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  • Originally posted by gallifrey View Post
    ^^^^^^^
    I completely understand how you feel.I bought my splendor 11 years ago. It was the first bike that I ever owned.I learnt to ride 'geared bikes' only on my splendor. It has been with me for more than a decade.that is sometimes longer than a marriage lasts. It is the perfect bike.not too big ,not too small.perfect power.not too heavy.perfect for city riding.great mileage.love every single thing about it. I will never get rid of it.

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    • Originally posted by sibun View Post
      Do a thing. Open the top of carb and take out the slide. Open the slide and take out the needle. See that the clip will be at 3rd position from top or bellow which way you will look. Now just change the clip to 4th position from bottom or 2nd position from top. Now fit back everything and restart the bike. See that the idling is smooth and the air screw is set correctly. Now slowly ride and see that bike doesn't hiccup in 40-60 range. If it doesn't hiccup then previously you are running rich.
      little confused me but i'll try and let u know. BTW, what that hiccups means here?
      But to tell u my bike is running smooth even it doesn't knock in low rpm, it can pull easily on 3rd gear when at between 10-15 kmph

      and i dont know why, when i start my bike every morning (sometimes it needs choke) and when i drive i feel like fuel is not getting to the engine. It didn't pulls feel like stalling. didn't stall when pull the choke. I slowly give the accelerator and just after 100 meter it start pulling/running fine. and this is happening from many months. why so?

      Originally posted by sibun View Post
      There is nothing that can be done by you if you made the mind to do.
      What that actually means?? nothing can be done by me

      Originally posted by sibun View Post
      When both commented that if i sit and re-build then budget will easily cross Rs.10k, i got pissed and just packed the engine and parts in a sack and sent it to my mechanic. I also asked my mechanic to bring the engine and instead fit him himself to chassis as i will not fit.
      That is really sick man...if someone do something for someone without any profit giving his time....and he/she tell something/words that didn't suite...makes a man really angry on him...sometimes this also happens to me.

      Originally posted by shoeb2015
      This is the reason why I love it so much,I think only Sibun knows what I am speaking.
      Why only sibun? I can also understand your feeling.
      Last edited by paul.1911; 09-06-2012, 01:53 AM.
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      • Originally posted by shoeb2015 View Post
        Super Splendor seems to be a good option.
        Can you list out some pros and cons of
        1.Achiever
        2.Glamour
        In particular Highway capability,overall build quality,availability of spares,headlight,max alternator capacity...
        Two office colleagues with less-than-a-year Achievers is complaining of fuel mileage (getting 40 kmpl,riding conditions same and as horrible as mine) . Everything else with the bike is great , they say . I have ridden theirs , it has lovely low-end torque and instant pull .
        Sibun'Jee , what about Super-splendor and Glamour's engine longevity ? Is it as simple and sturdy as Splendor's ?
        I actually liked the first type no frills Super-Splendors , the current one has too much plastics and too loud colour sticker-job . Good bike none-the-less . Cousin Bro has a year old silver one .

        @ Shoeb - Also look at the Honda Dream-Yuga . It's Drum-Spoke-kick model is almost same price as current Splendor's , power torque(particularly at low end) and fuel mileage is better.
        Last edited by Pinaki; 09-06-2012, 02:10 AM.

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        • Does anyone have checked the difference between these two??
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          • One and the same as far as I know. Hardly get to see the small tin these days though.
            "Does zebra have stripes?"

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            • Originally posted by Da1AnOnlyHermit View Post
              One and the same as far as I know. Hardly get to see the small tin these days though.
              Does bigger tin polish looks green?
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              • Originally posted by shoeb2015 View Post
                ^^ Your mechanic is stingy or your Cousins's mechanic is stingy ???

