[tharian]

Originally Posted by Wageabond

How was your service experience with this service center? Could you please share their name and coordinates? TIA.

https://goo.gl/maps/W3xCDu9LLvKSqFFs9

Sri Manjunatha Bullet Garage is the name of the A.S.S
I cannot rate them honestly since both the services have been just oil change, filter changes, and brake pad cleaning and nothing much can go wrong in this and like I mentioned in my previous post, the place is more or less filled with previous generations bikes rather than the modern J series and the likes.

I heard the BTM company service center is good. I give it Manjunatha garage only because of the proximity.

[ICE_Swift]

[quote=tharian;5497882]The complaints were, chain slack adjustment and squeaking sound from the rear disc when applying brakes. Both were fixed and the engine oil replaced as well.

Can You Please tell me what was done to fix the squeaking sound of the back brakes?Has it reoccurred by any chance after the service?

I'm having the same squeaky sound issue from the back brakes on my Meteor 350 that is less than 6 months old.I Complained to the RE Service Technician at the First Service and they told me it's because of the new brakes but now the bike is close to hitting 1k and still no resolution to that issue.

A friend of mine who owns an Interceptor also has the same Issue and RE Technicians are unable to diagnose the reason why.We both have been hunting for a solution but so far have found none.

[tharian]

Originally Posted by ICE_Swift

Can You Please tell me what was done to fix the squeaking sound of the back brakes?Has it reoccurred by any chance after the service?

I'm having the same squeaky sound issue from the back brakes on my Meteor 350 that is less than 6 months old.I Complained to the RE Service Technician at the First Service and they told me it's because of the new brakes but now the bike is close to hitting 1k and still no resolution to that issue.

A friend of mine who owns an Interceptor also has the same Issue and RE Technicians are unable to diagnose the reason why.We both have been hunting for a solution but so far have found none.

Before the first service, it was the front brakes that were squeaking and then later the rear. They removed it and cleaned it is what I am guessing since after both the services, the sound was gone.

[rajeevsulu]

I had the front brake squeaking issue initially. During first service, the service people at RE cleaned the brakes and the issue never returned.

[Wageabond]

Originally Posted by tharian

Sri Manjunatha Bullet Garage is the name of the A.S.S

Thank you! I went to the Company Service Center @ BTM for the first service, and had a decent experience.

This is my first RE experience, and some RE veterans have been telling me that I'm better off with specialist garages instead of RE ASS once the free service coupons run out.

[tharian]

Originally Posted by Wageabond

Thank you! I went to the Company Service Center @ BTM for the first service, and had a decent experience.

This is my first RE experience, and some RE veterans have been telling me that I'm better off with specialist garages instead of RE ASS once the free service coupons run out.

That is true provided you find a competent garage that knows these modern RE's. Then it is better than a A.S.S.
There are couple that I know, but I haven't been there, so cannot say how their work is.
Maybe if you can ask in the Interceptor /GT 650 thread, you can get some replies.

[tharian]

Visited Velankanni for my annual pilgrimage over the weekend on my the bike this time.
I had been planning on riding there for a long time, but on my old Bullet Electra, I knew it would take the whole day to cover the 500 kms one way and then returning the next day will be a tough ride. The last time I rode there was in 2009 with a group of friends and me on my 96' Bullet 500. It took us more than 12 hours to do that ride because of bad roads and constant breaks due to exhaustion from the heat.
Having done short rides and couple of long ones on my Interceptor, I knew the 1000 kms to and fro is easily possible if not for any unexpected breakdowns. The only breakdown I could think of was a puncture and I put my mind at ease by pumping in the Seelant tyre sealant. Thankfully, I didn't get a puncture in the 1000 kms.

I left early since although it is not officially summer, nearing the coast in TN, it gets hot and tiring especially after riding for 400 kms and I didn't want to end up riding the whole day in the heat and also needed sometime for the purpose of visiting Velankanni. The early morning cool weather is best for the engine that depends on cool outside weather to keep it in optimum temperature and that showed in the first fuel fill up after crossing Salem. After riding for around 240 kms, the fuel efficiency was 32 kmpl at speeds of around 90-100 kmph. I was happy since after using the non-stock air filter, the fuel efficiency had taken a hit in city cycle and on the highway it was the same fuel efficiency as before, but with better roll on times. I topped up thrice on the journey and the overall fuel efficiency was 30-31 kmpl.
The bike performed well as expected. The engine had a nice thrum to it at those constant speeds of around 90 kmph. No exhaust note can be heard either except when I open up or when I slow down. The wind noise was controlled because of my new LS2 helmet, but not eliminated, but way better than my old helmet and the best part was that there was no head bobbing or my head getting thrown back with this new helmet.
The speeds were between 85-95 kmph most of the times and on some good stretches where the wind blast was less, I was cruising at 100. I don't think I ever crossed 100 kmph. It felt like the chain wasn't tightened when I gave the bike for the annual service since there were vibrations felt at certain rpms when accelerating and cruising. Thankfully, it wasn't there at rev range I was riding most of the times. The engine oil additive that I ordered for the trip sadly was delivered after I got back. I realized this engine needs better quality engine oil for sure as even with fresh oil, the smoothness was on and off depending on ambient temperatures.

