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**RedApple** · 03-02-2010, 04:35 PM

My baby is in for service at the dealership today. Ive hit almost 10k and its coming up on 2 years of ownership.

Some niggling problems: The turn signals have a mind of their own, i.e they will pick what time they want to turn on or not lol

. Also the gear shift has become a bit clunky and ive been getting a lot of false neutrals lately and the SA was checking out my front wheel..seems to be a bit tight on the freewheel spin. In addition, the 180's black steering plate seems to never be in stock at any dealership in town..ive requested them to replace my worn out plastic plate with the 180's if its in stock. I just changed the oil couple of weeks back to Motul synthetic..thought i'd see if the French know something the Italians dont (AGIP) and so far so good

. Bike is a bit hot during running these days but thats because of the damned heat and not much wind outside; i'll go easy on the Oil for that one

**karworld2000** · 03-02-2010, 05:45 PM

Hi Guys,
Recently i am facing lot of issues in my rtr-Fi .
First thing is my gear box has become very harsh .I cannot change from 2nd or 1st to neutral while the engine is running its very harsh previously it used to be smooth.
Secondly, the engine is also very harsh once i cross the 4K mark rpm the engine feels like its of a used second hand bike

. My bike was brought on april 09 not even completed a year and i have done 5000 kms.

Thrid, I never tested the mileage but now i am getting very low mileage around 35.

Can any experts here suggest any solutions .

I stay in K.R.Puram,Bangalore and the service center mechanic could not solve this and finally he told me to take to to either one of the showrooms megdhoot in ulsoor or tristar in inner ring road.which one is the best?

**nox2505** · 03-02-2010, 08:06 PM

removed rear footpegs

yesterday, i removed my rtr's rear footpegs. now,my gf screams as i enter in massage zone of tacho. But who cares?

**satyenpoojary** · 03-02-2010, 08:13 PM

^ I have the same setup... and am not as sadistic as you :P
FZ? or R15? also did you insert a tensioner there as well?

I was cheap I just bolted it too tight! but my girl doesnt complain!

@Karworld2000: When was the last time you changed the engine oil?

**nox2505** · 03-02-2010, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post

^ I have the same setup... and am not as sadistic as you :P
FZ? or R15? also did you insert a tensioner there as well?

I was cheap I just bolted it too tight! but my girl doesnt complain!

No. Its neither from fz nor from r15. Its rtr's stock. I just removed the rubber cover by removing 2 bolts at bottom of each footpeg.

**onlinesatish** · 03-02-2010, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by nox2505 View Post

No. Its neither from fz nor from r15. Its rtr's stock. I just removed the rubber cover by removing 2 bolts at bottom of each footpeg.

did the same as soon as i bought the bike....but vibes were more and it was slippery during rain....so i put it back in place!

**RedApple** · 03-02-2010, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by karworld2000 View Post

Hi Guys,
Recently i am facing lot of issues in my rtr-Fi .
First thing is my gear box has become very harsh .I cannot change from 2nd or 1st to neutral while the engine is running its very harsh previously it used to be smooth.
Secondly, the engine is also very harsh once i cross the 4K mark rpm the engine feels like its of a used second hand bike

. My bike was brought on april 09 not even completed a year and i have done 5000 kms.

Thrid, I never tested the mileage but now i am getting very low mileage around 35.

Can any experts here suggest any solutions .

I stay in K.R.Puram,Bangalore and the service center mechanic could not solve this and finally he told me to take to to either one of the showrooms megdhoot in ulsoor or tristar in inner ring road.which one is the best?

Ive always had good expierences here at Fast Bykes on the north side of town or you can try Bridgestone TVS on Raj Kumar road in the heart of Rajajinagar.

**karworld2000** · 03-02-2010, 11:58 PM

@Karworld2000: When was the last time you changed the engine oil?[/QUOTE]

Thanks Satyen,
The engine oil was changed in my recent service just 7 days ago but i felt the harshness in the engine after the service to be more. I don't know what engine oil they use. After reading a large number of posts in this thread i found that the popular engine oils are castrol POWER ONE RACING,castrol power1,Veedol Super Swift .. Also i am new to the knowledge of engine oils .
Also what is 20W40,10W40 stand for and Which is the best engine oil for ma rtr-fi?
Thanks in advance.

