There was some road repairs going on at my cousin's place. People had to ride on gravel for about 250 feet for about 10 days. My cousin's neighbor's fz tyre suffered multiple punctures and degraded badly. But my cousin's victor and another neighbor's pulsar and another old apache150 and one activa did not have any prob with their tyres, despite riding on the same gravel. The fz was the newest of these bikes, but its tyre had to be changed. The low-profile Fz tyre is a prob on bad roads.

No Actually not...I do.

Shifting patterns mostly depend on the engine.... I just do a 'Shift when I feel the bike telling me its a good time'.....

But somehow I feel that the dude at the last service did something....don't feel the torque as much as I used to at the lower end....much like a new bike. Strange though..........

may be because of low battery water
check the battery water level and clean the contact of the connectors
i dont have much idea about the fork lock

13.3volts seems alright . which battery ? stock ? because mine only read about 10.6volts and all is fine for me .

With regards to the lock , the FZ lock and the fork lock isn't gonna help all that much if somebody really wants to steal your ride .

There was some road repairs going on at my cousin's place. People had to ride on gravel for about 250 feet for about 10 days. My cousin's neighbor's fz tyre suffered multiple punctures and degraded badly. But my cousin's victor and another neighbor's pulsar and another old apache150 and one activa did not have any prob with their tyres, despite riding on the same gravel. The fz was the newest of these bikes, but its tyre had to be changed. The low-profile Fz tyre is a prob on bad roads.

Due to tyre change, the fz was left unused for 3 weeks, and then it would not start. The battery was discharged and it had to be push-started. After charging and service etc, they finally replaced the battery.

I am thinking of buying a 150cc and considering Fz. This battery prob does not scare me now, as new fz has kicker. But i am worried about fz rear tyre. Does is degrade on bad roads? If we ride into a pothole at high speed, will it tolerate or get punctured. This low-profile tyre can result in rim dents too if we accidentally ride into big potholes. By the way, in bangalore, the roads are full of potoholes. Is there any radial 130/70 tyre option available for fz so i can fit that later??

J.C Road ...After the first signal , there will be a SBI bank on your right , a small gully next to that ... go in there and on the right you will find " The Motorcycle House " , they are original dealers of Yamaha spares and accessories ... Chat up the guy there and tell him your from xBhp ... I'm sure he'll give you a discount

Hi All,

here is my detailed report on me FZ's 6th service:

Odo: 11,587 kms

Charges:

1) Yamalube SL (20W X 40) : Rs. 270 (No motul at stock so had to live with it!!)

2) Oil Filter: Rs. 55

3) Air Filter: 259 (was anyways reachinf close to 12,000 kms so replaced it!!)

4) Damper (Rubber for Stand): 76

Problems:

1) The neutral light would sometimes go off... got the gunk removed now all is fine.

2) Switches became hard and at times the lights would not turn off! now all sorted after oiling the switch gears.

3) All the standard oiling and greasing of the side and main stand and the usual chains and stuff


The front and rear brake are still in good shape. Front brakes should last atleast till 18000 - 20000 kms. the rear brake is good to go till 15-16,000 kms. So the brake are still in very good condition. Rest everything else hunky dory. She is now super happy and revving like crazy!! The spark plug is in good condition and should last till 19-22,000 kms.

Cheers

Hi All,


The front and rear brake are still in good shape. Front brakes should last atleast till 18000 - 20000 kms. the rear brake is good to go till 15-16,000 kms.

is that on your first pads?

is that on your first pads?

I'm on my first set too at 16.4K kms ... Good for another 2k kms ... Rear ones are in even better shape as I don't use them that much .

you guys are real lucky,I have to change both my brake pads by 8000km.because of intolerable screetching sound from them...

may be your carburator was tuned and AF mixture setteing to a little lean
what speed do u maintain on highways