guys i gave my bike for servicing to resolve this issue, all other minor probs are resolved but main prob mentioned above is still there.. even service guys are unable to identify this.. they asked one more day to get the cause identified .. guys did any one of you had a similar issue, help me out .

Hey! What did you do to my ex-baby? I never got those mileage figures with it.

Just gave it some fresh Coimbatore air!!!
And yeah may be complete draining helped the bike understand what starving is and learned to live on lesser fuel!!!!........... lol

BTW, I got the rear wheel properly set, earlier it used to touch on one side now it rotates freely(thanks to an air filling guy at IOC petrol in Narayanguda!!)

For the next round, I am planing to see how many KMs will it log if I run the bike till the entire fuel tank is consumed, of-course, i have bottle with petrol in the tank bag


@ravi, I guess you read this part:

and this:

Lol! I read your post completely. The ZMA's usable reserve is 2L (as stated in manual). Never really tested (intentionally) how much is there in the reserve. Also, great to know that the rear rubber is in good shape now.

P.S.: Please change the handle bar at least now.

is karizma R also capable of giving that much mileage? i never got more than 40-42 kmpl, and i shift gears at 3k.

Yup! I did it riding single. You need nerve of steel though.

I got first time 42 KMS and last time I got 56KM.. but than I havent checked the average..

this pic show that.. after reserver.. i just filled the petrol same time.. than when i got reserve i took this photo

Nazar laggayi tumharee!!! The rear tyre had a puncture yesterday and the shitty moron who runs a shop (not a shack!!!) for tyre puncture repair, though repaired the puncture made a big mess-up while removing and re-fitting the rear tyre. Now I have to take the bike to a competent guy. I dont know what all is screwed apart from the rear tyre now rubbing(i can feel the rubbing in my heart ) to the chain gaurd

I did a ride of around 100km on 26th with a pillion, I didn't feel the necessity to change the handle other than just some muscle flexing to straighten the handle

I up-shift at 4000 to 4500 rpm. But FE also depends on:
1. the way you twist the throttle - is progressively increasing or just twisting in fraction of second, also I never twist the accelerator more than 60%!! I think I did the complete twisting only once that too in the third gear! (doing it in the first and second gear will put lot of pressure on the engine!!)
2. how often do you need to overtake the vehicle in-front of you and what speed the vehicle in-front of you is going at?
3. other things like the quality of fuel, the condition of carburetter, rolling friction of the axles, the tyre pressure, the suspension set-up, the break drums and calipers, the tyre and wheel sizes, of-course the maintenance of the engine and last but not the least is the AIR - the pollution in the air and the density of air and there could be many other factors!!!

Fantastic FE figure there Rakesh!! Thats the best I have ever heard off!!!

My zeus was not consistent with numbers when done with reserve to reserve funda. Once I got 72 and once I got 48!!! Sometimes 50 to 55 and sometimes around 60. Mind you these figures I mentioning are from sane riding only!! And with my ZMA, I got anywhere between 36 to 45 before. This is the first time I got 52!!!


NOTE: A more holistic () FE figure is achieved only after calculating the average of the entire history of fueling of a bike. A similar thing was done by a member from teambhp for his car and he maintained the entire record in a excel sheet for the total years of ownership........... phew!!! one heck of a patience he has!!

Guess you took the bike today. Just met arun. I know the problem is'nt resolved yet. But how much better is it than before?

@kkrk2

Guess the petrol tank, carb and engine are having language problem ever since you shifted to TN :P

Problem?? What problem??? I love their language of "high FE"!!!!

When you thought you entered reserve, you must have encountered fake reserve, happened to me twice, amazingly i clocked higher than 60 kmpl, so i figured something was fishy, i realized it later when it happened the 2nd time.

Exactly my thoughts!!! Thats why planned for a second round, this time continue riding till I finish the petrol in the fuel tank.

Another way, i think I can try is to empty the tank into a bottle and see how much fuel is left over. But I need a measuring beaker/bottle!!

yeah i took it today, well it reduced a bit on lower RPMs but slightly [ or is it my feeling ? ] but on major RPM range its the same. today i observed one more thing i reduced the idle RPM as it was in the range of 1500-1750 when i was reducing , engine for a second went out of life and back it was like spark plug went without spark , this happened few times. I also feel my bikes engine sound is a bit rough than others this is just by listening to other zmaR sound . Something to do with clutch ? Icing on the cake is engine is heating up, can feel it near my legs .

I guess you were reducing the RPMs immediately after a cold start. Am I right??
Reducing the idle RPM after the bike has run for some KMs would make it simpler and easier to you to do it. My bike idles between 900 to 1100 when cold and at 1200 when warmed up and even after a ride of 50km!!

Also I have observed that if the idle RPMs are adjusted after doing some riding(read it as engine is at optimal working temperature) would make the mixture lean(or something like that!!) and bike tends to switch off when started in the morning(cold starting issue!!). So using the choke would help you start the engine without any trouble. I dont know about others, I continue to ride for 50m with the choke on and without using the accelerator cable for some distance and then release the choke. The bike settles to a lovely beat and the idle RPMs between 900 to 1100.


Hmmm... for the sound you definitely need a competent guy with a trained ears to locate the trouble. But engine sound and the clutch!!! I have never heard about such a connection. BTW, I have noticed the sound varies a bit with different oils!!
But if the clutch is in bad condition, you would face jerking!!


That icing is for other ZMA/ZMA-R owners too!!! So just feel the heat!!!

Guys...I needed some tips on maintaining the bike...I have had the bike for over 6yrs now but never learnt any DIY..never even checked the tire pressure myself..