so..i've got company!

well, after trying all sorts of remedies including greasing the links, the sound still remains and irritates..
latest is that they've offered to change the rear mono and the link..
i'm thinking "NO"..
no more experiments

unless this is the sound you're talking about..
but its more of a rattling than tak tak sound..
expect more inputs....

this should be done during a run or when the bike is standing still ??

@veyron999 : Respected Sir, If you're riding behind 3 huge trucks in the city left with no space for overtaking then you can't help but ride slow isn't it otherwise I always prefer riding as if cops are chasing me.....lol

did you disassembled the whole linkage assembly including the needle bearings and re greased them? there is no point in greasing the outside because the grease wont get to the needle bearings. it is more like a manufacturing defect. most likely a faulty seal which lets dirt in to the bearings.

Standing. Not a good idea to shift the bike into neutral when on run.

I've done 19.5k kms and the chain's on its last notch on the pullers. I actually didn't maintain this one. Irregular lubing, high speed running on a bone dry chain (riding with SBKs no less!) has resulted in many bent/jammed links...

a manufacturing defect??
then as they say, should i get the link replaced??

a manufacturing defect??
then as they say, should i get the link replaced??

if they are replacing links and mono shocks for free under warranty then what's the problem?? get them replaced.

Am on the hunt for a new front tyre. A couple of MRF dealers said they have no stock. The Sai Iyengars only have the Continental in the same specifications. Anybody have a clue where I can get them from ? And how much I will have to pay ?

You've just chosen different words
Adulteration is a simpler word that I used, to make people understand it's nothing like "performance additives". Yes, the ultimate goal of increasing the octane rating is to overcome the problem of pinging/knocking. Knocking happens due to detonation within the combustion chamber, which in other words is the process that I've explained in my previous post("auto-ignition" even before the spark is fired, due to engine's compression..like you've said). And it's not about energy content, it's about "retarding" the ignition. Or more like, increasing the burning point temperature by adding impurities(again, simple word. Precise word would be some chemical name), so that petrol looses its natural low ignition point. Any engine needs controlled combustion, or detonation might occur..whether it's a diesel engine or petrol engine. If gone wild, this detonation can even damage the engine components permanently or fracture the piston. So, as the compression ratio is increased, a fuel with higher ignition point temperature is required.


Since the activation energy required for combustion is now higher(in case of high octane fuels), the spark alone may not be able to burn/vaporize the fuel completely in some cases(assuming the ignition system isn't designed for a fuel of this high octane rating), leaving a little unburnt fuel, which is hotter than combusted by-products. Over time, continuous formation of this hot fuel or accumulation there of will actually increase temperature levels.

How many of you guys have suffered front-brake fade? A horrible one. My braking distances were up by 6-7ft while braking from ~100kmph.

The brakes are back to normal now. Can less brake-oil be a culprit? (there was loss of oil while changing the brake-pads a couple of days ago, shall be replenished on saturday, though there is minimum oil)

This brake-fade happened in just 2-3kms of riding. (Braking REAL hard)