I SHIVA RAMA KRISHNA Question: I have finally booked Honda shine with disk self and alloys. I want to know whether we can go for a change of the rear tyre to a slightly bigger size while the bike is being delivered. I need your suggestion regarding the same about which tyre size is recommended by you and what could be the outcome of this change whether positive or negative. Please, suggest me on this as soon as possible. Thank you.

BIKE GURU Answer:SURE YOU KAN, BUT WHY YOU WANT BiGGER TYRE? FATTER TYRE WiLL REDUCE MiLEAGE, SPEED AND PERFORMANCE.. HOWEVER, IF YOU INSIST, YOU CAN GO FOR 3.oo X 18 OR 3.25 X 18 REAR TYRE, BUT IT WiLL NOT BE FREE. YOU WiLL HAVE TO PAY EXTRAA FOR THE FATTER TYRE. OUTCOME I ALREADY TOLDED YOU==mileage, performance and speeed will reduce. THiS IS SURELY NEGATiVE. AND DEELER IS NOT GOiNG TO GiVE YOU FATTER TYRE WiTHOUT CHARGiNG EXTRAA MUNNY, AND EXTRA MUNNY IS DEFiNiTELY A NEGATiVE.

Ashes Question: Hi Guru, I have a Bike Libero G5. Model 2007. It is giving mileage around 35-40. & pickup is also poor. kindly suggest some thing to Improve performance. Regards, Ashes

BIKE GURU Answer:FiT K&N AiR FiLTER MODEL R-1060 KOSTiNG Rs.1,690/- ViCH GENUiNE ONE YOU KAN ORDER ON-LiNE FROM www.carpowergrid.com DiSKONNEKT THE PiPE COMiNG TO KARBURETOR FROM AiR BOX & FIT THE FiLTER DiREKTLY ON THE MOUTH OF THE KARBURETOR. MiLEAGE WiLL IMPROVE. MiLEAGE WiLL FURTHER IMPROVE IF YOU DRiVE AS PER TiPs GiVED AT www.indiabike.com/infobank/your_bike.htm

PRAVEEN Question: Sir, Could you please tell me the resale value for my bike. Thank you. Make: Pulsar 150 DTSi - UG3 (Black) Date of purchase: September 2007. Bought Price: Around 67k on road. Kilometers done: 3,400 only. Life time tax paid (Karnataka), Insurance valid till September 2008, Bajaj extended warranty for 2 more years (Total 4 year warranty), All recommended services done on time.

BIKE GURU Answer:RESALE PRiCE OF SEKOND HAND HiGH-END BiKEs DROPS DRASTiKALLi. YOU WOULD BE VERRi LUKKi TO GET 50K. LUKKi TO GET 45K. SELL IT EVEN IF YOU GET 40K. THERE IS NO SET PRiCE FOR SEKOND HAND BiKE JUST AS THERE IS NO SET NORMs TO DiVORCED SEKOND-HAND MEN AND WOMEN LuuKiNG FOR SEKOND SPOUSE. VALUE DROPs DRASTiKALLi FOR SEKOND-HAND HUMAN however good she or he may be. THiS IS LAW OF NATURE. SAME FOR HUMAN. SAME FOR BiKE.

SIBAYAN Question: I am a 23 yr old software engineer working in Chennai. I am considering Kinetic Sym Flyte as an option. But I am worried about its low ground clearence(115 mm approx). When compared with that of Suzuki Access(160 mm) and Scooty pep(165 mm) this seems really low. Does this low ground clearence offer any discomfort while riding ? Does this become an inconvinience while riding over pot-holes ?

