Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

This is an issue which happens with my Activa too. It appears that Honda has cut some corners to maintain its corners, especially the scooters which were manufactured in the last 3 years.

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I don't think the problem is with the carburetor..

This is pathetic, my scooter is new and the starting issue 🤦🏻*♂️. Let me explain what is actually happening !

I didn't ride the scooter for a whole day and the issue started when I try to crank it the next day. After multiple attempts of kicking and self it had started, this issue won't appear if I ride it daily. All these issue started happening after the first service.

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Cross posting from the Tyres thread

I have one question regarding Honda Activa 125. MRF is providing a larger tyres "100/90-10 ZAPPER D - TL" for the rear. The typical rear tyre for Activa 125 is "90/100-10". I wanted to know if someone has fitted this tyre in their Activa 125? How has been the grip and handling of the scooter after fitting the tyre? Does it give better grip in wet road conditions? Also does the ground clearance of the scooter gets reduced after fitting this tyre?

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

Adjust carburetor afr.

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It's been two months for my dio, after the first service bike refuses to start on first crank, even after pulling the choke it struggles a bit, Should I change the spark plug and engine oil ?

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Got it check at service center they also say the cdi is conked off ( showed it to 2 other mechanics same opinion) , but am not able to digest how did the second cdi conk off so early within 3km. the reason they say cdi because there is no current in the scooty .

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The service center is too far away when I checked with the mechanic he opened the scooty up and said there's no current because of which it isn't starting and to take it to an electrician to check for wiring but the electrician he suggested is far away too so am looking for an electrician nearby to check if any issues with wiring

Re: Honda Dio, Activa and Aviator

like i said before.. if battery isn't charging it is most likely a problem with the stator coil or rr unit. you need to have the voltages checked at the battery, especially with the scoot running and the throttle around half way.. it should read around 14.2 V .. this indicates that the battery is being charged.
a cdi should not conk out like this normally.
you might also want to get the wiring checked thoroughly for any short circuits or wrong connections due to tampering by previous owner.

take it to a authorized service center and get their opinion..(just tell them it isn't starting, and not about cdi issues etc..)

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In continuation with above post got the battery charged and it's dead(not charging) but the scooty is again not starting and mechanic says the second cdi may have also shot but am not sure that the cdi would short in less than 24hrs in a distance of less than 1.5 km. So what should I do now ?

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So the scooty died and it would not start even with the kick , but on changing the cdi it started with the kick , also the battery is new (bought it second hand and the previous owner had replaced with new battery , have asked for warranty card)

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i've ridden with a dead battery in my dio for two months.. hadn't affected anything, i just had to use the kick starter every-time. I don't think it will cause a cdi to fail.
how was it diagnosed as cdi failure ? did u swap it with another cdi and check ?
if the battery is dead, make sure you check it's not a bad stator coil or RR unit before replacing the battery.. any mechanic or battery shop will be able to test this.

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so regarding that starter motor issue i had posted a few posts back the cdi of my aviator failed , and the battery is dead too so the mechanic says if the battery isn't charged the cdi will fail again , how true is this statement because i don't think the cdi should be related to low battery as such.

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avoid using a tube type tire as a tubeless.

I had pointed you to a similar block tread pattern tires from TVS (tubeless) pl go thru my earlier post.
the mrf meteor should also be a good choice, especially at the rear.

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Guys continuing on tyres for my Activa 125 CC. I went around a few dealers over the past few weekends and came up with the following conclusions.
1) Ceat GRIPP is a very good tyre for wet grip and dirt road conditions.
2) Ceat GRIPP comes in tyre-tube combination.
CEAT GRIPP has limited availability in my area. I had go to some distance to talk to a few dealers. And that is fine, as long as I get a tyre that meets my requirements.

One of the dealers also told me that he can fit CEAT GRIPP without the tube. However one of my neighbours told me that, it initially it will work but then after a few months tyres will start to leak air, because the side walls are not strong enough and the bottom portion of the tyre, the portion which connects with the rim, looses its grip.

So my search has reverted back to MRF Meteor M tyres. I am planning to replace both front and rear tyres with block tread pattern tyres.
https://www.mrftyresandservice.com/tyre/90100-10-tl-meteor-m

I am still looking for tubeless only tyres. And I am still looking for tyres with good grip in wet and gravel like conditions. I am not that much concerned about life, but more about safety, stability and grip. So I have 2 more questions
1) Is there any other tubeless tyre brand that I can look for which will give me good grip in wet and gravel like conditions.
2) Does anyone have any experience of using MRF Meteor tyres on Honda two wheelers? If yes can you please give me your inputs? How do fare with respect to wet road and gravel road conditions.

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Thanks mate that helped a lot..