Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

Will do it.

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I'm currently new to the forum & in need to restore my 2007 Karizma R to its formal glory.(kept it idle for a month rodents made a mess below the seat & damaged some wiring got it fixed from a regular shop).

Any suggestions regarding
1. Indicators to be replaced with led's.
2. Back suspension (wanna replace old one with good one)
3. Bigger Battery 9ah + .
4. Reducing some fibre vibrations.
5. Auxiliary LED lights
6. Crash Guard for mounting auxiliary lights( removing the engine cowl).
7. Packing the open areas below the back panels.
8. Fibre parts fixing for cracks

Any other suggestions??
Will be painting everything except all the fibre n petrol tank

Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

Probable Answers to ur queries
1.China made are worst , cant withstand/ seen during summer days . Go for rs200 or Duke's Leds

2.ZMR suspension is direct fit & somewhat good

3. My opinion, dont mess with electricals

4.zma is prone to rattles especially fibers , get them fixed with fiber welding & place rubber washers under bolts & screws

5.6.7.8. no first hand experience

we have our Zma owner's group , pm me if u want to join

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My zma's trip meter is resetting automatically. What could be the reason? Clock is not getting reset and I haven't faced any problem with battery till now. What could be the reason?

Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

change all the fuse placed under the seat,and the ones which are located beside the battery.

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Thinking of selling my trusted partner..my Karizma R which I bought in Tambaram, Chennai in 2009 Nov. I call it Bucephalus and I have done countless long rides in this bike. The total odo reading is around 1 lakh kms. There is is absolutely no issues I am facing with the bike and I am happy to keep him for another decade. But I want to upgrade and I won't be able to keep 2 bikes together. I stay in a rented apartment in Bangalore and parking might be an issue for 2 bikes. Also I am not sure if I can do justice to the bike after I buy a new one. I am married from last 3 years and I know if I am not buying a new ride now, it will be difficult for me to do that in the future.

The steed still does a occasional 135-140 kmph(Without pillion) without breaking a sweat and a continuous 90-95 (With Pillion) whole day. There are nil vibrations in the bike, I have changed all the cracked plastic parts couple of years back and the rubbers are still have a lot of life left. I have upgraded with bigger Carb, High lift Cam, Uni free flow filter and I have the free flow exhaust with me which I am not using from last 1 year because of Bangalore Cops. Its been upgraded some 5-6 years back and I haven't faced any issues with the upgrades what so ever. I have been using Motul 300v full synthetic oil for last 80-90k kms and it runs butter smooth. I dont revv madly for long hours, try not to put too much strain on the engine and the result is effortless ride and low maintenance costs. But it does have regular wear and tear for which I spend an average of 1000-1500 in every 4-5 months.

I want some suggestions on

1. Should I sell it and buy a bigger capacity at all ? - Priorities are touring/pillion comfort, ABS, higher cruising speed, additional cylinder . Cant spend more than 3-3.5 lakhs though. I dont need a what bike advice because I will take a test ride if I have to buy and will decide whichever connects
2. How do I find a worthy buyer ? - I don't want to sell to someone who wont take care of the bike. Rather that selling it to a rookie, I will prefer to give it away to a cousin brother.
3. How much ₹ it will fetch me approximately? - I had spent around 20k on the performance upgrades.
4. Is there a way I can increase the power output further and improve the braking as well? - Somehow I feel the brakes are not apt for 90 kmph+ highway runs. Especially when you are 90+ kilos and ride with pillion and luggage. It was a lot better with Pirelli tyres though. Well...I was 70 kilos and didn't have a pillion those days

Any kind words from the experts would be highly appreciated!

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Hi friends my name is Nagaraj from chennai,

I am new to this thread, I have been reading this thread since I bought a Karizma R V2 ( 2014 ) as a seconda hand bike , which clocked 35K Oda on 2016 end.

1. From the day one itself I have been facing an issue with low gears at bike start up. When I start my bike after a long hour of ideal the bike knocks at low end,
when I try to push the accelerator sometimes bike is getting halt. recently I have cleaned the Carburator and changes engine oil to Motul 7100 10W40.
I have checked the vaccum tubes which is connected to engine and carburator for blockage , they fine I have cleaned them. Even I am facing cold start issues, But I have started use choke it is became a habiit for me whenever I start my bike.

2. another problem I am facing is recently I have changed cone set due to sound from handle bar whenever I hit disk brake. Even after this I am facing wobbling issue, any edge and even a small stone making me unstable on turns and straight ride. I have checked with front wheel for shake, and even confirmed with mechanic for bearing fault, We couldn't find the issue.

3. One more thing to ask, I am planning for some modification on my after going through some of mods and idea page for Karizma R and ZMR. It is possible to use hondaCB trigger's speedometer console on Karizma R. Because I have seen some of the persons used Universal chinese speedometor on Karizma and posted a video on youtube.


any input on this will be helpful for me... Thanks in advance...!

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#6 - Honda stunner crashguard fits directly after engine cowl removal and you can mount lights etc on it with simple brackets

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I'm thinking about going for the round headlight. My mech says it won't be plug n play. He says the mountings on the zma won't let the handle to be turned. Any pointers would be welcome.

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Personally I don't like the look, the current looks like a rocket

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(People who own a motorcycle of 125cc - 500cc are most welcome to answer this)


Please do share this link with your friends

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Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

Hello
I am hearing some rattling sound from tank area when I revv between 3 to 4k rpm .What could be the reason.

Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

Two days ago, I had a 500 km trip. I was planning to give rest to my zma after 150 kms. But after 120 kms, in city traffic, the bike stopped. I tried starting it 3-4 times. It didn't work. So opened tank and tried starting two times and failed again. After closing the tank lid, pressed the self again and it came into life. Oil was shell advance ultra 10w40 which is still good. Done 500 km same day without any other trouble. What might be the reason? Do I have to worry?

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Hi Guyz,

I own a 13 ZMA R . From couple of dayz my zma R's speedometer is behaving weirdly. the trip meter is resetting to 0 and clock is resetting to 1 am automatically whenever i switch off and on the ignition. i came across the problem from many riders here but unable to resolve the problem. The battery has been replaced with a new 5 month ego. what might be the problem..... any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

Also i am in badly need of the clock and trip meter rubber switch which i am not getting anywhere in the service center and parts distributor in bengaluru. Please also help in finding this part . the part number is 37613-KRY-900AS

thanks
Shenoy

Re: Karizma/Karizma R Ownership Experience

The rubber switch is available on thesparescompany.com . Even if you order one piece, they may send you a packet of 5 which costs 50 rupees (10 each).