2) Changing spark plug. Yet to decide on which one to go for

This has been a long wait for me to get into the family. For those who do not know me, I am Harish Kumar from Chennai pursuing my automobile engineering in SRM University. The bike came in long back(Nov 2) but had exams in between so was held up from posting.
On delivery day
[ATTACH=CONFIG]86998[/ATTACH]

Recent
[ATTACH=CONFIG]86999[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]87000[/ATTACH]

Current Status:
*Stock bike, 518kms covered(which means due for first service)
*Running on 10W30 HH oil. Not thinking of moving to higher grade oil before run in is over(for warranty reasons)
*AFR screw - 3 turns

Pros:
Extremely smooth, good low end torque and I love the looks

Cons:
Hard seat, no side stand warning light, rear brake and the headlight doesn't turn!

Observations:
In city-traffic the bike heats up; probably will be cooler when running on higher grade oil. Cold start a small niggle but after a little chocking the bike starts(stock spark plug!!). Did a 220km(to & fro) ride to Ranipet today. Took the bike upto 90kmph once and kept varying from 60 to 80. Absolutely no fuss. By the time I reached city, it was dark and then I understood why everyone complained about the headlamp!! Will move to 55/60 when absolutely needed. Yet to discover more...... Damn it, I need to read 1304 pages!!

This has been a long wait for me to get into the family. For those who do not know me, I am Harish Kumar from Chennai pursuing my automobile engineering in SRM University. The bike came in long back(Nov 2) but had exams in between so was held up from posting.

Cons:
Hard seat, no side stand warning light, rear brake and the headlight doesn't turn!

Observations:
In city-traffic the bike heats up; probably will be cooler when running on higher grade oil. Cold start a small niggle but after a little chocking the bike starts(stock spark plug!!). Did a 220km(to & fro) ride to Ranipet today. Took the bike upto 90kmph once and kept varying from 60 to 80. Absolutely no fuss. By the time I reached city, it was dark and then I understood why everyone complained about the headlamp!! Will move to 55/60 when absolutely needed. Yet to discover more...... Damn it, I need to read 1304 pages!!

*Stock bike, 518kms covered(which means due for first service)
*Running on 10W30 HH oil. Not thinking of moving to higher grade oil before run in is over(for warranty reasons)

Its best to run with 10w30 HH oil for 2k atleast, cause it speeds up the run in process. Just make sure your throttle input is smooth and gentle. Also make sure you take breaks between long rides.

*AFR screw - 3 turns

That'd do fine, its best to set the bike abit rich during run-in.

Pros:
Extremely smooth, good low end torque and I love the looks

Cons:
Hard seat

Correction, its actually the best seat in class. Try doing 100+kms on the P220 or R15, and you'll get my point.

, no side stand warning light,

rear brake

Let it wear in abit. Mines currently very sqeaky, but at the same time very sensitive, if Im riding solo and I brake, then for sure the rear will loose traction, now its become a habit and I do it for posing.

and the headlight doesn't turn!

Does the ZZ14R's or Busa's headlight turn???

Observations:
In city-traffic the bike heats up;probably will be cooler when running on higher grade oil.

True indeed. I run on 10w40 FS and bikes set rich, even yet the bike heats up in traffic.

Cold start a small niggle but after a little chocking the bike starts(stock spark plug!!).

The ZMA wont start without choke, unless the starting temp is high enough or you're running on bigger pilots.

Did a 220km(to & fro) ride to Ranipet today. Took the bike upto 90kmph once and kept varying from 60 to 80. Absolutely no fuss. By the time I reached city, it was dark and then I understood why everyone complained about the headlamp!! Will move to 55/60 when absolutely needed. Yet to discover more...... Damn it, I need to read 1304 pages!!

This has been a long wait for me to get into the family. For those who do not know me, I am Harish Kumar from Chennai pursuing my automobile engineering in SRM University. The bike came in long back(Nov 2) but had exams in between so was held up from posting.
On delivery day
Recent
Current Status:
*Stock bike, 518kms covered(which means due for first service)
*Running on 10W30 HH oil. Not thinking of moving to higher grade oil before run in is over(for warranty reasons)
*AFR screw - 3 turns
Pros:
Extremely smooth, good low end torque and I love the looks

Cons:
Hard seat, no side stand warning light, rear brake and the headlight doesn't turn!
Observations:
In city-traffic the bike heats up; probably will be cooler when running on higher grade oil. Cold start a small niggle but after a little chocking the bike starts(stock spark plug!!). Did a 220km(to & fro) ride to Ranipet today. Took the bike upto 90kmph once and kept varying from 60 to 80. Absolutely no fuss. By the time I reached city, it was dark and then I understood why everyone complained about the headlamp!! Will move to 55/60 when absolutely needed. Yet to discover more...... Damn it, I need to read 1304 pages!!

Congratulations & Ride safe bro.

Congrats and welcome to the ZMA owners thread...The ZMA's ride and feel is addictive. Once you get accustomed to the bike's ergonomics, you will love to use it more....it is the best in class tourer,with relaxed cruising at 100+ Kmph,and still manages to return a healthy FE..Now that you have done 500+ Kms you can switch over to 10~20 w 40 oil.Stick to mineral till 1,500 Kms .You can install a normal 55/60 Halogen bulb used in Maruti cars for better headlight power
Good luck

Hi Everyone . How often do you polish your bike? and which polish would you recomend ?

I was surprised to know that the FZ-16 faired version is priced higher than the ZMA in bangalore. As psr rightly mentioned, once you use the ZMA, its very hard to get a proper replacement for it and is a brilliant and comfortable tourer. The only thing it lacks for to me is power and top-speed, with the roads becoming ever smoother and wider.

Please go through this post - http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universa...tml#post892319 & see if anything helps on that entire thread.

I'd any day suggest products like Collinite, Meguiar's, Mother's, Pinnacle, 3M, Optimum, Chemical Brothers, Dodo Juice, Durogloss, Menserna, etc. But they aren't available here so easily, but if you can get hold of them, nothing like it.

Locally ones include Motoman, but I don't know how good are they. Formula one has lots of fake, if you're able to distinguish between fake & original ones, go for the original one.

All ZMA owners feel the same,of lesser power and top speed....still try riding any equivalent bike at those speeds and you will understand ZMA's strength.Own it to know more about the bike...it is still made not only in India but also abroad...

The one thats made abroad is the the CRF 230m right ?