I was just going through the visitor logs, and was sweetly shocked to find the following visitors.. and that to frequently... Below are the log extracts..
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Honda keeping an eye on the Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi ?
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Q & A - Oil leakage, Engine heating up, Rear brakes
Answers to a few questions asked by a visitor..
Q: I faced a peculiar problem of oil leakage from the engine( front - where silencer starts off ) and the oil was spilling on silencer, burning black and smelling , fuming. after 4 visits to khivraj its somehow solved but i still doubt coz i still feel the oil burning smell after i do 10 km.
A: Oil leakage! This should not be happening. I had a very small quantity of oil leakage noticeable at the joint of the engine and the pipes going to the radiator. Do keep an eye on the Oil indicator in the digital console, and also check (via glass view port on right side) if the engine oil level reduces rapidly.
Q: The engine gets over heated. its just 500kms old and this problem surface. is this engine heating common? it gets very hot for just 5 km ride and i can feel the heat on my legs.
A: Yes, the engine will heat up a lot when its new. Or rather you can feel the heat radiating a lot. From my experience, the heat radiating kind of reduced slowly after 1000Km.
Q: The rear brake is somehow not free i feel coz when i keep the bike off and rotate the rear tyre it doesn't happen freely. i felt the disc is held up somehow.
A: Yes, the rear disk brake has known issue; it drags/sticks a bit. Side effect is excessive disk heating, less free movement, squeaking noise, and perhaps a small reduction in mileage!
For all the above, I recommend paying a visit to Auto Service if in Bangalore.
Q: I faced a peculiar problem of oil leakage from the engine( front - where silencer starts off ) and the oil was spilling on silencer, burning black and smelling , fuming. after 4 visits to khivraj its somehow solved but i still doubt coz i still feel the oil burning smell after i do 10 km.
A: Oil leakage! This should not be happening. I had a very small quantity of oil leakage noticeable at the joint of the engine and the pipes going to the radiator. Do keep an eye on the Oil indicator in the digital console, and also check (via glass view port on right side) if the engine oil level reduces rapidly.
Q: The engine gets over heated. its just 500kms old and this problem surface. is this engine heating common? it gets very hot for just 5 km ride and i can feel the heat on my legs.
A: Yes, the engine will heat up a lot when its new. Or rather you can feel the heat radiating a lot. From my experience, the heat radiating kind of reduced slowly after 1000Km.
Q: The rear brake is somehow not free i feel coz when i keep the bike off and rotate the rear tyre it doesn't happen freely. i felt the disc is held up somehow.
A: Yes, the rear disk brake has known issue; it drags/sticks a bit. Side effect is excessive disk heating, less free movement, squeaking noise, and perhaps a small reduction in mileage!
For all the above, I recommend paying a visit to Auto Service if in Bangalore.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi Hacks - Head Lamp Beam Adjustment
Here is a quick hack to adjust the lower beam (projection lamp) on the Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi. The below steps can help change the focus height of the lower beam.
-Park the bike on the main stand
-Turn on the low bean with engine running in neutral
-Bend down on the left side on the bike, and put your right hand inside the faring, just below the space under the lamp assembly
-Feel for a metal U section on the right side of the assembly
-Just inside this U section, feel for a plastic butterfly knob
-This can be rotated to change the beam height (cut off)
-Clockwise rotations make the beam go higher and higher, and vice-versa
I think its perfectly safe for this to be done by feeling around, if done slowly and cautiously. A slim hand works better is what I found. Next, I'm trying to locate a similar knob for the upper/high beam; will write back if one such is found.
Disclaimer: You are on you own if you end up screwing up something :)
-Park the bike on the main stand
-Turn on the low bean with engine running in neutral
-Bend down on the left side on the bike, and put your right hand inside the faring, just below the space under the lamp assembly
-Feel for a metal U section on the right side of the assembly
-Just inside this U section, feel for a plastic butterfly knob
-This can be rotated to change the beam height (cut off)
-Clockwise rotations make the beam go higher and higher, and vice-versa
I think its perfectly safe for this to be done by feeling around, if done slowly and cautiously. A slim hand works better is what I found. Next, I'm trying to locate a similar knob for the upper/high beam; will write back if one such is found.
Disclaimer: You are on you own if you end up screwing up something :)