That's good for your warranty ... new battery for free . Some bikes have electricals that need a battery in place (even if non-working) to operate safely . Check if something like that is mentioned in your owner's manual , before you ride it like that .

Istn't our battery supposed to be maintainance free???

mine is now a year old bike so battery is now out of warranty,guess it will work for another year.if possible, want to fit in a bigger capacity battery within the present battery compartment.Any idea how much is the cost of stock new maintenance free battery for Twister?

sometimes i am getting all sort of noices from gear box when i shift from 2nd to 3rd gear....any facing this problem...i am confused ....i dont face any problem in shifting 1, 2, and 4...only 3rd gear giving me head ache...

any body facing this.....

when to shift to 3rd gear i mean at what speed...

i do 0- 10km/hr - 1st gear
10 - 20km/hr - 2nd year
20 - 30km/hr - 3rd gear
30 - 40km/hr - 4th gear

am i doing it right... please correct me

^ The speeds at which you change the gear is alright. How many kilometers have you completed on your bike? Is it only noise or does the bike also jerk or something like that? Clean your chain and try again. Take it to the service centre if the problem still persists after a few kilometers.

@fibercyber,it will be better if you can be more specific about the kind of sound and location of sound you are hearing.shifting speeds seems ok.if you feel its the gear teethes clashing,then better shift to third at slightly higher speed of 25 and then to fourth close to 40.sometimes there is error present in the speedometer i.e speed shown on speedo could be more than actual speed.normally you hear only engine exhaust sound and a very faint chain sound,But better show it to SVC since there are moving parts involved it can lead to further damage.

[QUOTE=Pinaki;670492]Not sure about parts , but this is their regional office in kolkata .. maybe you can just phone them and find out .


Thanks.

Hi All,
Anyone tried filling their bike's tires with Nitrogen Gas? Suggestions/Feedback would be appreciated.

Guys,
What are fork oils used for? And can I use the same on my bike?

Pinaki,
I saw a post of yours posted earlier in some other thread about fork oils. I ahve heard of Motul fork oils. How to use them, if I want to use one
?

Yup, only the headlights and brake lights work without the battery. Not indicators and no horn. Even the fuel level indicator does not work. I'm gonna use my wife's Scooty till I get my battery back.

Nope, its not a maintenance free battery. Even I thought its supposed to be, but apparently its not.

Battery warranty period is 18 months. My bike is 14 months old, so battery is still covered in warranty.

@hellsfury,Its mentioned on user manual(page 67),that battery is maintenance free,and its sealed,thus cannot add electrolyte.i could not find any written info on manual about battery warranty period.if its 18 months then that's good.i was once told its one year by Honda mechanic.anyway thanks for info!!

If your front fork is showing either excessive stiffness ( resistance to compression ) or too free to compress ( bottoming out at every pothole and bumper ) then your bike is in for a fork oil change . You can test this by jamming your front brakes , with the bike stationary without stands , and pumping up and down hard on the front handles & observing the fork movement , specially the return/decompression part .... it should decompress smoothly but not too fast & easy .
Earlier bikes used to have a drain nut at the bottom of the forks , making it possible for you to drain & refill it yourself conveniently . Nowadays I don't see that tiny drain nut on any bike , dunno how much money they are saving by not giving these two nuts and the threaded holes . So now you have to take the bike to a mechanic or service center and dismantle the whole front fork to drain & refill it , so be prepared with your time .
Motul /Gulf and most other companies do make fork oils , but only Castrol's seems to be readily available in shops here . For motul/gulf/elf etc you have to pre-order it from any good shop that stocks their engine oils .. simple . Some local fork oils are available cheaply like forkol etc and I have seen mechanics switch your oil with it ... so be present in person when the mechanic fills yours . While at it , ask him to clean and re-grease both the steering bearings and races and the T-stem well . Buy him a big blister pack of good bearing grease & let him keep the rest , he'll do it .

Congratulations to 'The Honda CB Twister' ownership thread on reaching 50th page of posts!

Lets continue the legacy...

Cheers,
Ronit

CB Twister prices droped!!

yea its gear teeth smashing sound..... now i figured it out whats the problem....i changed to 3rd gear...near 30 kmph...gear change was butter smooth..i could feel crispy gear shift when i shifted it near 25 all these days i was doing it wrong...mileage also getting better now its 55km/litre.. driven only 258kms...