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**ilovemybike** · 06-23-2010, 02:02 AM

Originally posted by dude_phenom View Post

How did you even get a license?? Why did you even buy a bike when you didnt know how to ride. I'm sorry if I sound rude, but its just something i (or for that matter anyone else I know) wouldnt do.

I never said I have a license. Nobody is born with the knowledge of riding, we all learn it. And sorry if this time I sound rude, but if you don't want to answer please don't post unnecessarily.

**Samarth_M** · 06-23-2010, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by ilovemybike View Post

Hey guys !! I'm 16 and I'm a newbie in riding bikes.
I just bought a FZ-16. This is the first time I'm riding a geared vehicle. I don't have much control over the clutch and gears, so I'm afraid that I may damage my engine as it is new.

Please give me some BASIC tips on riding[changing gears and braking] and maintaining the bike. The manual doesn't say much.

Please help me.Thanks.

Have an experienced friend take you at night on a road or even better an empty ground. Best way to learn is get on one and figure it out once you have the basics down. Be gentle with the clutch and everything else will take care of itself. If the bike is still in its running-in then keep it below 4.5k RPM. You will inevitably gun the throttle wrong and exceed this a few times but as long as you do your best to be careful you should be okay.

Manual has everything :|

**kinshuk.arya** · 06-23-2010, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by ilovemybike View Post

Thanks. I'll soon get 17.Also I'll get a temporary learning license.Please suggest me a good and not so costly helmet.And please tell me about that engine damage.Can my riding cause any problems to a new engine as I ride very slow (25-35 mostly).Please thanks.

you can go for a studds or vega decent quality kind of made for beginners types.also try and get some knee and elbow guards..... and dont worry the slow speeds wont have any effect on your engine as long as you are in the proper gear.....

usually this is the speed range you can go for in different gears (many people may disagree)

1st gear- 0-15/20
2nd gear 10-30
3rd gear 20-40/45
4th gear 35-80/90 (although i am not recommending you to go to rpms higher than 4.5k-5k untill and unless you are thorough with the bike and have gain some confidence and not over confidence...)
5th gear - seriously NOT recommended......

**trustvishwas** · 06-23-2010, 12:21 PM

Guys, I just did a Ladakh ride on FZ. Check out my travelogue. Link in my signature.

**ilovemybike** · 06-23-2010, 02:23 PM

Originally posted by Samarth_M View Post

Have an experienced friend take you at night on a road or even better an empty ground. Best way to learn is get on one and figure it out once you have the basics down. Be gentle with the clutch and everything else will take care of itself. If the bike is still in its running-in then keep it below 4.5k RPM. You will inevitably gun the throttle wrong and exceed this a few times but as long as you do your best to be careful you should be okay.

Manual has everything :|

Originally posted by kinshuk.arya View Post

you can go for a studds or vega decent quality kind of made for beginners types.also try and get some knee and elbow guards..... and dont worry the slow speeds wont have any effect on your engine as long as you are in the proper gear.....

usually this is the speed range you can go for in different gears (many people may disagree)

1st gear- 0-15/20
2nd gear 10-30
3rd gear 20-40/45
4th gear 35-80/90 (although i am not recommending you to go to rpms higher than 4.5k-5k untill and unless you are thorough with the bike and have gain some confidence and not over confidence...)
5th gear - seriously NOT recommended......

Thanks guys.

**Samarth_M** · 06-23-2010, 03:49 PM

Guys,

Have any of you had your indicator light circuits modified so that you can use them as hazard lights as well? Can this even be done?

**kinshuk.arya** · 06-23-2010, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by Samarth_M View Post

Guys,

Have any of you had your indicator light circuits modified so that you can use them as hazard lights as well? Can this even be done?

it can be done
there are two ways to do that....

1. put all the indicators on the single switch...
2. a tougher method will be to take separate wires and attach them to a separate switch....

**Samarth_M** · 06-23-2010, 04:38 PM

Originally posted by kinshuk.arya View Post

it can be done
there are two ways to do that....

1. put all the indicators on the single switch...
2. a tougher method will be to take separate wires and attach them to a separate switch....

I would like it if I could press the indicator button to get the hazards, press right to turn on and left to turn off and vice versa on the other side. Any idea if the SVC guys could do it or how much they'd charge?

