Idle speed is the engine speed (rpm) with which engine rotates without you twisting/touching the accelerator.
You can change the idle speed by rotating the idle screw (marked in big red circle) shown in the below pic which will open the throttle to default position.

Steps:
1. take ur bike for a 20 min ride so that engine temperature will rise sufficiently.
2. Keep the bike in stand and don't touch the accelerator.
3. Check the tachometer for current engine speed.
4. Rotate the idle screw untill the speed reaches 1500 rpm



Hi Mik,
In my ride, in centre stand if clutch in & shift to 1st gear, the wheel rotates slowly before I release the lever.
Is it normal?
Does it means even when I pull in the clutch lever completely, still clutch is engaged partially?
How to adjust the clutch so that wheel will not spin? through free play adjustment?

Thanks in advance.

+1...yes i too experienced the same crappy behaviour by the engine when you use Yamalube. vibrations and roughness of engine.... Motul is a real treat for our bikes... now the vibrations and roughness have decreased far lot..!!

Yes, after the first oil change there was a difference, need to get motul mineral oil and change it soon.
And about the drag, i haven't checked it out yet, will do it and tell, though i don't feel the clutch is causing problems here. Engine oil is what i suspect,

the reason i included the air filter was because of the roughness, not the vibrations, a clogged air filter always makes the ride rough, i had personally had that with my pulsar.
Since the pulsar air-filter was cheap i would just change it when it gets too dirty, never minded cleaning it.

The service guys had changed it to yamalube, else the warranty of the bike goes out the window, personally i have been using motul SS and FS for the last 20-30k kms on my pulsar, so i always rely on yamalube, but this is not my bike , its my cousins, so im not going to risk losing its warranty, but i'm planning on to get 2 bottles of Motul Mineral, and change the oil and keep the other one with me for future use.
Yamalube used to be good when motul was producing the oil for them, from past 6-7 months i guess the guys producing it has changed.

Will be shifting to motul mineral a week's time.

Yes, me too would love to learn how to adjust that.



Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

Yamaha Warranty, SVC & Engine Oil Argument!!

Hi,

Check your cousin's bike manual and see where it has been mentioned that one HAS TO use Yamalube or else the warranty is void. As far as my 2010 FZ's manual is concerned nothing has been been mentioned besides 20W40 recommended grade. Unless it has been specifically mentioned, legally you are not doing anything wrong to void the warranty.

When such people try to fleece you it is always fun to show them the booklet and ask them where has it been written. Yamaha has only mentioned that your ride needs to be serviced there but servicing doesnot mean that you will have to fill any filth they throw at you. Sweetly bajaao them and ask them to give it in writing on their SVC letter head and tell them that you will send this to yamaha back office India and also consumer court against the SVC for falsifying information. They try this trick to make you buy stuff from their counter so that they can make money.

When Kamla Yamaha boys, Mumbai didn't knew me i had politely requested them to organise Motul for me and i will pay for it. When the guys over there eventually came to know through regular interaction that they are not dealing with an average joe, they decided it is better not to mess with me and do the needful. Not that i ever had to raise my voice there for any job, they have always been prompt, precise and lightning fast!

I believe a polite rap should do the trick.

Cheers,

Thanks mate, will be shifting to motul soon enough. I usually do all of this by my own on my pulsar, mostly its my own servicing, im going to change the oil this week itself, now busy with exams, heck i have an exam tmrow.:-P..
Sourcing motul is the tough part here, usually i get it from cochin, which is really far from my place.

Cheers Mate
Ride Safe
krishna

Batteries change

Guys need some help from you... need to change my fazer battery. As you know its 12v 5 amp battery. Currently stock is Minda. Can you guys please tell me what brand should i go for. Exide SC is near to my house. Now another confusion that i have is that i am using 2 HID's at the same time . I have heard some bikers are upgrading from 5 amp to 9amp batteries. Can it be done directly or do i need recoiling. The main thing is that i drive with lights ON on Highways (2*hid's)(day+night). so i need some good batteries. I hope you guys understand what i mean to say. please help

Thanks dude for the detailed info..Should I rotate it clockwise/anticlockwise?

Since its a conventional screw. If you rotate clockwise then the idle will raise, and if you rotate anti-clockwise then the idle will decrease.

Basically it will do the same thing as your throttle cable i.e. rotate the assembly on the carb which is connected to the throttle cable (not sure what is it called).
Thus rotating the idle screw clockwise will make it rotate the assembly like the throttle cable is being pulled and therefore increase the engine speed. As the throttle cable is not pulling it, the engines idles at that speed. Rotating anti-clockwise will do the exact opposite

Cheers!

What about you trying? It does not bite, you know? At least you will have found out ONE thing about your bike!

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HI guys,

I am new to this forum.Recently I bought a used Yamaha FZ16 with a rear Continental 140/70 17 inch tyre.. After three days the bike suddenly stopped and I was not able to turn on the engine,even the display was not turning on.I took the bikie to Excellent Yamaha Service Center,Andheri East. There,they replaced the battery and I could turn it on.But the mechanic there advised me to get the stock tyre as 140/17 was unbearable for the FZ16.Guys, I am very much confused on what to do now.Shall I continue with the same tyre or shall I get the stock tyre in the rear.

Please let me know all the advantages/disadvantages of this tyre Continental 140/70 17 inch on FZ16.

Thanks ashwinprakas

Thanks arijit...I did not know so much details..

Actually I am very new to biking & this is my first bike(not even 1 month old)...So just wanted to get some advice from the experienced persons before fiddling with the bike...

What Luke meant was just turn the idle screw whichever way you want and you will find RPM going down on one way and RPM going up on another way. It's a simple experimenting, you don't need to have an experience on that. Just try it. It's better than to remember theoretically (that so and so will be on clockwise and so and so on anti-clockwise).

Cheers