvoline 10W30 yet??

**Bharadwaj_D** · 09-18-2009, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by Raccoon View Post

^^^ Yes, Gulf definitely made my bike smoother and a li'l more rev happy too. But which oil were you using before you tried Gulf?

Hasn't anybody tried Valvoline 10W30 yet??

No... it was not because of the oil. I had it even during last long trip. The service guy had put lean fuel settings which screwed the the whole ride. The bike wouldnt go beyond ~85kmph and was vibrating badly. I just wanted to see if the condition would improve with rich fuel settings.

I checked after the trip the oil level became low though i put a full bottle of gulf pride 4t plus 10W 30 oil just before the trip.

Hence i did a top up.

**chidafn** · 09-19-2009, 02:54 PM

so i think that tappet noise problem is incurable in xtreme!!!

**Raccoon** · 09-19-2009, 03:56 PM

^^^ What tappet noise? Which tappet noise? Where tappet noise? Why tappet noise?

Never heard any such thing in my CBZ-X.

**sarbanoxley** · 09-20-2009, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by chidafn View Post

so i think that tappet noise problem is incurable in xtreme!!!

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The tappet noise is curable it depends on the SC guys mood

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Originally posted by Raccoon View Post

^^^ What tappet noise? Which tappet noise? Where tappet noise? Why tappet noise?

Never heard any such thing in my CBZ-X.

You know how to adjust the tappet yourself but we aRE @ the mercy of the SC people

.After seeing HH ASS....Only god can help the people who go for the FI ZMA

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**kaka** · 09-20-2009, 04:48 PM

guys i'd like to know if we can get the footrest thing (silver color thing) on the silencer in different color say black .. or any other sticker job or something to camouflage the scratches on it .. there are way too many scratches on it .. its taking away the whole look off the bike :|

a friend of mine suggested me to use a sticker on the scratched part . a black one (slightly tapered stickering job) or paint the scratched part with silver color

i'm sure most of us have this problem .. any solution to this ?? do we get a black color thing ?

**riazmomin** · 09-20-2009, 10:35 PM

Originally posted by chidafn View Post

so i think that tappet noise problem is incurable in xtreme!!!

Originally posted by kaka View Post

guys i'd like to know if we can get the footrest thing (silver color thing) on the silencer in different color say black .. or any other sticker job or something to camouflage the scratches on it .. there are way too many scratches on it .. its taking away the whole look off the bike :|

a friend of mine suggested me to use a sticker on the scratched part . a black one (slightly tapered stickering job) or paint the scratched part with silver color

i'm sure most of us have this problem .. any solution to this ?? do we get a black color thing ?

how about paint???

Few changes on my Xtreme!!!

Changed the bulbs under the meter console for ordinary to white LEDs. The glow is not enough, but one more LED will solve that problem. But Need to make hole for that. So right now thats on hold. But its quite manageble right now. And white glow looks good.

Oil changed to Motul 5w40, I am yet to find any difference in refinement of the engine and smoothness, as I have realy driven it for long. But the gear shift has become lot slicker, but not great difference when compared to stock oil.

Front tire changed to Michelene M45, As Dunlop tire in front was defective. Nice tire with excellent grip and improved barking.

**kaka** · 09-20-2009, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by riazmomin View Post

how about paint???

do we get any particular companies' paint for this ? or will the regular enamel paint from say asian paints do ? ?

and riaz bhai any idea if we can get a black thing on the silencer in place of the silver one ?

also Eid Mubarak in advance ..and yesterday i happened to come to sarvi at 745 .. sorry couldn't make it at 630 .. did u ppl leave by 730 or so ?

**vipin_s** · 09-20-2009, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by chidafn View Post

so i think that tappet noise problem is incurable in xtreme!!!

On my first free svc of my achiever, I came across a 'knowledgeable' engineer, he was explaining to the mechanic that there is "tappet noise" on his brand new Zma (2K kms done).....supervisor listened to noise carefully by hovering his ears in b/w tank and engine, he raised accelerator thrice and finally concluded it's noise (kind of buzzing) due to less petrol in the tank....half an hour later the guy came back with big smile and said "THANKS, there no noise now" !! Moral of the story is knowledge can sometimes be dangerous

If you hear feeble tappet noise, be happy that those things are doing their job !!

**Bharadwaj_D** · 09-21-2009, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by sarbanoxley View Post

You know how to adjust the tappet yourself

really

**Bharadwaj_D** · 09-21-2009, 12:38 AM

If i set the tappets to

say 'perfect' settings then will they create a problem again

Will it take weeks or months or years

to crop up

**outworldly maniac** · 09-21-2009, 04:02 AM

@ Bharadwaj D

Dont touch your bike buddy if you re not sure of what you re doing . I am sorry if it may offend you but I just dont want you to be in trouble .
Idling setting at 3000 + rpm is not good at all . Better take it to the SC guys.

best of luck

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