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**trustvishwas** · 11-29-2011, 12:12 PM

Official Ninja ride - Pune - 4.12.2011

06:30 AM - Assembling at Probiking Pune
Address – Bajaj Probiking, Godrej Castlemaine Bldg, Bund Garden Road, Near Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune. Landline No. (020) 6609 1111

06:40 – 06:55 AM – Ride briefing .

06:55 – 07:00 AM – Photoshoot.

07:00 – 07.45 AM – Ride & Regroup at Pirangut Ghotawade phata.

08:00 – 09:00 AM – Ride to Venue – Hotel Epik, Lavasa.

09:00 – 10:00 AM – Refreshment break.

10:00 AM – Start Ride back to Pune.

11: 00 AM – Regroup at Pirangut Ghotawade phata

For further enquiries, get in touch with Pune Probiking.

**Yasser** · 11-29-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by Sarvajit View Post

Bring it to me, I have some soft 3M rubbing compound&polish. We removed many black scratch marks on my friend's white Figo with it. As good as new.

No kidding? Where can we meet?

**Sarvajit** · 11-29-2011, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by Yasser View Post

No kidding? Where can we meet?

No kidding at all buddy, come to my place or office, whichever is closer to you.
PM me for details.
I wasn't kidding you even last time when I told you about my painter for painting your tail panels green.
You can have a look at my bike&the work he has done on it too.

**firen** · 11-29-2011, 03:31 PM

Originally posted by harsha645 View Post

how much did they charge you in the name of labour charge???
if you dont mind can i know the split bill??

average speed was 72kmph(including all the breaks we took and some time loss because of few niggles we faced),considering the riding time alone it was somewhere around 100kmph!!

The bill did not give much information.

1. Ninja SBK Service 1050.00
2. Consumables 100.00

Service tax @10.5% on 1050.00 108.15

Total : 1258.20.

I did not change the oil filter this time, since i just changed the oil and filter at 4.3k and the oil grade was same as last time.

**vkuchhal** · 11-29-2011, 07:21 PM

A Problem...

It has been around 10 months that i changed the rear rim of the bike due to the rim bend.. after the replacement , i saw the the new rim do not have the weights that were present on my old rim.. Inquired Prasanna about the same he told the new wheels come with dynamic balancing and new setup does not need a wheel balancing done.

Couple of days back while riding on an empty stretch (At 100km/hr) left the handle bar and found the front end wobbling. the wobble increased as the speed decreased.

Had a word with Sai Iyenger asking him , whether they do a wheel balancing for a 2 wheeler.. and they said no.

Any inputs on how this problem can be dealt with.

**bluevolt** · 11-29-2011, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post

A Problem...

It has been around 10 months that i changed the rear rim of the bike due to the rim bend.. after the replacement , i saw the the new rim do not have the weights that were present on my old rim.. Inquired Prasanna about the same he told the new wheels come with dynamic balancing and new setup does not need a wheel balancing done.

Couple of days back while riding on an empty stretch (At 100km/hr) left the handle bar and found the front end wobbling. the wobble increased as the speed decreased.

Had a word with Sai Iyenger asking him , whether they do a wheel balancing for a 2 wheeler.. and they said no.

Any inputs on how this problem can be dealt with.

If you have a paddock stand, you can do the wheel balancing yourself provided you have the weights. It is very simple, actually. Search youtube on how to.

**Sunnyside_up!** · 11-29-2011, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by bluevolt View Post

If you have a paddock stand, you can do the wheel balancing yourself provided you have the weights. It is very simple, actually. Search youtube on how to.

BV - Where does one get the weights? I've been trying myself for a long time and even found a guy in Chennai whose equipment can balance the wheel - problem is that he doesn't have the weights either!

**psr** · 11-29-2011, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by Sunnyside_up! View Post

BV - Where does one get the weights? I've been trying myself for a long time and even found a guy in Chennai whose equipment can balance the wheel - problem is that he doesn't have the weights either!

In Chennai try Central Tires on Anna salai ,opposite to Church park convent bust stop..

**vkavadia** · 11-29-2011, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post

A Problem...

It has been around 10 months that i changed the rear rim of the bike due to the rim bend.. after the replacement , i saw the the new rim do not have the weights that were present on my old rim.. Inquired Prasanna about the same he told the new wheels come with dynamic balancing and new setup does not need a wheel balancing done.

Couple of days back while riding on an empty stretch (At 100km/hr) left the handle bar and found the front end wobbling. the wobble increased as the speed decreased.

Had a word with Sai Iyenger asking him , whether they do a wheel balancing for a 2 wheeler.. and they said no.

