Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

I was running it with a capacitor in place of the battery for last few months . Horn indicators and headlamp tail-lamp works fine without battery , motor always starts up sure in half a kick , maybe an extra kick on a coldest winter morning . Only if you press horn , turn indicator and brake light at once without battery , the horn croaks . Since in busy city lanes we typically need all 3 of these at once frequently - I finally bought a battery last month . OE battery died in 3 years , 2nd one costed 430 Rs lasted nearly 7 years this time it was 780 Rs . I charge up the battery with an external charger and top-up water if needed once in a while .
And it's amazing how this puny 97cc motor pulls in 3rd gear from 20 kmph to 45 , then on 4th it climbs upto 75+ without fuss - can run at 65 kilo endlessly . That too with fuel average of 72kmpl . Ofcourse remember that my Splendor+ is a bit modified - running a thinner 2.5x18 front tire with matching tube - which gives little better acceleration , fuel-mileage and quicker maneuvering .

You are right , it's a plus ( it has the BS5 canister ). It's cast wheels even behave harshly in countless potholes and speed-breakers in my locality , than my spoke wheels . Recently after doing the T-stem bearing lube , new front wheel bearings and fresh fork-oil & seals I am again flying over them without care - as usual . Actually I haven't ridden the new bike more than ten times total yet

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

[MENTION=29030]Pinaki[/MENTION] sir, I had thought of trying the capacitor thing but this bike and the Splendor Pro needs battery for brightness of the head lamp. My bike has a 5Ah MF battery. If I remove the battery, the head lamp becomes dim like a candle lamp. There is some system which uses battery current to aid headlamp brightness at lower RPMs. The bike runs without battery but there is slight drop in performance may be due to DC CDI. So I am not sure if the capacitor mod would work on my bike.

The Splendor looks and feels the best with spoke wheels & minimal sticker job. You will be surprised to see the fan following the old boy has got in my state [emoji116]

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

I don't prefer alloys on a bike with drum brakes TBH. For disc brakes, it's a requirement. If not, spokes are fine.

It's a common issue with the bike. Conesets tend to give out easily as well. The current gen Plus are based on the 2015 Pro model (not facelift one with trapezoid headlamp).

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Yes.

Due to Corona virus lockdown, I rode back from Hosur to Tiruvannamalai on 24-03-2020. Started around 11:00 a.m and reached by 3:30 p.m It was a pleasant ride. Lots of people were heading to their hometowns with their families (spouse and small kids) in bikes. I stopped at 2 places for having fresh juice as the sun was a bit hotter. Adding a few pics.

At Krishnagiri Toll gate.


Stopped near Uthangarai for fresh juice.


Outskirts of Tiruvannamalai

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

That's good to hear. I'm glad that you are safe. I guess the 1,00,000km milestone will have to wait a bit.

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Tomorrow I have to take the bike out , lockdown or not . Veggies grocery & provisions are low in the house . In this opportune time my bike's Insurance had expired on 13th Mar , gave cheque & photocopies of papers to agent but in this chinese-virus problem insurance office closed and he couldn't submit . Hopefully police won't be checking papers in this chaos

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Bro at your place vendors dont supply essentials at your place??here in ludhiana administration have issued passes to vendors for supplying all the essentials,they take orders on phone and deliver the goods at our own places.And bro if its not possible then do take care of yourself when u come back remove your clothes nd put them into washing machine without touching anything,and get all the essentials cleaned up,safety measures are must to be followed..stay safe n healthy bro.

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Sir, the police won't check vehicle papers. Here in kerala, the police have issued an affidavit format to describe our purpose. We have to carry it in writing every time we step out. Even then Police are only approving food and medical reasons, nothing else.

I hope everybody is safe. The situation can become very ugly if we don't adhere to lockdown conditions strictly.

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Just got back now . No passes nothing issued in Kolkata . Worthless state-govt - they said 7am to 10am you can go out for shopping . So huge rush at this hour with people thronging markets & grocery shops and spencers reliance stores - most stuff sold out in minutes. Vegetable prices doubled , same with chicken & fish . No supply of bread puffed-rice chiwra and many essentials like tea sugar & gur is short-supply . Govt doing nothing , only police harassing people and sabji-vendors in bazaar , so most of them not coming here .

update : good opportunity to clean , lube & service the speedometer and headlamp parts

front-right indicator bulb & headlamp main-beam warning ( blue ) lamp died , no chance of getting spares now.



Cleaned inside out & dried in in the sun

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

I have one question, since the recommended oil grade for Splendor is 10W-30, can we use something like Castrol GTX 5W-30?. I'm not going to but just curious. [emoji16]

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Great pinaki sir, tomorrow morning Im going to buy Water cans, vegetables and some cool drinks for the coming week. [emoji16]

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Sure. Nothing can go wrong as long as you have fresh oil inside the case.

Cheers,
A.P.

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Dont drink cold drinks or food items stored in fridge rite away ,they are not good.n stay away from cold drinks,have garlic,citrus juices which can give boost to ur immunity.

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

Ok sure, I'll follow that, also I'm going to refrain from eating non-veg especially fish, which is my favorite, till the curfew is over. But lots of veggies instead. [emoji16]

Re: Hero Moto Splendor/Joy/CD-Dawn/Passion

[emoji106][emoji106] take care bro stay safe,healthy,and blessed.