Bike Warranty Answer

@IFlyLow : First of all in Which showroom you are giving your bike for Service...?Is that an Authorized Showroom?
Im 90% Satisfied with my TVS Service
My Service is Ramkay Motors (greatest service centre in sout india for tvs)
If you are not happy - complaint the Service Centre Manager about this
If ur bike is in First Year warranty period - i would recomment u to give it for SV in authorized showrooms.....
Warranty period is a Gem Period for us...
In this warranty period - servicing of all ur issues will be done free of cost,,,,
For me in my service period - they did a Full check of my Fork assembly and Disc Assembly.....If you give this work to any other mechanic they will cost you
Fork assembly check - 300INR
Disc assembly check - 150INR
You still have 2 years of Warranty period - where any faults from TVS side will be taken care by themselves......
In Warranty period - the drain valve of the engine has got weared and they replaced it in free of cost....
So there are lots of advantages for us in TVS Service.....
They will keep a track of our bikes service - so that any issues in future - they will take care of it.....
Moreover nothing is better than giving the bikes to those who produced it - rather than giving to any road side mechanics(who learn by testing thier skills in our meaner machines) .......

Hi @Thunder,

Thanks for the reply. Yes, My bike is at first service period (not yet).. But my words are from my own experience (with my bullet) and a large number of my friends's experiences. I bought my bike at Anna nagar. Will have to check those guys yet.

Well, to be fair, Ramkay, I presume since you vouch, does a good job, but my contention is that most of the SS guys change the oil / water wash and give the bike back to you. I am not even remotely aware of any SS mechs taking ownership of the vehicle and do the job sincerely.

May be I will take your advice and give the bike to SS and see if it works. But can you confirm that "If i do not give the bike to SS, will my warranty stand void ?. I could not figure that in the manual. I could have missed it though.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply all this while.

Its not like that - the bike will still be under warranty doesnt matter u give it for a service to non authorized TVS Service Centres...
BUT

If there was an Mistake done by your Local mechanic while servicing - and after you were adviced to change the part completely - and if TVS SV guys found it as a mistake done by the local mechanic - they will not replace the part - and you have to pay for the part replacement which may put a big hole in your pocket
Besides its not like that they do only change oil and wash the bike - they will do the following things in all the bikes that they service (not sure about ur service centre)
* - wash the bike
* - Clean the carb Bowls
* - Tune the Carb
* - Recharge the battery
* - Clean Air Filter
* - Check for Misfiring
* - Timing chain adjustment
* - Clutch play adjustment
* - Front and Brake Shoes adjustment
* - Tyre pressure check
* - Oiling or greasing Chain, Locks
* - Check for vibrations and do a test drive before they give it to us

If you have a problem with your SV Centre you can change it to any other TVS Autorized SV centre......
Which SVC you are giving it for service - Goodwill?
I have a way to test the bike if it has been serviced or not
Coz i always like my bike to be in Half Clutch adjustment
But TVS Guys will always make the clutch in Full Adjustment
So if the Clutch is Full then it means that the bike has been serviced superbly......
If you still have any problems with your service centre - give ur bike for service with Ramkay service - velachery main road - near Checkpost

Thanks @Thunder again for the detailed and patient reply. I really appreciate that.

Yes, I was thinking of giving to "Goodwill" - Anna nagar, any clue on those guys with resepect to their service quality ?

My local mech is good - one of those "castrol" guys. Hes been doing my bullet. So quality wise he is good.

But I will take your advice and try goodwill motors. I just hope you / friends have had some good experiences with those guys.

Thanks again bro.

Question before First service

Hey Thunder Bro or other experienced guys

My bike has reached about 250 KMS (not due yet for the first service - 500 not done), but xBHP has educated me about metal shavings and also that its better we change the engine oil so as to ensure metal shavings do not injure the engine.

I am aware of how to change the oil (Done that for my bullet, but yeah I was a good rider but after with xBHP I also know now how to manitain the bike in better shape).

a) I think I will stick to TVS oil for some more time. What do u guys suggest

b) Do I have to change any other oil other than the engine oil ?

Thanks in advance for any tips

Query at 1400 KMS

Hey Flame guys

My vehicle has run about 1400 KMS as of today. Two services done and I presume the next service is at 2000 KMS. Castrol Active 4T is what I am using as I see that TVS TRU is not holding well, within two weeks the oil color changes to a dark color and engine also becomes sort of hard to ride.

I have a few queries and wanted to check with u guys
1) I feel that after abt 1300 KMs the engine has suddenly become free. On the sense that the vehicle usually used to give me smaller jerks when accelerating between gears and also used to be restrained. (I am a sedate driver - wouldn't be doing more than 60 even after run-in). Is this what you guys felt ?

