If you are getting 45-50kmpl in city then what are getting on highways ?? Why you bother for others to write anything. If no one replies then look into "help me" section or SVC anytime.Frankly speaking still FZ is sold more than SZ models. So I think there are less participants.And Yamaha should have done some better mode then just detuning it. If you compare P150 performance Vs FZ/SZ then FZ/ SZ loses the war. Now we all are looking for better options with better packages.Don't know why Yamaha is not versatile/agile company ??Here Bajaj and Honda are launching different models but Yamaha thinks he can win the leagues with R15 and FZ only.Lets see when some better models comes out ?

On highways I dont get that good mileage, as I rip the hell out of the bike in low gears on highways.

Raising help me thread for each and every thing would not appropriate, if I had to raise help me thread for every (noob) problem or (noob) query then whole purpose of having ownership thread blows away. And if raising help me thread is the only option to get the queries addressed then we dont need this ownership thread, & it should be locked.

Cheers!

- Lalit

any tips for riding and taking care of my brand new sz-r..

Follow the run-in period instruction as per manual, read the entire manual once. Run-in period would decide many factors in the future, engine life, mileage to an extent, performance.

Make sure you have manual specified air pressure in front and rear. Tyre do have a run-in period too, please take little care for for first 300-400 kms. Tyres are not that good, so make sure you are completely aware when riding on pavor blocks and cement road. Try and avoid riding with pillion, if not possible then it doesnt really matter.

Dont get bothered with mileage before first service, it will be less, a typical property of a new engine. The mileage will improve after 1st or 2nd service.

Cheers!

- Lalit

any tips for riding and taking care of my brand new sz-r..

My two cents:

a. Let bike idle for say 30-40 seconds before riding it for first time in day.

b. Never ride on constant RPM/speed/gear, keep varying them.

c. For first 2-3 KMs, keep it at relatively lower RPMs also making sure that engine is not lugging.

d. Keep it below maximum speed( specified for run in period )mentioned in manual. I think it would be somewhere between 40-50 KMPH.

hello there , its vikash here i need help from you guys i bought an used yamaha sgx whic has done 13k KM by the 1st owner and its 2 years old bike i rode it around 1k and i started to see some issues #Problem - the bike starts normally with out any choke , but the issue starts in 5th grear , the bike behaves as if its running out of petrol small hiccups the petrol was around half tank still it used to ,i took it normal today it went to reserve when i rode the bike in reserve mode the hiccups were more and it used to stop , so filled the tank for few more km it behaved the same , so i had to hit a mechanic guy ,( few weeks back only i serviced the bike cleaning the air filter and engine oil etc ), the mech asked whts the problem and all i said him to have a ride , he came back and started throttling the bike there was BLACK SMOKE comeing out , he then checked the spark plug it was all back on the tip , he then said the problem due to low power out put as there is some problem in bore or piston rings , whic is eating oil but no power out put #1 - whts the warranty we get on this bike like upto how many KM/YEARS #2 - Wht will be at best solution ,cost involved ?#3 - Ny one from Bangalore who can advise me a good yamaha mech or shall i go to SVC Thank you in advance

thanks a lot for reply...can you suggest any solution for poor headlight and speedometer glow...???

First thing, Dont let local mechanics fiddle with bike wiring etc. As any modification/wiring cut can lead to warranty issues. For headlight, you can go to good spare part shop and ask them for head lights bulbs of Phillips or OSRAM with power rating same as your bike's headlight bulb. Most probably it will be 12V/35 W but you can confirm this from manual. This power rating is very important as bulbs of higher rating can put unneccesary load on bike's electricals and headlight dome. For speedometer glow, I cannot suggest anything that can be done without fiddling with bike electricals. Probably SZR has AC wiring setup ( SZR owners can confirm this ) . This means you will get good glow when bike is driven in high RPMs and not so good glow in lower RPMs. This is applicable for both headlight/speedometer glow.

Its coming with DC wiring set-up and yes, its coming with 35w osram bulb but its illumination is poor where as fz which is coming with same 35w bulb is having good illumination...I think fz is having Philips 35w hs1 as default bulb...

Front tire of my bike is giving a sound when i park the bike or you can say its audible only when i turn off the engine. It feels like disc break is touching wheel some where or its rubbing its own inner part.....has any one faced similar problem...???

Its normal. The disc pads are new it will take some time to settle in. What you can do is park the bike on center stand and move the front tyre to check the free movement of it, if it is freely moving with that noise, no need to worry about it.

HTH

Cheers!

thanks for replying buddy and yes its moving freely but still this sound of rubbing metal is annoying me...One more thing...a tak tak kind of sound comes out of its engine after switching it off...is it also normal...???