bike booked

Congratulation! What color?

Make sure you buy good quality helmet before you take delivery of the bike.

Ride safe!

Cheers!

Thank you buddy .. but i cant get sleep ... at night just counting my fingers to get the bike in hand .. it will take a month to deliver i guess

Color : Quality Blue
Helmet : LS2

Its always better to maintain the Bike at the pressure what manual says (+/- 2). Does the bike have adjustable rear shocks ? [Sorry for not knowing this, I do not own a SZ] If so, Go ahead and soften the shocks to avoid bumpy ride and dont reduce your tyre pressure for that sake.

SZ-x is a great bike

I purchased an SZ-X on 3rd March and has covered 700 kms. Wow.. I liked it very much. 5th gear from 30kmph! That was amazing. Commuting inside the town has been like a dream.
I had thought of buying a unicorn. But in our town even bookings were closed.
But I knew yamaha is a reliable brand. I have seen three yamaha bikes perform beyond all expectations.
One was an old YBX which has crossed more than 1.5 lakhs kms before its engine was opened.
Another one that two eyed fazer which was driven roughly for 80000 kms, still running smooth, and with no noise.
Another one a crux, which has clocked 100000 kms without major repairs.
So I decided to go for SZ-X.
I am getting exactly 50kmph mileage now.
Two excellent features are the amazing easiness in handling the bike; the bike feels so weightless and smooth.
Then the riding comfort. My wife is also happy to sit longer distances on the pillion.

I think YAMAHA has done whatever a commuter needs. Without overdoing anything, they have given all features perfectly optimised.

But I have decided to replace the tyres with a better brand, once they wear out.

Great work.. I am loving it.

Hi Chasejp,

Congrats on the new dame!
am also planning for it... however i was little worried about cofort for pillion rider - lady, saree-wearing (Mom or wife) ... what is your opinion on it?
Also, u said about replacing tyres... i think they are TVS make, aren't they?.. do they feel slippery on wet surface?

SM

Wow you seems to be Yamaha man! Fazer meaning old one or the new one? I am sure its old one.

Even I called up 3-4 Honda showrooms in Mumbai and they said that the booking for Unicorn and Activa are closed as the waiting period has exceeded 11 months! Outside it was available next day delivery if I pay 10K extra! Dazzler was available in 1 month, but was never intrested in Dazzler.

I waited then Yamaha launched SZ series but without disc brakes I was disappointed. I again waited and then finally Yamaha Launched SZ with disc and named it as SZ R, without second thought I booked the bike and that too without even taking test ride as I did not know how to ride bike that time. :P

I agree on many things that you mentioned. Riding at 30 kmph on 5th gear is a real pleasure. Pillion seat is also very comfortable!

As far as mileage is concern I am getting more than 50 kmpl in City condition with 40-50 kmph speed without exceeding 4000 rpm.

I am now shifted to Pune, here the summer hit is pretty high, I am sure I am loosing quite a lot of fuel due to evaporation. I also dont keep much petrol in the petrol tank as I have fear of it getting stolen. Clocked 935 kms so far. I have not ripped my bike at all, running it as per the manual. I will try high speeds after 1000 kms.

I am also planning to change tyres once this stock tyres worn out, but not now. May be I will go for tubeless tyres.

Anyone changed tyres of SZ?

Cheers!

Thanks Augustine for this informative reply, and Yes SZ do have adjustible rear shocks. I will try to keep the pressure as recommanded and change the rear shock setting as soft.

And I am keeping 28 front and 32 psi in rear tyre now.

SZ has got 5 points of shock absorber adjustment, I will try soft.

Cheers!

My wife now always wants to roam around on the pillion.. truly.. . But remember to remove the plastic used to cover the seat, and put on regular seat covers.. Now I dont feel any difficulty with the tyre.. But I am expecting something to crop up in the future

You are right! It is the old fazer, 7 years old. mileage i am getting 50 exclusively in town. I am not a hardcore yamaha fan. But I was sure not think beyond, HMSI and YAMAHA, because all that glitter are not gold.

Thanks bhai!

from pillion point of view which one is better, SZR or SS125?

what engine oil have you all used for the bike ?
1. Mineral oil
2. Synthetic
3. hmmm 3rd one dun remember

i have asked few many have opted me the 1st one Mineral oil ... for the 5000km .. please find out regarding the engine oil ?

My bike is running on Yamalube 20W40 Mineral oil. And secondly I have been watching FZ-16 Ownership Thread here on xbhp as our beast carries same but detuned engine as FZ-16 and FZ-S, there this topic is discussed to the core, and it is always adviced to use Mineral oil as the parts in the engine settling down to the smoothness in the intial few thousand kms. Fully and Semi Synthetic oil has more lubricating factor in it so engine parts will get more lubrication in that oil and the parts does not get settle the way they have to.

And there are 3 types of oils (from what I know and read):
- Mineral
- Semi-Synthetic
- Fully Synthetic

On a personal note I am going to stick to Mineral oil for most of the part.

I hope I answered your query, Seniors anything to add in what I have said?

Cheers!

am also going to stick with mineral and yeah well said its the same engine with modified and made 12bhp...and even i have planned to use on mineral oil

First service

Today My bike gets its first service. Has run 965 kms. No remarks to make. Everything has been excellent and keeps on getting better