BIKE GURU Answer:I THiNK KiNETiC FLYTE IS TODAY THE BEST UN-GEERED SKUTRE. I HAVE EXTENSiVELY TESTED FLYTE OVER THOUSANDs OF km AND IT IS PERFORMiNG EXCELLENT. YOU KAN REED MY DETAiLED ROAD TEST REPORT OF FLYTE AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/flyte_rt_dilip/index.htm GROUND KLEERENCE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE ON FLYTE ON PUNE"S POT-HOLED, DUG-UP AND SPEED-BREAKER"ED ROADS, EVEN DUBBLE SEAT. FORGET SUZUKi. IT HAS VERY WEEK MANAGEMENT, VERRi P0oOR C.R.M. AND IS VERRi UN-RESPONSiVE. CHENNAi ROADS ARE MUCH BETTER. I HAVE CuM IN CHENNAi THRiCE IN THE LAST SiX MONTHs, HAVE DRiVED BiKES THERE. FOR CHENNAi ROADs, FLYTE IS DEFiNiTELY MOST PREFERRED BCOZ THE LOW GROUND KLEERENCE MAKEs FLYTE MORE STABLE AND HENCE SAFER. FOR YOUR INFORMATiON, LAST MONTH FLYTE DiD A 36-BiKE RALLY, RiDDEN BY 36 WOMEN, FROM JHANSi TO KALPi [156 km] ON 4 APRiL 2008. THE HEAViEST OF THESE WOMEN WAS 120 kg, AND SHE SAiD THiS IS THE BEST & MOST KOMFORTABLE UN-GEERED SKUTRE SHE HAS DRiVED IN THE HOLE CUNT REE UNTiL TODAY. I WAS ON THAT ROAD AND THE ROAD IS HORRiBLE. THiS IS THE BUNDELKHAND REGiON OF U.P. THE ROAD IS SO BAD THAT RAHUL GANDHi HAS TAKEN UP ITS CAUSE AND EVEN MAYAWATi IS ASKiNG P.M. FOR MUNNY FOR THiS REGiON. IF 120 kg WOMAN ON SO BAD ROAD IS SO KOMFORTABLE, CHENNAi WiLL BE A BREEZE. I KANOT TELL YOU THE NAME OF WOMAN BCOZ IF SHE COME TO KNOW THAT I SAiD SHE IS 120 kg, SHE WiLL KiLL ME, BCOZ IT IS BAD MANNERS TO TELL WOMAN"s WEiGHT. GO FOR FLYTE.

SAGAR Question: dear sir i have victor glx my machanic has opend my bikes head coz of package licking and now my bike is giving me only 30km avg which is really poor wht could be the problem and who is the best machanic in mumbai plss help me sir i m in trouble and it has starting problem also in the morning

BIKE GURU Answer:THE QUALiTY OF WORK DONE ON YOUR BiKE SEEMs TO HAVE BEEN KWiTE PooR. THERE ARE NO GuuD MEKANiX IN BOMBAi. BETTER CuM IN PUNE TO SHIRISH JOSHI, MOBIKE SERVICE CENTRE, BLDG.No.A-2, GIRIJA SHANKAR SOCIETY, KARVE NAGAR, NEAR ALANKAR POLIS STATION. PHONE 9825132236. TELL HiM MY NAME. HE WiLL GiVE BEST SERViCE

YASHPAL Question: Hi BikeGuru , I have Unicorn selfstart ( from past 2.5 Years ) recently i observed that my bike is give some jerk at low speed means its seems like there is no petrol supply , i had given for servicing even though the prob dint get solved. Is this problem related to clutch setting ? Yashpal

BIKE GURU Answer:I DON"T THiNK THERE IS ANY PROBLEM IN KLUCH SETTiNG. IF AT ALL THERE CuD BE ANYTHiNG IN THE KLUCH IT HAS TO BE IN ITs MOVEMENT==SMOOTH ENGAGEing AND DIS-ENGAGing SHOULD BE HAPPENiNG. JUST OPEN AND SEE FOR FREE MOVEMENT. NO NEED TO CHANGE OR REPLACE ANYTHiNG. MY OWN ANALYSiS IS THAT THERE IS IMPEDiMENT IN FLOW OF AiR OR PETROL SOMEWHERE. FOR STARTERS, KLEEN AiR FiLTER, KLEEN KARBURETOR AND EMPTY AND KLEEN PETROL TANK. TO KLEEN PETROL TANK, OPEN TANK-CAP, TAKE OUT FUEL KOKK AND WASH / KLEEN THE INSIDE OF TANK WiTH KOMPRESSED WATER JET. THEN DRY IT BY GiViNG HEAVY BLOW-JOB OF COMPRESSED AiR TO TANK FROM INSiDE. THEN LEAVE IT IN HOT SUN TOR TWO HOURs FOR ALL WATER TO TOTALLi EVAPORATE. THEN RE-ASSEMBLE EVERYTHiNG AND SEE THAT PETROL IS FLOWiNG SMOOTHLY. IF STiLL JERK, IT MEANs ADULTERi IN PETROL.. SO CHANGE PETROL PiMP. IF STiLL JERK, ADD BARDAHL INJEKTOR KLENE TO PETROL IN TANK @ 25 cc (==Rs.30/-) PER FiVE LiTRES OF PETROL IN TANK.

jagdeesh Question: I bought a scooter at chennai at 1997 and paid life time tax .I go transferred to mangalore at 2002 and i paid life tax again and reregistered the vehicle to KArnataka registration.Now I again got transferred to chennai. Then should i need to pay the life tax again and reregister in chennai. i will be in chennai for 6years.I came to know that we can get refund of the tax which i again paid in karnataka.Is it true If i take NOC and later want to cancel so that i could giveit to my brother in mysore , whether it will be fine? please advice.