The seat was a pain as always. I rode 9 hours on both days and the second day was the most painful. I stopped every hour and stood for few minutes and continued which helped, but I could never ride for hours on end like I used to on my Bullet. The maximum I would have done was couple of hours.
I had my trusty old Cramster tank bag which can carry a good amount of stuff and used bungee cords to tie it on the seat and used the Givi tank bag to carry essentials and the TripMachine side bag to carry water bottles and the chain lube.
The heat was okay and had not started full blown yet at the coastal areas, but the cross winds on the East Coast road was quite a bit and many times pushed the bike to the extreme left. The onwards journey was via Salem-Namakkal-Trichy-Velankanni and return via ECR upto Chidambaram and then towards Ulundurpet and cut off to Thiruvanamalai and joined the main highway back at Krishnagiri. The route back is shorter by around 40 kms but takes the same time since most of it is on 2 lane state highways, but more scenic with less traffic. The best part of TN highways, especially down south is that even the state highways are in decent condition. It was only the ECR road that had road works going that I experienced on the whole journey. The only thing to worry about is the local traffic. They care two hoots of speeding vehicles and I was surprised with the number of close calls I had on how people survive to reach old age there. They least expect a two wheeler to do high speeds and thankfully with the LED's headlamp on my bike, most of them at least noticed me. The braking is okay at those speeds because the rear even with ABS, can be felt slipping. The CEAT tyre must be to blame as well.

The route taken to and fro;


At E-City toll to check if the luggage is sitting fine.


After crossing Krishnagiri toll. This stretch from Hosur to Thoppur is where the bike sounded and performed the best, thanks to the cool weather.


At the first fuel refill at Rasipuram. I managed to get XP95 or Power at all the fuel refill stations. XP95 was available at almost all the IOC bunks I passed. There was surprisingly even a Shell bunk I spotted between Namakkal and Trichy on the district road.


Beautiful tree lined TN state highways which was a perfect spot for a break.


Starting my return journey from Velankanni.


ECR road is being rebuilt and widened at many places. The 100 kms from Velankanni to Chidambaram where I cut off the ECR, took me more than 2 hours.


The last snap I clicked nearing Thiruvanamali after which it was quick ride back home with a lunch stop after Krishnagiri.


Bike has run 6700 kms and trip was around 950 kms.

[tharian]

After the last long trip, the bike was being used only within city and that too sparingly.
In the last annual service, I had asked them to tighten the chain which I realized they didn't once I was on the trip.
Today, on the way back from dropping my daughter, I stopped by CVS motors which was on the way to tighten and lube the chain. Maybe the other service centre which I have been visiting for the annual service didn't do it because of the straight mufflers. It is not that it is difficult to access the nuts, just that it has to be done from a different angle. I was watching the technician and realized it is not as easy if it was the stock muffler. Anyway the chain was tightened and lubed.



Next, I was reading about the Fuel X from Powertronics and still contemplating if I need it. With the non stock air filter and exhaust, I think it would make sense in terms of better rideability.

Edit - Sadly the bike isn't firing up when leaving the service centre. It is cranking, but not firing. Looks like a fuel pump issue or fuse.

[tharian]

So the issue was with the fuel pump, which failed. Thankfully it happened when I was leaving the service center and not on the road or even worse, on a ride. There was no way to fire up the engine. They connected their diagnostics scan and didn't find any recorded errors. The fuel priming noise was not there and they checked the fuse which was fine as well. There was around 3 litres of fuel in the tank.
Finally they got a new pump and connected it and it worked. Not sure what the cause was but for a fuel pump to fail this early is surprising, especially when I never let the fuel level drop below 2-3 litres.

This was my first visit to this service centre- CVS motors on New Airport road. I was passing by and wanted to get my chain tightened which they did and after some pushing to get the bill quickly, this happened. The technician had started the bike and parked it outside as well after the work and it was lying in the sun for around 15 minutes. It was running fine when I fired it up in the morning till the service centre which was around a total of 8-9 kms.

