Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

It's 12 AMP. Comes with 24 Months + 24 Months(Pro rated) warranty. He took my old battery for 50 bucks

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

Try searching the thread.. There is a option of 'search thread' on the right top..
there is member making these.. Search for the discussion from there and contact him..

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

12AMP? Really? My stock battery is just 5AMP...
Did you do any modification to accomodate that big battery ? I guess Stock battery holder can accomodate only 5amp battery

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My bad , its actually 5 AMP.

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Hi Guys,

I am planning a trip with @turista and couple of friends from CHENNAI to GOA. Is our steed able to make the round trip 2100KMS in a period of 8 days.
Below is our tour details along with route map.


Route: Bangalore - Jog falls-honavar-karwar-panjim(forward)same route as above
Return : west coast road ,goa-karwar-udipi-manglore-banglore
Bikes to be used on trip: 2 RE Classic 350 and 2 Yamaha fz16

Day1: Start by 27th Dec afternoon by 2:30 pm reach Bangalore(330km) by 9 max. take rest in Bangalore that night.

Day2: start by 28th early Day morning by 5:30am and ride through tumkur-thiptur-shimoga-sagara and reach jog falls(350 km). We will have pit stops in between and have tea and breakfast. Planning to reach jog falls by 2 pm(8+ hours). We will have lunch near jog falls. Visit jog falls and start again by 5pm. Reach honavar by 7 pm (60 km) night rest. If any things goes worng or something we may stay near jog falls itself.

Day 3: Again start by 5:30 am 29th take the west coast road. Honavar-ankola-karwar-goa(180km). If anything dr in karwar or some place will visit and have breakfast and strt again and reach goa by 12 noon max.
Day 4,5,6(30,31,1,) Goa plan to be decided. We are starting on 1st aftr noon and reach dudhsagar falls(50 kms) must see falls it seems which can be reached through bike.return to room and take rest

Day 7 : 2nd Jan start from hotel morning 9am( if can earlier) take the west coast road. Heard the road is damn good now. Reach udipi by evening. On the way we will see OM beach, murudeshwar , maravanthe beach, malpe beach. Will stay in udipi(300km) itself. If we can push it, we can go Mangalore and stay. not sure we can push it. As of now udipi

Day 8 : 3rd start from udipi if wants we can see some temples. Start to Mangalore(50 km) have breakfast, roam in Mangalore not sure what to do heard fish will be good need to do ground work. and drive to Hassan (180 km). back to Ghats road. Heard trip will be good(these things you need to confirm) reach Hassan by evening. Take hotel rest.

Day 9: 4th Jan morning get up roam nearby places like saravanabelagola, Hoyasala temples and finish lunch. Start from there reach Bangalore by 4pm. If time permits we can come to Chennai that night itself since roads are good. So that we will have one complete day rest or else we can do on early morning trip to chennai.

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

He may be correct. ...coz I am also getting 51 kmpl continously....

I hate quotes. .....

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

U are absolutely correct. ...fz comes with stock 5 amp batteries.

I hate quotes. .....

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

[MENTION=39369]Mizt[/MENTION]... The bike can do it without any issues.

Few suggestions:

1) Get the bike serviced a week before you start travelling. With a week in hand, if something goes wrong with the bike, you can visit the SVC again.

2) Change the oil to Semi-Synth or Full-Synth as you require. Also, keep one pack of oil with you while travelling.

3) Get the clutch cable, accelerator cable changed. Keep spare clutch and accelerator cable handy with you.

4) Check the chain condition.

5) Check all electricals.

6) Check battery condition.

7) Keep puncture kit handy.

Hope you have a great tour :thumbup:

Cheerz!!

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UPDATE: got throttle cable replaced @ rs260/- problem solved

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Thanks for the info can you also throw some light on what should be my average crusing speed for the entire trip. My bike's engine is bone stock.

Re: Yamaha FZ-16/ FZ-S

You can easily cruise between 80-85kph. The bike struggles to go three digits.

Cheerz!!

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Gears are hard to shift, replaced clutch cable 4 days back - now it feels like the whole block is going to fall apart especially when I shift. What might be the anomaly??? Shifts aren't smooth as well.

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Maybe the clutch cable is loose.. That why the grears aren't smooth.. (I think.. Maybe its a wrong assumption)

I got the fork fixed.. Repaired only the leaking fork.. Was not sure about the mech, so asked him to change only the one, as it was now ozoing oil like anything.. But to my surprise, he did an really good and neat job.. Work done in 15-20 mins.. Was charged 250₹ and he used servo fluid..

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Thanks, man! I will do the same tomorrow, hopefully. Hope the bike holds till then, the fear inside is only growing everytime I ride.

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One stupid question, When do we need to turn the fuel valve to Reserve? Is it when the fuel indicator starts blinking or when the bike comes to halt after using all the fuel in the main tank?