@gaurav_gaumzy: 2nd service is still very new. Stick to mineral for the time being. HH oil is as good as any other oil or better, at least for Karizma. Later on he can go for semi/fully synthetic.

Any specific reason, why u wana play by changing the stock filter?

--HImanshu

thank you bro!
and what shall be the idle time(kms) to shift to semi/fully synthetic?

guys i am facing a problem whenever i wash my bike with water using pipe. Water enters the petrol tank today i washed my bike and when i opened the tank i saw water surrounding the gap around lid and some water was leaked inside the tank

Hey ya'all xBhpians!

I am new here but I aint new to the ZMA. Bought it in August '03.
She is old, she has been better. She has been an asolute blast whilst sometimes she's been a total *****. Well I need some help with a few problems I am currently facing. But I will give you a little bit of history.

Early '04 - First big problem. Fuel tank. The silver inside paint started to melt or somehow dissolve. I was dumbfounded. SVC blamed me for repainting it. I laughed in his face. How could a tank be painted from the inside? And which insane idiot wud do such a thing Took the problem to the higher ups and got a new tank under warranty. Since then it kinda went downhill.

Mid-late '04 - Wierd sounds from the engine and a loss in low end torque. The sound was the typical tak tak tak. noticeable while decellerating. SVC ignored it. Took it to the higher ups. Turned out to be the cam tensioner. Point to note is that back then, even HH mechanics were unaware of the bikes quirks. Not that they are any better now. Got it solved for free after a month long battle and many calls to HH management.

Early '05 - First crash. Oil spillage. Slip-Grip syndrome. Got some plastic bits and the silencer protector shield replaced. Handle has never been straight since

'05-current - Well the bike has been pretty much running consintently. Consistently Crap that is. After numerous services, mechanics, fuel bunks, the bike refuses to pull at low revs. HUGE knocking. Between 1.5k to 3k revs under all loads in any gear. Happens ONLY AFTER 10-15 MIN OF RIDING! Got the tires replaced to Pirelli Sportdemon 120/80 and Michelin M45s 3.00. Handling improved by leaps and bounds.
Just got done with body repairs today. Fevikwik Jindabad!

Now for the bit where I need help -
* The engine knocks. Low rpm any gear. No low end pull at all. Once in the mid range she flies. Much better than most ZMAs I have ridden.
* Front fairing is super rattly. Fixed the cowls myself, but I dare not open the fairing. Dont have the dough to buy a new one. Contemplating a FZ16 headlight and junking the fairing. Will it work?
* Found a xenon HID kit real cheap. Cant quote. The guy wants tosell it since he got it as a spare incase his own conked. But its running strong. Should I get it?
* Minda Pulsar type dual horns. Any comments?

*** When I had removed the side cowls to fix em, I rode the bike for a whole day. The Low end had improved and there was almost no knocking. Same fuel in the tank, same state of tune. Installed them back and the problem came back. Its even worse with a pillion. Air Intake is not blocked. Filter is clean.
Also, the horn and headlight worked better. I am assuming it is due to the lack of the tail lamp assembly which had been removed. Could it also affect spark ignition current? Using a standard NGK plug. Good condition.

I would really appreciate the help guys! Thanks in advance.

Regards,

BuBoo

Got a new ZMA-R 16th March and have been running it in from April 1st week when I got my regn number. Its currently 340kms done and have done oil change at 200kms and its running good except for the so called issues during run-in (not actually issues).Still own a Pulsar 150 which was my first bike.

Waiting to get my owners service manual and some stuff from the dealer as he said it still isn't come. Looking forward to a long term relation with this steed and would post as and when warranted . This thread holds a lot of information which is good for any ZMA owner.

hey guys . what mileage can be expected if gears are shifted @4k-5kRPM and avg speed maintained is 60-70kmph