Another 1000km

I have completed another 1000km on the Daystar. I already changed the engine oil. I changed it myself, to gain experience and save myself a few RM.

After 2000km, the bike is still good. I consistently riding it at 100-110km/h to my office and back. So far, everything is okey.

The ride is always very comfortable because the suspension is very soft. But during windy situation, you will get a bit of a wobble if a crosswind hit you. But no major problem actually.

But, my front fork (left) is leaking fork oil. I will have to send it for service soon. I wonder if parts will be available.

I will update after completing the exercise.

After the first 1000km

Today, I have completed the first thousand km on the Daystar. It is not that I have to run-in the engine, I bought it second-hand remember, but I am observing it engine durability.

I often travel long distance. Usually a day ride with a distance arounf 300-700km. So, engine durability is very important.

Everytime I stop, I will listen to the engine. As of today, I found that it remain the same compared to when I first bring it home. After 1000km and it is still the same, just a little bit of clincking of valve of timing chain. This is good news. I am sure the engine is still in a very good working order eventhough it has been used for about 25,400km.

Other part of the bike are still in good condition. No loose screws. No oil leaking. No accessive vibration.

But the chain is a bit noisy. I may need to change the whole set soon.

I guest the bike is ready for a long trip. Soon, a day trip which could be as far as 600km.

Fuel Consumption

1st round testing.

I fill her up until the neck of the fuel tank a few days ago. Just now I filled up again. The trip meter was showing 325km.

Just now I filled up RM20 (about 9 liters) but it did not reached the neck of the fuel tanks. I think it will need another 2 liters to filled up.

Let just say I used up 11 liters for a distance traveled about 325km. That makes the fuel consumption of about 29.5 km per liter. Not very economical for a 125cc engine.

But fair enough. The bike is heavy and I am pretty heavy myself.

Carburator

I have been having this jerking problem since I get the bike. At around 7,000 - 8,000 RPM the the engine will jerk and when I eased off the throttle, it recover.

Since I was on leave (05/11/2008), I went to the bike shop to have it checked.

They cleaned the carburetor and re-install it but still jerking. They change the setting (not really sure how) but also no improvement. They changee the spark plug, no luck also. After almost 2 hour only, they found out that the big needle at the slide was not an original part.

They changed it and yeeesssssss........ it improved. They worked on it some more and at last it get better.

Now I can revved it until red line but still not perfect. I will bring it back to them later but as per now, the Daystar is a lot better than before. This morning I clocked 130km/h ant still not at red line.

The First 500km

I have done almost 500km on this bike. There are no obvious changes in the condition of the engine. There are no oil leaking, no increasing engine noise and no unwanted changes whatsoever.

I have checked the engine oil. Level is still at 'full' and the engine oil is still very clean. There is no overheating sign at the exhaust pipe or other part of the engine.

I have tried it up to 120km/h but regularly traveling at 100-110km/h. There is some lost of power at high RPM (around 7,000 RPM) but probably due to improper carburetor setting. I will have the mechanic check it up this weekend.

Overall, after 500km, I am pretty satisfied with this mini cruiser. I am looking forward to a long ride toward the end of the month (a day ride which could cover a distance of about 450km)

More than 11 litres

I refueled this morning with RON 97 fuel. To my surprise, it took a little over 11 liters to fill her up. She was not actually empty yet at that time.

If the bike really can go up to 46km per liter (as per claim by Daelim), that means I can cruise for at least 506km before the next fill up.

Wow..... that is a lot of distance.....

Engine Characteristic

Engine characteristic, well what do you expect!

125cc engine, 160kg of dry weight. Keep thing simple. The bike is for commuting only. No high speed, no super acceleration.

You need at least 4,000 RPM to launch. After that, the best gear change is after reaching 7,000 RPM. You can rev it more but pity the engine.

If you are doing tight turn, say U-turn or going into a 90 degree junction, you will be best at 2nd gear. Any higher, you won't be able to accelerate.

On the move, have to keep revving at 5,000 RPM or higher. You have to be patient. If you do, you can go far. If you don't, you will curse yourself.

For me, I enjoy it. Doing 90km/h on the open road........ relax..... no hurry ..... just ride.........