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**JyotishmanS** · 05-15-2018, 10:20 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by jass007 View Post

Checked the oil level, does seem in the normal level. Weather is usually 38-39°C with a humidity of avg 50%. Heats up like crazy when cruising speeds of 100-120km/h, just find it unusual. Should I check the cooling system, is there any extra work to be done since it has been driven over 19000kms?

Man, if you're cruising at above 100kph for long, heating is normal. Get an fi check done though.

**JyotishmanS** · 05-15-2018, 10:25 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Harrisoncool View Post

Guys.. i am bit concerned right now... its been a known issue with my FZ25, i still have a feeler that my bike's front end is not straight and tilted to the right. Been to service center about 17 times so far in 3 months time for this single issue. Every time they keep changing the setting, but the feeling never improved. Last friday went again to fix it. This time we tried different settings and finaly felt like the bike is okay. But to my surprise, when riding above 65kmph front end shakes vigorously. Took it to service center today, he tightened few bolts and filled air to my front tyre ( Had nitrogen in already with recommended 25psi). Service center claims it was due to low air pressure and i doubt that since nitrogen stays longer than normal air and it was just a week ago i corrected my tyre pressure. Above all service center says, front end of all FZ25 shakes in 65kmph due to high frame, which i dont belive as i never had that feeling before. Can some one suggest a good service center in chennai apart from bikerz in alandur?

I had the same issue. I tried adjusting the coneset manually. Didn't help. I changed the entire coneset. Issue gone. Only wobbles below 20kph when i let go of hands and a little bit on bad roads. My suggestions:
1. Check the entire coneset. The racer washer plates have been taken from the fz16 and are prone to misalignments.
2. Check front forks for bends, oil seal ruptures and springs for any anomalies.
3. Check handle for bends.
4. Check if any cables are out of place.

**jass007** · 05-15-2018, 10:25 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by JyotishmanS View Post

Man, if you're cruising at above 100kph for long, heating is normal. Get an fi check done though.

Alright then. Thanks.

**dina@** · 05-15-2018, 10:34 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Kirankarunan View Post

Hi, the stated values are for maximum payload of 165kg. If you are carrying more weight, adjust accordingly but maybe the stability of the bike becomes less with overloading.

Try Sri motors ekatuthangal. Heard some good reviews about it. Im also leaving there for service but not satisfied tho. Whatever issue I say they are saying engine characteristics or its in all bike so don't worry

at a point I decided not to say them any issues coz the only things happens is the increase in bill amount

heard some showroom from Avadi is also doing good. Don expect too much from the service center guys. They are training with our bikes.

**brahmajan** · 05-15-2018, 02:17 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by devilnash99 View Post

I observed this heating first time when I was travelling to office which is about 11 kms commute. So the heating starts after the first 3 or 4 km is what I meant above.

More nerve-wracking was that I got a smell of something burning which made me go to the SVC guy immediately.

As you said, I seem to be the only one who has faced this till now so wanted to know if I should get it checked in the beginning itself.

The ODO is showing around 60+kms now and the heating has marginally reduced compared to the first ride.

Let's see

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Hi, I just bought my fz25 last week, and facing exactly the same issue. Engine overheat and paint burning smell. The SVC guys said the same also. I would like to know your bike's status now. Is it cleared ?

**jass007** · 05-15-2018, 02:39 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by brahmajan View Post

Hi, I just bought my fz25 last week, and facing exactly the same issue. Engine overheat and paint burning smell. The SVC guys said the same also. I would like to know your bike's status now. Is it cleared ?

You'll just need the engine to get used to the riding and engine oil. Break-in the engine for now, the heat will fade away soon.

**brahmajan** · 05-15-2018, 03:03 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by jass007 View Post

You'll just need the engine to get used to the riding and engine oil. Break-in the engine for now, the heat will fade away soon.

Thank you so much for the reply.
I am waiting

**Absoluthavoc** · 05-15-2018, 04:22 PM

Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Checking back in to the thread after a while spending the last few months just riding and letting the bike settle in. Here are a few remaining issues I've noted now that I've crossed 9 months of use.

Total km covered 2515 (daily running is low.. bike is used mon-fri for office commutes though distance is not more than 18km round trip)

1. Gearshifts are NOTCHY! AF! - this was a really huge annoyance for me with my P200 and trust me I'm annoyed as hell to see that even Yamaha didn't get it right with the FZ25. This when their gearshifts on various FZ16 and other FZ variants I've rode over the years were effortless. In fact I used to think Yamaha had some of the best gearshift mechanisms. No matter what I've tried and even after complaining to the service guys, it continues to remain hard and notchy when sitting up and often doesn't even down shift correctly. The SC guys respond by adjusting the clutch tightness everytime.. I've noticed no real improvement still.
2. Rear wheel locks under sharp braking. In fact the rear on the FZ just loves to lock. There's a fine limit to the rear brake application.. beyond which it just locks and you skid. The only good thing in this? She never gets uncontrollable, the skid and the lock is never rude enough to upset your line significantly and doesn't slide enormously sideways. In fact she has a rather neutral handling behaviour even though the rear is firmly locked.
3. Engine oil level is a tad hard to read with no easy visual indicator. Also contemplating to switch engine oils (don't recall if the oil was changed last service since they said my running was low)
4. The switching on glitch with the console keeps happening intermittently. The SC guys always say the console is not in stock with them.. sore point with Yamaha service on this.

Other than these few things, the bike has remained trouble free. If only I could somehow get the darn gearshifter to behave smoothly it would be awesome

**newwannaberider** · 05-15-2018, 05:26 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi all. I have taken delivery of the bike in the 4th of this month. I have covered almost 750 kms and hasn't done the first service. I faced heating issue in B2B traffic and slightly on longer rides.

