@digitalD: Is your fairing alligned properly??

Never replaced cone set.

I replaced mine at 11k and got the T stem lathed at 12k!

yeah, AFAIK, the faring is alright.. Even when the bike fell down, there were just a few scratches on the side panel but the faring overall was good..

need some help guys..

For the past few days, I had been feeling a increase in the engine sound and it felt a little too rash on high speeds, so I wanted to get this checked and was heading to the SVC last Saturday.

On my way to SVC, I met with an accident. It wasnt anything major, I was behind a truck, which stopped suddenly and I had to resort to panic braking. The front wheel got locked and the rear one skidded a little. It was still manageable, but then the car behind me bumped in, I lost the balance and fell down. As I had already stopped before the impact, the bike didnt skid or anything, but the side mirror got bent a bit and the handle bar and fork got misaligned.

I went to the SVC directly to get these fixed and asked the mechanic to check for the engine noise too. As the bike has done >11K, I wanted to get the front brake pads changed too. I got the bike back in about 3 hrs time with all things fixed. When I took it for a test ride everything looked normal and hence, I took it back.

The next day, while riding I noticed a peculiar "tick-tick-tick" sound on higher speeds. The frequency of this sound increased with the acceleration and as the bike got hotter, it increased. Riding on low gears, its not as prominent, and isnt even noticeable until the speed reaches 60+. The bike also started dying out on neutral and when not moving. I suspected it to be a case of low idle RPM (it was almost 1K).

It was Sunday and the SVC was closed so I decided to get it checked on Monday. However, due to some urgent requirements at office, I couldn't visit the SVC on monday too, and had to ride the bike under the same state to office and back.. (almost 30 kms). Now, during this period, the bike started to vibrate a lot and felt like stressing out with a pillion on. On 90+ speeds it felt as if the bike would tear apart if revved further.

On Tuesday, I took the bike back to the SVC the first thing, where the mechanic increased the idle RPM to 1400, looked for the engine oil (it was change at the last service,almost 2200 kms ago). He drained out the engine oil, measured it to find that it was almost 300 ml short of the capacity. He added some more oil to the existing one and filled it back to the engine. The mechanic took it for a test ride after that and said, its fine now. When I rode it, I still felt the same tick tick noise and sluggishness and questioned the mechanic about it. The mechanic just refused to acknowledge the issue at all and said that all the noise is pretty normal in these bikes and the vibrations would go off when the engine oil is changed at the next service (which is due in another 800 kms)..

I'm really sad and confused on what to do next.. I am planning to visit the factory svc at malad, which is closer to my office but I'm not sure if I'd get any help there too..

Still cant figure out why the engine oil was low, and if its okay to reuse the drained out engine oil.

Will riding the bike with this noise and so much vibrations cause some severe damage to the engine?

Should I consult some local mechanic to get some help on it.. ?

HIDs are good for high beam but not for flashing.
P220's projectors are for Halogen.Its a wise idea to have a halogen projector for high beam too.maybe be you can use a HID Bi-xen projector for HIGH and LOW in city and have a separate switch for your halogen projector which can be switched on when on highways.so on highway you will have both hid and halo projectors switched on with HI and LOW options and no need to worry abt battery. this can be done with 2 HID Proj. too.

BTW i can mostly source you HELLA Halogen BIXEN Proj.

Cheers

Sorry for a late response buddy.. I was away for a while and lost track of the conversation.

So, you approve the arrangement with 2 bi-Xenons and 2 halogen projectors . Now, I've got a few more questions on the same..

• What in your opinion should be the costing for this setup?
• Would the 2 projectors fit into the current headlight reflector block?
• Would it need some kind of modifications in the electricals' side too?
• Will the stock battery be able to take up the load?

Hey guys I got my new FZ-S delivered yesterday. The new yellow/black one. And I've been enjoying the new experience quite well as this is my first bike
But there's an issue that's come to my attention
After riding and switching the bike off I can hear a mild 'click' from the engine area ! It comes after every 5-10 secs ! I'm really worried ! Can the experts please help me out !!

same thing happens to me i got my bike in jan 2011 and this happens still now..i think its got to do something with engine cooling..

Is this something we should be worried about ?

Not at all,All Fz have this issue.Dont worry.My Fz is 18 months old,stilll the sound comes & no problem at all.It is usual as SVC also tells that.