heheheheeh....!!!

No brother, will never sell off the ZiMA...!!

Regarding this point..i would like to mention that what you said holds true...bcoz its solely his fault, ideally he should not charge for it..but if he is charging for that then one can always escalate the matter to the top officials there..!! Also, put a mail to the HH service head reporting the whole issue..!!

Emails dont seem to work with HH... my personal experience. Just call up.

Unfortunately HH is not as responsive as TVS...

Exactly the reason why i don't get my bike serviced by anyone else..but me I haven't done the 3rd and 4th service since i wasn't satisfied with the 1st and 2nd service especially the way they handle the bike. Till now all's well... i know the warranty on the bike is now void but that doesn't hurt my peace of mind i get when trainee mechs are not allowed to fiddle around on my bike. I had a 70 model Bullet, that bike has moulded me into a good mechanic For things un resolvable by me i prefer to visit firneldy neigbhorhood 4 stroke specialist where he will do things when i keep a watch.

Agree with that completely.

The crashguard was fabricated by fellow Xbhpian Sujay in mangalore, i got it from him. Basically the mounting points at the bottom of the crashguard have been extended to meet the mounting points on the frame. You just have to buy a cbz X crashguard and extend the bottom part of the mounting point and it fits in with out issues.

Escalate the clumsy service to regional office, walk in to their regional office and complain, they do take action.

thanks bro, it was work induced hibernation all these months, now am back momentarily
I think i remember a xbhpian in bangalore having put smaller Fiero F2 kind of crash guard on zma loong back, it was after seeing that i started hunting for one

Nightbreakers at that cost are a steal man! Please tell me which shop you bought it from in jc road, will check them out.

Will probably take pics by weekend and will post pics by next week


Even if battery is totally dead, after you ride for some kms (say 5 kms) the battery will get charged a bit, then you can use self start etc. But it will again go dead if you park bike for more than half and hour. Check for water level in battery first, never run it dry. My amco batt died prematurely after 2 cells in it went dead

Old battery is dead weight man, the battery guys don't pay for it, you can leave it with them if you want to. I haven't, i now have my 2 old batteries for display at home

Vaas, I do not know the shop name exactly, but I will give approximate location of that. In JC road go towards Town Hall and you will get a signal where a right turn leads to Urvashi theater. At the signal take 'left' and after around 100 meter you get this shop on right side. Hope I am clear about it. Praful knows the shop name exactly. You can PM him.

My friend recently enquired for this amaron battery for his p220. The dealer himself did not suggest the battery. If once the battery completely drains by chance, the battery will not be reusable it seems. The warranty will be only once in the five years. He told us to be aware of that fact and go for it and we listened to him. He bought TATA green battery and he is happy with it. I once used TATA green battery in my Blaze and the battery was excellent. A few of my friends also used TATA and are satisfied with it. My next change would definitely be this battery.

@ Racoon: Dude I completely agree with you and I WILL call the regional office reporting the same.
@ Vass: Thanks for explaining the processs of fitting the crash guard.
@ inder: I paid 80 rs. for the part.

The matter will definitely be escalated to the higher level and i will ensure that it be worked out.

Thanks for the directions, i got the location now, will check it out soon
I think Sks (moda) is using Amaron from more than a year with full gizmos on his zma and it's doing well, so i hope my amaron lasts too

I too have it , i had some pics of installation on 9amp here. Let me see.
It cost ard 1.5k if I remember correctly. Next to that only you have one tyre shop where u can check Sirac

at last......

Guys,

Just dropped in to sai motors. They got 10 new black zma's today. 4 are already booked including mine. On road it came to 84k. So, bangy guys who want black zma now know where to head. I will be getting the bike on Monday. Wasn't keen on getting a new black zma on saturday(super supertituous ).
Thank you all guys for your advice.

@vaas2000,

A big thanks. The sai motors guys woke me up today and informed that 10 black zma's came in the shipment.

Regards,

Krishna

Congrats

Looks good..!! For how much does this battery retail..!?

Ohh ok..!! Then thats not much of hassle..

@ Krishna : Congrats man..finally the fight between the 220 and the ZiMA..you chose the ZiMA..!!

Hey, thats not at all true! I'v always got money for my old batteries! That money is of course adjusted towards the purchase of new battery from the same dealer! And it not really an option - "you can leave it with them if you want to". Old batterys are a major ecological hazard! You SHOULD/MUST give them to a battery dealer who will pass it on for recycling. Never discard it with other garbage, etc.

Dude, dealer should be the last person to ask for advice! They have their own vested intrests to think about... not yours! Amaron is one of the best in the business as of now, and everyone (including me) who I know of, is quite happy with the batterys. Best thing are sealed batterys - the dealer/service centre dont get to rape your battery. As for warranty terms, see them in print yourself... dont believe the dealer. Suggest you try another authorised Amaron dealer.

If buying any other battery (non-sealed), make sure the electrolyte is filled only upto the MAX mark... and not above that.

Initially the news was that some Amaron Bike battery's were found to have a glitch and supply was stopped for a while to rectify that. Ravi inquired during that phase...

Even I inquired during that phase and I was told the same by two battery walas... I too settled in for Tata Green (not that Amaron had one for my need but when I asked about it this is what I was told).

Four days after being Zmafied Ive got one major issue that i want clarified.

My bike's copiously radiating heat after a few kms of riding around town. At every signal, i can distinctly feel the engine heat
No loss of power etc occurs though.
Have clocked 118kms and will be getting the oil changed latest by monday...