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  • #6166
    gap in console

    Anybody experiencing a yawning gap between the digital console and the plastic surrounding it??
    The Magician"

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    • #6167
      Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
      MY front squeals at the cemented roads too.
      I meant it always squeals on concrete roads and also on those shiny glazed tar ones.

      Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
      Anybody experiencing a yawning gap between the digital console and the plastic surrounding it??
      Where exactly? All over? If so, remove and refit. Also check the lugs to see if any are broken.

      Split Seat:

      Anyone seen an rtr with a split seat? I feel that based on the curve of the stock seat it would add to the looks without looking too tacky. I'm planning to retain the original seat plate below, but cut the foam and wrap it separately to look like two seats. There will be negligible horizontal gap between the seats so the plate won't be visible.
      Last edited by julianpaul; 05-14-2010, 12:31 AM.

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      • #6168
        Originally posted by julianpaul View Post


        Where exactly? All over? If so, remove and refit. Also check the lugs to see if any are broken.

        Split Seat:

        Anyone seen an rtr with a split seat? I feel that based on the curve of the stock seat it would add to the looks without looking too tacky. I'm planning to retain the original seat plate below, but cut the foam and wrap it separately to look like two seats. There will be negligible horizontal gap between the seats so the plate won't be visible.
        No, only on the left side that too downwards, will open and refit it.

        The split seat idea is good,the new PULSAR's 135 split will be a direct fit i think??

        Yesterday i noticed a strange thing, the bike wasn't pulling beyond 9000-9200RPM...
        Earlier it came down from 11000 to 10500..
        Then it came down to 10000 and now it's not pulling beyond 9000-9200.
        Anyone experienced the same??
        It went dead after that, absolutely no power.
        this happened for the entire 15-20kms of the route i took.
        The time was afternoon at about 12.30-1.00PM.
        Last edited by rennycornelius; 05-14-2010, 08:37 AM.
        The Magician"

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        • #6169
          Answers inline in bold

          Originally posted by Tron05 View Post
          i am on stock tyres on my FI, and i have faced traction loss in 3 conditions
          a. Office basements, which has a shiny cement flooring. The tyres always lose traction when i take a turn at anything more than 15kmph

          H: Are your tyres not warm enough? Cold tyres can fail to grip on a smooth surface like that. In any case, that kind of surface will always offer lesser traction that normal road surface, no matter, what tyre you have. So be careful.

          b. Slightly sandy. Have faced many curves, where there are slight traces of sand. and when cornering in these turns, i can feel the rear tyres moving side ways

          c. Gravel.. not experienced very frequently, but when faced, its really irritating. its like the gravels keep pushing the bike sideways. Why dont the tyres just go over the gravels?

          H: Same here. Cross your limits on gravel or sand, and you are pretty much gonna slide off.
          will changing tyre solve these problems?

          H: Get better tyres should help you a bit. If you want better grip on surfaces like these (gravel,sand,mud etc) you should go tyres like Sirac or CEAT Vertigo .

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          • #6170
            Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
            The split seat idea is good,the new PULSAR's 135 split will be a direct fit i think??

            Yesterday i noticed a strange thing, the bike wasn't pulling beyond 9000-9200RPM...
            Earlier it came down from 11000 to 10500..
            Then it came down to 10000 and now it's not pulling beyond 9000-9200.
            Anyone experienced the same??
            It went dead after that, absolutely no power.
            this happened for the entire 15-20kms of the route i took.
            The time was afternoon at about 12.30-1.00PM.
            No seat will be a direct fit because the plate and the locking system will be different.

            Chk plug, injector, air filter. Also might wanna chk and decarb if necessary. Atleast the valves/seats if not the whole block/piston. Also try a late night run when it's cooler. And try a diff pump, maybe your usual one started adulterating a bit. You can never trust these buggers.

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            • #6171
              I brought the RTR from a general service yesterday from RAMKAY. Am riding it after a really long period and boy, was I in love with the damn bike!!! Its just lovely... Accelerates like a breeze, cutting thru traffic is so easy, and accelerates to 12K rpm without an effort. I was doing some 100 and did not notice it till I saw the speedo. Am in fact trying to coax my brother to exchange the bikes..... I dont know why, but I find the bike really really smooth now. No unwanted vibes, noise or anything. Its all just uniform from 4K till 10K!! Just too good...
              Last edited by Aparajith; 05-14-2010, 03:56 PM.
              Democracy is when 2 wolves and a sheep meet to decide who is for dinner. Liberty is when the sheep has a gun.

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              • #6172
                Originally posted by julianpaul View Post
                Finally someone else noticed it. The thing is a damn rip off. especially when you're in paid services. Washing, oil+filter change, air filter cleaning and chain lube + setting. That's all a service generally includes. There are no diagostics of proper vehicle functioning unless the owner specifically mentions issues, and even then they pretend that there is no such problem. It's just a figment of the owner's imagination. Sadly, this is the truth in much of the svc centres in india. What i do these days is get the bike washed from a local washing place near my house. He does a much better and thorough job with no leftover grease and stains on the bike AFTER i get it back from service. They give a 75 buck discount if you don't get the vehicle washed at the svc. Then i have my own schedule for changing the oil and filter (synth). I get this done from a local mech, takes much less time. So essentially, I pay the svc Rs. 175 for cleaning the filter and setting the chain. LOL. and all this just to keep it in warranty. I'm just waiting for the 2nd year to get over and then it's bye-bye tvs svc. Too much bother to keep the bike just running.

