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**_yajiv** · 09-22-2017, 01:43 PM

Re: Is it advisable to go on long road trip on 5+ year old FZS

Originally posted by rajat.singh View Post

any bike is more comfortable than a scooter on any highway trip, highways are just not the right place for scooter and i say this after covering thousands of kms on highways through both scooter and bike, bike causes less fatigue, handles better, offers better ride quality so all in all bike is better even after the hassle of clutch and gearbox, scooters are good for city, ring roads and on highways well anything more than 40-50kms(45-60 minutes of continuous riding) is just painful for both: rider and machine. My pick would be the Bike.
please install RVMs before the trip if you don't have them on your vehicle for some reasons because they play as important role as your eyes, Ride Safe.

Thank you for the reply.

I did a Mumbai Pune through Old Mumbai Pune Highway by Yamaha FZS and Jupiter. Yamaha was much comfortable & good to control, whereas on a scooter I did not have much confidence due to which I was riding slower than usual.

My concern is with my Yamaha FZS which is a 5+ year old, should I still prefer riding by bike. If yes, I suppose some rest would be necessary for the bike as well.
What is the duration of rest and at what intervals should I consider? This would be my first long road trip covering over 900 kms.

**revvharder** · 09-22-2017, 10:34 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

Originally posted by _yajiv View Post

Thank you for the reply.

I did a Mumbai Pune through Old Mumbai Pune Highway by Yamaha FZS and Jupiter. Yamaha was much comfortable & good to control, whereas on a scooter I did not have much confidence due to which I was riding slower than usual.

My concern is with my Yamaha FZS which is a 5+ year old, should I still prefer riding by bike. If yes, I suppose some rest would be necessary for the bike as well.
What is the duration of rest and at what intervals should I consider? This would be my first long road trip covering over 900 kms.

I would suggest you to get your bike serviced at a good mechanic or svc whichever you prefer and change the necessary parts like accelerator and clutch cable if you have not changed them in a long time and do necessary service related things and you should take your bike as it will be more comfortable and reliable if you have maintained it well and talking about rest you can take butt break at around 200 kms or what ever you are comfortable at and it depends more on how you have maintained it.
Best of luck for your ride.

**kris123456** · 09-22-2017, 11:50 PM

Re: Is it advisable to go on long road trip on 5+ year old FZS

Originally posted by _yajiv View Post

Thank you for the reply.
My concern is with my Yamaha FZS which is a 5+ year old, should I still prefer riding by bike. If yes, I suppose some rest would be necessary for the bike as well.
What is the duration of rest and at what intervals should I consider? This would be my first long road trip covering over 900 kms.

Get your bike serviced. Get the chain Lubed. You are good to go. Everything should be fine.
If you know tech specs, try to do some sprocketing with apache front sprockets, which should give it a taller gearing and should be more comfy on highways.

Your bike can go much further than you. so, take breaks as you like. You need not adjust for your bike's requirements. Considering your bike is in good condition.

**chinmoyaj** · 09-23-2017, 05:11 PM

Re: Is it advisable to go on long road trip on 5+ year old FZS

Originally posted by _yajiv View Post

Thank you for the reply.

I did a Mumbai Pune through Old Mumbai Pune Highway by Yamaha FZS and Jupiter. Yamaha was much comfortable & good to control, whereas on a scooter I did not have much confidence due to which I was riding slower than usual.

My concern is with my Yamaha FZS which is a 5+ year old, should I still prefer riding by bike. If yes, I suppose some rest would be necessary for the bike as well.
What is the duration of rest and at what intervals should I consider? This would be my first long road trip covering over 900 kms.

Whenever I ride for more than 300 kms a day, I take rest every 100 kms for at least 15 minutes. That way your machine gets 15 minutes to cool down and you can have a quick cup of tea or something for you as well. As you are covering almost 900 kms, I'd suggest you to take break every 2 hours. If the road is good, you should be able to cover almost 150 kms in 2 hours. Do take a can of chain lube with you. Lube the chain at aprox 500 km.

**m.sundaramoorthiy** · 09-23-2017, 06:07 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

Hii iam new to this forum i owning a fz16 2008 model happy to join here now iam thinking to repaint or changing a entire plastic panel which one i hav to go help me

**_yajiv** · 09-23-2017, 10:50 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

Originally posted by revvharder View Post

I would suggest you to get your bike serviced at a good mechanic or svc whichever you prefer and change the necessary parts like accelerator and clutch cable if you have not changed them in a long time and do necessary service related things and you should take your bike as it will be more comfortable and reliable if you have maintained it well and talking about rest you can take butt break at around 200 kms or what ever you are comfortable at and it depends more on how you have maintained it.
Best of luck for your ride.

Yes, would be getting it serviced this week, at-least 3 days before the scheduled trip.

**_yajiv** · 09-25-2017, 11:44 AM

Re: Is it advisable to go on long road trip on 5+ year old FZS

Originally posted by chinmoyaj View Post

Whenever I ride for more than 300 kms a day, I take rest every 100 kms for at least 15 minutes. That way your machine gets 15 minutes to cool down and you can have a quick cup of tea or something for you as well. As you are covering almost 900 kms, I'd suggest you to take break every 2 hours. If the road is good, you should be able to cover almost 150 kms in 2 hours. Do take a can of chain lube with you. Lube the chain at aprox 500 km.