Any inputs on how this problem can be dealt with.

vishwas sir: Your bike has the rim weights right? I remember you talking about a similar wobbling problem when you left the handle..

**kamal0582** · 11-29-2011, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by firen View Post

I Did my 2nd Service yesterday, and found nothing needs to be replaced except oil. The rear brake are as good as stock and the front one can go for another 6k.. ofcourse it depends on usage.
I rely more on engine braking while riding and hardly use the rear brake except in emergencies. The front brakes pack quite a punch.

The total bill came to INR 1258.

Congratz Dude! thats quite a feat you had done! What was your average speed?

You are not wrong it is indeed Technosynthese oil(Motul's term for Semi Synthetic). The difference between this and 5100 apart from the price and the viscosity is that this does not have any ester and is manufactured in india.
Personally I would recommend this oil over the 5100, Sicne i have used both and found this cheaper one much much smoother.
Thanks a lot brother for the reply.Right now i m using Motul 3000 mineral oil. At 5k planning to go for SS will try out the 3100 gold.

Originally posted by Balaboy View Post

Thanks. I went for an oil change. I know its fine till 600 kms for the first oil change but read in many places that the metal shavings may come of in the first 100Kms. Targetting on finishing the first 1000 Kms by this saturday and give it for servicing. After that i want to switch to synthetic oil. Any thoughts?

Brother u can change the oil. However i did the first oil change at 1k. i have been using motul 3000 mineral oil for first 5k then will switch over to motul SS oil.

Originally posted by vkuchhal View Post

Instead of going for fully synthetic .. try Motul 3100 gold 20W50 or Motul 5100. (which are both semi synthetic)

+1

**kiran_borra** · 11-30-2011, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by kiran_borra View Post

Hey guys it has been 6500kms and 6 months for my Baby Ninja..
Recently after 2nd service, my bike's front braking has lost its "BITE" The brakes feel like Drum Brakes now :O

When I check the wear of disc pads there is some good amount of brake pad left but at the rear of front disc, there is a lot of black Break Dust depositing...

I was wondering what could be the problem here... Should this be a faulty disc pad???

Also, my rear disc pads had to be changed at second service... There was around 2mm left in the pads but my rear disc had scratches along the disc on both the sides

Originally posted by kiran_borra View Post

I got the rear disc pads changed and no issues with the rear brake!
The issue is with the front brake which is still running with the pads that came with the bike during delivery

Went to PBK today for getting the brakes checked
The mechanic says its just because the brake pads have lost 50% of the life and I have to press the brake lever more harder...
He just sprayed disc cleaner on the disc and said to drive for some kms and get back...

But still now I feel the brakes are spongy even when I press the lever a bit harder...
And the brake dust (black powdery layer) is still accumulating on the back side of the front disc...

Request your inputs guys!!!
Does bleeding help ???

**bluevolt** · 11-30-2011, 01:47 AM

Originally posted by Sunnyside_up! View Post

BV - Where does one get the weights? I've been trying myself for a long time and even found a guy in Chennai whose equipment can balance the wheel - problem is that he doesn't have the weights either!

Most US parts websites have weights. For example: BikeMaster Wheel Weight Set | 424-883 | J&P Cycles

Most of these guys should ship international.

And it is even available on the Indian website 20north.com

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**isodope** · 11-30-2011, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by Prakritij View Post

I am 5.6feet and 52kg in weight. Hope I can handle all the 170Kgs in traffic and slow riding conditions

Friend of mine is 5'5", 45kg and I've seen him ride an R1, MT-01 and M1800R Intruder. A female friend of mine (5'3", and I don't know her weight but can't be more than 50kg) has taken all 100kg of me pillion on my Karizma.

Just practice feet-up figures of eight on any motorcycle you own and you'll find most slow-speed conditions easy to handle.

**rajivenky** · 11-30-2011, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by Sunnyside_up! View Post

Rajiv,

the problem IS the bent key! You may not have noticed it but the key may have been a little bent and with every time you used it, it got bent a little further until it gets stuck.......speaking from experience - had a similar problem with my 650's ignition!

Jeeva simply tapped it back into shape and voila!

hmm..not entirely.Spoke to narayanan and apparently this is an issue with the US specs 250 ninja's as well.The culprit,corrosion from fumes and water seepage locking up the mechanism.

**Sunnyside_up!** · 11-30-2011, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by rajivenky View Post

hmm..not entirely.Spoke to narayanan and apparently this is an issue with the US specs 250 ninja's as well.The culprit,corrosion from fumes and water seepage locking up the mechanism.

Yikes!

Told ya not to take the bike into Vala-asa-rava-akkam (phew! that IS a mouthful!) . The lime green paint scheme doesn't mean the bike is amphibious!!

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