Same here Dude I have climbed hills on my FZ (Not By roads) and its slightly below 16k, I go touring every weekends and its least of 600 kms every tour... Dude if your chains are getting stressed on bumpy terrain then they are definately tight.



One misconception is there about chains: Chains should be as tight as possible... Plz don't be under the impression that tighter chains work better.

Actual thing is that only the portion of the chain in tension is carrying the load the slack portion has no role to play except to guide the chain from sprocket to sprocket. if itss too too loose or misaligned it will not be guided properly and come out.

So keeping chains tight doesn't help in anything but reduce the lag and noise when we switch from drive to coast and vice-versa. But they are not big problems... so a tip, when you are unsure leave the chains a little loose.



What do you mean by "proper intervals"? Are you talking about time or distance run?[/QUOTE]


Yup busy bee time in my life...
Oiling and lubrication only cover for environmental and frictional damage, they do not protect from shocks.
1 factor is the tightness in chains, And 80 percentage of mechanics have done my bike wrongly... i always have got it redone after service.

There are other factors like runout and stuff but i am not mentioning it as they come under defective quality, and we can not do anything about them.


If it is just the runout in the rim you are worried about then go to any MRF dealer and get it corrected on the machine... minimal charges, if its cracks or something then replace...
Chains get loose as they streach and also eat into sprockets and wear and tear. Adjust the play to 25mm as mentioned in the thread. 25 mm should move with soft tapping. Check 4 times by rotating rear wheel quarter turn a time.

LEH is my dream Destination too... got no vaccations to enjoy... as far as bunjees i use the ones that come as ropes to hang clothes for drying.

Plz refer it for the rubber guide clattering sound... it might help

Hmm...will check !!! Thanks mate.


Leaves are always a problem !!

thanks for the hlp and info buddy.... but my issue is not the mielage... its the xtra flow of fuel due to which there is lot of power loss as not all the fuel is burning... svc guys said its not possible to reduce the fuel flow... all they can do is increase or decrease the air flow..... any suggestions pal.... ???

Yep, I got the problem. Mine was simillar. Extra fuel, because choke plunger was not right. Poor mileage is, I think, a result of it.

thanks a lot for ur help bro... will let the SVC guy to check it...

had an "incident" today....too small to call it an accident really.........i was riding along at 30-40 kph when suddenly a stupid bloke decided he had to turn right.....no warnings no indicaters.....he flipped his activa to the right and came right across my lane.......i braked but the rear slided......somehow i mangaed to keep the bike upright and the only damage was a small scratch on the front number plate sticker on the front mudguard......he apologised and rode away..........as an amateur i would like to ask you guys a question......in case of emergencies do you depend on the front brakes or the rear.....i instinctively applied both and the rear slided a bit.....i held on somehow so was still standing....any advice on the braking???

Unless you spend many hours of training and regular pratice at emergency braking (which almost nobody in India does), you will continue braking the way you do.

The training and regular practice will ensure that your instinct, if you want to call it that, will change into the correct braking method.

rely more on front than rear...!! I think, I am a novice though !!

buddy... good that u are safe.... be careful & vigilant while u ride... its always advisable to use both front and rear breaks for effective breaking... almost 75% breaking is done by the front breaks and the rear breaks assists the breaking and makes sure that the bike doesnt fish-tail... like wht hpnd in ur case....

and like rightly said by @ iamvik its takes a lot of practive to get it right...

You need to brake using the front more than the rear.....the fact that your
rear slided means your rear had locked due to hard braking.....
The rear brake is to assist you in such events otherwise u will continue
fishtailing in emergencies....
trust me..you would not want that.....and most important thing we tend
to forget is using the engine braking power...i.e downshifting....this would
ensure that you stop as quickly as possible....
i know its easy to say and hard to implement but thats what you gotta practice....
it will definitely let feel you more confident and in control when you are braking in
an emergency....
hope this helps you....ride safe...

cheers...

..........................thanks a lot for your advice guys....i will practice some emergency braking.......but will excess practice wear out the disk and the rear drum???

dont try for practice sessions or anything!
jst try to use your front brakes mainly everytime...once you get used to it your reflex in emergency braking will go searching for the front brakes!

..........thanks for that advice as well!!!!!

Hi ....
I went on a trip to mahabaleshwar day before yesterday on my Fazer...The wt on my bike was around 165 +- 5 ....I faced acceleration issues...Pick was very bad...i love my bike and am very sorry to say this tht it disappointed me as an 150 cc engine...The max speed i got was 101 Km full throttle.. on a plain road..no elevation nothing....The pick up on elevation was bad...Even a splendor overtook me..though there was no pillion in tht and i dontg know how much acceleration he was giving..on elevations i was nt crossing 5500 rpm...I bike even after so many attempts never went to the red mark in speedometer...ODO reading is 2500..

I want to know is this normal...or thr is any issue??