Indeed, now that i am thinking - The AFR turns is at 3 (not 2.5 as mentioned earlier) this was done after cleaning out the carb. This, along with a few minor carbs settings being changed should add up to a fuel delivery similar to the stock 3.5. When clubbed along with a new filter, and plug was the result of my new and improved FE.

Yes, i meant new air filter element.

As for the oil leaks, its been hard to spot exactly in which area it originates. Generally, there is a pool of oil collecting and dripping from the bottom area of the engine (highlighted in rectangle) and a small portion of oil is noticed in the head nut located right next to the circled area in the below picture.



The whole upper portion of the block indicated in the picture below, had oil residue coated onto it,



A good friend of mine had isolated the original leak to be occurring from the exhaust valve door and we set about applying gasket sealant to it.
This was very effective and the amount of oil residue that would gather on the top area of the engine drastically reduced.

The valve door located behind the fairing area indicated below appeared to be leaking earlier,



The oil still tends to collect in a small pool at the bottom area of the engine and slowly drip. However, the rate at which it does that has reduced. A picture of the valve door which was sealed previously is below. Also, there are traces of oil appearing at the area where the exhaust connects to the engine.

Urgent

@PSR Sir,

Again that problem is back Sir, I experienced while riding today morning. I rode for 50 kms, toook a breakfast break and then when started it ran well but after sometime again rpms not going beyond 4-5k rpm, or it does but not like the way it does and also NOT crossing 6k anyhow!
I had reported this problem to SVC but they did not respond anything. They were just "pick up problem hai??" "airfilter saaf kar denge thik ho jayega".
Can I do it myself?
Help!

You mean near the Kick Starter area?Check oil leak from the Kicker shaft,Clean the area and inspect again.Might be due to damaged oil seal there.

Me too had oil there,but it was not from engine,its the oil used for lubing the clutch cable,coming out from the cable,so check it correctly.


Give the bike to SVC and get the top gasket cleaned and reapplied correctly.

Replace the tappet bolt and an O-Ring there,It will solve oil leak from the tappet bolt area.

Its the oil coming from the tappet bolt area.

Also i think your Engine guard clamp is bended and is not in correct position,Is there a small dent on the tank?

How old is your bike? Have you changed/Cleaned air filter before? For cleaning airfilter you have to blow pressurized air into the filter,I think atleast you need a blower to clean it.

The way to trouble shoot is as follows..
1. check if you have any contaminants in petrol like water or thick dust..in tank, in petrol tap filter and in carburetor.
2. check the health of your Air Filter.
3. Check the spark plug, and it's cap for proper fitting.
4. Check there is no loose contact in CDI connector
5. if after all this proves to be good, ONLY then suspect carb slide jamming.
I do not know your skill level and so I cannot straight away advice you to carry out the procedure to solve by opening the carb and working on the slide.However I will tell you the reason and how to solve it
The basic reason for the slide jamming is because the moly coating on the slide ,shedding and getting caught between slide and barrel of carb..
The fix is simple, you have to remove the carb from the bike, open top of carb, and the spring,rubber skirt and throttle slide with needle all can come out.You will see that the slide has black coating,...and where it faces the throttle valve,the coating will already be gone..rest of the places it will be present as a black coating..Now after removing the slide ,with a zero emery paper(black and fine emery)gently rub the slide from top to bottom till all the coating is gone.TAKE CARE NOT TO SCRATCH THE SLIDE WITH HIGH PRESSURE RUBBING., AND MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT DAMAGE THE THROTTLE NEEDLE OR THE RUBBER SKIRT.Make sure that the coating is uniformly removed from top to bottom,and leaving even a small area will result in jamming again....
IF YOU ARE NOT A SKILLED PERSON DO NOT ATTEMPT IT AS IT WILL RUIN THE CARBURETOR, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT AT Rs.6,000/- +.

Part no 15 is the throttle slide inside the carb

@ Brat Bro

This is how mine looked before reapplying the gaskets.



And now:

the shine doesnt last, max 3 days......you can confirm it with harish he too has a bottle with him utterly useless

Polish every 3days.

So which one should i buy?

Thx for the recommendations. Much appreciate the gesture.
Your engine block seems much cleaner even before applying the gaskets.

Its been ages since i used wax polish. Have used turtle wax and had some good results.
A coat lasts for 2 weeks, doesn't wash away that easily as well.
Priced at Rs.345 per 100gm. Turtle provides different set of polish for Fiber/leather/chrome. I learned it the hard way that a cheap wax may remove more paint and over time dull the finish, to make a new bike look old.

bad experience at svc iceberg(mumbai)

yday i gave my bike for 2nd service at iceberg...mumbai at georegaon and told all the problem i had with the bike.in the evening i went to take my bike it was ok but i was shocked to see tht they hav charged me for tappet setting.he said he remved my tank and did the tappet setting so they charged me with rs125 for tappet setting.so my question is tht is tappet setting included included in free service and they also charged rs267 for crap hhengine oil which i didnt told to change and he gave me an excuse of low engine oil level so he changed the oil wit 1.2l..
the total bill was as follows...
e.oil...267
consumable..30
tappet set...125
chain spray..75
+ vat .....62
total...559....
so should i post a complaint with hero for this....

You most certainly should complain about this. In warranty only consumables are to be charged ..and when you drain and fill up oil Karizma needs only 900ml.Only if you strip the engine open the oil filled will be 1.2 Liters...and tappet adjustment is to be done free

ask ashwin he is the expert, also if available go for formula 1 wax

Yes bro,The shop guy forced me to buy Meguiars Mirror Glaze Diamond Cut Compound 2.0 which eats layers of paint each time,I asked him for the 3M.
Also get the oil leak problem solved asap bro,After that you can enjoy riding without thinking about oi leaks.

Ashwin used this "Meguiars Mirror Glaze Diamond Cut Compound 2.0" for polishing last time without knowing its cons and Formula 1 is not available here.

When you take your bike to the SVC, it is assumed to undergo an oil change. Unless, you had given them specific instructions not to change it. I dont see why you have to be charged for tappet setting and chain spray. Ideally, your bill shouldn't have exceeded Rs. 350 (Including the crap oil).

Every service center will have a duty manager and for immediate results you can escalate to this person, initially or the branch manager before taking delivery of the vehicle. If the same instance is repeated, write to them.

I am curious to know why you didn't want them to change the oil though?

As far as wax polish is concerned,

1) We get what we pay for.
2) Salesmen will tell us that it is the same polish that was used by NASA to polish Apollo 13 before it went into space.
3) Whichever polish we buy, someone has already had a bad exp with it.


sigh... How i wish the leak issue is as easy to fix as it appears.
Hopefully, me and my friend will get enough time to spend on it.

i didnt want to change the oil coz i was plannng to go for gulf pride 4t 20w40 bt didnt find it in mumbai..