                It's true only problem that you specified in the sheet will be checked by Service center guys, in my location they collect 190rs as labour just for water wash and lube the chain

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                • #6173
                  Originally posted by julianpaul View Post
                  No seat will be a direct fit because the plate and the locking system will be different.

                  Chk plug, injector, air filter. Also might wanna chk and decarb if necessary. Atleast the valves/seats if not the whole block/piston. Also try a late night run when it's cooler. And try a diff pump, maybe your usual one started adulterating a bit. You can never trust these buggers.
                  Ok, i forgot the locking mechanism thing.

                  Coming back to the pull till what RPM thing, today when i went for work, (i delibrately took my bike to know how it's performing) at about 10.30 ad came back at 1.00, the bike ran like dream, it pulled effortlessly till 10200, after that the power trailed off.
                  The bike was running normal again, max acheived was 116 that too on a very small stretch after pulling the bike to 10000RPM at each of the 4 bottom gears.

                  @ JULIAN:
                  My plug, air filter,chain evrything is in top notch condition, they always are, i think SUMMERS dont suit the FI well.
                  I'm due for a tank up, i usually get my bike filled in three pumps which i trust, and i rotate them at every fill.

                  Originally posted by Aparajith View Post
                  I brought the RTR from a general service yesterday from RAMKAY. Am riding it after a really long period and boy, was I in love with the damn bike!!! Its just lovely... Accelerates like a breeze, cutting thru traffic is so easy, and accelerates to 12K rpm without an effort. I was doing some 100 and did not notice it till I saw the speedo. Am in fact trying to coax my brother to exchange the bikes.....
                  The fun factor and the grunt in RTR is much more than the R15.


                  Originally posted by bamirthampr View Post
                  It's true only problem that you specified in the sheet will be checked by Service center guys, in my location they collect 190rs as labour just for water wash and lube the chain
                  If you can find a good mech outside, take your bike to him for the usuall stuff's,but for the injector cleaning, which is once in a blue moon thing, you have to go to the SC.
                  The Magician"

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                  • #6174
                    hey guys chk dis out...
                    YouTube - Next Week On OVERDRIVE (May 14-15, 2010)

                    all the bike shown by indian stunters are TVS Apache's.....m feeling proud

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                    • #6175
                      Originally posted by Saty View Post
                      hey guys chk dis out...

                      all the bike shown by indian stunters are TVS Apache's.....m feeling proud

                      Wish Chris did some stunts on our very own RTR's!!!!
                      Regards,
                      Nikunj K

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                      • #6176
                        Injector Cleaning

                        I've got a service coming up on the 1st of June and i dunno what to do about cleaning the injector. Last time i asked they said they blow air through it ! And i don't want to buy a whole injector spray can which i'll use very rarely.

                        Anyone in bombay/new bby know of any tvs service centre uses injector cleaner spray? Or any other place that will do it?

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                        • #6177
                          Originally posted by julianpaul View Post
                          I've got a service coming up on the 1st of June and i dunno what to do about cleaning the injector. Last time i asked they said they blow air through it ! And i don't want to buy a whole injector spray can which i'll use very rarely.

                          Anyone in bombay/new bby know of any tvs service centre uses injector cleaner spray? Or any other place that will do it?
                          Are you experiencing low RPM hiccups, idle dieing,or not proper high RPM revving???
                          If not there is no need for the injector cleaning, the best way to keep injector "clean" is to give the engine high RPM burst for 1-2kms once a week.
                          What i do is i ride my bike at 7000-8000RPM in second gear for about 10-15sec and then leave the accelarator till it comes to a stop, this high pressure petrol spray through injector will sort of "clean" it automatically.
                          The Magician"

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                          • #6178
                            Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
                            Are you experiencing low RPM hiccups, idle dieing,or not proper high RPM revving???
                            If not there is no need for the injector cleaning, the best way to keep injector "clean" is to give the engine high RPM burst for 1-2kms once a week.
                            What i do is i ride my bike at 7000-8000RPM in second gear for about 10-15sec and then leave the accelarator till it comes to a stop, this high pressure petrol spray through injector will sort of "clean" it automatically.
                            ummm ok I was also a bit confuse about my injector cleaning as my bike done 14172km but really frustrated with svc guys any way I will also try this process in my yellow babe also
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                            • #6179
                              Originally posted by rennycornelius View Post
                              Are you experiencing low RPM hiccups, idle dieing,or not proper high RPM revving???
                              If not there is no need for the injector cleaning, the best way to keep injector "clean" is to give the engine high RPM burst for 1-2kms once a week.
                              What i do is i ride my bike at 7000-8000RPM in second gear for about 10-15sec and then leave the accelarator till it comes to a stop, this high pressure petrol spray through injector will sort of "clean" it automatically.
                              None of those problems really, except the high rpm revving. My bike never used to give much usable power beyond 9.5-10k and NEVER revved till 12k. I'm assuming it's the tappets setting which i had done to try to reduce the noise. This was before 2.5k kms i think so i never really tried to rev to the redline till then.

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                              • #6180
                                Originally posted by julianpaul View Post
                                None of those problems really, except the high rpm revving. My bike never used to give much usable power beyond 9.5-10k and NEVER revved till 12k. I'm assuming it's the tappets setting which i had done to try to reduce the noise. This was before 2.5k kms i think so i never really tried to rev to the redline till then.

                                Actually the pull is lost after 10000RPM, i only tried revving it to 12000 at 2500kms, it revved about 11500-11800, after that i never revved it that much.
                                The tappets are sure culprits, get them checked, but be carefull about their adjustment ha.
                                The Magician"

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