                Both my mechanic and my cousin's mechanic are same. The fact is that most mechanic here try to change only the parts necessary. My brother is an complete idiot and also quite elder than me. He thinks bike as an utility and only try to keep it with minimum maintenance. But my mechanic feels that i spend uselessly in changing parts. The funny thing is that most of the spares are OE that came with bike. Only when i rebuilt the engine then then i spend a lot as i want my bike to perform 100% every time.When i re built engine budget easily crosses 10k and my mechanic thinks i waste money because of this spending.But the thing is that my bike performs better than new bikes and show a clean pair of heels to most 100 and 125 cc bikes.
                Super Splendor seems to be a good option.

                Can you list out some pros and cons of
                1.Achiever
                2.Glamour

                In particular Highway capability,overall build quality,availability of spares,headlight,max alternator capacity.

                I will list in a different post.
                Regarding spending on bikes.
                I always get attached to a bike only -
                If I spend considerable time with it,
                If it has been used only by me or my father,
                If I have some unforgettable memories associated with my bike,
                If I have experienced/learnt something new on that bike,
                If I have worked on it,
                And Most importantly - If I am the first Owner of it.
                This is the reason I will never sell my splendor even if I get a bike which is 1000X better than splendor.
                It is a part of my life and I cannot part away with it.
                (some of you may even laugh why the heck this guy loves his splendor so much)
                The first bike which I rode was Splendor,this is the bike on which practiced all the riding techniques,this is the bike with which I talk to when I am very upset and riding on highways.This is the bike which has seen and been a part my good and bad times.Splendor is the bike which has made me a biker from a driver.

                This is the reason why I love it so much,I think only Sibun knows what I am speaking.
                Not only me but most in splendor thread feels the same otherwise why will they be using splendor after all these years.I had updated my JOY ownership thread today but power failure wiped out all the updates. No matter tomorrow before work i will update the ownership thread.
                In todays world when youngsters like us and younger simply buy new bikes after every 1-2 years and do not care for bikes. 99% of owners do not love their bikes and sell it within three years when newer bikes. My younger cousin brother who reads in 12th doesn't like my joy and instead like my extreme and thinks that his prestige will be hurt in front of his friends if i take him on my joy. Although it is a different matter that i never let him ride my bikes because he do not care about anything be it bikes,cycle,shoes e.t.c. He is a classic case of a person who know to destroy things. So i just warned him never to touch my bikes. But the thing is that he feels bad to even sit on my joy and instead tell me to take my extreme. He doesn't likes my joy because it is a flop model,old, and not stylish as new bikes like stunner,fazer,e.t.c. But he doesn't understand in these 12 years and 3.1 lac km it has stood with me like my friend. Nor once i have pushed the bike nor it has given me any reason to even think about selling. What do these new bikes have. They only have the show, speed and finish. Comparing to my joy they do not have the quality. Most here talk about quality but see my joy and suddenly the quality vanishes in front of it. It has really pained my heart by my brothers feeling towards my joy. I will post my grief in separate thread.
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                Originally posted by gallifrey View Post
                ^^^^^^^
                I completely understand how you feel.I bought my splendor 11 years ago. It was the first bike that I ever owned.I learnt to ride 'geared bikes' only on my splendor. It has been with me for more than a decade.that is sometimes longer than a marriage lasts. It is the perfect bike.not too big ,not too small.perfect power.not too heavy.perfect for city riding.great mileage.love every single thing about it. I will never get rid of it.
                You are right now a days marriage doesn't last for a decade. Now a days boys change bike as quick as their girl friends and wives. I think we are getting developed, as i think all try to follow western culture and think globalisation has to do by becoming modern. It is good to develop and become modern but being modern doesn't mean changing girl friend and wives like phones, buying imported stuff and ignoring indian products, drinking and driving in mid night, eating junk food, sleeping late and getting up late, girls wearing minimum to minimum dress, e.t.c.
                Sent from my rotary phone
                Originally posted by Pinaki View Post
                Two office colleagues with less-than-a-year Achievers is complaining of fuel mileage (getting 40 kmpl,riding conditions same and as horrible as mine) . Everything else with the bike is great , they say . I have ridden theirs , it has lovely low-end torque and instant pull .
                Tell your friends to check their achiever as it will easily return 55 kpl. Achiever is one of the highest mileage bikes in 150 cc.
                Sibun'Jee , what about Super-splendor and Glamour's engine longevity ? Is it as simple and sturdy as Splendor's ?
                I actually liked the first type no frills Super-Splendors , the current one has too much plastics and too loud colour sticker-job . Good bike none-the-less . Cousin Bro has a year old silver one .
                If you compare to splendor series engine then there is no bike in world that will satisfy you. These engines i think will never come as today the customers think it has gone outdated and has no technology, but the performance that it gives year after year is un matched by any bikes today in market.
                If ever the last splendor is manufactured i will be the first person to buy it just to keep it as the most versatile bike in indian history. Heck if hero honda launches the joy once again in limited edition then i will be the first to buy it. but if wishes were horses.

