That is one outrageously quick FZ ...


P.S: My bike turns THREE today ! and me twenty three .... Been an amazing ride thus far , even though it's still stock ... will be moving to a mutant R15 soon , so will be the last b'day for the bike with me .

Man its darn fast man.....
on Stock it took me light years to hit that speed...ROFL

In talks with joel...will join the club soon....

I would also add a 15T sprocket to that.....

would be more fun at the topend aswell....

My fz has done 12K km, but since last month the front tire is losing air in 3 to 4 days. Checked it multiple puncture walas and none found any leak. I think its too early to change my front tire... is there anything I must be looking at?
In case I have to change the tire, is it okay to go with a new stock or any other brand? Searched the forum, not many suggestions regarding the front tire... Does the wheel frame also be changed?
Regular use, not much of offroading. Please suggest.

If the alloys are the issue then you can claim it, a friend of mine owning an FZ did.

Guys another proud owner of FZ

One reason for buying FZ was because of the 11 lakhs thread replies which is highest among all bikes in ownership experiences section. Guys please do guide me all the way to the future.

The bike is brilliant both in looks and also performance. Just got the babe delivered this afternoon and already done 40 kms. I'm riding according to manual instruction (<4500 rpm and also fluctuate the speed). Tell you guys it's very difficult to control the speed to 40-45 km/hr range because if you don't concentrate on it, you never now you reach 60 in no time. But I'm controlling to the end and keeping the speed 40-47 and also rpm @4000.

Ok guys wanna ask about first service, 1000 km or 1 month, I don't know how much I will ride in these 30 days because my running is only 15 km per day, so it would be 400-450 kms to the most this month. So what these guys do, will they change the oil and filter or should we force them to change the engine oil and filter, totally confused, please guide.


And also I'm worried about the great fraud done by these service guys, Heard that they change new parts of our bike with old ones to earn extra money during our free service. Is it right? if it's right what can we do to marks important parts of our bike. Any ideas, what would be the parts which we can mark or note down. I have heard they change the whole carburettor, silencer and the mono shock too with the old ones. Really totally worried. Is that true.
please guide me

Till then with great humility I post the pics of my bike

Thanks

Hi,

at 4000/4500 rpm, you will be hitting 60+ kmph on 5th gear. This run-in period is the most crucial period for your ride's engine to set in. Make sure you modulate the throttle, donot ride her at a consistent 4000 rpm, shift gears constantly which will help in the break-in process better. Read the manual provided along with your ride and follow it to the T... If you keep her happy and service her on time, she will return you the favour by being rev happy and being eager on corners all the time. Both tires and the Brakes will also need a run- in period where they slowly start setting in as the kms pile up on your ODO.. so you may experience loss of braking bite and grip when attempting to do extreme leaning on the corners in the 1st few hundred kms.. May i suggest being gentle for sometime?.. that way you'll also have the time to understand the dynamics and potential of your ride. after sometime the brake bite will be very good so will the grip of the tires.

When in bone stock condition, my ride gave me a mileage anywhere between 39-47 kmpl from hard core thrashing to moderate riding. Post free flow exhaust mod the FE has been consistently 45+ kmpl.

To ensure that your warranty remains safe you should go for the 1st service within the specified period/due date mentioned on your service manual. Do make sure that you take a prior appointment from your service centre before you go in. Do inquire if they have the oil filter and engine oil of recommended grade. Try and use Motul mineral oil 4t 3000 20W 40. It lasts around 2,500- 3000 kms based on your riding habits and one of the best mineral oils i have come across. Make sure that you complete the run-in regardless of the 1st servicing. In a way it is actually a good thing if you are replacing the oil within the 1st 500 kms as you will see a lot of shiny particles in the drained oil which is basically the rubbed out metal parts due to engine mating to its correct tolerance. Once you've completed 1000 kms of run-in, go for a second oil change along with replacing the oil filter. Oh, and one more thing, tell the svc mechanic to grease the battery terminals with petroleum jelly or grease. The stock AMCO/MINDA battery has the tendency to eat away the bolt connecting to the wire terminals of the bike when exposed to the natural elements. That was the 1st glitch that i had experienced, where my ride just simply shut down post 1st service and there was no power supplied to crank up the engine. The troubleshooting finally led to the battery being the culprit. So if you keep the terminals greased.. this problem will never crop up!!

