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

@ Brat Bro

You mileage seems to be a bit low.Have you checked sparkplug?

42- in city 60- 80 speeds. Seems like am too soft on the throttle after seeing FE of other owners .

Highway don't know. Didnt get a chance to check

Ripping at 120 kmph gives 31km per litre. Ripping in city gave 38-40 when hitting tops upto 100 kmph.

@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!

@ Brat Bro

This is how mine looked before reapplying the gaskets.

And now:

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....

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.

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.

grade change may void the warranty. If you have a good rapport with the SVC folks, they may let you get away with it.

And Sir, Wipe and clean the whole engine with a damp cloth till its spotless and then redline the bike from 2~4th gear and check for leaks. After pinpointing them, fix them. Most probably the tappet door nut will be the one to blame, cause I was facing the same with my ZMA, i.e until we did the DIY and replaced it.

The one am using has 3M Yellow Wax written on the bottle.

Please post a pic of it.

A wise choice indeed, but is 20w40 the factory recommended grade for the 2011 ZMA-R? I ask because this used to be the grade several years ago when i brought the ZMA brand new, I remember the factory grade having changed to a lower viscosity level now? Anyway, unless i am mistaken - grade change may void the warranty. If you have a good rapport with the SVC folks, they may let you get away with it.

But from the looks of things, i suppose that may not be the case.

Paid tappet adjustment costs 50/-. And please do complain. Except the oil everything else should be free.



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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

Restriction of RPM at a specific point is'nt the air filters fault, it aint the carb also(i.e if the RPM's constant, if fluctuating then the carb may be the probelm.).... The prime suspect is the CDI or SparkPlug or its distributor cap.

3. I'm doubtful here because I'm telling them to change the spark plug since 15k kms but they are saying that the plug is perfectly fine and should not be changed.

Air filter was replaced in the previous service itself, so it is only 2k kms old!



1. Checked, except the carb part.
2. Sir, air filter is only 2k kms old. Changed it in the last service.
3. I'm doubtful here because I'm telling them to change the spark plug since 15k kms but they are saying that the plug is perfectly fine and should not be changed.
4. No idea about CDI connector, I'll search the net for info related to this.
5. My skill level is zero as of now, and even the SC guys dont agree to play with the carb.
The funniest part is that this problem gets solved automatically after some time and therefore I cant illustrate the problem to them and they are ignoring this!



I know because air filter was recently changed. Im confused.

^^^ Bro. When you remove the seat of you'r bike you'll see a box like thingi near the rear end strapped onto the frame, its on the brake side of the bike. Just remove it, inspect, dust/clean and place it back. Aneesh bro had posted a pic of it

Is it possible to swap ZMA's transmission??? i.e for a 6 speed or maybe a more sturdier one.???