I have a separate thread for this, but posting here would be apt.

After riding two strokes for years I finally planned to upgrade my ride. With lot of considerations, discussions and waiting finally the decision factor was between Apache 200 Fi
Bajaj Dominor
Yamaha FZ 25

Since there was no speculated date of Apache 200 coming I dropped it now it was between Dominor and FZ 25

First I went into Yamaha showroom asking for a test ride first answer came was a big no, i got a bit frustrated and walked into a Bajaj showroom right away they handed me the keys of Bajaj Dominor. First impressions I was totally satisfied expect the weight to handle in the city.

Almost decided with Dominor I got a call from Aditya Yamaha to test ride the Yamaha. Initial impression was good I was able to flick the bike and it was very good and it had amazing torque to pull through the gears.

Being a Yamaha fan boy my heart always wanted a Yamaha so decided with Yamaha.

I wanted a white color bike, at that time Aditya Yamaha didn't have that colour in stock so moved to Season Yamaha, representative there immediately promised me a white color bike as new lot is on its way. Paid the initial amount and waited for the delivery.
After couple of days no information from the showroom. I went in personnel to check the status, they informed the load has arrived they are yet to unload the bike.
Waited for another couple of days no information again went directly and the guy said bike has arrived and went to see and he said only one bike has come please choose from it. After initial test ride I was not convinced the bike was not like the one I test rode but service manager told it will be alright after final pdi I had no choice either .

Finally the date came for taking the delivery out of excitement I went to service center before and shocked to see the bike standing in the same place where I left it, asked the guys they said it's all done waiting for water service. They handed over the bike to me with out even cleaning after the water wash with all this I took the bike cleaned it myself and took it to the temple.

Just after reaching the temple and doing Pooja formalities I was returning back but just after 24 kms of running in the engine made unusual vibrations which I felt it through foot pegs. Next day I heard some weird noises while acclerating took it too service center and they said it's valve noise and I was sure it was not but they didn't accept.
After running some 200 kms bike started loosing the power it had gradually and the noise was still evident and spoke with the service manager and he informed that it has been reported to Yamaha and under Yamaha engineer supervision the work will be done and left the bike there.
They called me one evening and said bike is ready and told it was a clutch issue. But when I reached there right from body to throttle body everything was removed and kept.
I asked for removing a clutch y u have to remove all the peripherals they just bluffed and I also noticed white paste to pack the center crank case, this grey paste no oem manufacturer will use to seal the center case. Again the service manager said when we open the center case we always ask the customer before doing it.
I suspected something was wrong and found a crate full of FZ 25 spares. By that time they completed and gave the bike for test ride and I was convinced and asked me to deliver the bike.

After final inspection and was about to take the bike I noticed that center case was changed and having a different engine number. They didn't have a clue and time was around 10 in the night.
Next day morning they called and convinced me with five years extended warranty and accessories and asked me to wait for four hours to change the center case back.
It took the whole day and I waited the whole day in the service center after changing the center back to original the issue started and I denied to take the bike.

Fellow xbhpian Ram Prasath spoke with the MD of season motors and accepted to get a new engine from yamaha. Three days went got a call and they said Yamaha has instructed to give a new bike.
Took the new bike a week later and has no issues till now bike is super good and getting used to it now.

But what they said was the previous bike will be sent to Yamaha motors but what they did was registered the bike in my name and sold it to a third party for a lower price so now i have two bikes registered in my name.

Above all this issue was not reported to Yamaha at all and don't know who the guy they introduced me as Yamaha service engineer is what he did all the te when such a issue was happening under his supervision.

You should have brought this scratch issue right after u noticed it. Now in most cases they will deny this. The ASC guys always bring more headache than solving the issues.

As far as gear shift goes, i think its due to the bike is new, will get settled in once you put more kms. Strange they replaced the clutch assembly for hard gear shift.

Try with polish for plastic parts. Its not a clear solution but will help.
Unfortunately, if wax is used on matte parts. It is tough to remove it.

Surprising that Clutch assembly was changed, Gear shift is hard on new engine. They smooth out once close to 800-900 kms.

I feel most of the people riding has that clutch juddering .. I feel no hope in reporting to the dealer or service manager is there a way to take it to Yamaha directly

I have a separate thread for this, but posting here would be apt.

After riding two strokes for years I finally planned to upgrade my ride. With lot of considerations, discussions and waiting finally the decision factor was between Apache 200 Fi
Bajaj Dominor
Yamaha FZ 25

Since there was no speculated date of Apache 200 coming I dropped it now it was between Dominor and FZ 25

First I went into Yamaha showroom asking for a test ride first answer came was a big no, i got a bit frustrated and walked into a Bajaj showroom right away they handed me the keys of Bajaj Dominor. First impressions I was totally satisfied expect the weight to handle in the city.

Almost decided with Dominor I got a call from Aditya Yamaha to test ride the Yamaha. Initial impression was good I was able to flick the bike and it was very good and it had amazing torque to pull through the gears.

Being a Yamaha fan boy my heart always wanted a Yamaha so decided with Yamaha.