BIKE GURU Answer:IF YOU HAD NOT TAKEN REFUND OF YOUR CHENNAi TAX, THEN NO NEED to pay the life tax again and reregister in chennai. YOU KAN SURELY GET REFUND OF the tax which u again paid in karnataka. THERE IS NO GOVT. PROCEDURE AVAiLABLE FOR TAKiNG NOC AND CANCEL & TRANSFER TO BRUDDER. JUST TAKE THE TAX REFUND AND USE THE MUNNY FOR HAViNG FUN.

PRASHANT BANDE Question: Dear Sir, My plan is to purchase a 125 CC bike, Daily travell is 30-35 kms. I finalise (1) Suzuki Zeus (2) Honda Shine. I am looking for good performance in case of (a) Average (2) Low Maintenance (3) Stability of engine (4) Long life , but not interested in resale value. Please suggest & also reply to my mail id pbande@indiatimes.com also your valuable suggestion is requested. Thanks in advance

BIKE GURU Answer:I HAVE JUST STARTED TESTiNG TVS FLAME. I HAVE RiDED FLAME ON TEST TRAKK IN BANGALORE & CHENNAi AND THE RiDE IS VERRi GuuD. IT HAS MANY Hi-TECHs ELEKTRONiX & 3-VALVE ENJiN PLUS METALLiC LOCKABLE KOMPARTMENT ON THE TANK, ViCH THE UDDER BiKEs DON"T HAVE. MiLEAGE SHuD BE BEST BCOZ OF THREE VALVES. ALSO IT IS THE BEST LuuKiNG BiKE IN THE HOLE CUNT REE TODAY. MY FULL TEST REPORT OF FLAME WiLL BE ON THiS SiTE BY END OF NEXT WEEK. GO FOR TVS FLAME.

BILSON KINDO Question: BikeGuru, I am 5 ft & 4 inches, weight around 65 kg and daily up & down 40km (approx.) I want to buy a new bike of having 1) between 100 & 125cc 2) good mileage and 3) price between 35k to 42k in delhi. I concentrate on Bajaj XCD-125 and TVS Star Sport-100. Suggestion is required in this regard for better for me. Thanks

BIKE GURU Answer:DEFiNiTELY GO FOR TVS StaR SPORT100. IT IS MUCH MUCH BETTER HAViNG LONG LiFE AND BEST LOW-END-TORK, ALLOY WHEELS, LONGEST SEAT AND MOST SUiTABLE FOR DELHi TRAFiKs. ALSO BETER HEADLiGHT BEAM KWALiTY. BETTER MiLEAGE. MORE KOMFORTABLE. YOU KAN REED MY TEST REPORT OF IT AT http://www.indiabike.com/infobank/dilip_starcity.htm

KRISHAN JANGID Question: Q:I want to purchase a bike from following 3 bikes. 1) Honda Shine 2) Hero Honda super splendor 3) tvs star city ES Which one is better and why

BIKE GURU Answer:TVS StaR CiTY IS THE BEST. REASONS==<1>IT IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN THE OTHER TWO::<2>IT HAS BEST LOW-END-TORK AMONG ALL BiKEs IN THE CUNT REE::<3>IT IS MOST KOMFORTABLE THAN THE UDDER TWO:::<4>HONDA AFTER SALES CERViX IS THIRD KLASS. HH AFTER SALEs CERViX IS SEKOND KLASS. TVS AFTER SALEs CERViX IS FIRST KLASS AT Century Auto, Pune::<5>IT GiVES MUCH BETTER MiLEAGE THAN THE OTHER TWO::<6>IT IS SPECiALLY DESiGNED FOR CiTY TRAFFiK AND FOR DUBBLE SEAT (==It has longest seat)::<7>HEADLiGHT BEAM QUALiTY IS MUCH BETTER.