Hi,I ve come to Bangalore from Hyderabad to get my bike joelled. I need coolant temperature sensor and lean angle sensor for my R15. Which service centre normally stocks most of the spares. I stay close to Sarjapur road. I tried my luck at Orion but they are out of stock. Any help is appreciated.

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Clutchless shifts are done by many on purpose for more push while in drag races etc. Doing it once in a while will not harm your engine or gearbox.
Today I was forced to downshift all the gears to neutral&push since my bike's clutch cable snapped on the way to office.

problems and more problems!
Took the bike to the SVC two days back turned out the chain was loose so the guys at the svc tightened it, cleaned and lubed it! The chain noise had reduced but then i started to get vibes on my footrests They then slightly adjusted the chain and things seemed to be fine! But now the vibes are back and everytime i slow down i feel a " ghaaaaaarrrrrr" feeling from the rear and from my footrests!

And now apart from this my fuel sensor seems to have conked! Shows reserve for sometime then automatically resets! Keeps fluctuating even on a straight! filled fuel twice in the past two days!

Any suggestions?! I ll be taking it to the SVC again coming saturday! Im totally down, all was well till the second service!

Try perfect riders in Lalbagh Road, they usually have all the spares in Stock.

Guys,
Help need..
any good service centers near the ORR or KR puram Area. I saw a service centre in marthahalli, near the E Zone. anybody has any idea abt this service center? How good it is?

Guys...I bought my black r15 abt a month back and have been living a dream ever since....but i have a few doubts...pardon me if they are stupid..this is my first bike...

Congratulations on your Ride

1. I realized that at lower gears, you can shift gears without the clutch, especially while down shifting. Is this normal??

it is normal but try to avoid it as it will cause more wear and tear(experts here can shed some light, and I am an amateur)

2. Even if it is..I had this bad experience. It was a traffic stop, and i had left the engine running, in neutral. I had taken my hands off the handle bar and was resting my right foot on the road while the left one was gently placed on the gear lever. By mistake, i exerted a slight force on the lever, the bike jerked forward to and the engine stopped, and I almost lost balance. Is this supposed to happen??..as in can we shift to 1st without clutch??

yes, it is supposed to happen and gear can be shifted to 1st without clutch but again more wear and tear.

3. Also, suppose we are in 5th gear, and we have to stop suddenly, at stationary position, its not possible to shift all the way down without releasing the clutch (working the engine) a little or moving the bike (wheels) right??

I think so. not been a situation like this(was in 3rd sometimes and shifted down easily).

Thanks in advance

Hi Friends,
I've some queries which got me confused.
I've a blue R15 and its my first bike. I hadn't ridden a bike since almost 10 years till I bought it in May'11.

Congratulations on your Ride

I loved it since the first day.. However, I've got a little frustrated since the First Servicing.

The bike was smooth and handling superb before the first Service (I once had to ride >1km with a flat rear tyre) even then there was not any issue of handling.

But, since the day I got it serviced, I'm having issues now and then.
Nowadays, I'm not feeling too confident while riding it even in the office hours with low speed... There is a khat sound every now and then from the front side; I'm not sure whether its coming from near handle bars or the shockers. but whenever I go through the breakers or small bumps on the road it seems like something gets hit near front. Morevover, The Front seems to vibrate in up and down motion like [ /\/\/\/ ] (tried to imitate the direction ). Also, it seems that the Shockers are too soft/hard as it travels too deep and up. My friend has even checked it by pulling the handle up and the front Shockers traveled upward with ease while the tyre was still touching the ground and please note that it wasn't pressed but was in normal stationary state.

I had similar experiences which started on the first few months and the same still persists. Try getting the cone set tightened. once tightened it will be ok for 1-2months(as in my case) but it gets slightly loose slightly again.
sit on the Bike and hold her straight. have a friend kick the front tyre lightly, if you hear the same sound then its the cone set.

As I'm a noob regarding the caring of such a good machine, I assume I've missed something to check at first service... Now I get to know a few things since then while discussing with a few friends...
such as, The Chain was too loose after servicing and so, Gear shifts were not smooth and I was hearing a lot of noise from rear. Chain wasn't lubed after washing at the time of Servicing and I'm afraid to get it lubed outside (they might use the burnt engine oil).

I visited the SVC two times since the first service but the issue is still not solved.. they sometimes say the chain lube is not available, would do it later.. They tightened the chain but the khat sound still persists...
I even had a fall a few days ago (mentioned somewhere in earlier pages) and was made a fool by the SVC manager in paying them 1300Rs for shocker alignment (which I later came to know, should not be misaligned
at such low speed impact or stationary fall)...

But the Shocker problem is still not rectified.

is it possible that I've been unfortunate and got a defective bike or the SVC is making fool of me.

Guys...I bought my black r15 abt a month back and have been living a dream ever since....but i have a few doubts...pardon me if they are stupid..this is my first bike...
1. I realized that at lower gears, you can shift gears without the clutch, especially while down shifting. Is this normal??
2. Even if it is..I had this bad experience. It was a traffic stop, and i had left the engine running, in neutral. I had taken my hands off the handle bar and was resting my right foot on the road while the left one was gently placed on the gear lever. By mistake, i exerted a slight force on the lever, the bike jerked forward to and the engine stopped, and I almost lost balance. Is this supposed to happen??..as in can we shift to 1st without clutch??
3. Also, suppose we are in 5th gear, and we have to stop suddenly, at stationary position, its not possible to shift all the way down without releasing the clutch (working the engine) a little or moving the bike (wheels) right??
Thanks in advance

I too am a noob and the svc people are only after the Money and its the same everywhere. if we are not able to diagnose a prob correctly, they will confidently tell that the part "x" or part "y" is bad even if they are not sure and we have to run after them for getting a small thing done

take care of your baby



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I went to SVC today and insisted on Checking the Bike properly... Told them it seems that the cone set is loose...

The SVC Manager, rode it.. said its ok.. I blantly told him too check with the mechanic.. the sound comes when riding above 30-kmph and at bumps... then the mechanic checked it by riding... I had a feeling that
something was seriously wrong by the expression on his face... they took the bike inside the workshop.... after 5 minutes another SVC manager takes the bike out.. rides for approx 100 mtrs.. gets back in workshop.. came after about 10 mins and told me its OK now...
I asked what was wrong but he didn't said anything about the problem... told me that its ok.. there wasn't any problem...

I left for office after that and indeed the issue was resolved... went upto 90kmph for a few seconds (in the peak traffic hours) and it was smoother than earlier.. I think it would be smoother after lubing the chain (They didn't lubed it as they don't have stock)..

finally, I bought the Chain spray today from TVS SVC... and lubed the chain as soon as I was back to home..

would tell about smoothness later tomorrow.. err.. I mean today evening