^^ or just take a thin cushion and put it under the pillion. lol!

Yea.. went to the svc 2day .. I'll go to the dealer from where I bought my bike, this week and see if my chassis number is in the list.

No probs Actually the same thing happened to me a few weeks after I bought the bike and at time i had the only FZ in my society and every day I found the mirror position changed and the gears engaged. The choke was pulled one fine day and I did 20 kms like that. Showed it to my roommate and he got the problem instantly (his RTR refresh was the only one in the society at the time his bike was new ) and fixed it. I was about to go crying to the SVC but was saved the embarrassment

I remember the older sms also, but that was for push lever and speedometer. Thanks.

Yup, this would have happened since u were running a rich mixture for 300 kms!

You would still have to buy the headlamp cheeks (whats the correct term for this?) to make it look like the 1st gen FZ (grey cheeks). SVC guy will do it without charge if u get it done during a service. Otherwise, the thing is just 4 screws which are to be removed.

Has anyone checked out the seats on the newer batches of FZ's and Fazers? They seem to be somewhat softer than the 1st gen FZ's. I got mine changed. Will let you all know how it is in a while. For softening the seat, one could look at local made stuff - padding to add to the seat.

Also, the mech at the SVC told me that the tyres that the new FZ's and Fazers are getting are different from the ones on the 1st gen FZ's and to me, they looked much better in terms of softness and patterns (someone confirm this in case they notice it too). New tyres are Zapper-FX. Dunno if thats another name for the Revs that the 1st gen FZ's get.

And now, here's a lesson about how to kick your own ass AND spend money while you do it. I went to the SVC coz the seat's stitching at the joint of the front and rear had torn and the foam was showing. i asked for a mesh seat thing (for 1250 bux) but saw that it was not gonna hide it. So I asked how much a new seat would cost. He quoted 700. I was like and asked for the Fazer seat coz I thought that was a single piece stitching, so no issues would be there like tearing of stitching.

The god of n00bs that i am, after I had paid and took the seat, i saw that the thing that is grey in FZ is black in Fazer but its there and the stitch tearing issues would surely come up again.

And then, while I was riding back, I remembered a Fazer seat locking issue that was being discussed here. I stopped on the side of the road to check it out and sure enough, I had to hit the thing hard to lock it in. I am awesome .

Rohan,

Even my cousins FZ-S used to choke on high speeds and used to touch 110 with difficulty. Now we have removed the original air filter from the box and jus put in a simple foam and i am having no issues since then. The bike running smooth and no chokes. I had been to goa after doin that change of air filter and no problem whtsoever. The entire went trip smooth except for the butt ache. I hope this helps.

Erm just would like to add one thing. i would personally refrain from doing any kind of mod if your bike is under the warranty period as yamaha guys will definitely consider your warranty void if they find any mods. Please correct me anyone if i am wrong on this.

@daredemon: just putting a simple foam? won't that hamper the engine in the longer run? i doubt a simple foam has been designed to handle minute dirt particles...why not consider K&N air filter?? just a query..

Air Filter

My cousins FZ-S has never been serviced from the authorised service station and its not under warranty too. I guess even by putting a simple foam it would block air particles and dust.
I would like for the experts to comment on this (will this foam hamper the bike's engine in the long run???)
Don't want to try K & N filter coz with that i will have to do a lot of modifications. So just trying to keep it simple.

Senior Members please try and answer my query of foam used as air filter.

Any good mechanics in Bangalore who are good in installing K & N filter and do Re-jetting for FZ?

just changed to Gulf 20w40 mineral, no noticeable change in engine smoothness , however the engine revs much quicker, bike gave jerks till i adjusted myself to blip lower, and gear shifts are smoother
bottle says upto 10,000km previously run through 2 yamalube minerals
mrp is 225

Am still in run-in (around 425km now)
getting around 55kmpl for ordinary unleaded petrol

gr8... now that's the way you drive a bike for mileage....

hehe
just wanted to know if its normal. I have a friend with an FZ-16 and another with a Fazer. Neither of them got above 45 during their run in despite limiting to 4k rpm.

Memories abt the choke

now mentioning the topic of riding with the choke , reminds me of my previous bike. It was Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin, V twin engine with twin conical power filters... After a week since I bought the bike, heard some wierd sound under the tank ... tried to investigate but ended up in vain. I had to remove the covers and panels which took me 2 hrs to remove upto the tank . eventually realized that the choke was on... It was nice practice and trying to understand and get along with the bike. BTW the lights went off at the parking garage so I used a phone torch to continue dismantling the parts...

They are lucky to get that kind of mileage, I don't get more than 40 even if i ride like splendor.

Why would you sell that bike Dual sports are my dream bikes to own

May be your A/F mixture is still rich?? just speculating. Coz i am still hitting 45kmpl - 47kmpl on splendor mode . I do religiously check the tyre pressure once a week.

When on splendor mode, i accelerate gently, donot rev beyond 4k band for gear shifts, avoid frequent downshifts unless absolutely necessary and keep the speed limit to max 65 kmph.

However, now i am bored of the super saving scheme and back to a fruit punch of thrash and economy mode which brings the down the mileage to 36-38 kmpl...

Guys, when does one need to go for tappet adjustment in FZs. I am currently on 3800 kms, my bike is barely 3 months old.

thanks