Like i said earlier... my build will be the most extensively covered with pics and loaded with data, Go Pro Videos and ofcourse ownership report post the mods to ensure that all experts, critics and noobs get valid data to confirm the reliability, power, FE (Oh so important in India!!) and any troubleshooting with the new performance kits as i go on clocking miles. I will leave the technical jargon for Abhimanyu31 to fill in as he is an excellent writer to explain the technical stuff easily for noobs like he does in his thread.

I will also cover step by step process of any problems we may discover while the build is taking place. Although the last time i got the R170 back up, there were no issues with any of the parts as they are indeed plug and play and not "plug and pray"!! That way RC builds are much better then your fleecing experience with the kits from Automotive parts shop.

Just please don't start demanding dyno runs... Unless the so called critic can a) find a dyno in mumbai calibrated for a bike and b) fund me for the runs to provide the data.. Just SHUT IT!!


Cheers,

"Bum Dyno" is fine.
Can you do a set of baseline runs with your current motor and then do the afters.
I remember back when I used to play with cars the G-Tech GTech-Pro Product Lineup (see the old 1994 model) was the only G meter reading device available, this was used for 0-100kph and 1/4mile times...On a private deserted runway of course :P

The latest ones can estimate rwhp quite accurately.

The SVC was closed when I reached there this evening, my friend who is a mechanic was available in his shed so asked him to take a look at it, the piston or something with springs went caput and oil level was low so changed the piston kit and filled the system with fresh fluid and the break seems to be good now, was not able to do long run test. Will post the update tomorrow when I ride the bike to office and back home. Thanks for your timely advice guys, I would have been lost without you guys ..

Hi,
I will try and do a run of the stock bike... can't guarantee on that as i will have to check with ace rider JoelKRaju's availability. i want the tests to be done by the same person to keep any discretion related to rider weight, riding style aside.

I believe G tech Pro will provide accurate data or for the non-believers, atleast tangible data rather than just claiming weird figures in the air about the horsepower gains and torque etc.

I would let Abhimanyu31's expertise take over related to this subject as i am not much into 0-100kmph drag scene. I am just a tourer who wants add on power to overtake and at times give it the beans when the road is wide and clear of people, animals and stupid vehicle operators all two, three, four wheelers & 18 wheelers.

Cheers,

Had a spin with Hero Honda Passion Pro 100cc. Did know I would be on forward but not by what margin! This guy was on full throttle but couldn't catch me up got disappeared in no time and probably he might have given up. The other day it was wit Karizma 223c and this guy smoked me out in seconds and I was like.

Just waiting for two months and when my babe gets modded, it will be a different scenario.

Guys, a new member in this thread, took the delivery of the fz yesterday, tomorrow i will be taking it for a ride, approximately 100 kms, half of it with pillion , so i wanted to know how much of a over heating does the fz causes, i'm very much aware that new bike cause over heating , but my brother today told that engine is over heating pretty much after a 4kms ride itself, i dint feel it during the initial 7kms i rode yesterday. So wanted to know if any owners felt the same and what would your advice be for me.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Thanks mate. Yes, I am searching the older posts for headlight and run-in related issues.

My first two days' experience :

I got the bike home but it is still without a number. So I guess I cannot take it out during 'traffic police' time. So I wake up very early in the morning to take it out on empty roads to let it run smoothly and get settled. Never was able to wake up so early before this so easily. Helping me with some good habits already.

The bike had run 6 KMs already when I picked it up from the showroom. Hopefully it is normal and wasn't used for test rides.

Some observations :
1) The gears are a bit stiff. Get a "tak" sound sometimes when I shift. Doesn't happen in my friends' Fazer and FZ. Maybe it will disappear after a while (hopefully)
2) Still not used to the front being straight when you turn the handle. Tomorrow morning I will practice turning in gullys.
3) I keep forgetting which gear I am in. Unlike my previous bike (Passion Plus), here I have to go down till 1st gear and then shift up for neutral. Do you guys keep noting the gear # when you shift or you know what gear it is just with practice?
4) 50kph in Fazer is like 30 in Passion Plus. I just don't feel the speed as it is soooo brilliantly steady and noiseless.
5) Fazers and FZs are quite common but it still gets the stares. They all probably wonder what kind of loser drives it at 40-45

i dont think you should have the trouble of overheating for the entire ride.... just follow the run in procedure and give the bike a cooling break after every 40-50 minutes...... normally long rides are not recommended during run in....

Yes, it shouldn't be a trouble, dint have any issues with my 220 , so my one way trip is only 45 min, then there is a huge break(college time) before i make the return journey and have to go to some other places too , hence the 100 kms.
Yes sticking to the run-in itself.

Somehow i feel that after riding the 220 the whole body position while on the fz is different, might be just me, as i had ridden only 7 kms and that was the first time i ever even sat on a fz. So i guess by today i'll get to acquaint myself with the ride.

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

This will certainly be very interesting and educative, shv18, but why, as Muztariq had commented, have this discussion on the general FZ 16 ownership thread where I reckon that all these discussions on "I have done this" and "I have done that" are of no or little interest to many who do not intend to do any modifications to their ride, while Mik has started one specifically dedicated to the modifications of these bikes in the "pit-stop" section???

It would certainly be much better to have all the information on modifications concentrated in one place instead of being diluted in a very lively thread where any post sinks pages back down within a day!

Not only then would one be able to follow much more easily each bike modification story on a less encumbered thread, but would also let those who are not interested in those mods able to have their problems and questions answered in this "ordinary" ownership thread, while still welcome to visit the other one for their general education, if interested.

My thoughts in bold

".....and when I went to trip with Duke, nobody cared my FZ!"

@ http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/pit-stop...tech-talk.html

- Thats a great thread to have one on one discussion between the handful of guys who intend to 'performance' modify their bikes. I know the number is very low in India, even those who intend to modify the bike have very limited access to parts, but you have ready access to all the posts without interference from 'i am getting 35km/l posts'. That doesnt mean I am forcing you to leave! All are whole heartedly welcome to post whatever relates to bikes.. I also visit Mad Mik's thread often. I dont intend to modify my bike, but the thread is a sea of shared information and experience even for non Fz owners.
Just want 'performance enthusiasts-the highly informed' and the 'Regular commuters' and the 'mileage lovers' live happily together..

O yes, dont misunderstand my 'just want' as an order.. like you did last time.

Initial run-in is HOT, with some rare over heating issues till 4000 kms.. you may also find foul smell, attributed to paint burning by many.. all these minor issues go at around 4000-5000 kms.

Absolutely unnecessary. Don't mislead newbies.