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**93nikhilverma** · 09-27-2017, 01:03 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

my bike also had that tappet sound.. but when i went to the showroom.. new bike as well had that sound.. now I don't pay any attention to it.. and I don't hear it... i ride at sometimes 70-80 sometimes 90-110 no problem at all... believe in yamaha .. there is no issue.. everything works fine.. the mechanic as well said it is nothing... it won't harm your engine...

**riazmomin** · 09-27-2017, 01:38 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Absoluthavoc View Post

Finished 280km and the bike had become progressively rougher.

1. I have no clue why. I've also stated hearing a distinct tapping sound, but this isn't consistent and varies by rpm. Sometimes it's pronounced, sometimes it's not and the engine sounds beautiful.

I have no clue what's causing it.

How old is your Motorcycle? I suggest you to give sometime to the bike.
Dont let SVC touch the engine in any case unless its horrible noise.

Mine has done 5000 kms and initial day it had faint tappet sound when engine becomes hot. But gradually it disappeared.

2. The gearshift has started getting more annoying with at least 3 instances a day where the shift goes into a free play mode as if it has not hooked into the gear notch.. meaning I am hesitant to release the clutch because moving the shifter doesn't get it to engage any gear!

Again, how old is your bike?
Engine and gearbox needs time to settle in and they will be comes smooth.

3. The failure to switch on issue still continues.. it most likely appears to be a faulty instrument cluster or a loose contact on the key switch..
Probably loose connection, remove headlight assembly and check out.

Originally posted by Absoluthavoc View Post

I wonder if Yamaha is taking any note of these. More worrying is if we can expect any relief by means of part upgrades or service updates etc.

I hate to think I'm having these thoughts after investing 1.38L on a bike that I expected to serve me at least 5 years..

Trying not to let these issues get to me because once I get frustrated with them.. it will mean the bike will have to go

Buying a motorcycles is never an investment. You will loose money on it as soon has it comes out of showroom.
I am sure FZ25 is pretty good motorcycles and it can server well beyond 5 years.

Its just how you maintain the motorcycles depends on its life.

Originally posted by 93nikhilverma View Post

my bike also had that tappet sound.. but when i went to the showroom.. new bike as well had that sound.. now I don't pay any attention to it.. and I don't hear it... i ride at sometimes 70-80 sometimes 90-110 no problem at all... believe in yamaha .. there is no issue.. everything works fine.. the mechanic as well said it is nothing... it won't harm your engine...

As i said earlier, give the engine sometime to settle down.

**Absoluthavoc** · 09-27-2017, 01:45 PM

Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by riazmomin View Post

Buying a motorcycles is never an investment. You will loose money on it as soon has it comes out of showroom.
I am sure FZ25 is pretty good motorcycles and it can server well beyond 5 years.

Its just how you maintain the motorcycles depends on its life.

When I say it's an investment, it does not mean in pure financial accounting terms. I'm well aware of financial classification of depreciable items.

When I say investment it means that it provides me returns on what I have chosen to pay for its value and for me it also involves emotional and physical expenditure that I incur as an owner. It's a choice I've made for which the returns are expected to be beneficial and hence it's an investment with respect to the goals I set.

Also it's not always about maintenance. If a product had inherent shortcomings by virtue of its composition or construction, there's no amount of maintenance in this world that will correct inherent flaws unless there is a radical overhaul of all associated parts linked to the defect.

With multiple owners reporting the issue is tappets, gears shifter, instrument cluster/electrical systems.. why should it not raise questions of inherent product quality issues?

**riazmomin** · 09-27-2017, 02:29 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Absoluthavoc View Post

When I say it's an investment, it does not mean in pure financial accounting terms. I'm well aware of financial classification of depreciable items.

When I say investment it means that it provides me returns on what I have chosen to pay for its value and for me it also involves emotional and physical expenditure that I incur as an owner. It's a choice I've made for which the returns are expected to be beneficial and hence it's an investment with respect to the goals I set.

Also it's not always about maintenance. If a product had inherent shortcomings by virtue of its composition or construction, there's no amount of maintenance in this world that will correct inherent flaws unless there is a radical overhaul of all associated parts linked to the defect.

With multiple owners reporting the issue is tappets, gears shifter, instrument cluster/electrical systems.. why should it not raise questions of inherent product quality issues?

Okay, will not question your perspective on investment.

Questions can always be raised on quality issues of a product and no one can stop you from doing that.

