Hey Guys,

Need some info.
Couple of days back, My bike engine was opened up as there was some problem with my bike. The problems seems to be corrected now. BUT, Having said that, I have now facing a different kind of a problem.
The engine is suddenly sounding less like a FZ and more like a Honda Stunner or Unicorn.. It is getting very irritating. Showroom guys say it's expected and it will become normal after 300 odd kms.. Your thoughts on this ? Is this really expected when an engine is opened up ?

Hi,
For what reason your bike engine got opened?..i meant whats the problem you have faced before..
And how much you have clocked in ODO so far?
What kind of sound is that..where it is coming exactly?

Mention the above details..then it will be easy for us..

@satish
pls elaborate the problem you had

Hey Guys,

Thought I'll share my horrible experience here.
Today I had been to shell petrol bunk (Whitefield road, Bangalore )to put Shell Advance engine oil. Everything was going, the oil was drained properly. But then the mechanic said the bolt is not sitting back properly. It was because that guy had over-tightened it, because of which the threading on the engine side of the oil tank had gone off, and the bolt is not sitting tight any more.
Initially the SHELL guys said they will repair my bike, But when I inquired the showroom guys, they said it will take at least one full day to repair the threading. SHELL guys stance began to change and the after some time of frustration, I decided I'll file a complaint against shell for damaging my bike.

After I showed signs of lodging a complaint, they said they'll pay for my bike repair. But, They weren't ready to give me any written guarantee for the same. But after persistent request, they paid 700 rs now, and they said they'll pay the remaining after receiving the bill from showroom. I decided not to file a complaint for now.

Having somehow come to an agreement, the SHELL guys put some thread tape and fitted the bolt. Put back the engine oil and then I was off to the showroom. Once I reached the showroom (PANACHE, Indiranagar) I see that engine oil is started to leak. When I talked to those SVC guys, they said they were full and not ready to keep my bike for the weekend and I need to come back on Monday. Since the engine oil was leaking, they gave me an empty can and told me to keep under the leaking oil once I reach home. I will have to refill the oil on Monday and go back to the showroom.

This has been a very horrible experience so far, Just hoping that everything will go well on Monday.

Can anyone tell me if I have done enough on this ? Should I be doing anything else now ? For the bike maintenance or to address the SHELL guys ?

First of all..Thanks a ton for your suggestion dude. Yes, as you said i am also like to do the whole job in one time. I meant including air filter and rejetting..
Regarding Engine oil..sure,I will ask joel..
And tire, can we expect any little performance increase due to reducing size(120/80), also what about handling with this kinda small tire..will it affect?..

I am keep on getting punctures. Tyre walla advised me to put a Tube into the front tyre of my fazer tomorrow.

Any advice ???? Will it have any impact in handling ???

Try using tyre slime... that should take care of all your puncture troubles.... bit on the expensive side though.. around 500-600 per ltr or something like that.

Any dealer contacts in Chennai to buy this Slime ?

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 )

Hi,

Is this adjustable? i just want it to be a bit lower so i maybe able to shift a bit easily and quickly?

Thanks again for your time and comments !

Hi,
There is one thing that is troubling me though. The toe shifter position is now raised. I now have to raise my toe a lot higher to cause an upshift and also need to raise my leg a bit higher (to place it above the shifter) to affect a downshift.

Is this adjustable? i just want it to be a bit lower so i maybe able to shift a bit easily and quickly?

Hi,

So i got my bike serviced last weekend. Here is what they did:
- Clutch plates replaced (with boss clutch etc, couple of metal plates too and a torsion spring)
- general vehicle service
- front fork oil seal
- disc brake fluid (emptied and refilled i guess)
- rear brake clean & adjust
- clutch adjustment

Now the bike pulls freely and shifting problems are gone. No shivering when taking off from low speeds too.

There is one thing that is troubling me though. The toe shifter position is now raised. I now have to raise my toe a lot higher to cause an upshift and also need to raise my leg a bit higher (to place it above the shifter) to affect a downshift.

Is this adjustable? i just want it to be a bit lower so i maybe able to shift a bit easily and quickly?

Thanks again for your time and comments !

Yes its adjustable,just ask you mech to do it,will take only a minute.

This is even a very easy Do It Yourself job: First have you bike on the central stand, and gear on neutral of course, then just undo the nut and take off the bolt on the gear lever on the gearbox, pull this lever off and put it back on with ONE "tooth" difference in the direction you want it. Put back bolt and nut, tighten reasonably...done!

can you tell us the price breakup of your service?