Do this ASAP. Do not ride your bike any more. I guess your bike comes back to normal as soon as you fill good petrol. Careful about spurious petrol.

It is the one near the Adyar signal(when you come down from Besant nagar after the bullet showroom )The one next to the ICICI atm.

@ jonak:relax bro,first get it checked by a good mechanic.and at the time we left you at the junction atleast i did not smell any thing absurd.and if speed was the culprit then my bike had gone for a toss long way back.and trust me we can not do any harm to a zma as we are not that capable rider ,just my opinion.

and one more point piston ring gele silencer die kalo dhuan uthbe.sutorang na ghabre service station jao dekho kothao leak korche kina.
Ps: mone hoche abar amake immidiate kalyani jete hobe.

Jonak: Serves you right for chasing bikes 10 times more powerful than yours on the open road.

Don't worry young man. I use the ZMA too regularly and have done several long high-speed runs on it. 100+ almost all day long, two-up (me and wifey) and for a succession of days when traveling through Rajasthan. Also done Lahaul-Spiti on the same bike, two up again.

On the contrary, your bike would be running a lot smoother now. Personally, as a rule, whenever I buy a new bike I run it in nice and easy for the first couple of thousand kms and then usually go for a high-speed Delhi-Jaipur run to thoroughly bed-in the engine for long-hauls.

The 'smell' of petrol is one of those quirks of the ZMA like its occasional refusal to start which gets mysteriously fixed at times by opening the tank lid momentarily or by just switching off the ignition for a few seconds and then trying again. I have also smelt petrol from my bike at times and it goes away after a while.

Any bike, esp the ones with air-cooled engines like the ZMA, don't just get damaged in zero time. Usually only two things can quickly kill a good engine - 1. Excess heat and 2. Lack of lubrication. Either way, you will feel a substantial power drop from the engine while the bike is running before things go permanently bad. And I know you were keeping up with us easily that day.

^thanks sir jee for the clarification.
My bike also refuses to start or starves sometimes and i do the same thing (open the fuel lid)and the problem goes.

Thanks MG. I remember riding with you at 85kmph. Didn't gather enough courage to do 100kmph with our super moderator as pillion.

Nabendu da has big speedo error in his bike.
The R1s really turned on both him and his bike that day.


Man!!! You scared me.
But my bike is still doing 80kmph at exactly 4.9 rpm at 5th gear and doing 110 easily. Only the smell is making me worried.



Blame it on Nabendu da, Sir. You know how he was leading us before and after that "Coffee with Old_fox" session.


That god!!! I am still alright.


The oil level was all right before that ride. Lemme check it now.

Thinking of spraying some room freshener in my garage.


Na na, Kalyani aste hobe na. Ar 2 din wait kore service station a jabo. Tumi chap nio na.
(No no, you do not have to come to my place. Lemme wait for two more days and after that I will go to the service center. You do not take tension).

The bike is doing fine. No change in performence after that ride. I was worring about the smell only. And also because of the fact that the bike has done only 4000km. by the way, I always refuel with speed or extra premium. But that day I refueled with normal petrol in a small petrol pump beside NH2 where extra premium was not available. That petrol can also be a culprit. Anyway, if the smell exists I will show you the bike when we meet tomorrow.

@jonak, dont worry dude.. the bikes fine.. just it happens when the bike comes to a hault after a high speed long drive.. I drive regularly on 100-120+ everyday, since I have an open highway for the way to my office..
just oil gets eaten up quickly then the regular usage.. !

I dont think Buddy.

Depends a lot on driving style.
I drive on the higher ranges of rpm though smooth.
This time my bike gave an astonishing average of 36.

I was amazed.
You might have to experiment with the idle for performance though.
I have set my idle around 1100.
When the bike gets warm or hot the idle goes to 1200.

I was more worried because of the fact the engine is still new. It has done 4200km now.
BTW, no black smoke/smell of petrol is coming from exhaust.

Take it easy Jonak. Do not worry. Nothing is going to happen to your engine. As Old_Fox told, it is just normal. Wait and see if the smell stays. Also, check the engine oil level once. If it is good, you do not need to worry at all.

Arre yaar...yeh nahi bolna tha...now he would get tensed on this too...kahi sahi mein oil kam to nahi hai

Just kidding Jonak..!!

Yes, checked the engine oil level. It was fine. Still, topped up. Now touching the upper mark in the indicator.

That is good!!!

Hey Buddy,

Yesterday I went to buy Petronas 4T 5000 (Fully Synthetic) for my Zma.
I asked the dealer about Motul also. He told me that the company is closed now.

Not sure. Just check.
I aksed him about Castrol Power1 and Petronas.
He said that performance wise both are equal.

I am going to try the Petronas one.
Lets c