Ya pranay... definitely there was god's grace/shear luck... I thought to discuss the accident... but it would be lengthy... with god's grace i am alive...
One thing guys "WEAR A HELMET"...

Does the FZ have tubeless tyres? If yes, then removing the tyre from the rim will spoil the sealing. It should not be removed from any tubeless tyre. Later on the tyre needs to be used a tubed type.

^^^ FZ's rear tyre looks the same - flat and short (profile) when off the alloys... it is very stiff as it is a radial.

R15's tyre becomes flat and looks wide (the 100mm width shows up here) when off the alloy... unlike the rounded shape when on the alloy.

And ur proud of wat u have done........

god help u buddy!


Edit - Did'nt see u replied to pranay's post......good tht u hve realised!

Hi
M posting for the first time at xbhp....
My FZ has clocked 5700+ kms, got a top speed of 119 on speedo,
the thing i am concerned about is it gives me around 40 when in Nasik ... city without traffic and gives around 35 when on highway, speeds greater than 75 consistently for half an hour or so.

The paint on the engine cover on both sides is coming off from around the bolts (the cover on which yamaha is written).

When I am cruisng at low rpm say 3500 there is a hunting in the engine, I think the carburetor is faulty.

My rear sprocket makes significant cliking sound when i pull up hard from low rpm in gears above 3rd

I can not get my right foot rest ... its not available at showroom here

Please help me sort out this.

By hunting do you mean, the engine seems like its choking due to lack of fuel?Or is it that you notice any vibrations at that RPM?

Check the chain slack, the chain could have gone a bit loose, this can be checked at the service center.

Try the service center for solutions on this, or any other if you have it in your city. In my knowledge, yamaha spares are not available outside, I myself have a faulty suspensions and the ss guys just wont change it because they think its 'normal'

Hi

The chain slackness is OK and I ve properly lubricated the chain.
Can the alignment be a problem?
is there any method by which we can check the alignment of the rear tyre.

Does everyone here get a lower mileage on a long drive...?

Hunting is not exactly vibrations, it is a phenomenon in which the rpm fluctuates but is not noticeable on ride or instruments unless its really big, it can only be heard as fluctuating sound of engine. Its not a consistent sound.
layman's language - engine hunts when the fuel level just hits reserve, its almost the same feeling.

my FZ is giving a mileage of 33km/ltr after first service any suggestions?

yeas here is one,
put your bike on main stand,
and check the alingnment lines in Left Swing Arm,
compare lines of both sides,
if they have some difference then, go to service Center to get rid of it
here I am posting a pic of the alignment lines on swingarm,
its the exhaust side



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no i haven't got lower mileage, i did a small 217 kms trip and i got 45+, I ripped the bike to 110+ for ~20 mins,

Buddy I am still getting 50+ in all conditions,
I follow this method, suggested by Bunny Sir
In any gear Upshift at 4500 rpm, and downshift at 2500 rpm,
it really works,
I am following this after my first service,and getting 50+ figure in every ride,either more on Highway or in city.
and one more thing that rpm Screw also works, my idle rpm setting is 1200,
some people says it didn't works but I have seen results on my own,

do i need to specific, i have been doing this most of the times.

You are certainly a crazy head!!!

what!!!! fir bhi!!!!
then you must get your bike tuned for more mileage,
ask in yamaha SS, they will do it,
and also i heard some FZ's (from the first lot ) tuned for milage,
and rest were for performance,
not sure about it but it was told to me by my friend who works for Yamaha

Hey Guys

I have lately lost track of this lovely website, its been such along time i havent posted any thing here.

This question is for all FZ'ers

I bought the FZ160 in Nov08 and since then i have nothing but issues. The pickup is horrible. The top speed i have attained is 109kmph & i feel that my bike can do even more but the initial is very poor.

My bike kinda chokes when it takes of in the first gear. I can feel that my bike is not giving its best & due to that my bike returns a mileage of only 35kmpl. The service engineer here sounds like an idiot when he opens his mouth so i have givenup hope on him. I have got the Carb tuned, Air filter cleaned, chain slack check etc but nothing has helped. I feel like riding a 100cc bike

Has any one else faced the same issue? Please help!

Well buddy...sometimes "bad luck hi kharab hota hai"...I had the same issues when i first bought a discover 125cc 4 yrs back....reached the workshop about 10 times a month for one or the other reasons....

As for the FZ, i was told of the compression that the jerk/choke/blast from the exhaust will continue till abut 3000kms to 5000kms till the engine settles enough carbon. Then only will the bike give enough mileage and better performance...dont know how much its true cos my FZ performs well so far though the choke/blast continues from the exhaust at times especially when the engine is cold.

Few weeks back... i remember i was in about 60-70kmph on a slightly uphill road on almost full throttle. but when i let loose the throttle a bit and tried regaining the same speed and acceleration, the engine did not respond instantly. When i told about this problem, the mechanic told me that it is due to compression (dont exactly know what that means) and also he told me that because of higher torque, the compression will continue for some time only....

well my FZ is now about 3400kms and 4 months old, the perfomance is better, though still at times the blast continues expesially when the engine is cold agian...

Another problem i faced earlier was the front disc break, it sqeaks at many times and the sound goes on and off at will even if I dont apply the break. But for the past few weeks its gone...But sure i do love the squeaks whe the break is applied cos pedestrians gets alarmed and moves quickly to the sides, which they seldom respons to the horn......

so i guess you better get a Yamaha professional mechanic check the bike and ask for suggestions from other FZs owners for more feedback...

The pick up of FZ is good and improving with passing time and kilometers...the throttle though it feels a bit hard is much better, feels like more torque is concentrated on the throttle. When I wheelied with pulsar150 and fz1, I found the response of fz's throttle much better than pulsar even after cluth adjustment (dont know wat other pulsar members views). I had to throttle so much to get the necessary torque to lift the bike unlike with the fz. My pulsar friend felt the same, he found the same ease with FZ....and he could easily wheelie with it though new to FZ.

So i guess you should not feel bad, just get your bike check properly and thoroughly in the yamaha workshop. take another bike and ride with it and then see for yourself how your bike performs....

By the way, how much kilometer have you rode the bike?

My fz pics up like a rocket man, even i did wheelies in 2nd gear,
and my FZ was used to of that Choke thing in runin period, after that its gone,
for milage, I think only i am getting 50+ here, else mindgrinder, avneet, and others are getting really low mileage,
and you got your carb tuned!!!!
My friend in Yamaha advised me to not to touch the carb till 5000 kms,
how much Kms ur bike has clocked???


lolzz thats right somtimes Bad Luck plays an important role
they told me the same, but in my that Blasts have gone very earlier <2000kms,
and yeah that's right when engine is cold they still comes,
when I start the bike for the first time in day, and gives some throttle, i can hear that sound,

and that sqeak sound comes only when we apply breaks,
if it coming without applying breaks, then you should get it checked,
might be calipars are a bit loose