The original handle bars are good enough as far as I'm concerned. Why do you want the split bars anyway? For the looks or for something else?

I find the original bars very comfortable.

If you must change the handle bars, I'm sure thre would be many people around who would have done that to the Gladiator. Search for that in the previous posts.

Since Gladiator is not a very popular bike these days, it's possible that the spare availability for Gladi has taken a hit across the country. However, I would suggest you check with other Yamaha dealers in your city for availability. Someone might have the spares available.

Also, SS125's specs are very similar to the Galdiator's so you can try your luck with SS125 spares too.

If nothing works, you can go with the round headlight until you get the actual one from Yamaha. It depends on the mechanic fitting the round headlight how good it looks or how good it fits.

regarding split handle bars..

Guys.. I need some suggestions..
I want to change my handle bar and fit local split handle bars.. Is it really a good idea to do so/?? Has anyone done it so far/??
plz help..

Hi Guys,

Coming to this thread after a long time. I had an accident on Friday last week and though by the grace of the Almighty God I escaped with only minor scratches and a Muscle Pull on my left shoulder, My bike is severely damaged at the front. The front Forks and the handle bar are bent slightly and headlight and the fairing is completely damaged and need replacement.

My mechanic says that the forks and the handle bar bends can be corrected accurately (done on some hydraulic machine) but I need to replace the headlight assembly and the fairing. I inquired with the local Yamaha service centers at Chennai (Paras and Ambal Yamaha) about the headlight assembly and the fairing and they are saying that the items are out of stock and it will take more than a month to get them from factory.

Now things to do to get the bike running are
- Get the bends on the fork and the handle bar corrected through my mechanic.
- Make do with a normal round headlight till the Glady's headlight stock is available.

Please advise whether a normal round headlight will fit my Gladiator.

Thank You.

Regards,
emzee

Is this thread dead? Where are all the Gladiator owners?

If the bike is left untouched without being ridden the battery gets drained out. Usually people who ride on highways can extract more life from the battery.
The battery gets charged when its being ridden at a constant speed for few kms. All You need to make sure is You top up the battery with distilled water once in a month.


And regarding the DC conversion I don't have any idea.

Sorry folks, I guess the more I drove (post national holiday), the better the battery is getting.

Guess it was just the distilled water, scrubbing of the contact points. I might delay changing battery/RR assembly for now.

I guess there is no one from Chennai who can help me with contacts for DC convertion. Any other thread/forum you can suggest ?

Am not sure if the regulator assembly is blown out. The usual symptoms are blown electricals (bulb etc) & battery not being charged.

Get it confirmed.

I did clean the nodes with some sandpaper and applied some vaseline. Also filled d/w for the cells. Only marginal improvement in battery - able to button start once after heavy use.

Can I do any checks/corrections on the regulator assembly myself?

Assuming I would be getting a DC conversion done in the near future, should I go for a particular regulator assembly ? where can I get one in Chennai?

Any shop I can go to for DC conversion in Chennai?

I have one doubt in my mind.. i am 6.2" tall with weight around 100kg will this bike able to pull me :P

means i dont want feeling of 100cc bike.. pls advice.

Kindly advice.

hi newindia_006, check you tube here

can anybody of my friends suggest me to convert my gladiaror from A.C to D.C.
so after that i can install HID to my bike.
please help me friends

2000 to 2500 for gladi? Then think how much they ll charge for R1 or FZ1

Answers in bold.
No offence but you are being looted horribly. The things you listed out NEVER cost that much. Here in bangalore it costs me on 500-600 including oil bottle. Just change your service center ASAP. Once the warranty period is over change to a local mech whom you trust.