After Raghavan himself revealed that Anabond Gasket paste was used, there is nothing to worry about. They used the right thing and possibly did the right thing. May be did not execute it in a visually pleasing manner.

Raghavan, you might want to try the bike for a week days or so to check if there is another leak and if not just paint it with a regular dull black paint in the white looking part... yes, this won't be a permanent solution as the regular paint will not stay for long with the engine heat but I believe going for a power coating is defanitely not an option you have.

Are You Telling That CEAT Is Better Than MRF ?


@All:One Question
Which Combo Look Nice
1:Yellow RTR Fi With Blue Digital Console
Or
2:Grey RTR Fi With Blue Digital Console

No, there never has been a leakage around the head. I had a leakage from somewhere below the left crankcase. Could not figure out exactly where. So asked them to change the sprocket and gear shaft seals... in fact I insisted on getting all the oil seals changed, including the kick shaft seal. They told me they did it and billed me accordingly. The oil leakage has definitely reduced a lot... but still there are tell-tale signs of oil below the left crankcase after a fast, longish ride. So I'v given it back to them. I'v told them I expect to see the engine TOTALLY oil free. Am supposed to get it back by evening.

I won't say they perfect, but my TVS ASC does what I'd call a fairly decent job. When I compare it to my horrid Hero Honda ASC, its way, way better! Even the mechs are TVS are better...

Really can't relate to this view or the other views here one bit. There is a right way to do everything. Less than that is definitely not acceptable... ESPECIALLY at an authorised service centre. I absolutely cannot stand any "jugad" on my vehicles (or on anythign else ). Andi if its jugad someone wants, then its better to go to some roadside mechanic. They will likely do a much better job for half the price!

I personally love the Matt Grey.

If it s an Fi make sure it is an Orange or Grey

Hmm, well it's like this. Ceat hasn't been known for coming out with really great tyres in the past, but their vertigo seems to be good. That's what ceat says anyway. The securas were ok tyre for splendors and the like, but never performance oriented like the vertigo. Thing is, I havent seen the vertigo in ANY of the regular shops when i was tyre hunting a couple months ago. So why not go by what joel recommends and get the zapper-c 3" which is a great compound/pattern (well tested on the pulsars). Or if you want a bigger looking tyre then just get the geocruiser 100/90 which i have used on many bikes and have found to be just perfect. btw, the geo is a case in point that less popular brands (dunlop) can still be good. so i'm not saying anything negative about ceat just yet.

Grey + blue FTW !

completely agree with this. it's people who accept mediocrity and compromise on quality that lead to service providers thinking that it's ok to do so. it's just the indian way to do things. change has been a long time coming. don't know if it ever will. ok tell me this folks, say you buy a 12lakh R1. the head leaks. would you still accept m-seal or badly applied 3-bond ? no. you would DEMAND a proper job. so why the diff between a 12lakh bike and a 75k bike ? then it simply means we dont have any value for 75k.

The Colour Suit Me Yellow & Grey-Confused Which One To Take
Even Some Stores In Chennai Having CEAT But Don't Know About Tyres
So I Better Change The Tyres When I Took The Bike After A Week Delivary

Ps: Why Did'nt You Like Grey + Combo

Reading the threads here I don't think that change is gonna come anytime too soon. We get what we demand/deserve. And really, I won't be surprised even if many customers are ok with M-Sealing an R1 or whatever else...

depends on your personality dude ..

if you like your bike to be bold and stand out.. its the yellow

if youre more of a reserved / classy :P guy .. its the grey ..

orange is for people from mars..

its totally your choice.. go stand in front of both.. and then choose the one which you love most..

if ure gonna buy anyone of it.. congratz

+1 to that! Orange is out of this world for sure. Will look good if you can carry it off well.
Yellow will be fine as long as you are in casuals etc.
Grey IMO is the best color-gives a very classy, sometimes even executive. Unfortunately I'm most of the time in formals too. Wish my R15 was grey!
That aside, I have a special liking towards the grey since it is not available in any other company/bike. My suggestion: Go for grey!