But seen quite a few just jump to the bandwagon without giving time for engine to settle down. It has been posted multiple times that gear shift will become smooth post first service and tappets sound will go as the engine adds to more kms. But people are lazy to use search button and do some research.

MID failure is not a generic one and can be one off issue.

Rear Tyre huger not working is another point that I am not worried about as it hasn't worked on any other bikes which has similar design.

My opinion on only generic problem on FZ25 is the headlight shake (rattle is not the correct word) in bad roads. This is design fault by Yamaha on not providing rigid points to hold headlight section.

**93nikhilverma** · 09-27-2017, 02:45 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

dod anyone till now installed custom led indicators like the one in pulsar Rs 200 ?

if yes please reply with cost and how easy were they to install.. as i want to install led flasher then... please reply

**riazmomin** · 09-27-2017, 02:51 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by 93nikhilverma View Post

dod anyone till now installed custom led indicators like the one in pulsar Rs 200 ?

if yes please reply with cost and how easy were they to install.. as i want to install led flasher then... please reply

I did. Check out my old post on installation.

Had to remove later because some one tried to pull the indicator and instead broke it. Now all stock.

If you can get hands on very good quality, you can proceed. But dont go for the ones on amazon.

**93nikhilverma** · 09-27-2017, 03:31 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by riazmomin View Post

I did. Check out my old post on installation.

Had to remove later because some one tried to pull the indicator and instead broke it. Now all stock.

If you can get hands on very good quality, you can proceed. But dont go for the ones on amazon.

sure thanks bro.. i will go to bajaj showroom to buy set of 4.. they are probably good aren't they? and what about the flasher? ehich flasher should i go for???

**riazmomin** · 09-27-2017, 06:18 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by 93nikhilverma View Post

sure thanks bro.. i will go to bajaj showroom to buy set of 4.. they are probably good aren't they? and what about the flasher? ehich flasher should i go for???

KTM and Dominar use same Indicators. These are good.
No idea about flashers.

But make sure the wiring is long enough. Rear indicators require minimum of 1 ft.

**jass007** · 09-28-2017, 12:31 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post

Wait a minute. Haven't you checked the mileage from reserve to reserve? Instrument cluster is not accurate. Mine is always show 3kpl less than what i actually get. Again now that doesn't mean thats the difference with every fz. It may be a more difference but i can't really tell. Check the mileage from reserve to reserve.

The practice which i follow is: I use the Trip 2 for my FE purpose. When the last bar indicator starts to blink, i reset the Trip 2, then i get 10L and wait until the next blink.

I suggest you to reset your avg indicator while you are driving, not when standing. It will take some time to come to the nearest accurate. And get fuel in liters as i explained. Last but not least, best practice, open the spark plug and check color (chocolate/red color), it will tell the whole story.

With one teeth increase at front will give around 5kph of increase but gears will become taller. 160 is not possible as of now. It may touch that figure after the engine completes 10,000 kms.

Update:
One more point, don't get power/speed petrol those are for higher compression engines. Loss of power has been reported using that fuel. Eventually if there is a loss you would pull more throttle and the effect is on FE.

Like, I've filled full tank, and till know till it hit the reserve I got this much kilometers,
Trip 1- 325km till it hit the reserve, mostly at 60-70km/h, less of high speeds of 120km/h
Trip 2- Driving to Pondicherry from chennai, filled the full tank half way, maintained speed of 100-120km/h and got 317km/h till it hit the reserve.
And I've never filled power /speed petrol till now.
And I've tried filling 1L and checking the mileage, the slowest I've gone, 50-60km/h and got only a mileage of 35km.
Is it possible to put R15 V2 sprocket setting on FZ25?

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Originally posted by kaustubh_vaze View Post

160 kmph is a piped dream unless u go berserk with your modifications. PD were the only ones to manage 143 kmph. No one else is going beyond 137-138. With a sprocket change of 1 tooth, you add 5 kmpl. What you can do is, add 1 tooth up front and reduce 1 tooth from the rear. So you get +1/-1 which is a difference of 2 teeth.

Try it and see.

Regards,
Kaustubh Vaze

I've reached 145km/h. Not for a split second, till it starts over-revving. I don't get how the last gear starts over-revving. Noticed in FZ v2.0 also. But VERRY VERRY UNSTABLE at 145km/h. The front starts wobbling as soon as I go past 136km/h. Not a hard job to reach 140+. And the bike was ridden only around a 1000km+ that time.

