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  • #2686
    Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

    Originally posted by curse View Post
    Finally completed engine Swap.
    Thanks to Ming Bhutia & Ankitvile for the pointers.
    [ATTACH]229110[/ATTACH]
    [ATTACH]229111[/ATTACH]
    [ATTACH]229112[/ATTACH]
    Tested the bike for 300 km.
    Hi, Thanks for sharing the pics. Can you please share where you got the swap done, I am guessing you got it done, in Delhi.
    Also, what was the cost? Did you get the engine from a donor ZMA or we can get the engine?
    Any other changes required other than engine swap ?
    Eager to get a 223mill impulse.

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    • #2687
      Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

      Originally posted by bavlo View Post
      Hi Guys

      Yesterday when I went to start my bike after 3 days, I saw that rear tyre had no air. Took my bike to a nearby tyre walla... He inspected and suggested to change tyre. Bike has run 24000 kms on stock tyre. It was punctured but he suggested that side walls are cracked so it's better to change the tyre. I had no time to think or research so the best available tyre was michelin sirac street 100/90 17 for 2100Rs. After fitting it I rode almost 50 kms on this new rear tyre and I felt my bike is more flickable and agile. Now he said that front tyre generally lasts double the rear one. But front tyre too has cracks. Should I change it and which is the best suitable tyre to pair with michelin one in 90/90 19 size?

      I too faced similar situation last year but the difference was that my bikes front tyre had punctured at 3 places and rear tyre had 1 puncture so after doing some extensive research was gonna fit Michelin Sirac Street 100/90 17 at rear and Ceat 90/90 street tyre at front,

      But as luck would have it the tyre shop had Pirelli MT 60 110/17 in stock and after some seconds of giving it a thought I just went ahead asked mechanic to fit the Pirelli on my bike, must say the kind of grip that Pirelli are offering has been phenominal and the bike brakes better too...

      The front Ceat which is more road biased helps in cornering better as it offers better grip compared to knobby type tires...

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      • #2688
        Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

        Originally posted by bahularora View Post
        Hi, Thanks for sharing the pics. Can you please share where you got the swap done, I am guessing you got it done, in Delhi.
        Also, what was the cost? Did you get the engine from a donor ZMA or we can get the engine?
        Any other changes required other than engine swap ?
        Eager to get a 223mill impulse.
        This was done in Raipur Chattisgarh. All work was done by me in living room of my first floor flat.
        Used karizma was purchased for 20 k, and some 2-3 k spent on consumables and mountings.
        Hero dose not supply built engines,you have to either buy a used one or find an accidental one written off as total loss.
        Other than engine swap you have to take care of electrical part, as Karizma has 3 phase ACG and impulse has single phase.
        As learnt here there are two methods
        1.Replace ACG of Karizma with impulse one. Thats it.
        2.Replace the Ignition and charging part with Karizma.
        I chose the second one,brought a scrap karizma harness,separated the required part and ran it besides impulse harness.No wire from impulse wiring was cut or spliced,
        Mods are totally reversible.(Ignition coil,cdi,ACG and RR unit need to be replaced).

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        • #2689
          Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

          Originally posted by curse View Post
          This was done in Raipur Chattisgarh. All work was done by me in living room of my first floor flat.
          Used karizma was purchased for 20 k, and some 2-3 k spent on consumables and mountings.
          Hero dose not supply built engines,you have to either buy a used one or find an accidental one written off as total loss.
          Other than engine swap you have to take care of electrical part, as Karizma has 3 phase ACG and impulse has single phase.
          As learnt here there are two methods
          1.Replace ACG of Karizma with impulse one. Thats it.
          2.Replace the Ignition and charging part with Karizma.
          I chose the second one,brought a scrap karizma harness,separated the required part and ran it besides impulse harness.No wire from impulse wiring was cut or spliced,
          Mods are totally reversible.(Ignition coil,cdi,ACG and RR unit need to be replaced).
          Thanks For the Info , Great job :-)

          Can you Let us know more about the Performance and Your Review how you fell the bike to be now ??

          Can you as well put in Few Pictures for our Eyes .

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          • #2690
            Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

            Originally posted by Nexa View Post
            Thanks For the Info , Great job :-)

            Can you Let us know more about the Performance and Your Review how you fell the bike to be now ??

            Can you as well put in Few Pictures for our Eyes .
            You will get lot of Impulse 223 reviews online.
            I have rode it only on highways till now,so too early to share my personal experiences.

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            • #2691
              Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

              Originally posted by curse View Post
              Finally completed engine Swap.
              Thanks to Ming Bhutia & Ankitvile for the pointers.
              [ATTACH]229110[/ATTACH]
              [ATTACH]229111[/ATTACH]
              [ATTACH]229112[/ATTACH]
              Tested the bike for 300 km.
              Great job man!
              Looking forward to your review in coming days...
              Just one query as to whether the front of Karizma can be retrofitted on Impluse? If yes what needs to be done and if no nevermind but Karizma front end (including the large disk) and engine plus Impulse would be a mean Highway cruiser...

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              • #2692
                Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                Originally posted by curse View Post
                Finally completed engine Swap.
                Thanks to Ming Bhutia & Ankitvile for the pointers.
                [ATTACH]229110[/ATTACH]
                Tested the bike for 300 km.
                Superb. Nor more power worries now.

                Talking about the ZMA engine swap and the low power on the only dirtbike India has the Hero Impulse, who loved the latest news and the spy pics of the Honda XRE300 lately!?

                Also not the mention the stripped down pics of the XRE 300 shows complete resemblance with the Impulse's frame. Same mounting positions, similar fame and chassis.
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                • #2693
                  Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                  Originally posted by Ankitvile View Post
                  Superb. Nor more power worries now.