**karworld2000** · 03-03-2010, 12:02 AM

Thanks Redapple,
Unfortunately my service station guy has given me only 2 options tristar in domlur and megdhooth in ulsoor

.It will be a free checkup .

**onlinesatish** · 03-03-2010, 02:34 AM

Guys, How many times your bikes oneway/sprang clutch been replaced? Mine is getting replaced this time agian....probably 4th or 5th time!

Satyen,razor??

**nox2505** · 03-03-2010, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by karworld2000 View Post

Hi Guys,
Recently i am facing lot of issues in my rtr-Fi .
First thing is my gear box has become very harsh .I cannot change from 2nd or 1st to neutral while the engine is running its very harsh previously it used to be smooth.
Secondly, the engine is also very harsh once i cross the 4K mark rpm the engine feels like its of a used second hand bike

. My bike was brought on april 09 not even completed a year and i have done 5000 kms.

You need to change clutch plates for sure. Mine was screwed because of some shitty oil svc filled in. Get the injector and ECU checked. Your RTR have silver injector or black injector?

**chicane1879** · 03-03-2010, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

Guys, How many times your bikes oneway/sprang clutch been replaced? Mine is getting replaced this time agian....probably 4th or 5th time!

Satyen,razor??

Again!!

What do you do with your bike, man!!

**kauria** · 03-03-2010, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

Guys, How many times your bikes oneway/sprang clutch been replaced? Mine is getting replaced this time agian....probably 4th or 5th time!

Satyen,razor??

Never, its the same as stcok, can post some pic of sprng clutch here?

**satyenpoojary** · 03-03-2010, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by nox2505 View Post

No. Its neither from fz nor from r15. Its rtr's stock. I just removed the rubber cover by removing 2 bolts at bottom of each footpeg.

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

did the same as soon as i bought the bike....but vibes were more and it was slippery during rain....so i put it back in place!

Ah thats a neat mod, then I wonder why the vibes as the connectors still remain the same

the FZ one is super cheap 28 odd rupees

Originally posted by karworld2000 View Post

Thanks Redapple,
Unfortunately my service station guy has given me only 2 options tristar in domlur and megdhooth in ulsoor

.It will be a free checkup .

Thats all BS, you can go to any SVC you want... remember the free coupon is from TVS and not the dealer!

Originally posted by nox2505 View Post

You need to change clutch plates for sure. Mine was screwed because of some shitty oil svc filled in. Get the injector and ECU checked. Your RTR have silver injector or black injector?

Clutch plates @ 5k!!! Possible if they messed up with the oil!
PS: A lot (and I repeat A LOT) of people stock duplicate Castrol, everything from the Power 1 to the Racing Full Synth... so beware... at best stay away from castrol!!

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

Guys, How many times your bikes oneway/sprang clutch been replaced? Mine is getting replaced this time agian....probably 4th or 5th time!

Satyen,razor??

Never in the 32K - KMs of riding :P
Heck even my clutch plates are stock! (will be changing them soon)

What I forsee in next 5K KM is finally a new chain sprocket kit (it may last longer) and the clutch plates

**indianz_alive** · 03-03-2010, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

Guys, How many times your bikes oneway/sprang clutch been replaced? Mine is getting replaced this time agian....probably 4th or 5th time!

Satyen,razor??

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Again!!

What do you do with your bike, man!!

Even mine is giving a feel that it's broken again. It'll be 2nd time it will be replaced.
There's no unusual usage, just normal procedure to start bike.
But yes, when we use Engine Kill switch, a Striking sound (TAKKK...) comes in some instances, which I was also concerned about when the first one was replaced. At that time, the TVS Engineer told me that it's a normal thing, and won't harm the one-way clutch again..... Don't know, then, what is the probable cause.

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