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Originally posted by keith_j_snyder2 View Post

If they shave off 100ml off every liter then I don't think filling in litres is gonna solve the problem either. IMO Best way to check FE is full tank to reserve method. That way u gonna know if they are shaving off any fuel.

Done that 2-3 times. Used the trip, and didn't go beyond 325km. Even with speeds of lesser than 100km/h, I still get Full Tank TRIP of >325km.

**Deathwing** · 09-28-2017, 12:48 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Highways Fazer 25

**g0dyftw** · 09-28-2017, 11:38 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Absoluthavoc

#makesnosensewhatsoever

U should buy a car if u r that much into value proposition. I guess nowadays anyone who owns a motorcycle thinks he is a "rider". U have to a bit humane when u think of owning a bike.
Each n every bike irrespective of price and type have unique characteristics. U can't change it, u can only grow into it. It takes time, depends on how frequent n how long ur rides are in what situations. With time u will know the bike n the bike will know you n then it will become innate nature n style of ur riding. But that time won't come before 5000-7000 odd kms. U can check this just ride someone else's fz25 n u will see although being the same machine mechanically it's riding characteristics are completely different from ur bike.
Just buying a bike and blabbering about engine issues n value proposition won't change ur purely consumerist viewpoint about motorcycles.

Afterall, Two Wheelers aren't for everyone.

**Absoluthavoc** · 09-28-2017, 01:32 PM

Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by g0dyftw View Post

U should buy a car if u r that much into value proposition. I guess nowadays anyone who owns a motorcycle thinks he is a "rider". U have to a bit humane when u think of owning a bike.
Each n every bike irrespective of price and type have unique characteristics. U can't change it, u can only grow into it. It takes time, depends on how frequent n how long ur rides are in what situations. With time u will know the bike n the bike will know you n then it will become innate nature n style of ur riding. But that time won't come before 5000-7000 odd kms. U can check this just ride someone else's fz25 n u will see although being the same machine mechanically it's riding characteristics are completely different from ur bike.
Just buying a bike and blabbering about engine issues n value proposition won't change ur purely consumerist viewpoint about motorcycles.

Afterall, Two Wheelers aren't for everyone.

#mrknowitall

FYI I'm not blabbering. In fact it's funny that you point to my statement on value proposition while actually commenting on the more humane aspects of bonding with a bike.

I'm not a "rider" that you refer to and neither am I blabbering. I actually understand what you're talking about when you speak of adjusting and growing into a bike, I even agree with your thinking. You however have been less that charitable in assessing my experience with bikes.

FYI I've been riding bikes since 98.. everything from a Lambretta/Chetak/Suzuki Shogun/Yezdi/RD350/Yamaha RX/Honda CD100/Splendor/CBZ/Bajaj Caliber/P180/200/220/Duke 390/Honda VFR800.. including owning a P200 for close to 7 years. I think I should be in a safe position to know what I'm talking about when I've commented on the issues I've faced l, being well aware that I'm still below the optimum break in and run in limits stated by the manufacturer in the manual.

Having said that, my issues and views expressed here are from my own initial ownership perspective, experience and expectations. I don't suppose you being condescending while expressing your judgement of my views or experience is polite.

I guess expecting mutual respect or a non judgemental response from fellow members or owners might bee an error on my part but nevertheless your smart ass hashtag responses do little to invite a healthy participation or start off on the right foot in what's supposed to be a constructive forum thread for owners of a particular bike.

**The Monk** · 09-28-2017, 01:55 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Guys. Please have a discussion and debate, not a sling fest! Thanks

It is normal for anyone who finds a problem in their new motorcycle to vent out frustration. If you think it isn't a big deal, then point it out. You always have the option to ignore a post you don't agree with!

Everyone, please keep it civil and non-judgemental

Thanks

**Vishal Rohra** · 09-29-2017, 12:27 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Shamanth Gowda View Post

Confused between FZ25 and Duke 200. Which one is better? Any advise?
I travel mostly on Hihgways. Will be booking one of them this week . Thanks

If u want to Cruze on highway at 100-110 then fz25 is for you , if you like to ride hard and push the bike to it's limits then go for Duke 250, fz25 does all the things u can do on a Duke 200 without any fuss

**sommurider** · 09-29-2017, 04:02 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

So which bike did u choose...bdw i m also from berhampur

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