even i feel the same, but the load is not too much though.
bike revvs happily (TCI) and feels punchier.

but it feels much better than before.

will try riding with the belt removed once, to feel how it feels without the load.

@ Vishal

Thanks man, you saw it first hand, under the making.
thanks for your help to find me some parts...
will meet soon

@ chief

Thanks a lot bro,
it looks very ugly to me, but didn't have much choices.
the light is awesome, and otherwise also the bike feels better than before.
You can go ahead with TCI after a big bore, its worth installing.
even i hope i don't crash.

@ abhi

Thanks for your compliments, the cover will come soon.

@Gixxer
bro you are right about the alignment thing... the mech said the tyre was not fitted properly and felt wobbly... there was a powercut at the time so I will visit him again soon to get it sorted out. The chain was just fine.

@Nano : I just fainted ! Great work there man !

can anyone tell me whether the coil of fiero and apache rtr is same ?

@ nin

thanks a lot

@ puneet

you have a pm

@ gixxer & bprags

do you guys face clutch slippage problem ?
i mean the knocking is out but the clutch tends to slip on sudden throttle wack.

give it a shot to the rearsets gixxer, the bike handles much better than anything else I've ever ridden till date.
touching the main stand on standard 90 degree corners at speeds as low as 30 is become a daily habit now.
even the balance at low speed has been increased because of that, not to mention the maneuvering at gravel and bulpy roads.

it feel like we can throw the bike anywhere and still control it with ease.
seriously man, try this out.

1 more thing, do you guys have any idea about the clutch wire (which travels from behind) is actually swappable to make it travel from front...
i was told that if i do so, the clutch slippage can be avoided, is it worth it ?

No buddy,there's no clutch slippage on my bike,which's on the original clutch set which the bike came with.Maybe in your bike's case it's just a case of worn out clutch plates.

Regarding the rear-sets my bike already has them rem? they were custom made steel pipe ones and are more radical in comparison to the RTR ones,that is higher up and more rear ward.They suit the USD handle set up of my bike.

They are not as good looking as the ones on your bike,in fact i think it's the rear-sets of the RTR with the levers and the FZ handle which has made your bike look really mean instead of commuterish stock look.

Your girl's looks has improved mainly because of the rear-sets!!

I am seriously tempted to buy the RTR gear lever and brake lever after seeing the pics of your bike!!

How much did the rear-sets cost and the gear lever too?

No one will believe what rear-sets with low handle bar can do until they ride the bike.The confidence they inspire is something hard to put into words and on highways while taking corners or even on straights they make the benefits glaringly obvious.

I am glad you went for the rear sets and if you'd ask me it's a must for all bikes.Even classic British road bikes ,like 80 years ago were made with flat handles and rear sets as stock!!!!

Regarding the clutch cable conversion,yes it can be made though the clutch cam and some other modifications would have to be made.

I had been thinking of converting the same to the RTR set up about a year back ,but when i learnt that the clutch plate assembly of the RTR can't be put on our bikes as the casing is slightly bigger on the RTR ,i dropped the idea.The whole point of doing this conversion on my girl was to make her ready to accept RTR clutch assembly.
That usually is the case bro.

I've replaced my clutch plates almost 4 times since the last 61k kms.
the original ones (which came with the bike) lasted long enough until 32k, but after than i had to change after 10,000 kms later after 8000 kms later after 5000 kms, now its been 6000 kms again and i am again facing the slippage problem.

maybe i use a lot of clutch while riding, but again 5000 kms is too less for the clutch plates getting worn out.

mech says replace the wire and go for the one which comes from the front, can't say if it will really help.

Cable's got nothing to do with it.That is if you have always used half clutch setting at the lever,then the cable shouldn't matter.Clutch slippage/early wear can be accelerated only when full clutch is set,without any free play at the lever.
Try it out,at least this conversion will allow you to use RTR clutch cables.

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Kya kare yaar? Ladkiyonki topic phir start karde! Matlab basanti ki? For us basnati our dhannu mein fark nahi hai !!

LOL.
Damm, no matter what you do to the fiero, it always makes you feel home.

it still performs best.

+1 to that. I have been belting my F2 since the last 3 weeks (R15 lying untouched all this month). The camchain is on the verge of dying, and the head oil seal is leaking again, but still the bike runs like its possessed by the demon-shooting out of traffic like I just ran away after looting a bank!
I love this bike. I will pamper her at the next service with new camchain, camchain tensioner, switch assemblies too.
Just need a small electrical checkup before that.

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It's a tough beast. Requires very little attention... and can push on and on even when it's condition is not in the top most form.

I guess time has taken it's toll and I have plans to do a bit more than usual in the next service visit.

One question! ... how can I tell if the clutch plate needs changing? ... Because I have felt that the bike is slowly loosing it's punch and does not accelerate as quickly. Is it time for the change? I have only changed the clutch plates once in the entire 10 years of it's existance with me.

+ I need to condition the front forks, change the oil seal, refill with fresh shock oil and also replace the cone bearings.

One of the reason for this never say die of the moving parts, giving you reliability, is the quality of the material used and Carbon Nitrating done to make the surface hard and wear resistant..Till this day the same is followed on all Gears,and gearbox associated components.