I wanted a white color bike, at that time Aditya Yamaha didn't have that colour in stock so moved to Season Yamaha, representative there immediately promised me a white color bike as new lot is on its way. Paid the initial amount and waited for the delivery.
After couple of days no information from the showroom. I went in personnel to check the status, they informed the load has arrived they are yet to unload the bike.
Waited for another couple of days no information again went directly and the guy said bike has arrived and went to see and he said only one bike has come please choose from it. After initial test ride I was not convinced the bike was not like the one I test rode but service manager told it will be alright after final pdi I had no choice either .

Finally the date came for taking the delivery out of excitement I went to service center before and shocked to see the bike standing in the same place where I left it, asked the guys they said it's all done waiting for water service. They handed over the bike to me with out even cleaning after the water wash with all this I took the bike cleaned it myself and took it to the temple.

Just after reaching the temple and doing Pooja formalities I was returning back but just after 24 kms of running in the engine made unusual vibrations which I felt it through foot pegs. Next day I heard some weird noises while acclerating took it too service center and they said it's valve noise and I was sure it was not but they didn't accept.
After running some 200 kms bike started loosing the power it had gradually and the noise was still evident and spoke with the service manager and he informed that it has been reported to Yamaha and under Yamaha engineer supervision the work will be done and left the bike there.
They called me one evening and said bike is ready and told it was a clutch issue. But when I reached there right from body to throttle body everything was removed and kept.
I asked for removing a clutch y u have to remove all the peripherals they just bluffed and I also noticed white paste to pack the center crank case, this grey paste no oem manufacturer will use to seal the center case. Again the service manager said when we open the center case we always ask the customer before doing it.
I suspected something was wrong and found a crate full of FZ 25 spares. By that time they completed and gave the bike for test ride and I was convinced and asked me to deliver the bike.

After final inspection and was about to take the bike I noticed that center case was changed and having a different engine number. They didn't have a clue and time was around 10 in the night.
Next day morning they called and convinced me with five years extended warranty and accessories and asked me to wait for four hours to change the center case back.
It took the whole day and I waited the whole day in the service center after changing the center back to original the issue started and I denied to take the bike.

Fellow xbhpian Ram Prasath spoke with the MD of season motors and accepted to get a new engine from yamaha. Three days went got a call and they said Yamaha has instructed to give a new bike.
Took the new bike a week later and has no issues till now bike is super good and getting used to it now.

But what they said was the previous bike will be sent to Yamaha motors but what they did was registered the bike in my name and sold it to a third party for a lower price so now i have two bikes registered in my name.

Above all this issue was not reported to Yamaha at all and don't know who the guy they introduced me as Yamaha service engineer is what he did all the te when such a issue was happening under his supervision.

Yeah I told this issue on the very same day, but that service guy told me, he just polished the bike that's why it is looking like that. it will be OK after 1-2 days. Now again I will talk to Orion Motors, let see what solution they will give. I will revert you back once I talk to them. Thank You!

Also, I have driven around 2500 odd Km , bike is really awesome, did one long trip to Chikamaglur also, bike is doing good. But, still gear shifting is hard. Well I will give my bike to 2nd service then let see what they will do.

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Thank you for your suggestion. I will use that.
Also, I am thinking to use Tank Pad, is it a good solution?

Test rode the bike yesterday, initial torque is good till 4k rpm, I rode for 2kms and my right palm started paining within the first km itself, breaks we're good gears not so much. The bike was not at all upto japanese standard in terms of vibes, there is a lot of vibes at 4k rpm in the handle and footpegs. while reving the bike there is vibes all over the body like my 220. Ns200 and duke250 are way smoother than this.

What is clutch juddering?

There will be a small noise from the clutch .. while idling the reason would be the plunger getting engaged slightly or a faulty clutch basket. This is will lead to clutch wearing off and loss of power.

Test rode the bike yesterday, initial torque is good till 4k rpm, I rode for 2kms and my right palm started paining within the first km itself, breaks we're good gears not so much. The bike was not at all upto japanese standard in terms of vibes, there is a lot of vibes at 4k rpm in the handle and footpegs. while reving the bike there is vibes all over the body like my 220. Ns200 and duke250 are way smoother than this.

Thanks. So is this fixable?

Test rode the bike yesterday, initial torque is good till 4k rpm, I rode for 2kms and my right palm started paining within the first km itself, breaks we're good gears not so much. The bike was not at all upto japanese standard in terms of vibes, there is a lot of vibes at 4k rpm in the handle and footpegs. while reving the bike there is vibes all over the body like my 220. Ns200 and duke250 are way smoother than this.

Could be bad maintenance of the test bike, my test ride was smooth. The only problem I felt is RVM vibration and could see anything.

TD bikes, they maintain like a junk, ASC people to be blamed. especially the smoothness we can never judge from a TD bike. Best is if you have a friend who is kind enough to give you a TD is better way to judge the bike.

I think the bike you rode had some issues. FZ is definitely a smoother bike in the segment no body vibes only at 4000 rpm you get a small vibe in the foot pegs past that it goes happily without any vibes

The bike was hardly 100kms old. And there was another bike in the service bay whose speedo selector button was not working and the fuel pump made a unusually load noise.

Test rode the bike yesterday, initial torque is good till 4k rpm, I rode for 2kms and my right palm started paining within the first km itself, breaks we're good gears not so much. The bike was not at all upto japanese standard in terms of vibes, there is a lot of vibes at 4k rpm in the handle and footpegs. while reving the bike there is vibes all over the body like my 220. Ns200 and duke250 are way smoother than this.