Got bigger front disc brakes installed on my Aerox 155: Other updates

I increased my scooter's front disc size from 230 mm to 265 mm.

BHPian quicksilver101 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Following up on this. Accident on Dec 3, placed an order for the left side panel an hour later on the same day, and it still hasn't arrived yet!!!

I've been following up daily with the SC, and they routinely stop picking up the phone. In the instances they do, they reiterate that they have placed the order and it's out of their control now. Now, on December 26, they informed us that Yamaha is closed from Dec 21 to Jan 2 (?!), so now the latest that it can arrive is Jan 2. Honestly, although I sympathize with the humans manning the desk, I can no longer figure out whether they are bluffing, or whatever else is happening with Yamaha's after-service.

Beyond that, I've gotten my third service done at about 3400 km on Dec 19. The bill was ₹550.

Separately, I ordered a few parts from outside the SC. I bought the housing for the headlight (₹450; it broke at two spots and had become unreliable for the long term) and stock air filter cover (₹500; deep scratches, very unsightly) from a third-party repair person in Mumbai. I had reached out to him for the left side panel, but even he couldn't get it arranged. I got these parts instead since they had also been damaged/deep-scratched and needed replacement.

I had also bought a bigger front brake disc, which had arrived (₹5200 + ₹200 shipping) and so got these three parts installed for ₹600 from the same person. All the front panels were removed and refitted, and the brake pads were cleaned.

The stock Aerox front disc is 230 mm, I believe, while this one is 265 mm. This should hopefully help improve the bite of the front disc and give better stopping confidence at speeds above 60kmph.

However, something I don't see a lot of people mention is that changing the front disc requires a ~50-100km run-in period. During this period (i.e. immediately after the installation of a new brake disc), there is practically no stopping power. The bike takes 3-5 business days to stop even when you jam down the front brakes.

The front brakes started at about 10% braking power, and gradually, I feel it is now at about 25% run-in. It's still nowhere near confidence-inducing, and I am strictly within 50 km/h with adequate gaps since it's all rear brake for now. I hoped to have known this before going ahead with the upgrade, but oh well, maybe it helps someone else on the internet. I'll report back once I get the panel and when the brakes have run in.

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