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Originally Posted by Shivanshu What I was thinking is that I wont touch the stock headlight assembly. Instead I would change the indicators to LED and then add two Auxillary Lights. Advice please.
3. Also since you have been with the Bike since long want to know with 245mm of ground clearance do you think I should put engine sump guard.
4. I wanted a knuckle guard would you be able to suggest me something about it.
it is still in break-in period so not pulling it above 5000rpm. So if any of the things mentioned by me is incorrect then kindly correct me.
it would be great if we can meet someday. |
I'd have to check my own manual again - I hadn't remembered there being as much as 140W there. If you're right, then obviously the wattage of any accessory lighting can be as much as alternator output minus the wattage of your high beam/brake/tail lamp/IP; I like the idea of LED lighting, which is much lower wattage per lumen. vs. incandescent bulbs. Should probably be wired into the A/C side, so as to preclude any extra strains on the battery itself. And wired specifically into the high-beam circuit, so that it will shut off when dipping headlamp to oncoming traffic (being blinded by such oncoming brilliance a major cause of night-time accidents).
I'd like handguards myself, but haven't found a source. Hero was originally supposed to be supplying them with the bike, but it seems they rarely if ever did. I've seen people fabricate them desi style, which seemed to work. Probably someone somewhere in the country has them in an accessories shop; otherwise importation is an option.
Re: the crankshaft, the mechanic (senior tech at the Kullu branch) simply suggests it's a manufacturing defect; of which component specifically would be hard for him to know, as the entire assembly (counterweights, rod, and crankpin) is replaced as a unit in such cases. And I doubt whether Hero has acknowledged anything about it officially.
245mm is fairly generous, and shocks are pretty hard, so I've hit the bottom only rarely, and not to the point of damaging anything. Sump guard is never a bad idea, but whether or not you really NEED one depends entirely on how terrible of conditions you reasonably expect to encounter. There IS a thin aluminum cast tab extending down from the crankcase several cm's, which I'm guessing is there to take the hit in the event of high-centering, rather than the main body of the case itself. The Unicorn (having the same basic engine) also has that tab, of which I broke a half off on one hard hit en-route to Chandra-Tal in Spiti (where the road had not yet been bulldozed for the season). No damage to the case in that instance... only the tab. I've thought about a guard for mine, but not sure if I'll ever get around to it.
With the Impulse, for better or worse, life begins at 5,000rpm - which is to say you've got something to look forward to, and if I were you, I'd find a way to get through that run-in period ASAP
. I could wish for more low-end; but in truth the strong pull from 5-8,000 can be quite entertaining, and the bike can be ridden briskly in the hills so long as you don't mind a lot of gear-changing and spirited revving.
Indeed would be a pleasure to meet up, so do get in touch if you plan to be around Manali sometime.
-Eric