Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator


Thanks you for your suggestion

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Thanks you for your suggestion

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Thanks you for your suggestion

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Hi,
I own activa 125. I am trying to open the front panel to access the fuse box but cannot open it. I managed to open only the 4 screws, but there are a few snap clips on the lower side which are not coming off. How do we open these snapclips.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

check the owners manual, I think it might explain on how to do this. i think you might have to push it slightly upwards and then remove it out.
if not, take it to the svc and watch them do it, and you can follow suit in future. damaging these mounts n panels is the last thing you want.
The older manuals for the activa's and dio's did have a lot of gyaan on general DIY maintenances.

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check the owners manual, I think it might explain on how to do this. i think you might have to push it slightly upwards and then remove it out.
if not, take it to the svc and watch them do it, and you can follow suit in future. damaging these mounts n panels is the last thing you want.
The older manuals for the activa's and dio's did have a lot of gyaan on general DIY maintenances.

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..

+1 , i am feeling the same on my 2015 Aviator.
Honda servicing sucks , TVS was way better

I used to drive wego in Bangalore , In Mumbai brought Aviator , just completed 2000 km, getting 47 km mileage, engine is tad better compared to TVS, but everything else wego really rules



[QUOTE=chat2arindam;683229]Hii, Dear Friends,

I have completed my first 1000 kms day before yesterday on my aviator. The mileage I am getting now is around 42 -44 kmpl (Only city driving). The performance of the scooter is average, but the first servicing was terrible. They just washed, changed oil, some screw setting with carburetor and that's it. No air filter clean, no spark plug clean etc. I am facing some balancing issues, I don't know why? While taking a turn at very slow speed, applying very slight rear brake pressure, the front steering feels heavier or wobbles without pillion rider. Even after going through potholes, the same problem arises, the rear portion tends to wobble slightly,( Not with the case with WEGO). The tyre pressure are full according to manual. Starting issue is there, in morning. The rear suspension is very hard, big problem for pillion rider. The scooter engine is good, refined. The speedo needle constantly moves like jerking( no smooth movement ). The headlight brightness may be very very good, but the focus is very bad even after best adjustment, Can't see the road properly, ( Help needed for xenon light fitting, if applicable on aviator.)Will fit a Xenos Remote Lock FW 45 this saturday. Found a dealer in kolkata. I am not sure how much useful will it be... Help needed on this regard. The locks are not good, the keys just don't go in smoothly even after oiling. The front disc brake problem has gone a lot. The front wheel is moving a bit freely now, but it jams at a particular point and then again rotates freely. The Honda Servicing is really bad, The technicians just don't communicate with the customer properly, don't explain a problem thoroughly, etc. Didn't received the registration number yet after more than 1 month complete. Within 1 month, I am facing so many minor glitches, don't know what would happen after 2-3 years.
I personally wouldn't recommend anybody to go for Honda aviator, in kolkata, the roads are very very bad, no comfort, no good mileage, etc. Rather go for a bike with big wheels and good mileage, they are better in metro cities. I had driven Hero Winner for 5 long years, the scooter handling was far better than Aviator.

Regards,

Arindam Saha Choudhuri,[/QUOTE]

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..


Here is a good reason to clean your oil stainer....

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..

Did you find any metal flakes? Usually, we find some during first removal and in subsequent check it remains clean.

I seem to have jammed the strainer-plate-bolt, ring-spanner slips on it. ;-(

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..

Yes it was the first time the stainer was cleaned, the svc was reluctant to do it on the first service
So I did it today along with an oil change at 1100KMS on the odo.

There was a good amount of metal flakes in the net along with the excess sealant from inside.
What disappointed me was any magnet in the entire system.
Atleast the drain bolt should have it .
Magnets are very good at catching the minute metal shavings from the bore.

Yeah I also feared stripping the drain and stainer bolts,
That's why I always do it on cold engine which also preserves the threads.

You can use socket wrench along with a light tap from a hammer
Do it on hot engine which will make it easier...

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Yes it was the first time the stainer was cleaned, the svc was reluctant to do it on the first service
So I did it today along with an oil change at 1100KMS on the odo.

There was a good amount of metal flakes in the net along with the excess sealant from inside.
What disappointed me was any magnet in the entire system.
Atleast the drain bolt should have it .
Magnets are very good at catching the minute metal shavings from the bore.

Yeah I also feared stripping the drain and stainer bolts,
That's why I always do it on cold engine which also preserves the threads.

You can use socket wrench along with a light tap from a hammer
Do it on hot engine which will make it easier...

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..

Send that photo to Honda Motorcycle India if necessary to let off some steam.

This system doesn't have an engine-oil-filter either, esp considering the oil-level-inspection setup it has.

Will be changing engine-oil this weekend, will look in to strainer-screen-bolt.

cheers

Re: Completion of 1000 KMS...On Aviator..

Hello guys i had planned to change the brake fluid in my Aviator (Disk) recently but ended up rounding off one of the bleeding screw. The one brake line i was able to bleed was the combi brake one. But as a result i was not able to bleed the main frontal brake line of the disk. Although I changed the brake fluid by removing the brake line screw connecting the brake line and the piston housing. So i have purchased a vice grip to remove the old bleed screw with but i am not able to find a replacement bleeding screw in the market. Anyone knows from where can i get a replacement bleeding screw in Delhi. Service center guys were of no help as they didn't even look at the problem and suggested me that the whole disk brake would have to be changed which will cost me around 3500.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Guy's .has castrol stopped production of castrol activ scooter 20w40..I hv been searching this ,but only 10w30 is available at stores.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Check their website to see what grades are available.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

They are showing only 10w30 grade on their website i.what I am asking is has anyone recently seen 20w40 at stores.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Look so to me, haven't been able to spot the activ scooter 20w40 since the 10w30 (marketed as with 'zip boosters') was launched. I did manage to get a (the last) bottle from my local spares shop from their earlier stock at around an yr ago. I still have that bottle lying around, and will probably be using it at the next service which will be done sometime this week. I used the 10w30 at the previous service just to see how it fares..its been six months now with the scooter being used mostly for short trips of around 5 km and has clocked around 2400 km in the past 6 months. No complaints of oil consumption and the scoot just purrs like new, though its cumulative odo has breached the 50k mark !
And the only significant piece of equipment that gave up over these past 8 yrs of my ownership of the dio was its RR unit a couple of months ago. A new one was around 500rs IIRC

Btw, If you want a 20w40, then get the shell ax5 or motul's 3100

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Shell ax5 is a good option which is a jaso ma oil.but what I want is a jaso mb with 20w40 grade...currently my 8 year old dio is running on motul scooter le 10w30 which is so far doing good job.but I fear 10w30 won't give protection to engine since Indian climatic condition is getting hotter day by day..so I wanted to switch back to 20w40 mb grade..heard that gulf oil has also launched scooter specific oil in India but it is also 10w30

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

yeh man, most of the oils/companies are moving towards the 10w30 grade. Do not worry about the ma/mb grade, initially only ma grades were available.. and only since the past 4 yrs have these mb oil being marketed here in india. for an 8yr ol' dio, the oil that was initially sold by honda (white bottle) was always a ma grade in 20w40.
Close your eyes and go for the ax5 if you want to use a 20w40. The one thing i noticed between the 10w30 and the 20w40(ma, mb...used em all) is that the scoot revved a little more freely on the 10w30. The important thing is to change oil regularly every 2500km / 6 months whichever is earlier for a healthy engine.