**kinshuk.arya** · 06-23-2010, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by Samarth_M View Post

I would like it if I could press the indicator button to get the hazards, press right to turn on and left to turn off and vice versa on the other side. Any idea if the SVC guys could do it or how much they'd charge?

i dont think the svc guy will do that....

if you press right it will be on and if you press it hazards will be off....
but then wont you problem in indicating which side you are going to turn....??

**Samarth_M** · 06-23-2010, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by kinshuk.arya View Post

i dont think the svc guy will do that....

if you press right it will be on and if you press it hazards will be off....
but then wont you problem in indicating which side you are going to turn....??

I was wondering if there's a way to do it without affecting indicating.

I don't reckon it could be that hard... people are rewiring headlights all the time and I suspect that's even tougher.

**nand15** · 06-23-2010, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by yellowspunk View Post

1. your battery must have run low.. as someone said lights take less battery than starter. if the battery drained over night then get the wiring and battery checked at service !

since the starter worked after 15mins the problem is obviously with the battery.

2. dude check with different petrol bunks. most petrol bunks have faulty air meters. its normal for a 3-5psi drop in 5days. probably the meter with which you checked shows 5 as 10psi. if not that then check your entire wheel for bends or a faulty valve. go to a proper tyre shop and they will do it for you.

3. your console is screwed. get it changed. did it rain? or you washed your bike? anyway no problem just get it changed.

Originally posted by r@m View Post

1> Next time try starting the bike with your clutch pressed if it starts then its the problem with your gear lever[sometimes it happens to me]

2> you definetly have a leak try another shop or for a better solution try the liquid seleant that avoids puncture.
3>hmm faulty lcd or fuel guage,

Originally posted by dude_phenom View Post

Hey nand. Did you try the method of filling high air pressure and then pouring water over the tyre surface and observing for bubbles? That is the best way to find out. Oh dont forget rubbing a wet finger over the nozzle too. that could also be faulty.

guys it happened again today , bike fired up at the 1st attempt but wen i stopped at a signal a few kms down it refused to crank , i push-started it , rode back home and then the starter works again ...

about the tyre pressure , i did realise i was down on air only coz of the handling n wen i checked , bingo down 10psi on both wheels ... i fill from the same bunk so if it reads 33psi when i fill n go back there n it reads 23psi ... no prob with bunk

@dude_phenom : i had it checked by the method u've suggested , but i don't know how to check for a faulty valve , could u elaborate on that ...

fuel gauge well , it reads ok now , as usual it has a mind of it's own ...

**RanjithMN** · 06-24-2010, 05:13 PM

ask the puncture shop guys to check the valve.

**dude_phenom** · 06-24-2010, 08:41 PM

4th Service Report

Just completed my Fourth Free Service.

Kms done : 3793
Jobs done : Just chain lube. Battery checking and other general checkup
Didnt change the oil as I had put in a FS last service.
Place : Pacer Motors.

Job was decent as usual.
And BTW the replacement parts HAVE come to Pacer. I'm guessing they would have come to all other Bangy dealers too. The affected models are FZ16, FZ-S and Fazers 2009 models.

But the Speedos havent yet come. The Torsion spring, return spring and push lever have come. And confirmed that they are all for the gear shift mechanisms.

But here's the bad news. My bike just missed out on the serial numbers.

It was the batch previous to mine
So Nand you might wanna check out the dealer if your bike needs to get those.

**dude_phenom** · 06-24-2010, 08:45 PM

Originally posted by nand15 View Post

@dude_phenom : i had it checked by the method u've suggested , but i don't know how to check for a faulty valve , could u elaborate on that ...

fuel gauge well , it reads ok now , as usual it has a mind of it's own ...

Here's the funda. If there is no obvious leakage from the side wall and the surface (and since you are leaking a lot in a short duration there has to be a place where it leaking big), the only other places that I can think of is the valve and (god forbid) the rim.

To check the valve you have to remove the black stopper and try to form a thin film of water over the opening (hence rubbing the opening with a wet finger). if you observe a bubble forming there is a leak.

And you might want to check the rims themselves for any fractures or holes.
And hope that you dont find any. Repairing a Rim would be painful. (Atleast more painful than a tyre.)

**metalhead_aj** · 06-25-2010, 11:04 AM

hii all, can anyone tell the price of the FZ16 headlight kit ??

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