2) The engine note / exhaust note also seems to have changed. I hear a slightly coarser note, more so after a 20 KM drive. At office just before parking i hear the engine a little bit extra noisy. The oil is brand new, I dont suspect that. any ideas

3) SVC guys told me that tappets are only "inspected" now and will adjust only after 2000 KMS+. Is this fine, I am asking this because, i hear the tappet noise when accelerating just after shifting to higher gear.

Other than that the bike is nice, have been riding through the thick of the rain, cleaning up regulary, so hope things should be fine.

Cheers

@IFLYLOW : Flame will get more and more smoother and smoother as it passes More Services......Ive completed so far 7 services and my Ride is Smooth and Powerfull.......
Do not keep your Bike Unleashed Go for an High Flying Top Gun Speed in your Bike - this will explore your Bikes Performance and also the Engine will set itself to Give better mileage even in high speed rides......
Rip her for the Top Speed in any Highways and see the difference of it....

Engine Oil doenst makes the Difference in Noise - engine noise is what and you get on what you have,,,,,,Yes Flame sound a little bit crappy when you hear while parking,,,,,But that not a problem its common

Clarification from your answer

Thanks @Thunder, the ever answering bro all newbie questions.

My mind is settled now after your reading through your post. I will watch for more refinements / more noise as you suggested.

But i am sort of not sure of this one part from your reply

Are you suggesting me to rip (in my language speeds slightly above 60 ). I have run only 1400 now, So I presume i will wait until it hits atleast 2100. Hope thats what you meant.

Thanks again for watching this thread and taking the time off to answer.

Cheers

Help me

Hi guys,

Im planning to buy a new bike.. After analysing all bikes, i finalised on TVS flame ds125 and hero honda passion pro. But i m confused in choosing one from this . My main criteria is mileage and performance. I wont drive faster than 60 kmph. I ve to use it for going to college daily . both in highways and city.
Please help me to select one bike from this.

I like passion pro more than flame. but passion pro is everywhere on road.

Tell me whether flame gives good mileage.. I heard it is very noisy. is it true ?
hi owners of flame , pls tell me about disadvantages of buying flame (if any)..

If style matters the most for you, then you must go for Flame.

Flame is really better than Passion in style, looks and power.

I own Flame SR 125. Starting problem is the greatest trouble faced by most of the Flame owners.

The problem I face is my bike starts in 1 or 2 kicks but the engine will turn off if I leave it to idle, in the first 5 minutes after starting the bike.

But once the engine gets heated up (after 5 min), you will have zero problem.

I think the lack of fire from single spark plug may be the reason for this. In DS version it will have two spark plugs providing enough flame needed for this 3 valve engine.

My bike can reach 0 to 60 kmph seamlessly within a minute and to 85 kmph after a little push. (I couldn't try above that because of our road condition and traffic).

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Any one else (flame owners) face the similar problem (Engine dying at idling speed when the engine is cold).

I think engine oil may be the reason for this. In Castrol's advertisement I saw that "sludge" formation within engine will make the engine to stall.

I'm now using Elf Moto 4 Gold (I think it is also a mineral oil like TVS TRU4 - Since my bike haven't crossed 2000km when I changed oil I thought mineral oil is good for wear and tear, now my bike is reading 2200+ km), I'm quite happy with its performance, noise was much reduced and gear shift is somewhat better than TVS TRU4.

Next week I will be changing my oil (semi-synthetic oil). Since Castrol advertised that they can handle sludge, I'm considering their Castrol Activ Xtra 20W50 (semi-synthetic oil).

Do you have any other better suggestion for engine oil.
Or do you think the problem is something else?

Waiting for your valuable suggestions.

Dude, check your idling.. Not only flame even RTR will switched off when the engine is cold and idling is not set properly. Idling can be set with trial and error method only. Also dont keep the idling around 1.4k when the engine is cold. Normally 1.3k to 1.4k when the engine is hot, So set accordingly . Then you will find the starting problem.


Also, Castrol Activ Xtra 20W50 (semi-synthetic oil) is not the rating for Flame , it is 20W40 for flame. Also the advertisement is for Cars. If you want to go for semi-synthetic, then go for GULF 4T Plus (20W40) , Black colour bottle. Much better than most of the mineral and semi-synth oil.

Hi Krishnan,

I don't know how to set the idling RPM of the engine.

Can you please guide me how to do that.

There will be a screw below the petrol tank, Which is used to control the idling, Mechanic next to my home will be doing all these stuff. I dont have tried it yet. You can check with the mechanic near your home if you could not find that screw. Previously i was having around 1k in my RTR at that time I was having that issue. Now I changed it to 1.1k , After driving for some time it will go around 1.2k -1.3k.

TVS Flame

If you are unaware of the idling screw, you might screw it to more. Better take it to service center and have a good talk with him. He will give you the settings for free.
Otherwise he will take 10-15rs for it. Nothing more. Don't change engine oil for this reason to synthetic/semi-synthetic. The problem will definitely not go.
I was guessing, if this situation comes to any Bullet guy. He will laugh out not change approx 5 liters of oil change

Bought flame

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