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Hello There, This thread is going to be about my Dad's TVS max 100-R bike. It was bought by my dad in the year 2003 I was 8 years old then. He used it for couple of years and then gave it to a family friend till 2013. From then it was used by dad and my elder brother till 2018 until my brother bought another bike.
Since then the bike was not used much and sat idle the major reason it was parked at home was because the RC was expired in the year 2018 and we did not have original RC. I did file complaint of missing RC in local police station but no one in family bothered to renew the RC.
Last year dad expired in July and after few months people started asking to give bike to them as it was not in use. But without documents it was risk to hand over the bike to anyone because any fine or challan would be on my fathers name so I did not agree to just give it to anyone else. I also had memories of going on rides on this bike with my father.
So last month I decided that bike should not be kept idle else its condition will deteriorate further and it will be of no use. So I tried starting it but it did not start. The petrol tank lock was not working and petrol would evaporate another reason was it was not started even once in 6 months. So I brought a friend who is a mechanic and he came home and looked at it. He suggested to check if current is passing or not, upon checking the current was there in the wire so he checked by changing the spark plug. Still it did not start then he drained the carburettor and then it came back to life and I had a beaming smile on my face.
After keeping it at idle for few minutes I went for a short ride and filled some petrol in it. Then next day I went to autoparts shop to buy Petrol tank lock. I got a new lock for 140 rs. and then went to my mechanic to see what work needs to be done.
The Front brake lever was very hard , the rear brake pads were also worn out so bought front and rear brake pads and front brake cable along with Castrol GO engine Oil. The brake pads were original TVS make and costed 170 each, the cable was 80 rupees and engine oil was 230 rupees.
Got the brakes fixed and carburettor cleaned thoroughly. The Air filter was in bad condition and needed replacement so got a new one for 40. When he was draining old oil surprisingly the oil was not black, it was in new condition maybe because after oil change the bike was hardly used so mechanic asked to keep the same Oil. I was a bit skeptical about the viscosity of the oil as it was around 8 months since the bike was not used.
More details in the next post.
Since then the bike was not used much and sat idle the major reason it was parked at home was because the RC was expired in the year 2018 and we did not have original RC. I did file complaint of missing RC in local police station but no one in family bothered to renew the RC.
Last year dad expired in July and after few months people started asking to give bike to them as it was not in use. But without documents it was risk to hand over the bike to anyone because any fine or challan would be on my fathers name so I did not agree to just give it to anyone else. I also had memories of going on rides on this bike with my father.
So last month I decided that bike should not be kept idle else its condition will deteriorate further and it will be of no use. So I tried starting it but it did not start. The petrol tank lock was not working and petrol would evaporate another reason was it was not started even once in 6 months. So I brought a friend who is a mechanic and he came home and looked at it. He suggested to check if current is passing or not, upon checking the current was there in the wire so he checked by changing the spark plug. Still it did not start then he drained the carburettor and then it came back to life and I had a beaming smile on my face.
After keeping it at idle for few minutes I went for a short ride and filled some petrol in it. Then next day I went to autoparts shop to buy Petrol tank lock. I got a new lock for 140 rs. and then went to my mechanic to see what work needs to be done.
The Front brake lever was very hard , the rear brake pads were also worn out so bought front and rear brake pads and front brake cable along with Castrol GO engine Oil. The brake pads were original TVS make and costed 170 each, the cable was 80 rupees and engine oil was 230 rupees.
Got the brakes fixed and carburettor cleaned thoroughly. The Air filter was in bad condition and needed replacement so got a new one for 40. When he was draining old oil surprisingly the oil was not black, it was in new condition maybe because after oil change the bike was hardly used so mechanic asked to keep the same Oil. I was a bit skeptical about the viscosity of the oil as it was around 8 months since the bike was not used.
More details in the next post.
