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I would like to know whether a maintenance free battery (the one which comes stock in dazzler) can be topped up & recharged if necessary?

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phat17 had out in 110/70 - 17 on the front. He said it was without any mods but I am not too sure. You can put in a 90/90 on the front without any mods (have not done personally but have seen on someone's bike) but your speed & odo measure will change slightly.

The battery is a sealed unit so you cannot top up any distilled water as you do for lead acid batteries. However the battery can be recharged - just go to any honda service center (place close to mine charges Rs.80 for a recharge) or go to any battery shop near by your place (a exide dealer near my place does it for Rs. 100/-).

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Thanks Plasmabhai

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Chain noise??
Since a year or so, i'm having this problem with my dazzler. I hear a chain noise when i stop accelerating(release throttle). There is no problem with the chain slack or lubrication. Unable to bear this sound, i even changed the chain sprocket set. However, the problem still persists and i feel very uncomfortable...... Please help me out guys..

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I am facing this same trouble from last 4000 kms as well. I am at my wits end to what the problem is/could be.

Let me describe the problem first - there is a chain grinding noise heard and felt when I close the throttle and the bike decelerates under engine braking. The same noise is also heard when I am releasing the clutch and engaging any gear. However there is no noise when the bike is under acceleration/constant speed in any gear. There is also no noise when I press in the clutch or the bike is in neutral and simply coasting down the road.

Basically everything is ok with the chain - it is clean, lubed, chain slack is fine (not loose, not over tightened) and both sprockets are also fine. No play either in any of the sprockets. Chain and wheel are aligned properly. I am not changing chain-sprocket set because I know that will not solve the problem.

My guess is that there is a bearing problem inside the carnk-case. Basically the shaft to which the front sprocket is attached - that bearing has gone bad.

Till date every mechanic that sees it says - chain is dirty/dry therefore noise. But that's not the reason.

Now a days I have changed my riding pattern to suit the bike, basically the moment I let go of the throttle I clutch in and brake using front+rear brakes. I dont use engine brakes. Also at times I do clutchless upshifts so I dont have to engage/release clutch. And whenever I use the clutch I release it quickly to prevent the grinding. I never half clutch the bike.

Basically I am living with this for the time being.

But as soon as I find a solution I will let you know by posting here or by PM'ing you. If you find a solution let me know as well. Thanks.

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Hey Guys,

the handle bar ends(weights) plastic ones broke on the left hand side while removing the bike from parking, can this be replaced??

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Yes. Price is Rs. 20/-.

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I seemed to have lost my Rear Disk Brake Spring Plate. I am in awe how did that happen. I now faced annoying shortage of the part and the noise 'like ghunguroo' is driving me crazy.

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Thanks Plasmabhai,

Got it from honda SVC cost me Rs 13/- each, just wanted to if i can install this on my own or should i take to the SVC?

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Wow - you got it cheaper than mine..!! :P

The bar ends are screw-in types so easy to install. However mine was broken and screw part was stuck inside the handle bar which I was not being able to remove. So I got it done at service center. I am not really sure how they managed to remove the broken part but they did it somehow. YMMV though.

You are going to have a tough time finding this spring plate..!!! Service center will tell you that you will have to replace the whole caliper because that spring plate does not come as separate spare. But I think it is definitely available from Honda but no service center stocks it.

I say you have 3 options:

1) Directly order a spare from your city's main Honda Spare Distribution Center. If you live in a small city/town then tough luck cause a central spares distribution center may not exist at your place.

2) Find a damaged dazzler from somewhere and take the part from the damaged bike. Might sound ridiculous but I have done this once - "borrowed" a few parts from a dazzler which was in an accident and was lying in Honda Service Center and written off by insurance.

3) Live with ghungru noise - I know exactly how that sounds like!! :P :P Let's just say that one of the mods of this forum has this exact same ghungru music coming from his bike!! Right [MENTION=41586]Divya Sharan[/MENTION] ??!!! :P :P

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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?

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