Hi,
i never ride my bike on reserve.. a habit i have developed since, the day i had purchased her. the moment the fuel indicator light starts blinking that's the time i fill her up. The actual reserve might be another 20-40 kms away but that's how i calculate it. So just to make it clear, filled her up before the trip when the fuel indicator was blinking and considered it to hit reserve when it started blinking post 295 kms.

cheers

@shiva
i have a thread already in the Pit Stop Section
Nice to know your mileage has increased.I cant say anything about mine since the last tank full i did was to the mountains.not a good place to check your mileage.

Got the reason for the rubber burning smell from the engine side it is because of the heat resistant paint on the engine nothing to bother about

Thanks Shv18 and Luke for the valuable comments. Really appreciate it.

I am going to give the bike for repairs this weekend and will ask the mechanic to get all the mentioned items verified and done.

Btw, I had replaced the following items about 2.5 months ago:
Clutch cable
Chain and Sprocket set
speedometer console
pushrod and torsion spring
sparkplug
air filter
brake pads (rear drum)
engine oil

Also, the engine shivers whenever i try to accelerate a bit quicker (not too sudden). I have religiously serviced my vehicle till now not sure what could have gone wrong.

Thanks again for the help and i will ask you some more questions after the bike is serviced ( i m hoping those will be very less )

Went for a ride this sunday. Got the bike to reserve, reset the trip meter, filled with Rs735/- petrol=10litres. The ride included 240km of highway(NH5), 100km of worst indian roads possible, and 400km of pleasant roads through farms and fields. By the time it hit the reserve again the trip metre read 485 km. Most of the time the speed was between 85 to 100kmph on the highway with occasional short bursts to speeds of 117max, the rest of the journey averaged speeds of 70kmph and on the worst roads could only manage avg speed of 40 kmph(that is fast for those roads, any faster and the ride is trash). So the mileage comes to be at 48.5kmpl on an avg for mixed conditions for me where as the same would have given me about 42 or so which is a huge improvement for me and all this with db killer. As i have said before it does feel and perform better than my apache160 and with no vibes.

Guys didn't posted anything from quite a few months but have gone through every post.
But now coming to the point---
wishing every xbhpian a happy diwali. So guys just wash & clean your bikes like you prepare your homes for diwaliiiiiiiiiii.

Yes...it is due to the paint I believe.

Bye Bye to My Fz16

when i went to buy this bike my dad said buy cbz xtreme,pulsar 200,r15
but i couldn't resist the naked look of fz 16 my bike has
completed 2 years on the day of diwali..

advantages of the bike
1 - never loses power
2 - xcellant handling (i didnt drive any bike which can lie on the ground)
3 - gr8 riding position awesome controlling

But the Disadvantage List Is bigger

1 - low fuel economy (and starts to get lower)
2 - Lot LOt of maintaince chain lube,etc etc
3 - ****ed up tyres indian roads gives lots of cuts to them,and u cant repair all the 30 cuts with puncture kit.. have to buy a new tyre for rs 2600 , which again is not going to last much for the rear tyre only
4 - the maintenance cost is very high
5 - if something hits your speedometer then it comes out u have to buy a new one or stick the old one somehow which will create noise
new one cost's rs 2300..
6 - no resale value ( do u hear that loser)no one wants to buy ur fz16 used shit even if u drove it at 40 kmph only or u drove 10000 km only.
My dad slapped me for this LMao.

My experience says -
i love my bike , but the fuel price are rising thats lame. the spareparts are very costly,the rear tyre has made me frustrated. the good part is u cant drive this beast slow - it will never dissapoint u on power.

But i am selling my bike today 27-oct-2011 and getting a new 100 cc bike
sadness. cause this bike really made me down

YOU ARE NOT WORTHY OF RIDING THE FZ,PLEASE GO FORTH & GET YOURSELF A 100CC MOPED,THAT WILL BE VERY BEST FOR YOU...
REGARDS,

Ya that's better if you want great fuel economy then a 100cc
Think what kind of bike you want before buying else you will again be in the same situation
do some homework before buying

ya He does not understand the value of a loyal ride

I think its a good decision to go for a 100cc.Overall i feel that does meets your requirements.

Hi,

my two cents:

1) First and foremost thing buddy.. you never buy a yamaha for mileage but for performance and handling. If mileage is all you ever wanted then buying a 100/125cc is the correct decision you have made.

2) Mileage also depends on factors like the periodic maintenance i.e. engine oil change every 3000kms, oil filter change, air filter cleaning, correct carburetor cleaning and maintaining correct tyre pressure, riding habits etc. So far my bike has never disappointed me as the figures have never gone down 36 - 40 kmpl and that too with mix riding. and now post free flow exhaust installation the figures are only bound to go up.

3) spare parts are quite reasonably priced and are of premium quality. i am still stuck with both original factory fitted front and rear brakes which will last me atleast 18000 - 20,000+ kms.

4) secondly the reason for so many punctures, i can only relate to is that you must have ridden your bike on offroad or very kuccha or pothole ridden roads. The tyres of FZ are softer compound hence not designed for such roads. A simpler solution would have been to punch in tyre slime in the rear tyre and forget about punctures.. costs around 500-650 bucks. In my case my bike has only witnessed 1 puncture and that too after 10,500 kms. However, the road conditions in mumbai are completely different.

5) you don't have to maintain the chain everyday but once in 500 kms. expensive option Motul chain lube(480 bucks), mid range OKS chain lubricant(185-200 bucks) and cheapest option WD 40 oil.

6) No Speedometer is designed to get hit or beaten up by something so i really am not sure what do you mean by that.

Regardless, this post is not for taunting you but just to make you aware of certain facts about this bike and yamaha in general.


Cheers

Have not been able to record 0-100 timings..it should be in the 12-13 second range..0-60 comes QUICK at about 4-4.5 secs.
The top speed I have attained so far is 128 on speedo..NICE Road..took my gigantic camera(2 MP 2000 model ) and thought I could do a speed run video,but the battery somehow was dead,even though I charged it the previous night
The power is crazy from 2k all the wy to about 8k where it tapers off..the low end grunt of a stock fz feels boring compared to the big bore,expecting lost more gains with the exhaust
Here is a speed run I did,but on the STOCK bike(before the big-bore) :
Yamaha Fazer Top Speed NICE Road - YouTube
I only touch 123 here as the bike was stock and also big fat trucks everywhere...recording with left hand Also sorry about the terrible quality,rope flying across..it was my first time and it came out badly..I got a new phone with an excellent cam,but it's a touch screen so not sure how I can use it..don't want to risk it falling down
Not sure about the carb,planning to do it last,after the FFE and cylinder head work..


Hmm..sorry that you had such a bad experience with the fz buddy,yeah it's a bit expensive to own a Yamaha,but I feel it's worth it..enjoy your new bike..may I suggest twister?

I am sorry buddy but its not the bike that lets you down, its the user that lets it down.You yourself have mentioned in your post,that the only reason you went for fz was looks, thats the place you went wrong, you simply had a crush on the bike ,you never fell in love in with it,you never appreciated the purpose the purpose it was made for 'pure riding pleasure'. You should have done your homework before buying it. Simply you never treated it as your partner.

Dude ur such a loser in life u should get ur self a CYCLE that should keep you very happy in LIFE People i know who own a FZ is very happy i know am very happy with the bike....