Barricade - Yamaha FZ-16 (2009) - Midnight Black

deville_56 · Nov 7, 2024

Check in local accessory shops too. I have seen many in Cochin and way cheaper than Amazon, around ₹450 (I got from Amazon for ₹599 then). Same generic hoses. Not sure about length. AliExpress won't deliver to India nowadays. Rarely some seller do, but at high shipping rates and will definitely get caught by customs, who'd slap another 60-70% as duty. Not worth unless shipping to some other country and bringing in person by some acquaintance.

ansh240 · Nov 8, 2024

deville_56 said:

Already tried in Karol Bagh, and none of the shops there have the right length. The only exception is Moto Planet, which has RCB hoses for ₹2,399, but those come without rubber grommets.
Regarding the import, the only option I have is to order them to my client’s address, and he’ll ship them to me. But since the shipping cost is quite high (3k via Aramex), I’ll have to order 5-6 hoses to bring down the average cost.

ansh240 · Nov 9, 2024

UPDATE

Finally found right length (80 cm) for just Rs 250 in Karol Bagh. Went there to grab a fork rod T and oil seal driver. On the way back, I saw a superbike mod shop and thought, let’s ask one last time. And the guy straightaway told me not to ask anyone else and pointed me to an unnamed shop in a narrow busy street. To my surprise, that little shop had all kinds of hoses.
Most of the hoses they had were DOT certified, but I’m not sure if that’s the real deal or just for the name.

deville_56 · Sunday at 3:00 PM

2023 August - Fork Oil Leak

LH fork starts leaking.

Went to Muthoot Yamaha for parts. Their labour ₹ 280 x 2 + tax. Turnaround time a day or two depending on the rush.

Bought the stuff.

Fork Oil - Yamalube - 90793-AD803 - ₹ 188.00 x 2
Recommended 10W. 500 ml bottles. Each fork needs 459 ml.

Fork Dust Seal - 4EB-23144-00 - ₹ 299.00
Bought only one. Only one was damaged, other side replaced not so back.

Like always, Ars-HTA brand. Would be some ₹60-70 in their packing.

Model 7794.

Fork Oil Seal - 2GS-F3145-00 - ₹ 356.00 x 2

Again Ars-HTA.

Model 7705. Only ₹65 in their packing. Yamaha charging 5.5 times the original rate (so do RE).

Special Washer - 20P-F3418-00 - ₹ 11.00
For steering. Damaged by the previous guy.

Race Bearing O-Ring - 90202-26142 - ₹ 2.00
Which the previous guy didn't install despite providing new one.

Took to KR Motors for fork seal replacement. Didn't have the tools, should get them soon. Youtube mechanics showing crude ways without proper tool, which I never would wanna try.

Job done.

This is what he is famous for.

Perfect job.

His best stance.

deville_56 · Monday at 11:14 AM

August 2023 - Misc Updates

Grabrail paint gone the Nth time. Needs rust conversion.

Stripped the paint.

And redid.

Ready to install.

Oil level alarmingly low. Something is no right. This was after 1.7k km since last oil change.

Topped up with Yamalube FS. Took 450 ml to the top of the dipstick.

No fouling of the plugs.

Not much blowby in the filter box.

Atrocities of the old school mech. Replaced the caliper bolts with wrong sized ones with a couple of washers.

And abundance of grease everywhere.

Bought a pair of bolts from Yamaha.

Flange Bolt - 90105-10319 - ₹ 40.00 x 2

Original size vs what he had used.

New bolts in.

Chain nearing its end.

deville_56 · Monday at 12:15 PM

October 2024 - Throttle Cable Replaced

Throttle was hard and getting stuck. Since there are umpteen iterations of cables, have to note down the part number for the correct part.

Accelerator Cable - 21C-F6311-10 - ₹ 230.00

The ends.

Suprajit make.

The culprit.

Old vs new.

Done.

deville_56 · Monday at 3:16 PM

November 2023 - Insurance Renewal

Renewed with Acko

Basic Third Party Premium - ₹ 714.00
Own-Damage Premium - ₹ 300.00 (₹ 150.00)
NCB - 50%

Total Premium including GST (18%) - ₹ 1020.00

deville_56 · Monday at 5:34 PM

November 2023 - (Finally) Engine Rebuild

Something wasn't right ever since the drive axle job (aka the messup) by Royal Yamaha. Tried two places to get things right, but some issue remained. Main issue was, in case of a shut down during cold start idle, bike won't start, needs choke and sometime pushing to get it through. Then, this oil depletion. No burning or leak or blowby, but it's disappearing. Found a new garage, Jixie. An "over educated" enthusiastic guy. He did the rebuild, but wasn't satisfied himself and tore down again to find the root cause. It was a bent decompression cam causing the trouble. New one wasn't available at Yamaha. He sourced a used one. Did the job again. Outcome was great. Normally, FZ would take a good 7-10 feet in 2nd gear for a push start. He demonstrated a jerk start in 1st gear. Settings were that perfect. Gave a demo on the run-in process. Also repaired the starter motor, which was overlooked by many over these years. He used modified Pulsar brushes.

Engine on his bench.

He works a single bike a day (or a stretch).

Jixie.

New cylinder kit.

Parts:
Cylinder Kit - ₹ 2,788.00
Timing Chain - ₹ 364.00
Decompression Lever - ₹ 200.00
Exhaust Valve - ₹ 260.00
Gasket Set - ₹ 160.00 x 2
Head O-ring - ₹ 74.00
Valve Stem Seal - ₹ 88.00
Air Filter (Varroc) - ₹ 230.00
Spark Plug (Bosch) - ₹ 130.00
Rocker Arm - ₹ 340.00 x 2
Consumables - ₹ 200.00
Diesel and Petrol (Cleaning) - ₹ 200.00
Petrol - ₹ 200.00
Starter Motor Brush - ₹ 114.00
Sprocket - ₹ 78.00

Labour:
Valve Setting - ₹ 500.00
Engine Parts Water Service - ₹ 100.00
Labour - ₹ 3,000.00

Total - ₹ 9526.00

deville_56 · 2024-11-29T21:24:08+0530

December 2023 - Misc Updates

When you take alternate routes when you can reach home otherwise in 10 minutes [lol]

Visited the spare shop for some Karizma parts and he was sorting FZ parts and saw the wheel hugger. Price was dirt cheap than anticipated. Got one right away. Old one had fading and had striae.

Rear Fender Comp. - 21C-F1650-00 - ₹ 150.00