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**Parth** · 09-09-2010, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by tibby View Post

Haven't read/ heard this anywhere else. Can you elaborate on the reasons? (by grade you mean mineral, SS & FS na)

1. Yes, by grade I mean mineral, SS and FS.

2. I've got to know about this fact via this thread only, I dont seem to remember the whole details as to why it shouldn't be done. But it is definitely not good to downshift to a lower grade.

Originally posted by saikrishna050691 View Post

guys i have a serious problem....
the left foot peg at low speeds seems to make a lot of noise...this happens @3000rpm or so specially when im riding on uneven surfaces(moonsoon

)...
i even get a feeling that the entire left side ie., the foot peg and the gear lever are falling off from the bike, such intense is the disturbance...there is a lot of movement on the left side....
i ve complained about it to the guy in the svc at the time of my seond service, they some what fixed the problem but in no time the sound and movement appeared again...(sound is kinda 'creek creek' 'tak tak' with movement)

even today i went to the svc n the guy there was so reluctant, i literally shouted at him...he took the bike in and tried to fix something n returned in a while asking me to check...the moment i tried to ride the bike forward the sound appeared...
i told him the same but he told this sound do come n its common n we cant do anything about it, i said 'wtf'....shouted at him n got off from there....

NOW this noise is very annoying and im very much worried about the bike....
please try to solve my problem and what can i do in case of the svc guys? service is worst(anywhere in hyderabad)....please gimme your suggestions.

The only thing that come to my mind is that the chain is loose and it needs to be tightened. A loose chain gives off vibrations in the left foot-peg. And as for the creek-creek and tak-tak noise, welcome to the world of R15's chain noise. You need to lubricate it.

**painreloaded** · 09-10-2010, 12:00 AM

Is there any alternative and cheap way to lubricate the chain in rainy season???
whenever I clean and lube, it starts raining and almost every day or two I need to lubricate it....

**pranjalshukla** · 09-10-2010, 12:22 AM

Originally posted by painreloaded View Post

Is there any alternative and cheap way to lubricate the chain in rainy season???
whenever I clean and lube, it starts raining and almost every day or two I need to lubricate it....

can use gear oil..how ever its not recommended...still it is ok with the chain..costs 80 rs per bottle

**FATAL1TY - X** · 09-10-2010, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by veyron999 View Post

4)i've read before on this thread about some tukut tukut sound from under the seat when the bike goes over some potholes but dont know what is the thing causing the sound..guys, please throw some light on this..

that sound is produced by the rear suspension. the r15 suspension has a lot of moving parts on links. the sound is actually these links clanking when the suspension soaks a shock. the sound showed up on my motorcycle from the beginning of the rains. so i have all the reasons to suspect that the grease or the lube on those links are deteriorating on contact with water.

**sheelpriye** · 09-10-2010, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by FATAL1TY - X View Post

so i have all the reasons to suspect that the grease or the lube on those links are deteriorating on contact with water.

Could you post a pic of the link(adjusters?)?
Thanks

**FATAL1TY - X** · 09-10-2010, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by painreloaded View Post

Is there any alternative and cheap way to lubricate the chain in rainy season???
whenever I clean and lube, it starts raining and almost every day or two I need to lubricate it....

using gear oil is a bad idea. you cannot easily remove the gear oil which is way too sticky and thick and it will be all over your rim and pants after a high speed run. there is Bangalore company producing wet type chain lubes for motorcycles. i use it. it's is called "Release ON-R840". costs rs 295 per 300ml. it is pretty good for the price. and it has a real nice smell too. it leaves a bit on the rim, just a tiny bit especially the first time you go out for a ride after lubing the chain. in that case use a bit of kerosene to clean it.

**onlinesatish** · 09-10-2010, 12:59 AM

@fatal

I suppose chain spary's and lubes are thicker and sticker than gear oil! i have used 90 grade oil on my 220 and have'nt had any problems with it. infact i find oil to be more convinent than chain sprays when it comes to cleaning though it does'nt last much longer like the spray!

**FATAL1TY - X** · 09-10-2010, 01:02 AM

Originally posted by sheelpriye View Post

Could you post a pic of the link(adjusters?)?
Thanks

it is just under the rear shocks. there are several links connecting the suspension to the swingarm. i've uploaded an image from the parts catalog of an fz150i(which is basically a under tuned unfaired version of r15). the parts in the blue circle are all moving parts of the r15 rear suspension.

**FATAL1TY - X** · 09-10-2010, 01:08 AM

Originally posted by onlinesatish View Post

@fatal

I suppose chain spary's and lubes are thicker and sticker than gear oil! i have used 90 grade oil on my 220 and have'nt had any problems with it. infact i find oil to be more convinent than chain sprays when it comes to cleaning though it does'nt last much longer like the spray!

in my case i used a 90w cheap gear oil which is meant for a diesel engine transmission. the oil was all over the rim, i tried to remove it so hard that the paint started to go off!
in the case of the chain lube it is so sticky that it'll stick to the chain and it barely spread to the rims under high speeds.

**tejasmph** · 09-10-2010, 05:07 AM

check this out. clicked it at an expo in pune in nov.09.

**onlinesatish** · 09-10-2010, 05:58 AM

Originally posted by FATAL1TY - X View Post

in my case i used a 90w cheap gear oil which is meant for a diesel engine transmission. the oil was all over the rim, i tried to remove it so hard that the paint started to go off!
in the case of the chain lube it is so sticky that it'll stick to the chain and it barely spread to the rims under high speeds.

Hmmm...totally opposite in my case!

AFAIk OKS is the stickest lube i have seen and even that spreads onto the rim. And its not that hard to remove it too....just clean it with petrol or kerosene! and its even easier to remove the oil....just water wash it

I personally have been using SAE 90 oil (castrol) for the past 1 yr and i dont have any complaints. I use lube only when i go for long rides!

The only reason why i dont use chain spray's is that they are hard to clean the muck and dust on the chain it attracts. With oil....just pressure wash it and you are done!

Guess it all burns down to what one prefer's!

**autumnmoonlight** · 09-10-2010, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Parth View Post

Hmm the yamaha authorised service center has a practice of putting in semi-synthetic oil for R15 . How much were you charged for the oil? if it was 430 then it was the semi-synthetic . If it was around 900 or more then it was the synthetic.

Whatever the case may be, it's all right. Though the use of fully synhetic oil is not recommended till about 5000kms but there's not much you can do about it now. Just remember you CAN NOT shift to a lower grade oil once you've put in semi-synthetic or fully synthetic oil.

Thanks Parth...i was charged 410 for the oil....so i guess it must be the semi-synth one...thanks for the answers

I have one more question, anybody from hyderabad who can direct me to some nice helmet shop?? got a budget of abt 10k

**jatin almighty r15** · 09-10-2010, 04:00 PM

A very sad news for all YAMAHA FANS

Yamaha showroom in Dwarka ( Mahavir Enclave ) ZOOM ROADYS caught fire couple of days back wherein Dozens of YZF / FZ / and many more are destroyed.

We pray to GOD that souls of all those Beasts would have peaceful journey in Heaven

Regards
Almighty r15

**painreloaded** · 09-10-2010, 04:30 PM

Originally posted by tejasmph View Post

check this out. clicked it at an expo in pune in nov.09.

How can we get the graphic that is used on the front visor.....FIAT 46 one???

**painreloaded** · 09-10-2010, 07:37 PM

Can anyone tell me that the main stand of RX that is used in svc for R15 comes with the rod that is used to fix the stand with the bike????

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