                  Talking about the ZMA engine swap and the low power on the only dirtbike India has the Hero Impulse, who loved the latest news and the spy pics of the Honda XRE300 lately!?

                  Also not the mention the stripped down pics of the XRE 300 shows complete resemblance with the Impulse's frame. Same mounting positions, similar fame and chassis.
                  Me too been lusting over the xre pics.
                  The frame definitely looks same

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                  • #2694
                    Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                    Originally posted by curse View Post
                    Me too been lusting over the xre pics.
                    The frame definitely looks same


                    Almost the same, the chassis, grab rails, tank even the airbox and the exhaust are pretty same. Also mounting that 300 mill on the Impulse might be possible. But that idea is too far fetched for now. Other than that the spares would come in handy on our Impulse too.
                    Meatier front forks (as compared to that of Impulse), rear disc and that 21/18 combination is pure. And that 300cc mill will be superb.

                    And given that it's a Honda, Im saving for this ! [emoji16]
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                    • #2695
                      Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                      Originally posted by Ankitvile View Post


                      Almost the same, the chassis, grab rails, tank even the airbox and the exhaust are pretty same. Also mounting that 300 mill on the Impulse might be possible. But that idea is too far fetched for now. Other than that the spares would come in handy on our Impulse too.
                      Meatier front forks (as compared to that of Impulse), rear disc and that 21/18 combination is pure. And that 300cc mill will be superb.

                      And given that it's a Honda, Im saving for this ! [emoji16]
                      When I saw XRE300 I was all gaga over it. Now lets see when they launch it. Motorbeam is saying by the end of 2017. Pricing speculation is around 2lacs. This would be one hell of a bike. And the engine of Honda has proved itself in the international market already. Wish Yamaha could get the XT250 !!!

                      Save the Earth - We are the one who are running out of time, as Earth will take it own time to heal but that time may not be enough for us.

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                      I dont just ride my bikes, I live with them.
                      Yamaha RX100 (1987 model)
                      Yamaha YZF R15 (2010 model)
                      Hero Impulse (2012 model)
                      Mahindra Thar (2015 model)
                      GIRed 2012

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                      • #2696
                        Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                        Originally posted by Shivanshu View Post
                        When I saw XRE300 I was all gaga over it. Now lets see when they launch it. Motorbeam is saying by the end of 2017. Pricing speculation is around 2lacs. This would be one hell of a bike. And the engine of Honda has proved itself in the international market already. Wish Yamaha could get the XT250 !!!
                        Yaah price would be a leading factor of its success in the market. Also market is a whole other thing, i mean Impulse wasn't good at it but is one hell of a motorcycle, so to heck with the market...a decent price tag would be good VFM and Honda being Honda will price it a little higher than usual I'm sure. Although around 1.75 it would be fine acc to me.

                        ..and Shivanshu XTZ250 is beautiful ! I cling towards the XTZ more than the XRE. A perfect simple air cooled dual sport machine with no electricals and all its a proven machine over years.
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                        • #2697
                          Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                          Originally posted by addykted View Post
                          Great job man!
                          Looking forward to your review in coming days...
                          Just one query as to whether the front of Karizma can be retrofitted on Impluse? If yes what needs to be done and if no nevermind but Karizma front end (including the large disk) and engine plus Impulse would be a mean Highway cruiser...
                          I think it should fit,but i dont see the point as the unique point of impulse is the frame and suspension.

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                          • #2698
                            Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                            Originally posted by Ankitvile View Post
                            ..and Shivanshu XTZ250 is beautiful ! I cling towards the XTZ more than the XRE. A perfect simple air cooled dual sport machine with no electricals and all its a proven machine over years.
                            So true. If ever I can source it, I will its a complete package for us people. Sweet Simple n Superb machine.

                            Save the Earth - We are the one who are running out of time, as Earth will take it own time to heal but that time may not be enough for us.

                            http://www.ridesafewith.me
                            I dont just ride my bikes, I live with them.
                            Yamaha RX100 (1987 model)
                            Yamaha YZF R15 (2010 model)
                            Hero Impulse (2012 model)
                            Mahindra Thar (2015 model)
                            GIRed 2012

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                            • #2699
                              Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                              i fitted new tyres. Timsun 819 series. same size as the original ceat. these tyres have big block buttons comparing to gripp xl. for the first 200 kms it had a bit weird grip.but now it seems to have setteled down .tested it in both dry and rain and also some slush. works great.looks good too.

                              ceat gripp xl are good but the tyre wall is very weak. i had lot of thread left on the front Tyre but the wall was cracked in many places.

                              Timsun costed me rs5000 for both the tyres.

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                              btw the oil spill is from failed o ring on neutral switch.
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                              • #2700
                                Re: Hero Impulse ownership experience

                                Am planning a ride from Delhi to Leh in june mid.


                                Till date I have attempted simple mods like wider renthal bar, better grips, bar raisers, motocross foot pegs, higher seat height, etc to improve ergonomics. Also replaced the stock spark plug with iridium ones and threw away the top cover to the snorkel in air box. Have dabbled with motul syntetic oil, etc.


                                My impulse experienced serious breathing issues when i did a trip delhi-kufri-sangla-kaza-rackong pe- shimla- delhi about 4 years back.. managed at that time by punching holes in the stock filter.


                                however, now i have taken the plunge and am upgrading to a karizma engine [MENTION=19568]indimotard[/MENTION] greasehouse in bangalore for the ensuing trip. Will also change the carb, air filter and exhaust in this process. Anxious and excited about the new avatar which will be ready sometime next week.


                                though it will burn a hole in my pocket, am hoping have a good time on the ride.


                                Any suggestions are welcome!

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