Re: Honda Unicorn Dazzler

What problem u r facing with ur break caliper. Post pics of part with problem.

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Hey, My bike has done 12500 kms had given for service some time back to SVC, they say that the from break caliper has gone and needs to be replaced and quote is like Rs 1500+ labor charges. I asked him not to replace and go the bike back with regular service.

How should i check if the caliper has gone. Please help me on this.
Thanks....

Re: Honda Unicorn Dazzler

Hi all did any one face any issue with clutch bell? Showroom people told me to replace it as it got worn out my bike done only 20k.

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From my personal experience, I am still running on stock MRFs and they are still going good after >23K km (except for a single puncture in rear tire). I always refill tires from petrol bunks and insist to keep the specified pressure, i.e 25/29 (as I ride single), at times they do argue as they don't like/want to change settings again, but I force them to 'do as I say'.

PS: I have already suffered an accident due to high tire pressure (30/40) PSI, that small negligence could have costed my life.
PPS: Prefer air pumps with digital pressure gauges, where you can easily see pressure settings.

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My next question was to be about tyre pressure and already there is a detailed post about it. But I don't know why the local mechanic shops where we can fill air put 40 psi in the rear tyre. I always tell them to put 25 front 35 rear. But some guys insist on 40 for the rear tyre. And also I keep hearing this thing that filing air in the petrol bunks weakens the tyres and pressure doesn't last longer. Don't know how much of this is true.

Re: Honda Unicorn Dazzler

Best way to improve braking issues is to learn how to brake and panic brake properly. Installing a full fledged computer controlled ABS is close to impossible I feel given the local parts base and knowledge base available.

Still long time back a guy from mumbai xbhp had put in a Bosch Mechanical ABS on his bike. You can search early pages of this thread for more info about him. He claimed it was good - I have zero confidence on that statement.

Many people have gotten it changed in this thread. Its pretty cheap, I think around Rs.150/- but don't quote me on that.

Tyre pressure is generally dependent on tyre and bike weight. Given that the weight of the bike remains the same the general rule is the bigger the tyre the lower the pressure to be filled. The rationale behind this is that pressure is measure in units of force per area. Since larger tyre has more area therefore less force is required to keep that tyre wall at same rigidity.

The stock rear tyre pressure with pillion for Dazzler is 110/80 - 17 = 33 psi
Same for P220 (120/80 - 17) is 32.

I run an upsized 120/80 tyre and ride with pillion 80% of time and I fill 31 psi at the rear because that gives me best ride quality.

For reference a generic bicycle has 100psi tyre pressure and a farm tractor has 20 psi rear tyre pressure.

Good thing is that recommended rear tyre pressure with pillion for both R15 V1 and Dazzler is 33 psi. So I will say stick to that. If you think ride is very hard then go down 1 psi. If you think ride is very soft (with pillion, you can feel this when going over small bumps) then first adjust rear shock preload. If that is at max then go up 1 psi.

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I run on R15 V1's rear tyre on my dazzler (100-80 17) and i have a question on tyre pressure. Is it dependent on the tyre or the bike spec??

Re: Honda Unicorn Dazzler

Anyone have changed starter relay and what will be cost of it

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Re: Honda Unicorn Dazzler

I went to a different MRF store today and got the 110/80 /17 tyre itself. Costed Rs 2150.

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Will installing an ABS on Dazzler help issues with breaking?

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Thanks for the replies on the rear tyre replacement. Will check for MRF 120/80 today.

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Go for zapper 120 mm or Michelin forgot exact name. in mangalore zapper 120/80 cost 2600 and Michelin 120/80 2820. Michelin is an good option got good road grip if you feel costly switch to zapper 120 even its an good tyre. I got 120/80 on my dazzler it fits very well.

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I will say don't go for the TVS tyres, stick to MRFs if possible. 110/80-17 is not rare or anything, but yeah stocks are generally hard to come by. When I got my 120/80-17 zapper vyde stocks were very thin and I eventually got hold of one from an MRF shop for Rs.2800 (+150 fitting charges +100 for new valve stem). You can put some money down as advance and ask the MRF shop to order one for you directly, that's what the guys where I got my tyre from told me.

As far as I am concerned there are zero disadvantages/downside. Ride height increases ever so slightly, bike stance improves, larger circumference means that speeds at same rpm improve [at 5th gear I see a 1 kmph increase at 3000 rpms (41 kmph) , 2 kmph increase at 4500 rpms (62 kmph) and 3 kmph increase at 6000 rpms (83 kmph) ]. Fuel efficiency is same. I did not notice sluggish acceleration due to increased tyre weight. High speed stability improved a bit. Cornering is improved (not due to 120/80 size but because zapper vyde is soft compound tyre).

The only down side I will say is that this tyre rubs out really fast. By 15000 kms it will time for tyre replacement.

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I am looking to change my dazzler's rear tyre. around 27000 km run and has gone weak with many punctures and started leaking.
I enquired at couple of MRF stores in Chennai and they told me that there is no stock for 110/80/17 tyre that fits right to this bike. (cost quoted was 2750 rs)
In a local shop they had TVS Tyres of the same dimension which I guess goes with Apache RTR 180. (cost 2500 rs) I was not sure if I should get something other than MRF.
The MRF store guy also mentioned that 110/80/17 tyre slightly rare and he was not sure when there would be stock available.
Is the 120/80 zapper easily available ? any disadvantages/downsides because of it ? how much is the cost ?

Thanks.

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hmm i wasted a lot of money to solve this problem.. and it definitely doesn't feel good to drive with this noise as i like to keep my bike in perfect condition.. I'll try to fix this somehow.. Anyone else have the same problem?