Sure, noted with thanks.

**rajat.singh** · 09-25-2017, 11:51 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

has anyone used bar end mirrors on fz? if yes then please share the experience, because the OEM right hand side RVM is damaged due to a small bang against a door while parking so i was thinking to replace with a set of bar end mirrors, if they serve the purpose, otherwise go ahead with ugly one from Yamaha.

**_yajiv** · 09-25-2017, 12:03 PM

Re: Is it advisable to go on long road trip on 5+ year old FZS

Originally posted by kris123456 View Post

Get your bike serviced. Get the chain Lubed. You are good to go. Everything should be fine.
If you know tech specs, try to do some sprocketing with apache front sprockets, which should give it a taller gearing and should be more comfy on highways.

Your bike can go much further than you. so, take breaks as you like. You need not adjust for your bike's requirements. Considering your bike is in good condition.

Bike is in good condition, some changes are required especially rear tire.

**Leejan** · 09-27-2017, 10:27 PM

Will a duke 200 chain set fit onto a fz-s V 2.0 ?

My first post here .
I have done 52k km on my fz -s V2.0 and have changed the chain set 4 times uptill now and I do quite a lot of offroading and trail riding and my bike is is good shape .. I read the topic of sproketing and gearing on xbhp .. And wanted to know if a duke 200 chain set will fit onto my fz-s V2.0 directly it will add a bit more acceleration to the bike I know ..
Secondly its a 502 chain and has x- rings so doesn't it have better performance and longer life span if maintained properly ?

**Leejan** · 09-29-2017, 12:22 AM

Long term maintenance of a fz-s V2.0

Guys I have a fz-s V2.0 and have completed 52000 km I took my bike for servicing and the mechanic at Yamaha told me that I should do a engine overhaul. That's is changing piston rings piston, clutch plates, and some other engine components .. I asked his if it was needed they told me yes. So I said okey but I need the bike and just changed the oil and some other minor tweaks and got out .. I asked a few people and they told me depending on how your bike feels you do it and also "their is a risk of fake parts even in the Yamaha showroom and that can degrade your bikes performance in the future" ..

As it is for me I just a find a little more vibrations then before pick is a bit slower and milage drop of about 2points I.e I used to get about 48kmpl now its about 46-45kmpl ..

I need your suggestions and some expert advise as to what is the right thing to do .. Regular servicing or do the engine overhaul..

**kris123456** · 09-29-2017, 03:45 PM

Re: Long term maintenance of a fz-s V2.0

Originally posted by Leejan View Post

Guys I have a fz-s V2.0 and have completed 52000 km I took my bike for servicing and the mechanic at Yamaha told me that I should do a engine overhaul. That's is changing piston rings piston, clutch plates, and some other engine components .. I asked his if it was needed they told me yes. So I said okey but I need the bike and just changed the oil and some other minor tweaks and got out .. I asked a few people and they told me depending on how your bike feels you do it and also "their is a risk of fake parts even in the Yamaha showroom and that can degrade your bikes performance in the future" ..

As it is for me I just a find a little more vibrations then before pick is a bit slower and milage drop of about 2points I.e I used to get about 48kmpl now its about 46-45kmpl ..

I need your suggestions and some expert advise as to what is the right thing to do .. Regular servicing or do the engine overhaul..

When you start your bike in the morning hours, do you see any white smoke coming from your tail pipe? Try to watch for this during different kinds of usage. If you see smoke coming from your tail pipe, you might need a new bore and piston. Try to get it fixed asap, if the problem really exists. If not, it will start damaging other components.

**Leejan** · 09-29-2017, 11:59 PM

Re: Long term maintenance of a fz-s V2.0

Originally posted by kris123456 View Post

When you start your bike in the morning hours, do you see any white smoke coming from your tail pipe? Try to watch for this during different kinds of usage. If you see smoke coming from your tail pipe, you might need a new bore and piston. Try to get it fixed asap, if the problem really exists. If not, it will start damaging other components.

Ik about that ..but the question here is ...is it mandatory to do a engine overhaul after 50k km. Cuz other then a milage drop and vibrations I don't find any other problem .

**kris123456** · 09-30-2017, 02:04 AM

Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

Originally posted by Leejan View Post

Ik about that ..but the question here is ...is it mandatory to do a engine overhaul after 50k km. Cuz other then a milage drop and vibrations I don't find any other problem .

If you rev your engine to 8K often, you will have a more damaged engine. Isn’t it?

If you don’t cross 5k rpm you will have less damaged engine.

If you ride slowly in higher gears and let engine knock, you will have a more damaged engine there too.

All depends on how you ride. My bikes last at least 100k. Last 10-15 k with sipping oil though 🙁 my earlier bikes are 150 cc pulsars though.

**Rajeesh Raju** · 09-30-2017, 02:15 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ16 version 2.0

Guys, help me pls
I'm fed up with my bike. Having chain noise even after changing sprocket kit and swing arm bearings. I have tried yamaha and rolon chain sprocket sets. Still problem exists.svc guys are saying that they can't do anything more... Do anybody else facing this problem,is there any other solutions ??

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