But today my bike started showing signs of the infamous coin rattling sound. I can hear it very clearly both during riding and revving the bike. I want to know if i should be worried and inform the svc or wait for 1st service? Is there a permanent fix as it's very annoying and sound like an old 100cc bike now. Thanks in advance

**Kabil** · 05-15-2018, 07:32 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by newwannaberider View Post

Hi all. I have taken delivery of the bike in the 4th of this month. I have covered almost 750 kms and hasn't done the first service. I faced heating issue in B2B traffic and slightly on longer rides.

But today my bike started showing signs of the infamous coin rattling sound. I can hear it very clearly both during riding and revving the bike. I want to know if i should be worried and inform the svc or wait for 1st service? Is there a permanent fix as it's very annoying and sound like an old 100cc bike now. Thanks in advance

As posted on the forum, some owners have reported that they are not facing the issue post 10000kms, I have recently done my 2nd service at 5000kms and I regret to tell you that the rattling sound is still present in my bike especially when it heats up in traffic. I will wait till 10000 kms to check if it goes away or else I will get my valve clearance adjusted.

**newwannaberider** · 05-15-2018, 07:34 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Kabil View Post

As posted on the forum, some owners have reported that they are not facing the issue post 10000kms, I have recently done my 2nd service at 5000kms and I regret to tell you that the rattling sound is still present in my bike especially when it heats up in traffic. I will wait till 10000 kms to check if it goes away or else I will get my valve clearance adjusted.

To be honest, i hate the noise since its a brand new bike. is there any way to reduce it?

**Kabil** · 05-15-2018, 07:47 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by newwannaberider View Post

To be honest, i hate the noise since its a brand new bike. is there any way to reduce it?

I haven't found any solution myself. Get a good helmet and just ignore the sound or get the tappets adjusted on your next service maybe that will help to reduce the sound to some extent.

**Akash.Yadav** · 05-16-2018, 02:42 AM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Absoluthavoc View Post

Checking back in to the thread after a while spending the last few months just riding and letting the bike settle in. Here are a few remaining issues I've noted now that I've crossed 9 months of use.

Total km covered 2515 (daily running is low.. bike is used mon-fri for office commutes though distance is not more than 18km round trip)

1. Gearshifts are NOTCHY! AF! - this was a really huge annoyance for me with my P200 and trust me I'm annoyed as hell to see that even Yamaha didn't get it right with the FZ25. This when their gearshifts on various FZ16 and other FZ variants I've rode over the years were effortless. In fact I used to think Yamaha had some of the best gearshift mechanisms. No matter what I've tried and even after complaining to the service guys, it continues to remain hard and notchy when sitting up and often doesn't even down shift correctly. The SC guys respond by adjusting the clutch tightness everytime.. I've noticed no real improvement still.
2. Rear wheel locks under sharp braking. In fact the rear on the FZ just loves to lock. There's a fine limit to the rear brake application.. beyond which it just locks and you skid. The only good thing in this? She never gets uncontrollable, the skid and the lock is never rude enough to upset your line significantly and doesn't slide enormously sideways. In fact she has a rather neutral handling behaviour even though the rear is firmly locked.
3. Engine oil level is a tad hard to read with no easy visual indicator. Also contemplating to switch engine oils (don't recall if the oil was changed last service since they said my running was low)

Other than these few things, the bike has remained trouble free. If only I could somehow get the darn gearshifter to behave smoothly it would be awesome

Ans. 1 - get them to check the clutch plates. My friend has a P200NS and he had similar hard gear shifts problem. At around 7000 kms, his clutch plates went kaput and he had to pay for it.

Ans. 2 - release some oil from the rear disc brake reseevoir and that should make it less prone to locks. I had that problem in my Duke 200 and releasing brake fluid helped. No problems of rear or front locking in my P220 though.

Ans. 3 - If not changed then 6+ months on same oil may not be that good. Change the oil to a better brand - Shell, if I may suggest.

**Harrisoncool** · 05-16-2018, 12:06 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by ramdante View Post

Does it wobble even with your hands gripping the handlebars? My bike has a similar wobble issue post 65 km/h, but can only be seen when I take my hands of the hands of the handlebar. Also, it disappears post 75-80 km/h. I had complained about this during my last service, but no action was taken. Since it doesn't distract me much, I didn't push them again. Will again take it up during the 1st paid service.
So far, I've tried 3 service centres, Paras (Mt road), Walters (tondiarpet), one in choolaimedu. All 3 have been average, except for Tondiarpet, who at least gives heed to the different complaints I give, and then resolves a few of them.

When i push it beyond 75kmph i can feel it in my hands... at about 65kmph it shakes when i take off my hands. It wasnt there before, it is after they made adjustment recently.

**Harrisoncool** · 05-16-2018, 12:09 PM

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by JyotishmanS View Post

I had the same issue. I tried adjusting the coneset manually. Didn't help. I changed the entire coneset. Issue gone. Only wobbles below 20kph when i let go of hands and a little bit on bad roads. My suggestions:
1. Check the entire coneset. The racer washer plates have been taken from the fz16 and are prone to misalignments.
2. Check front forks for bends, oil seal ruptures and springs for any anomalies.
3. Check handle for bends.
4. Check if any cables are out of place.

Will ask them to check the cone set. It all started after they adjusted my front fork setting. Service center was trying to resolve my issue, i felt as if i am seated in a curved frame. End result, my feeling remains the same in addition my front end wobbles.

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