+1

Perfect reply to raghavan's query!

No comments on this bro.......it will only lead to an arguement! Even i want my bike to be treated well. But the senario at any SVC is quiet diff and we always cannot expect THE best/perfect service for our bikes and have to compromise no matter wat!

Why do u compare R1 to RTR?

Do R1's come in hordes to the SVC for service?

Take your bike to any service centre(good major ones) when the relativly have less or rather no bikes to service.....i bet ur bike will have it best service of its life.

Problem is they get lots of bikes a day and with their limited infrastructure and man power are supposed to deliver th bike on the same very day. If not customers cry foul!

all i have to say is that in the end it's a business for tvs and other manufacturers and all they care about are their profits. if you're talking about the sheer volume of bikes beng serviced then it's the company's responsibility to ensure that they have adequate resources to service ALL the bikes they sell, properly.

they know how many bikes they've sold, they bloody well be prepared to service all of them the right way. saying "we've sold more bikes than our service centers can handle" is bullshit. upgrade your service network is all i have to say to them then.

I don't think the front tyre is a critical issue, depends on how hard you brake really. I reach the limits of the tyre very easily but i still force myself to stay within them because i don't wanna spend on a new front tyre right now. The rear, however, is a different story. change it asap.

i think you misunderstood what i was saying. my own fi is grey and i love the grey+blue combo. in fact the MAIN reason for getting the fi was the blue display. fi and other crap was secondary. i really dislike amber.

You Are Right Dude, My Bad Choice If I Like To Be Bold & Different I'll Choose A Monster Like 600 & 1000cc ,Why I Asked The Question Coz Shenil Told That His Yellow RTR Is Fading That's Make Me Worry

Ps: Don't Say Orange for People from Mars Coz Aparjit & Sai_ace Will Be Watching You
Bulls Eye, I Don't Know The Colours Thanks For Clearing My Doubt
Now I Much Inclined With Grey RTR FI

TVS Warranty

I have an issue with an electrical part on my FI which I had posted earlier (brake-light wire) and needed some clarification.

The manual states that the warranty does not apply to proprietary parts like tyres, tubes and batteries etc. Understandable. It also says that maintenance and other adjustments are not covered.

However, the part which says that normal service items or wear-and-tear items are not covered has left me confused. the list includes :

"bulbs, electrical wiring, filters, spark plug, chain, sprockets, clutch and brake linings, fasteners, shims, washers, oil seals, gaskets, rubber, plastic and rexine parts (hoses, pipes, etc.) and spokes etc."

What has me confused is that in the above list, all items do wear out and would not come under waranty support. But how on earth does electrical wiring wear out ? or come under 'normal service items'. This could mean, in conjunction with the bulb clause, that the Rs. 1500-3000 tail-light is not covered under warranty! also, does electrical wiring include the delphi FI system? i'm sure that costs a packet too. I am going to write to TVS to try and make them change this clause because there is no way that the wiring, which ideally should last the bike's lifetime, should be classified as a wear-and-tear item.

@Julian, maybe you'd just want to speak about your brake light wire (if I got it right) to them and get that replaced and then speak about the warranty on the whole wiring system... not an expert advice but just a thought.

well, that's just it. I did. first the workshop manager said it's not covered in warranty. and he didn't even have the coupler to sell separately - said it comes with the whole tail-light assy. which i'm obviously not gonna buy because my light is fine AND costs 1.5k+. then he asked his mechanic to take it to the local tv repair shop to replace the resistor. that's when i blew it and asked him who the hell authorises him to make repairs from some local 2-bit repair shop. and the western region service head, mr. gandhi, doesn't seem to care too much too. so i figure escalating the issue is the only way.

the wire itself i willl get fixed on my own. thing is i didn't wanna do anything myself because of the warranty. funny thing is at the suzuki svc in panvel which used to be a tvs asc, the mech said he'll try and get me a coupler wire. just shows how lame the tvs asc is.

i dont really have time to run around after one damn wire since i'm leaving for dubai very soon. guess i'll just fix the resistor myself and hope tvs sorts themselves out sooner or later.