Now the service centre has sent the replacement for warranty claim to the company, which I will get to know tomorrow if it is approved or rejected.
In 21 years of owning Enfield's, this is the first mechanical failure which has left me stranded, and thankfully within the gate of an A.S.S

[MadTitan]

I have a '22 Interceptor bought in February, same colour as yours, with odometer at 4077 kms as of today.

Few days back, in the first week of March, I was preparing for a ride to Hampi.
I was planning to go out and get some stuff, but my bike refused to start. Checked everything - fuses, relays, spark plugs, all seemed okay. Finally called RSA for help.
They arrived within an hour, checked the same things and decided to tow my bike to the service center.
After keeping the bike for a day, they said it was some sensor issue but it is now fixed and the bike has also been tested for 30 kms.
I got the bike home, did a couple of rides around Pune in the next 2 days to check, and the bike ran fine.

The Hampi ride went smoothly as well with no issues.

Yesterday, I started my bike after a week, and rode to a pump around 3 kms from my place.
The bike still had around 3-4 liters of fuel but I wanted to top up for a quick weekday ride.
Tried starting the bike, and again the bike refused to start.
This time, even the fuel pump wasn't starting when the bike was switched on.

Called RSA again, the bike is back at the service center.
Waiting for an update from them now, looks like there might be some issue with the fuel pumps for early '22 INT650s.

[tharian]

Originally Posted by MadTitan

Called RSA again, the bike is back at the service center.
Waiting for an update from them now, looks like there might be some issue with the fuel pumps for early '22 INT650s.

If there is no fuel pump priming heard, it is the fuel pump itself.
After I left the bike and got back home, I did some research and found some YT videos on bikes less than a year old and not run much either with fuel pump failures. These were pre-BS6 models too. In some cases, cleaning or replacing the fuel pump relay, temporarily fixed the issue and is some instances, letting the bike cool. In my case, I think a combination of traffic, engine heat, outside temperature which is hot now, fuel less than half a tank all added to it failing. In all the videos I watched, it was purely a fuel pump failure and a known issue. Probably a bad quality part.

This is covered under warranty, so you should ask them to claim it. Good that it didn't happen on the ride.

[tharian]

So that was quick. The warranty replacement was approved , part replaced and the bike back home. After riding, I didn't feel any difference and the first thing I did was tank up and it drank around 10 litres which means, low fuel was not the issue.
Looks like RE knows this issue and approved the replacement immediately.

The service center too did a good and quick job and I think I know where to give the bike for the next annual service, although it is a bit away from my place. I am satisfied with how they handled it and I was of a thought that warranty may not be approved for whatever reasons. But it worked out well and hope the new pump doesn't fail prematurely.

Bike has run 6800 kms.

[MadTitan]

Originally Posted by tharian

If there is no fuel pump priming heard, it is the fuel pump itself.
After I left the bike and got back home, I did some research and found some YT videos on bikes less than a year old and not run much either with fuel pump failures. These were pre-BS6 models too. In some cases, cleaning or replacing the fuel pump relay, temporarily fixed the issue and is some instances, letting the bike cool. In my case, I think a combination of traffic, engine heat, outside temperature which is hot now, fuel less than half a tank all added to it failing. In all the videos I watched, it was purely a fuel pump failure and a known issue. Probably a bad quality part.

This is covered under warranty, so you should ask them to claim it. Good that it didn't happen on the ride.

The same factors played a role in my case as well.

Just got a call back from them, they confirmed that the fuel pump was the issue.
They are replacing it under warranty and the bike will be ready by tomorrow morning.

[tharian]

Originally Posted by MadTitan

The same factors played a role in my case as well.

Just got a call back from them, they confirmed that the fuel pump was the issue.
They are replacing it under warranty and the bike will be ready by tomorrow morning.

If the issue is on the BS6 bikes alone, which I have a feeling it is, it is maybe because of the lean tune on these bikes to meet norms.


I am confused whether to go for the FuelX now or not since it mainly pumps in more fuel for the mixture to be rich, which involves the fuel pump. This time I was lucky that the bike didn't leave me stranded.

[MadTitan]

Originally Posted by tharian

If the issue is on the BS6 bikes alone, which I have a feeling it is, it is maybe because of the lean tune on these bikes to meet norms.


I am confused whether to go for the FuelX now or not since it mainly pumps in more fuel for the mixture to be rich, which involves the fuel pump. This time I was lucky that the bike didn't leave me stranded.

I picked my bike from the SVC this morning, and I asked the guys there if they have received any more complaints for BS6 Interceptors, and he said not really.

I was thinking about the FuelX as well, but now I'd just like to see and observe how she behaves over the next few rides before I do any more changes.