                @ Shoeb - Also look at the Honda Dream-Yuga . It's Drum-Spoke-kick model is almost same price as current Splendor's , power torque(particularly at low end) and fuel mileage is better.
                I do not like honda bikes except CBR 250R because of my own reason. Even i am waiting for 250 cc from hero honda so that i will buy it.
                Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post
                Does anyone have checked the difference between these two??
                Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post
                Does bigger tin polish looks green?
                No, both are same. The green one is wax with a slight rubbing compound and there is a yellow one is a polish with UV protection. The tin can is only wax and is the most versatile wax in market at affordable price.
                Here is the website and you can see various products:-
                Polishes

                I will post shoeb's query on new bikes in different post and also my maternal cousin brother's feel towards my joy in different post.
                Photo of my joy- http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/854067-post963.html-3.88 lac km cont....Ownership review of my joy- http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/832255-post608.html- slowly updating as and when getting time. HERO HONDA CBZ EXTREME(2011) - 47K KM AND COUNTINGhttp://www.xbhp.com/talkies/motorcyc...tml#post904152-carb tuning guide

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                • Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post
                  Does bigger tin polish looks green?
                  I wouldnt say green. I'll post a pic tomorrow!
                  "Does zebra have stripes?"

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                  • @Sibun
                    All that I can say about your cousin-
                    "Gadhe ko zafran ki kya kadar" (A donkey cannot appreciate saffron.)

                    Ok,let me continue with the topic of mechanic again.
                    There are two types of mechanics-
                    1.Who wants to change every part possible,if you have one problem he will change a whole bunch of parts saying that- Sab ye part gaadi ke sath ki hai abhi tak change nahi kiya.(This is the part which came from factory and it is the first time we are changing it )
                    He will tell you- Don't complain to me afterwards,If you don't change this part right now,you will have to shell $$ in future.
                    Every performance, mileage or misfiring issue relates to only Faulty bore-piston.


                    2.Too stingy,too lazy,too cheap mechanic-Will always re-bore,will use cheapest parts available,will put back the same oil after cleaning filter/changing clutch or any other work,will try to fix everything by jugaad,will re-use oil-seals by using gasket sealant,will overhaul the engine by the side of road,will never change spark-plug,if you ask him how long will the current oil last -you will get reply--Saar,it will last 2k easily,according to them castrol is the best oil, SS FS are only for higher cc bikes ,he will also get you second hand spare parts at throw away price,he will use cheap Rs.5 cables and use a adjustable fixing nut to alter the length,tappets never needs to be adjusted according to them,every mileage-performance issue has some thing to do with khachra(debris) in carburetor.................................................. ...

                    In today's world- Not even a true friend will stand with you in need but a good bike will be with us always and that's all I need.
                    Last edited by shoeb2015; 09-06-2012, 11:40 PM.

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                    • Originally posted by Da1AnOnlyHermit View Post
                      I wouldnt say green. I'll post a pic tomorrow!


