I brought 1 can of valvoline premium synthetic blend. which the dealer told it is 10w30 but it is 20w50. should i try it or give it back to dealer? the grade is not given on the pack or the bottle but i got to know from there website. please reply soon

IMO,Return it,20W50 is very thick.

You can give it a try if you want to or else return it and get Shell AX7 10w40. I used Shell last time and currently using Valvoline 20w50. Not a great oil though. Performance will be sluggish courtesy the thick oil. I'd recommend a 10w40 over this one.


It is. Not really suited for CBZ Extreme.

Valvoline has adopted this practice of selling motor oils without printing grades on the pack/bottle anywhere . I was bewildered when I saw it first . Return it and get your correct grade .

After almost 4.5 months on the road, (and one month in garage) my bike just crossed 2k KMs. And i must say, I really enjoyed each one of them..

Which set is better for a cbz extreme ?

Front - Michelin M45 or MRF Zapper FM
Rear - Michelin Street Sirac or MRF Zapper C or Zapper Q

Links

Michelin M45 - findTyre - motorcycle.michelin.in
Sirac Street - findTyre - motorcycle.michelin.in

Posting here and in Universal threads - Tyres section ..
MRF Front tyres - MRF Tyres
Rear tyres - MRF Tyres

I think the M45 for the front and Street Sirac or Zapper C would be a very good combination.
What do you guys think ?

Bro, I have never changed the front tyre since I bought the Hunk, which is Nov, 08! Anyway, I decided to change the rear tyre, and i did by replacing it with a 130/80 MRF Zapper. It looks like a monster. Have been using it since one and a half year now, and didn't face a single problem! Cheers..

P.S - Never used Michelin though, so don't wanna comment. I'd go for Michelin but 130 wasn't available..

Bro, I have never changed the front tyre since I bought the Hunk, which is Nov, 08! Anyway, I decided to change the rear tyre, and i did by replacing it with a 130/80 MRF Zapper. It looks like a monster. Have been using it since one and a half year now, and didn't face a single problem! Cheers..

P.S - Never used Michelin though, so don't wanna comment. I'd go for Michelin but 130 wasn't available..

Had a 2 hour night ride yesterday. Good god.. lighting was near useless. with the high beam focused skyward, i was riding all the way in low beam @ 40-50..

I desperately need better lighting. Experts, give me 2 answers..

1. How to focus the main beam..?
2. What can be done for better illumination (other than hid)..?

PS :- Please dont tell me to search the thread or refer lighting thread. My PC is down and am posting from my humble java phone..

Had a 2 hour night ride yesterday. Good god.. lighting was near useless. with the high beam focused skyward, i was riding all the way in low beam @ 40-50..

I desperately need better lighting. Experts, give me 2 answers..

1. How to focus the main beam..?
2. What can be done for better illumination (other than hid)..?

PS :- Please dont tell me to search the thread or refer lighting thread. My PC is down and am posting from my humble java phone..

What bulbs does your bike come with ?

Try Philips Premium as a first step.

Philips Lighting India - Premium

If not, you may have to go for Aux lights or HIDs or Work on the coil and go for a 60/55W

I do have 2 55/60W H4 Philips bulbs in stock, which came with my ALTO. So are you saying that I need to re-work the coil to install one of them..?
BTW, stock bulb is 30/35W. Dont know the make.

Had a 2 hour night ride yesterday. Good god.. lighting was near useless. with the high beam focused skyward, i was riding all the way in low beam @ 40-50..

I desperately need better lighting. Experts, give me 2 answers..

1. How to focus the main beam..?

Try Philips Premium as a first step.
Philips Lighting India - Premium Work on the coil and go for a 60/55W

What bulbs does your bike come with ?

Is your bike full DC ? Even if it is, you may need a battery upgrade which again will need a coil upgrade for charging.

With Relay?
Once in my splendor+ 7 years back, I tried to put 60/55 watts bulb by putting a relay.The local mechanics call it as "cutout"
In 2 days itself the bulb was fused,its rr unit and the cutout was burnt(I was able to smell the burnt wires connected to the rr unit).It was a very costly affair to again switch to stock electricals
So a relay on Hero Honda bikes is not of any use

In Hero Honda models,Only Karizma and Ambition are bikes which have AC+DC setup hence you can put 60/55 watts bulb and a battery of slight high amp rating in case of 100/90 watts bulb

In Hunk,if you put a 60/55 watts bulb,you have to rev your bike till 3500 rpm but it is not possible.Also lot of fuel wastage plus too much load on alternator and the rr unit.
Its RR unit of hunk is definately of high capacity hence no problem of changing rr unit
Also you can do one thing
Just check whether Avenger 180 stator coil is identical with Hunk or not.
If both are identical,then you can surely put avenger coil in Hunk or similar bike.

Currently Avenger 180 coil can be put in Pulsar 150,P-180 directly
I dont know other than these two bikes where does the avenger coil fits properly.You have to try and find out.
My suggestion is to remove the stator coil from magneto of Hunk and check it with Avenger 180 coil.

If it doesnt match then only one option is to convert your bike in DC.Coil rewinding doesnt work properly hence not recommended