55/60W Available with the following SVC's.

MARUTI - OSRAM
TATA - BOSCH

And dont go and say 55/60 or H4 or anything. Just say you need car's headlamp.
Cause one of our ZMA users from TVM went and became abit technical and the guys refused to give him the bulb without a sample, fearing he'd return it later.

Everyone who has a problem or solution to issues in a bike are welcome here...so don't say sorry..
First check the chain and sprocket for:
1. Up and down movement of chain while rotating the rear wheel,
2. Correct tightness of chain at the tightest position..should have 2cm slack.
3. Good lubrication of chain.
If all these points are taken care of then there will be very little vibes..
But if you still get severe vibes, then check if there is any air leak in inlet, or clogging of injector....Lean running of bike leads to vibrations.

Go to a car accessory shop nearby and get relay for a cars headlamp, you will get that only in pairs, you only need one. Bosch cost around 400 rs I think. Local ones are far cheaper. And 55/60 bulb is available with car spares dealer check with a major shop nearby. HH SVC's don't have them.

Are you talking about me? because I made a real mess at the shop saying things like H4 bulb P43t and blah blah..

There is a small vibration to my foot pegs also, its almost constant at all speeds and it is reducing with the increasing odo reading . The guys bike must be still in run in period I suppose. And he hasn't stated his odo reading.

i had put maruthi alto 55/60w headlamps both on my zma and cbz-xtreme..i went to buy headlamps for my alto..becuase of fused headlamps..i fixed one in cbz for a trail..it worked well...so i got one for my zma...it's good...

the bulb costed 120rs in chennai.....i don't remember the brand name...definatelty not a popular brand

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We have discussed headlights in details earlier. Kindly use search button for details. It is imperative that members do come up after reading the discussion earlier.

ShubhamAT - FYI.. If you are going to change the headlight to higher watts, in the long run, reflectors do get aged and show dullness especially on top of the reflector.

@Vishakh: Mine is 2010 model and I've a burnt reflector after using Philips Xtreme 55/60w for few 1000 kms. But even after the burnt spot/line on the top of the reflector, the spread/throw is awesome. This discussion has been already done.
@Shubhamat: Thinking about going for 55/60w ? Don't think just go for it! My suggestion : Philips Xtreme, with a relay. (Rs 580 + Rs 100 in my case)
@Ashwin: In 5th gear, riding smoothly, put your feet on rear foot-pegs and feel the vibrations, feel it increasing the speed. I felt the vibrations to be maximum when sprocket were worst and minimum when chain set was new!!!

Exactly bro. Even just touching the saree guard is enough. After my 3rd service I believe my chain slack has been increased from 2cm to 2 inches.

Cause when the bikes put on center stand and made to run on final gear, then the bike starts to jerk and make wierd noises. Though have'nt felt anything like that while riding.

Hi Sriram i did use the search button but as i had mentioned in my post i needed a definitive answer esp related to relays because many are running without them.

But looks like first thing i might need to replace is the battery ?. This morning the same story repeated . Bike would shut off on a slightest twist of acc. I started with the kick (few with ignition off), then took choke and bike started in kick. After that numerous kicks and self but the engine wont rev up. Even the clock resetted (again). I did about 40kms in the bike over the weekend with only couple of self starts so the battery did have sufficient time to charge.

All this in front of my wife . The funny part is if i now go down and start the bike it will behave as if nothing has happened.

RPM on idle stays between 9.5 and 10. Hope this is what you were looking for.

This seems to work as well. Will try it when I come across broken panels again.

Twist of the throttle the bike shuts down might be cause of CDI connectivity issue. Battery weakness should not arise for the 2011 ZMA now. May be give some run for it to charge. Ideally the 55w should go in with existing 6ah battery(assuming you have a 2011).

Has anyone ever seen the process of decarbonizing the engine. I mean how exactly is it done.
My service center suggested I decarbonize the engine as it has clocked around 22K kms. I haven't noticed any in difference in the performance of the bike and feel its not necessary so soon.

Mine is a pre-owned '08 ZMA. Plonked a 55w halogen from Bosch (70/- + 20/- for fitting) and a new batt. 7ah exide (1300/-). First owner had already hinted on this so i changed it even though it may had nothing to do with the clock reset issue. I also visited ASC, the Svc Mgr told that the clock reset is due to faulty circuit.

I noticed that the mech could take out/put in the bulb without removing the fairing though for making the adjustments he did unscrew the fairing and pulled it ahead a little bit to make room.

I have not yet put in a relay. The spares shop where i purchased the bulb did not know what a relay was (until i told him its like a box). He showed me some relay (the box read car headlamp relay unit but it had no spec written) that cost 350/- and said a 200/- one is also available. I am keeping my fingers crossed so that i don't need to get a relay.

Also, the mech who fitted the bulb said that he could fit HID for 900/- to 1200/- bucks (including fitting charges of 150). Can this be possible ? I thought they cost 5000 plus.

Did you replace the relay too ? Any burn marks on the reflector ?

Oops sorry been out for work..

Yeah, my odo reading is 12500km and i am a sedete rider, not ripping the bike that much. But I do tour a lot, almost every weekend, for about 1000kms a day, sometimes for about 400kms non-stop. I bought this ZMR just for touring! Day-to-day use does not exceed 15kms, but in heavy traffic, not rip the bike, and with a pillion who hate this bike simply because of the rear foot peg vibrations..
Long distance riding involves high speeds over 85kmph for about 50% and the rest with the ordinary traffic.
Proprely ran-in the bike, did not exceed 60kmph during the first 1k kms, no sudden acceleratins, even did not cross 80kmph for further 2k kms too...

I hope you get the idea

Sorry I asked this question from you earlier but still I am not in a situation to understand the logic behind your above statement! How 10W30 reduce vibrations which 10W40 fully synthetic could not?

And regarding your riding tip, yeah I do it every day, I do warm up the engine, never used throttle when I start the engine, and let it run for about 3-5 mins, and ride it for about 5 mins slowly and then only open up the throttle that too in a juridiciously.. So I am following your tips, all tha way

1. No movement, no wear for Chain & sprockets..
2. Chain slackness is correct.. Proper adjustments are always ON.
3. Chain is lubed and maintain it lubed all the time..

Yeah, chain maintainance is been done regularly, thinking that these vibrations are due to chain and sprockets, but now quite sure that they are not the culprits, bit engine is, well then, which engine part??



Went to the srvice today, replaced the Cam shaft and rocker arms, fully cleaned the chain and sprckets, changed oil, same 10W40 FS, and still no improvement, engine noise changed a little but don't like the way it sound.. I am giving the new parts a runing-in for 3-400kms befor get into any conclusion.. And rode for about 20kms and overheating and the vibrations are still bothering me..

Cam shaft and rocker arms had some indications of wear very marginaly by the way, no major difference with the new ones, but I replaced them anyway..