well.. you can never say what a little bit of sound engg. can achieve..

it might perform well but there is high risk of developing a crack on the chassis over the time if you ride with a heavy pillion. i have seen that happening to ZMA. Make sure you reinforce chassis when you put monoshock.

Jigar: I am a 6 footer and i follow the exact riding position you told. So as you said i might get used to it over the time. i will let you know after another long trip. i will try to get a better padded gloves too.

@Ani, Ya ARNAB is the worst part of Probiking service station Kolkata... no doubt, He is a big A$$^@ Not only u nd me but everybuddy hates him.

Thank s for the reply, AFAIK the delta box has a major part ti play in the aerodynamics of the bike and stability is the latter part. In track face-off the 220 took a beating of 2+ seconds thats huge!! correct me if i am wrong, the R-15 kicks ass in the cornering dept. only. with a monoshock, the bike wont be as rigid. Any reason why u think it wont be as stable as the ZMA?


bhai thoda gyaan idhar bhi bat dete toh....

Can u shed some more light on that plz...I had seen the crackin issue with stock unicorns as well.

@ all.. guys any brands that u wud suggest for the shock. btw how bout the FZ ka or R-15 ka shock on the 220??

i cant shed more light. i am not much into tech. have seen fate of ZMA with monoshock. both bikes i know got crack on the chassis. they welded some additional metal rode into the part where the monoshock connects to chassis. now both are going good. if you want i can give the contact details of that ZMA owners.

in twin shock setup the shocks also gives support to the later half of the chassis. when u remove the twin shocks and put a monoshock the portion of the chassis behind the point(which forms the tail portion of the bike) where you have connected the monoshock to the chassis is under undue stress coz it was never designed to take such weight. and with time the chassis gets bend or develops cracks just behind the connection point.

U can fit uni ,fz and R15's shock to the 220 but u need modification to the chassis and swing arm and if your mech is not competent enough he will screw the bike.monoshock definitely improves handling but if its done in wrong way it ll alter the center of gravity of the bike which ll totally screw the handling.

BTW i have added a modest diagram .hope you can make out .sorry for the poor illustration.

looks like a boiling pan my mom uses to boil eggs nice drawing bro

+1 man.Nice drawing there.
Handling of 220 is already very good, plus it gives you a comfy ride.After entering the corner, it feels confident enough.Im happy with what i have, dont want to take the risk of screwing it!
Any info about my bike's problem which I posted ?
Planing for a 750+ km trip, it will be a pain in the ass!

Anyone from chandigarh ?????????



Hi everyone
I've asked many friends in my circle but i'm not able to get any details about anyone dealing in engine oils and other stuff.
thanks to Sudipta for telling that iridium cost 1000 otherwise i would have surely paid 1800 on it.
i have a concern about my tyres though. when ever i break hard then the rear of the bike starts to skid on right side.
do i need to change my tyres ? though they look fine to me. haven't got punctured yet and the linings are all in good shape . i was thinking about getting it changed to michelin but still i can't find a person dealing in it. only car and truck tyres are available.

So if there is anyone in chandigarh or anyone who knows anyone near then please tell me
thanks

Motul is in my bike.The gear changes are very smooth! Not so perceptible difference on any thing else. Will take her out later.

No leaking either till now! Touchwood!

@aditya13286
You can go to Punjab Tyres in Sec-22, Chandigarh. They are the distributors for Michelin over here and have bike+car tyres. I went there too and checked out Sirac 120, looked good, but it's not tubeless(iirc).

did my part of the the research. Thanks for the effort mate!
monoshock witout a supporting rod or a plate at that precise point is must if u are not track testing the bike and if u are goin to have a constant pillion. As u mentioned the chasis is not used to take undue pressure "of a pillion" as the monshock doesnt support the rear. The uni's that I mentioned have a supporting plate in that section.

changes the centre of gravity??!!! Now how did u come to that conclusion my friend>>! as far as the swingarm is concerned, after removin the rear tyre, and the saree guard, its easy to place a monoshock and weld it it in, includin the supportin plate. I am sure ur zma frnds didnt get it done from Mr. fariyas mechs, now did they??!
as far as screwin it up is concerned, bloddy the probikin mechs are pro at fcukin up "little things that matter much" dont wanna pull out a list now. the point is, u will obviously take it to a a set of mechs whom u can trust ur life with, u knw wat i mean. for example the reddy's.



thats what am takin about...looks kickass will be a killer handler...and we are not talkin stuff about cornering at 60,for a bike with 19.7 bhp, 100 at around 7k rpm, thats an insult.!! the swingarm gets raised due to the monoshock, and thus creating a beautiful gap between the tyre and the tail light, since the bike already has that roadpresence , the rear is gonna look so dam n hOTT

tyres only and only skid if you are braking rear brake with the clutch pressed. DONOT PRESS THE CLUTCH WHILE BRAKING REAR BRAKES HARD chances are u may skid and fall off too .

Guys my 220 has clocked around 4.2k kms and I thought of giving it for third free service.Will they accept it for the service as the third free service actually is due between 4.5k-5k kms.And I would like to know the costs of the following

1.Drive chain lock and link set
2.Fuel filter
3.Throttle body O ring.

These three are supposed to be replaced during third service.(saw this in the manual)