                      This is 50g for Rs.45 and bigger tin for Rs.130 @ 200g.
                      latter is cheaper.
                      How long this 50g will last? If waxed every week?
                      How often u wax & how long your tin last? How much net gram do u buy?
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                      • Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post


                        This is 50g for Rs.45 and bigger tin for Rs.130 @ 200g.
                        latter is cheaper.
                        How long this 50g will last? If waxed every week?
                        How often u wax & how long your tin last? How much net gram do u buy?
                        I had the small tin and back then had two scooters to polish - Honda Activa and Eterno. You will agree with me that the surface available for polishing in scooters is much more than motorcycles. Believe it or not, it lasted me for over a year. I used to wax both of them at least once a fortnight. The Eterno was waxed weekly (I had it for my personal use! ) Very little of it is required unlike liquid polishes and once you apply it, takes lot of effort to buff but the end result is every drop of sweat! back then, I did not have an idea about the 'yellow-ish'/greenish wax!

                        I even polished my cycle using the same. And when I had only my cycle to polish, it obviously lasted so much that the wax actually developed cracks on its surface! it had turned hard. So I kept it for a short while on a heater, the wax melted and I had a smooth wax surface once again! I am a FAN of waxpol polishes!
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                        • Originally posted by BloggingWheels View Post
                          I had the small tin and back then had two scooters to polish - Honda Activa and Eterno. You will agree with me that the surface available for polishing in scooters is much more than motorcycles. Believe it or not, it lasted me for over a year. I used to wax both of them at least once a fortnight. The Eterno was waxed weekly (I had it for my personal use! ) Very little of it is required unlike liquid polishes and once you apply it, takes lot of effort to buff but the end result is every drop of sweat! back then, I did not have an idea about the 'yellow-ish'/greenish wax!

                          I even polished my cycle using the same. And when I had only my cycle to polish, it obviously lasted so much that the wax actually developed cracks on its surface! it had turned hard. So I kept it for a short while on a heater, the wax melted and I had a smooth wax surface once again! I am a FAN of waxpol polishes!
                          Oh thats nice! This is a small tin. And they both are same
                          First without flash and second taken using flash
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                          • Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post
                            Does anyone have checked the difference between these two??
                            Originally posted by paul.1911 View Post
                            Does bigger tin polish looks green?
                            Same good stuff , the wax looks a deeper tint inside the bigger tin owing to the larger volume. Just that.
                            Nowadays I am too lazy and using the waxpol liquid silicone polish or the 3M liquid wax only . Gotta find time for a proper waxing soon now .

                            Tip : Sometimes , as the big tin lasts and lasts ... the polish insides dries up and cracks into pieces and becomes difficult to use . In that case simply boil up a pan of water on the stove and sit the can of wax in it . It'll melt and reform into like-new flat surface inside the can on cooling . You can stir a bit of turpentine oil into it to soften it while it's molten too .

                            Originally posted by sibun View Post
                            ... If you compare to splendor series engine then there is no bike in world that will satisfy you. These engines i think will never come as today the customers think it has gone outdated and has no technology, but the performance that it gives year after year is un matched by any bikes today in market.
                            If ever the last splendor is manufactured i will be the first person to buy it just to keep it as the most versatile bike in indian history. Heck if hero honda launches the joy once again in limited edition then i will be the first to buy it. but if wishes were horses....
                            When they launched the Splendor first in 1994 I think , I was still riding the RX . I have been secretly wanting to buy this bike ever since, although publicly we all RX owners would sneer at it then .. I am sure those of you there then would remember those times .. when rajdoot/yamaha dealerships had long waiting lists and proud staffers .... but this bike has outlasted us all .
                            Need and opportunity arose in 2010 and I got the Splendor+, which was nearest available to the original Splendor model in 2010 . Loving it , only wish they'd still have those nice looking chrome silencers yet ... but then I should have got it much earlier .
                            Last edited by Pinaki; 09-07-2012, 03:35 AM.

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                            • Originally posted by Pinaki View Post
                              . Loving it , only wish they'd still have those nice looking chrome silencers yet ... but then I should have got it much earlier .
                              You are still running on that 2010 model stock exhaust ?? Steel silencer (long Y2K) is too cheap now,just Rs.1600/-

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                              • Got this for Rs.100/-


                                Rolon Master Link,Rs.10/-



                                Carburetor Piston Slide Needle(ON Stock Cir-clip position)




                                ON 4th grove.


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