Please do remember: The 1st 6 services are free by nature which means that the SVC cannot charge you labour charges. But they will charge you for the consumables i.e. engine oil, oil filter etc. I have seen a lot of new customers arguing with the SVC guys for the same thing thinking that everything is free during this period!!!

I am an old school guy, so i don't leave my bike out of sight when the work is going on.. over the years have built up a good rapport with the svc team so they let me stick around when my ride is getting serviced.. don't forget to tip the mechanic who has worked on your ride... it will ensure that the next time your ride is given the first priority . Luckily the SVC Centre Kamla Yamaha here in Mumbai is good and professional in nature.. i haven't ever witnessed any sort of fraudulent activities from their end.

FZ is an absolute fun on the corners and is a good street machine with its low end torque... you will have a lot of fun..

Hope this was helpful.

Cheers,

What do you mean? You stay near your bike when the service is going on? Will they allow you? If yes, how long should you stay to finish your service.

Thanks for you valuable feed back......

@4000 rpm on 5th gear will surely go past 60 as you mentioned, but I haven't gone past 48 km/hr and also when the manual says to keep 4k-4.5k rpm, I assume that when shifting gears you must not go rev your babe to the above said rpm limit. Is that true? And also I'm varying speeds from 40-45 km/hr now and then during the ride by changing gears 5-4 and back 4-5 to give the variations as you said. Is that ok.

And about engine oil, you were saying about motul... which will last for 3k kms but if I'm changing the oil at 500 km ODO then I should again change oil at 1000 km so should I opt for motul for the first 1000 kms, confused.

Anyways thanks for guiding

All answers above in bold.


Cheers

upgrades for next week..

joel FFE
Motul 5100
re-cushioning seats

engine cover and crash guard

Hi shiv

just called the svc guys about crash guard and also engine cover (from bottom).

They said that crash guard will cost around 550 rs and will be available only next week and about the engine cover, they said there is no engine cover for fz'

Do we get engine cover in the market, is it necessary? please help

And how about crash guard, is it costly? Should I wait for a week or buy in the market?

Thanks

I was redlining my bike after 30kms on the new engine
First 20kms was nice n easy. 3/4 throttles, down through the gears and back up, varying speeds, throttle positions etc.
After that and everything was playing well together (meaning no funny engine sounds, vibrations, rattles etc) time to give it full throttle, up through the gears.
Changed oil and filter at 100kms. (new engine was run in on full 100% synth motul 10w-40)

This run in is not recommended unless you know what you are doing and are aware of funny sounds, vibrations out of the norm (kind of like saying you are "in tune" with the bike.)


I love that color FZS mate, Its f#@kn SEXY!!!!!

Guys another problem pls help

Didn't check the PDI at the time of delivery and just noticed that back tail light is simply blinking when the ignition is on and it is not going off. There is no variation when both brakes are applied. One of my friend says that it might be the problem of break switch either front or back. When I checked the back break it is very loose, even the metal hook connected to break switch and the break lever is loose. Guys any idea?

Should I show to SVC guys, tired of these people with their half done works

Get it adjusted at SVC or do it yourself. Common problem in brand new machines. They might have missed it at PDI.

Try to work out what brake is causing the light to blink, Then do the adjustments from there.
As for the loose rear brake sensor try tightening it by twisting it.
If the rear brake is not activating then tighten the nut on the end of the rod.

If it resulted in perfect breakin and we can master the art, yamaha engineers would have done that and no breakin would have been recommended(it would cost them just a litre of petrol and some 20 odd minutes to do that).. Take the bike from showroom and participate in drags to the way home.. I would have loved to buy a bike which doesnt come with engine breakin procedure.

But it doesnt happen that easy.. Engine breakin generates enormous heat and doing it perfectly in a short span is very difficult. It would require a lot of expertise and yamaha guys still may be mastering those skills.. Or may be they have dropped the idea after their supervisors instructed them to rebuild the engines they damaged.

I am not debating that your engine was perfectly set in. It may well have. But, doing it consistently is debatable and If its possible, yamaha and other manufacturers would have done that at their factory, responsibly and flawlessly.

Yamaha engines continue to set in till 3000 kms.
The first oil change is 1000 kms or a month. Second oil change is next 2000 kms and then you are free to use the oils for 3000 kms every oil change.

I agree with your synthetic statement.. You can put in a synthetic and breakin your engine.. But who would throw the free oil that came with the bike and put in a fs and again throw it in just a thousand kms.. Not me.