Hearty congratulations.....We hope to see more such accomplishments from you in Future ..

Congartulations for the selection of your article. My article on chain cleaning was also selected and posted in magazine, but sadly i couldn't buy that edition of magazine due to some personal problems.

And also i would like to add that with recent hike of petrol twice consecutively our government is ensuring that we middle class family will only ride splendor and will never be able to upgrade to higher capacity bikes. So our thread will once again pick up pace.

But in a serious way it hurts that this government is insensitive to our plight and does what it think is right. We are not in their count and i am seeing the present government is not a government, but like british empire who did what they liked without thinking of people.

water problem

For past some years, my splendor has been giving a unique combination of water and spark plug problem.After washing the bike, bike refuses to start untill the spark plug gets dried up completely.Somehow the sparkplug gets wet. During rainy season the problem is even worse. Bike would halt in the middle of the road and psuhing is the only option. If lucky,riding on the choke is the only option. but that also doesn't suffice for a long time. Tried changing the spark plug as well as the cap.But no use. Once a mechanic applied petrol to the spark plug, but that was just a temporary solution. Even the pathetic service centre ppl dont know the solution. attachin some pics.

Are you sure you have changed the spark plug?? First go and change your spark plug & cap ASAP. Throw out that spark plug and buy MICO U4A plug from outside from any shop or dealer. if there is dealer then no problem, if u are going buy from shop then be sure you buy genuine. Spark plug cap came with ANU made. So buy that original from service center. Make sure u buy the black one and not red one.
After fitting that, throw water and check if problem again appears. It will not!!

Ummm...Sibun, I have that edition of the magazine: Dec12-Jan13 issue. And, I don't really know how to break it to you:
They have the article and the pics on chain cleaning - same as you posted on the DIY thread - fine
But the credits have been given to someone else! I mean, there is no mention of 'Sibun' in it - are you aware of this, bro?

Then is it Abhishek Behera (His real name) ?

Looks like you have a problem similar to mine a few pages back ... read the solutions provided by all members . Your spark plug is also very rusted externally . The problem with rusted contacts is that it shall have great resistance to the flow of the electric current that sparks it . Your plug also has signs of surface-discharge & croma-ring - it's resistance to current flow is so great that when wet the current is discharging over the wet porcelain surface to head (ground) .
So buy a new OE plug and OE plug-cap and try to keep them cleaned from time to time . Don't also forget to check the end of the wire cable that screws onto the plug-cap and the other end too ( that screws into the ignition-coil ) for corrosion and clean that up if needed . Most probably all your wet start problems are owing to lack of spark from the plug only .

First of all take a look at your spark plug cap...there are no safety rubber boots on it ,which prevents water from getting in...I wonder how your Ignition system still managed to work inspite of your poor maintenance and the state in which the spark plug is in....
At both the ends of the Plug Cap you should have the protective rubber boots or else water will get in and your plug cap and plug will be of no use...have a look at the picture below and notice the rubber boots at the end of both ends of the Spark plug cap...

Psr'jee , a bit off the line of the topic maybe , but since you posted this pic last time I have checked it out at my nearby bajaj parts dealer . It is indeed a very good quality part from Bajaj ; well made , very good plastic well finished and much deeper proportions and water sealing than our HeroHonda OE one - I felt . It is comming for Rs 48 and it's 2 rubber boots are comming seprately for Rs 20 . The resistance value of 1kΩ is embossed right on the shell . If it does fit our Splendors alright otherwise (which I think It shall - by my eye measurement) it is a great find for a low-resistance plug cap for us . The same unit is used on my bestfriend's Kawasaki wind-125 and he is still on his original one that came with the bike (12years+) and it still read 1kΩ when I measured it and the contacts are shiny yet .
I would like to thank you for the info , would have never found this one .

But for encouragement from members like you I would not have gone looking for these things, or posted it here.....So my sincere thanks to You and members for the kind encouragement....I simply share what i come across and learn through the years..
Good Luck..

@PSR ji and others.

Don't know if anyone else has also noticed the use of resistor in other part of the AC-circuit.

I request members to have at-least one resistor Either in plug or in cap until we come to a reasonable conclusion that it will not have any serious effect on the ignition components/system or it used was merely to comply with the electrical noise norms.

In the earlier posts,After a member Above_All found a disconnected wire under the seat --I had mentioned the use of that resistor to ground off the excess current generated when the Headlight is not in use(through a pink wire running from the headlight switch assembly to the rear of the pillion seat).
Removing that resistor helped in increasing the brightness of the parking lights and speedo back-light at idling RPM.
In Above_All's case it was disconnected by the ASC because it caused the battery to drain. In no way the DC current from the battery can flow through the AC side of the electricals unless there is some kind leakage of DC current through the RR itself to the AC side

Its real life, use of this resistor remains a mystery even now and on top of that it is not mentioned even in the wiring diagram(CD-100's). It would be great if somebody could source a latest wiring diagram. But one thing is for sure- Above all has disconnected this resistor and has not faced any problems so far,Please CONFIRM.

Is it because our charging system consists of a fixed magnet alternator unlike the variable exciter field of a non-fixed magnet alternator used in cars ? So that it has to dissipate the excess current generated anyway ?

Why do I have so many queries and why am I thinking so deep ? Because the engineers who designed the bike must have kept something in consideration while designing these bikes and fiddling with it may not guarantee satisfied performance. I have fiddled with these too much and I know the end result !!

If we try to understand FULLY ,one thing at a time, and learn the fundamentals correctly, then there are no problems....but if our fundamentals are shaky then all our understanding of any aspect of any doubt is also shaky.....Which is why apart from my explanation I was also posting links to the subject so that, even if I had confused members, better counsel will help resolve doubts..
I have no idea about the said resistor even though i had seen the discussions before...Since my ignorance on this resistor is complete, I had not posted anything ....
I agree that manufacturers fit in a component with definite purpose, but learning through reading, and practical hands on experience ,with repeatable results, confirm that only one Resistor need to be in circuit as far as the Ignition HT circuit is concerned , while more than one wastes energy that can be better utilised to give stronger spark..This is my humble opinion that I shared.

You are truly a gem SIR,all your posts show your humbleness. I am also amazed by the kindness of the members who visit this thread.

Please don't refrain yourself from posting,we are here to learn and share.
See how one post of Pinaki gave us an opportunity to learn so many things which one might have never bothered to check.

PSR Jee as you have owned many bikes in the past, have you seen any such resistor which is present on the AC lighting circuit ?
As your ZMA has Full DC electricals,this resistor wont be there.

A request to other members to check out if this resistor in present in their bikes with AC-DC setup.

I think removing that resistor will increase the charging amps to the battery. Moreover, regulator/rectifier can also heat up more because the current which resistor is dissipating as heat will surely find somewhere to go, (this is my guess & i haven't tested) it can increase the charging amps or may regulator/rectifier will have to struggle more to maintain the recommended amps to the battery.

I have not checked the charging amps to the battery removing that pink wire because the analog multimeter which i have can only test the amps up to 250 mA. You have the digital one which can test up to 10 Amps, so u can easily test this thing and can report us back. Also i will able to know about this bcoz i eagerly want to know this thing if i'm correct.

In Above_all case, i guess his battery may have become weak and so was draining, so assume if removing that resistor increases the amps, then u can know why he doesn't having any problem.

But this thing will always remain mystery until it is being tested.