How could i find there is lack of oil in fork or lost tension of fork spring??other than opening it?my bikes front suspension working abnormally,and what km interval we have to change fork spring?

Apply the front brake and push down hard, if the number plate kisses the front fender then its time for you to overhaul the suspension.

Isn't gunmetal another name for brass ? I made a couple for myself - similar size , and cost me 450/- .

Hope you get it sorted out soon . And keep us posted what went wrong .
How 'abnormally' ?
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BTW , my comp crashed (hard disk failure and I crashed ( suspected food poisoning) . So run in not completed yet . Currently ,installed WinXP on my near decade old PATA 40 GB HDD and trying to gather my lost data .

no sir brass and gun metal are diffrent alloys of copper,brass are a abit harder comparing to gunmetal AFAIK.
when i ride on bumpy road at moderate speed about 40-50 front handle also moves up and dawn,suspension doesnt sokeup those bumps,also drag littlebit to right side when i leave handle may be its due to fork not align properly or oil in forks are diffrent.

I have seen the gunmetal bush advantage in person. Its used in a machine at my mom's home. Its been more than 8 years and still holds good.

And about the short circuit. It was caused by the wire going into the instrumentation panel. Move the wire and the fuse blows . Since my bike was under warranty I gave it to the SVC. Took 3 days by them and they didnt find it and said some coil is blown and console has to be replaced and bah blah. I had told them when I gave the bike just to check the wire and that connection still no use. Finally the supervisor himself repaired it. He took the bike to his home and made the repairs and completed it next morning itself . Have to get a 7.5A fuse as there is no spare when the present one blows. Pretty hard to source it here.


Even my comp crashed and now its running on win xp . Eagerly waiting for your review about the mod. Get well soon.

check as ashwinprakas said . 3 possibilities - oil , spring or bent fork .
If it is within warrenty , why not go for replacement ? Anyway glad to know it's been deatl with . For fuse , check sources other than SVC . I think fuse model might be the same for most vehicles and if you can show them the fuse they might have one of the said rating .

From what I've seen so far , the mod is worth the effort and money . Haven't finalized the final bill yet since the exhaust is yet to be obtained . Any way the total is unlikely to go beyond 10k. I've mainly checked in gear pick up . Post 4k , the difference is evident and as far as I hav seen , the excitement is directly proportional to the RPM . That'd mean sacrificing some mileage . Since it is run in period , I haven't been checking mileage . Engine noise is more than before , also I think the timing chain is stretched a bit ( there are 3 gaskets on the head) . At times , have gone up to and beyond 7k RPM when accelerating . Feels just great . Waiting for the run-in to be over .

Hell Yeah!!! Make them replace every bit of the bike possible under warranty, atleast that'll validate the hefty price tag.

Correct me if am wrong sir, but dont blade fuses come in a universal size??? Im pointing this out cause a few days back me and Aneesh bro purchased a few fuses for adding windtones to our respective cars, and we went for BOSCH branded 15A ones, which costs about 7rs(Not sure.) and IIRC they were the same size as the ones used in my ZMA.

You're my HERO!!!

Just out of curiosity, did the stroke property TECHNICALLY change???

How old is your timing chain??? and tensioner???

Correct me if am wrong sir, but doesnt increasing the number of gaskets result in a greater chance of oil leaks when riding @ WOT ???

AARGH!!! You're making me jealous.

Karizma fairing cost?

Guys,

The fairing of my Karizma is broken.

Can you guys please tell me the cost of it?

If you mean the stroke length , then no . As I said earlier , the change here is to a piston of bigger bore . The connecting rod / crank etc wasn't touched . The extra gasket was put in to offset the extra length from gudgeon pin to piston top as well as to compensate for the increase in compression .

Theoretically , yes . But then there is also the chance of a blown gasket if there is gap for oil leak . When we do the things the way they are not meant to be done then there's always the chance of something going wrong . The point is to do it as best as we can . My mech has mentioned Crux being rebored to over 150 cc ( for drags ).

Don't be jealous . When I met Vineeth bro I told him I'll be gradually making mods to my ride which will make it more like his bike than a standard ZMA . Now I have 55/60 W H/L with wiring done for HID ( don't want to blind the oncomiong traffic - so am waiting for an aux set up )[edit- read that as additional wiring done for....] , and the engine is now 235 cc . I don't think my bike will be better than his - he's done the whole works like porting , FFE etc whereas I just want to increase the power . What I meant was , set your goal and work steadily towards it . Don't miss the forest for the trees !!!

side fairing costs around 1300 for one side (for the R model) in hyderabad, but finding it is a big pain. i had to call all the service centers only to hear them saying they dont have it

Hi,

The rear alloy of my ZMA got slightly bent due to a heavy pothole. The boundary wall of the ring got bent outwards about 3 inch along the joint of tyre and rim.

Today i took my bike to the SVC ; but they told they cant make it right.only they can check and rectify the wheel alignment but not the bent.Instead they are telling me to opt for INSURANCE CLAIM for a new alloy rim.

I checked some of the other big MRF/APollo tyre centers and they told they can rectify it ; and it will cost around 500-600 buck.

guys i badly need your suggestions for which option to choose;

1. claim insurance
2. go to outside Tyre center

If i do claim for insurance what will be the negative things as my bike is only 3 months old.

Claim insurance and change the wheel. Do not go for rectifying it as it is not steel and thus may break on trying to straighten it.Moreover since your bike is new change the wheel and by claiming insurance there will be no loss and you will only loose No claim bonus which is only Rs 200.

replacing is the best option . You wont get the same perfection when you repair a bent that too on the alloy

Well replacing was an option but nothing other than wiring was damaged. Even they assured me that if any component is damaged it will be replaced. It was an easy task to blow the instrumentation panel. Just put a thick copper wire instead of fuse and get the console replaced at SVC . But the thing is when they fit a new one the factory perfection won't be there. Adding to that the body damages they make. So I just didn't do it.

Blade fuses come in universal size. But I am finding it very hard to source the 7.5A rated fuse. Here 15A and above rated fuses are only easily available.

Get it replaced by claiming insurance,It may even break during repairing and not safe to repair an alloy,Get it replaced and have peace of mind.