Congrats Ananth & shamshuis

Have fun with your rides.

Try searching on eBay. Sometimes sellers from Asia advertise their products and shipping wont be as expensive.

Niiiiiice !!! Congrats on the ninja. Spoke to sunny yesterday and he mentioned it sold, but I didn't know it was you. He's happy it's going to a guy who's gonna love it and cherish it like he did.

Congrats again and wishing you many years of happy and safe rides.

Sunil has booked the Ninja 650R.

Trip to Planet DSG

hi guys.... went for a shirt trip to Planet DSG today...
Bought a a* TRc1 ... wanted SPX gloves too but they were out of stock...
they've got a big range of helmets and jackets... cant say about gloves since they were out of stock....
Next trip will be soon... gonna get some levers and other stuff...
meanwhile check out some pics....
A brand new busa and GSXR-1000 were ready for delivery.. saw the bandit too with DL registration ...

your problem may have to do with engine oil. is the oil level indicating okay ? bad oil filter / clogged oil filter / oil pump/ bad quality engine oil also/ check it out at pbk.

congrats. enjoy the bike.

Guys, I have a question and it has been bothering me for a while.

The manual says - "Do not start moving or race the engine immediately after starting it, even if the engine is already warm. Run the engine for 2 or 3 minutes at idle speed to give the oil a chance to work up into all the engine parts."

Now this is fine, and I do this on cold-starts. However, this does not seem feasible all the time - for example, if I am at a traffic signal and want to turn the bike off, to save fuel and also to avoid over-heating or if I make a quick stop to pick up something from a store etc. Sometimes it even looks a little stupid to just start the bike and wait for 2 minutes sitting on it without anything else to do. I mean its ok at home or in the office parking etc. but not out on the street. I have tried to buy time after starting by fidgeting with my helmet, trying to groom my hair etc. but can't do that always.

The manual also says "Do not let the engine idle for more than five minutes, or engine overheating and damage may occur".

How do you guys manage such short stops? Is it prudent to keep the engine running if the stop is for say 1-2 minutes? What about longer, 5-7 minute stops? Is it absolutely required to idle the engine for 2-3 minutes even if it is warm, say bike was turned off 10 minutes ago after riding for 30 minutes? Looking for some general guidelines and tips.

Congrats Ananth & shamshuis

I do give the bike around 3-4 mins for cold start.....
Not the exact time but until the rpm settles down from 2 when started.

If the engine is already warm and you are between traffic its not a feasible option

If the engine is not warm enough the rpm will raise upto 2rpm or so which is itself an indication to hold on until it comes down to normal idling

Can we setup a LCD meter console in N250?

You can get digital console for the N250, but it voids the warranty, check out Youtube for the videos and let us know what you plan for

Google/YouTube "Koso RX2"

Thanks for the information.

^^^ There is a complete kit available from Koso for conversion to LCD instrumentation which includes an adapter board, wiring harness, water temp sensor, oil temp sensor, and the works... the only issue is that it seems to have been designed for the carburetor version and not the FI, so how well it will work with the N250 over here...

THe ZMA brake pads cost me 1200 (without a bill and it was not available at the Hero Honda service centre too)

Google says really bad things on Gold fren..so am not sure whether i should go for it!

I was just thinking aloud..The pads are similar to the Ninja in terms of fit..and its a close fit as well.

Probably i would put my rear pads in the front to see if its a disc pad problem. If the rear ones can restore the killer bite, i would blame it on the ZMA pads otherwise i need to get my disc assembly checked!

[QUOTE=kiran_borra;677598]Congrats Ananth & shamshuis




Thanks a lot 'Kiran_borra' and 'vkuchhal'

I used the Karizma for quite a while....HH used to give NISSIN pads for the Zma and they used to work amazingly.
Recently they started giving disc pads from a local supplier (can't remember the brand) which weren't good even on my Karizma
So I sense its a HH pad quality issue

The Nissin Brake pads for ZMA used to cost almost 2k+ (2.4k I suppose)