Shell AX7 is good. A VFM oil. Though it a SS oil, I'd have liked if it lasted till 3k kms, but usually it goes bad by the time you cover 2.2k-2.5k kms.
Get your last free service done with the HH mineral oil and shift to Shell AX7 only after that.

I have been changing the oil myself for sometime now and my observations are:-

HH mineral 10w30 - 1000 kms in city, 1500 kms on highways max. Great pickup, observed maximum mileage on the highways with this oil, 50 kmpl and 44 in city.

Castrol 20w50 SS - Not at all good for ZMR. A very heavy oil. Vibrations minimized, but mileage dropped to 36 kmpl on highways, took 10 sec to 60 etc etc. Changed within 600 kms of use.

Shell AX7 SS 10w40 - VFM. Very VFM. Lasted me around 2.5k. During oil change, it was brown in color. Seemed to have gone bad. Was expecting around 3k kms. Mileage around 46 kmpl on highways and 41 in city.

Mobil1 10w40 FS - Best for ZMR. Gives a balance between mileage and performance. The last oil change lasted me 4203 km exact. Still, the old oil was less brownish when compared to Shell AX7 during change. Decent pickup, oil doesn't lose viscosity in B2B traffic. Smooth gearshifts till 3.5k, after which they start getting harder. Mileage on highways ~47 kmpl and 41 kmpl in city.

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City mileage taken in Bangalore and Chennai.
Highways throughout Tamil Nadu and a few in Karnataka.

Hi Above_All,

The golden Karizma emblem is a bit smaller that the sticker present in the reat crowl.. Only the extension of K and R will be visiable if you stick the emblem over the present one.

And regarding the colours, till now it's good. Completed 2 months with it, and most importantly washes the bike every sunday... As far as my knowledge, the emblem doesn't loss it's colour but not sure about the shine.. It cost me 1200/-, I feel the coast is for the colour I assume than the making cost..

Most importantly sorry for the delay.. I just missed the thread..

Regards,
Antan Banerjee.

Hi guys had been for a night ride to Ghoti, a place off the NH3 around 150 kms from Mumbai!! Uploading a few pics...still more to come but later from a frens cam..!!

HID shows way..!!




The Gang


Rear..!!


HID switched off..!!


camping...!!


Warmth to beat the chill..!!


Background...ranges of the highest peak in Maharashtra:Kalsubai




Breakfast...!!!


Back home...total distance covered....316.2 kms..!!
fuel efficiency: approx 45kmpl..!!!

Gr8 pics paddy! The HID is damn bright.
Me happy with Osram NB for now, but the bixenon setup rings me's mind every now and then........

I think you should have gone with two doses (two changes) on the AX7 . looks like the first dose made the job easier for the mobil1 by doing the 'dirty' work & the mobil1 had its job easier.
if the oil went brown (or darker than new) it means the oil is doing its duty of cleaning up, and not necessarily gone 'bad'.

Hey thanks a lot buddy...!! And yes indeed the HID is super illumination...if you ride in the dark...please invest a few grands and get the stuff installed...if you want any info on the setup pleas be free to ask me....:-)

My Bike still with the SVC...for engine stalling problem...injector to be replaced...svc advice to replace whole throttle body/kit....price of whole unit is 7800...only injector covers warranty...however; svc is saying that all shall be covered under warranty...let see...



My ZMR at SVC....

I feel sorry to see your machine stalled at the SVC....Hmmm....even i suppose everything will be covered in warranty...!! So don't worry!!..

Get well soon.......:-)

free services are over long time ago,since my zmr is 2yrs old but clocked very less kms only 11000kms

not able to view any photos

Then you can shift to Synthetic... i use Shell Advance Ulta 10W40 .... works great....

@padfootmonty2006 is your HID with projector setup?

Nopes brother...its the stock reflector console...No Projectors..!!

Ok... thanks

The bugger said there's no stock of HIDs. Bro which company is your headlights? What am going for is a chinese one which has both H/L beams in the same bulb and is priced at 1.8K.. How much was yours?

Contact Navnnes Nagesh from Bangalore, as you are too in Bangalore, search for him in xbhp.

I tried bro.. I texted him, mailed him and even messaged him in facebook. Finally called him but no response..