Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Thanks, buddy, for precisely confirming exactly what I had in mind!

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Congrats for your new gear, if possible try to use simple see through visor instead of tinted one, which will make your night riding safer and pleasurable (commenting this on my personal experience )... tinted visor are pretty good for hot sunny day, however in night riding it wouldn't be advisable AFAIK.
have a safe ride.

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Totally agreed, [MENTION=32908]AmoghDox[/MENTION].
However, I chose the tinted one because most of my serious riding will be during day time only. Whatever night driving I do is typically within well-lit city limits. I had already been using a tinted visor all this time on my Studds Ninja, and I totally agree that it'd be a very bad choice for highway driving at night. I'll probably ride with the visor flipped up in such a case (just kidding) :P

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and i drive with the tinted visors on night time too because somehow I feel that they kind of cut off the on coming traffic light and allow me more visibility while without them I could see a little less due to the glare of their high beams..

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Naah. That was when my accelerator cable was stuck/jammed and it wouldn't let my bike idle properly. You rev it to 4k and it would stay there lol.
[MENTION=66420]jack_daniels[/MENTION], yes this is the 1st time I met with an accident!

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Aah that once happened to my RTR FI and I fooled a bunch of people that my bike had cruise control hahaha and they all believed it too..

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after 5 months, I am facing issues with the battery again.. myself and [MENTION=13887]prateek2210[/MENTION] went to Karol Bagh on Saturday evening to check on a headlight assembly for his bike, on our way, it was evening so he turned on the parking lights on my bike. we stopped for signal and he was finding difficulties to neutral the bike. so the bike turned off and then he got the bike to neutral. so the green signal flashes an he cranked the bike and down goes the speedo console and luckily the bike started. i was like WTF.. the next day I took the bike to the service center.. they checked the charging using multimeter.. with ignition off, the battery showed 12V, with the bike turned on, the battery showed the same and when the acceleration given, the battery showed only 12.4V at max.. then he wanted to check the starter relay, they checked and same happened.. initially they said the Starter Plate has to be checked.. they got a new starter plate and before removing the old one, they wanted to check with another battery. they did and that battery seemed to charge better. showed upto 14.16V when acceleration was given.

so they came to a conclusion that the issue is with the battery, get it changed. I was like it is just 5 months old. is it possible for the battery to go kaput.. they said yes.

I left from the place without checking the voltage rating with load on (headlights) because what seems to happen when i went to Amaron is, the battery I am using at the moment, when load is applied, it doesn't go beyond 11.4V even when Acceleration is given. then he got a new battery from inside and checked and the battery was showing 12.66V with ignition off, engine on it showed 14V + .. then when he applied load (headlights on) the battery didn't stayed down below 12.5V.. so this guy said it is an issue with the Bike's charging unit..

what could be the problem here?? [MENTION=32286]psr[/MENTION] sir [MENTION=41586]Divya Sharan[/MENTION] [MENTION=28527]sibun[/MENTION] and all others.. i need suggestions.. is it the issue with the starter coil or the charging unit?? the starter Plate will cost me somewhere near 2000/- i have been facing this issue from the very beginning. I always knew something was wrong with the charging unit.. instead the Service Center guys kept saying everything is fine

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Rrneav...this is one of the difficult problems to sort out, and please follow the following procedure...

1. With the engine on and idling check voltage across battery...It must be 13.8~14.2 Volts D.C.
2. If so check the voltage at the fuses under the seat. You can see metal part on The top of the fuse which can be used for measuring the voltage.
3. If it is also same voltage as the battery..
4. check voltage across battery with head light load it must be 13~13.6 Volts.

If point 1 is low voltage slightly raise RPM to 2.5 to 3 K and see if voltage raises...if it does, battery is suspect.

If point 2 check shows lesser Volts at fuses under seat, then you have loose contact in the connector on top of Starter relay.

If with lamp load the Voltage rises again the Battery is suspect.

If the voltage across battery continues to remain low at all times then the RR or stator coil is suspect...( you have to FIRST rule out loose contact on the connector on top of Starter relay)

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Thank you for the steps. I will check it out today after I reach home. it is really paining unable to solve this issue.

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

I would suggest you simple method to test battery if u have multimeter. Remove the spark plug cap so that engine wont start. Connect the battery terminal with a multimeter setting dc and the range in 20v, watch the multimeter reading and press the starter for 3-4 secs. Observe he reading whike cranking. If the battery stays just above 10.8v then battery is just okay. 11 and above durin crankin is healthy battery. If voltage drops below 10 the cells are gone weak. Load test is the only way to find the state of the battery. Many batteries pass simple test and show 13.5 at low load simply fails when actual load is applied

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Zmr is prone to fall why dont we protect the body panels with 3M clear bra. It provides utmost scratch protection to the body and wont have scratches tat easily

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I am using Sirac street at rear, stock size of 100/90-18 & stock tyre at front but now feeling that I need to change both tyres ASAP..so looking forward for options..got to know that Pirelli Sports daemon has got discontinued since 2011-12..though I am not so interested in soft compound tyres cuz of their low grip on gravel/off road so I am looking for multi purpose tyres..looking for something better than Sirac street or else I will go for a set of Sirac street again..
I want both tyres of same pattern hence will buy both of same set only..it provides better braking comparatively!!

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

How can you say this? People don't keep falling of their ZMAs and ZMRs all the time. Its always the riders' fault. Also, 3M costs a bomb for doing anything. Getting a new fairing comes cheaper. They quoted 3k for just doing my tank!

OTOH, time to get a new O ring for my bike. Currently out of stock. Will start hunting in the weekend.

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Asked a couple of people if they change brushes for a fuel pump. Each and everyone said the same thing. That they have no idea how it's done and that it's risky to fiddle with the fuel pump as petrol keeps flowing and even a tiny short could mean fire and what not. So decided to drop plans of repairing the fuel pump. Rite now am searching for a second hand pump. So kinda pissed
Meanwhile like how psr sir said, i'll get the injector cleaned to remove any blockages.
Another doubt: when the engine is heated up, when it's idling i here the tappet sound and also other sounds that totally change the engine note. I sometimes get a doubt if it's really the fuel pump or something else. Sorry for the noob question but will tappets cause problems like how am facing(engine turn off when heated) apart from the tik-tik noise?

Re: Hero Honda Karizma ZMR

Removed snorkel and noticed the following :

> K&N filter like sound comes while accelerating hard
> Could accelerate smooth without that sound occurring too
> Bike seems to get a little more hotter then before
> initial torque is slightly lost but torque range feels extended to a little higher rev range..