Bro, where have you fitted the air filter??I too have 1 K&N filter but my mech said that it has to be fitted outside the air box & cannot be fitted inside it without breaking the air pipe seal which is connected to the carburetter.Will you please post a pic of it??

Mine is connected directly to the carb... the pipe leading to the air box has been removed.

Semi-synthetic is not recommended till ur bike cross 5k kms....
till then..use mineral oils...After 5k..till 10k u can use semi synth...
After 10k ..u can go for Synthetic...

from where did you get it done?

and, what about the warranty issue?

Why not bro? I used Motul semi-synth right after my 3rd service, and from next oil change onwards I've been using Motul fully synthetic... The bike is running into 26k kms. Nothing has happened....
Now, I'm not trying to argue or anything... but I'd love to know if there is any actual fact behind saying semi synthetic after 5k and fully synthetic after 10k...

I'm still using valvoline synthetic 20w40, and started using it after the first service at 511 kms. I'm at 39686k and the bike still runs as it did when it was new. I recently took off the front no. plate and the rattling of the fairing has mostly disappeared. Need to change the both tires, they are completely bald now, currently on Zapper FS 90/90 and Zapper C 120/80. Was hoping that they would last till 50000k, that and a new set of brake pads too. No other issues at the moment. Ride safe ya'll.

Well I took it to the ASC and the mechanic opened up both the brakes and scraped the brake pads. The entire process took about 20 mins (and free ). The sound is gone and the braking feels better.

Completed 4000k and changed the oil from Castrol Activ 4T to Power1 SS and there is some change in the characteristics of the bike. It feels much more smoother now (but don't expect the vibes to go away )

from castrol bike zone mayapuri.located left side of dd motors showroom maruti.

what warranty issue if tvs will ask me i will say i forgot and missed the service dont get the time to come.

@social ok i will do that.

Carb Settings...faced a starting problem first time in 1yr

HI Guys,
I tried to set the carburettor AF mixture this time. Well i go the AF screw roatated in clockwise direction. Neverthless to say.........the air mixture got richer, the stokes got slower i felt that the bike lost that punch that i was initially having. Took the bike to a local mechanic and then asked him to adjust the mixture.

Well what he did is that raised the RPM to 5k he rotated the screw in anti-clock mode and almost three complete rounds.....

After that the bike started feeling gruntier in sound itself and then he bought down the AF mixture to a stable point.

Well after that the bike regained the pickup. But but today when i started the bike it didnt got started in first kick. SO i have to gave a throttle but then its running OK now. But my bike never required throttle....is this due to cold or i need to adjust the mixture. Well i think there are no mis-firings or there are no hickups. Also vibrations are lees and the tacho needle is not dancing....so i guess this is a sign of an idle mixture.....

ANd last but not the least....how can i identify that the mixture is optimum ?
above sign that i have mentioned does that complies to gud idling or any thing else ?

Come one guys....experts need tips here..


Also Oil has been a lot of discussion here....got MOTUL SS 5100 1550 oil
Well all i can say is that gear shifts have become real smoother. THere is no doubt, i was facing a neutral problem while trying to make neutral the gears got stucked up a number of times which now is almost negligible. Just to confirm, i got the OIL change after 450kms after the service was done.

Well but please tell me about the mixture, the bike feels OK but if i make it reach does that harms the engine, well i dont think so because i have increased the misture and made it richer i feel a considerable hike in pickup...!

the vibs are negligible, the needle is running fine just had a starting problem today is this behaviour OK or i need to re-tune the AF mixture.....to be more precise make it a bit leaner or richer ?

Check the carb

There you go again........
Does engine stops while keeping the clutch de-pressed ?
If yes then time to adjust the AF mixture. Well dont open ur carb first adjust it and check. If that works then ur lucky. But also make sure clean the air filter usually that is the culprit in such cases.
Finally always add a additive to avoid such situations. I have been using IFTEX from past 6 yrs.

That will avoid the adding up of carbon to ur engine and will make throttle response crisper....
try it dont rely on power speed or some hi-octane i use it even with such petrol let us know if that works

Well earlier my bike never started with a single kick. Renny suggested that my bike was running lean and hence I richened the mixture. That solved the problem. Maybe you are running slightly lean. Rotate the a/f screw by 1/4 of a turn (anti-clockwise) and see if you can start the bike with a single kick.

And I've read in this forum, a slightly rich mixture is better than leaner mixture (Nothing beats optimal mix tough)

And check the spark plug to get an idea about the mixture. It should be chocolate brown in colour ideally..

Checked already

Last time when i checked the plug, it was black which means the mixture was richer, so i got it a bit leaner, well i didnt felt any considerable drop in pickup but off course the vibrations came down which was gud. This time i am worried whether is it OK or not......i posted the symptoms after the tuning....do u think all those depict the mixture is OK if it is richer than i dont worry all i care is for engine health and th pickup should be as it, for which RTR is known.....thanks man ....well any more suggestions guys.....

Guys, wait till you complete all the free services before switching to other service centers. That way you wont face any issues while claiming things under warranty unless you have good rapport with the service centre.

Back to square one

Met with a small accident today. Banged into another bike

Nothing major, just that something seems to be wrong with the front. Vibes have certainly gone up and the front disc is again rubbing against the disc pad And the brakes squeal like pigs

Guess another hour will be wasted tomorrow at the ASC

check if the disc is fine... the only time I rear-ended another rider, my front disc got bend and had to be replaced...