Completed around 1500 kms. To echo others, I'd say the bike feels great, and should be a good bet for a long jaunt. I've felt the strengths lie in its lightness and superb flickability and great top end power. Cornering is a breeze, the rubber on the tires is also confidence inspiring, I've scraped my foot on a hairpin
. I've topped out at 120kmph(speedo) at around 8.5 k on the tach in the 6th gear. Couldnt find more road around here.
The bike is what Yamaha claims it is, its meant to smoke the indigenous 'sportsbikes' ala the P220s and RTRs on the race track (if there are any in India apart from Chennai). It is not without its flaws though: the bike's 17 horses hibernate till she reaches her high revving nature, which is in line with the Yamaha DNA. Other flaws lie with the aftersales services, esp in the smaller towns. The first service was a farce, I'll have to go to some other town to get the second one done. The service centre doesnt have a chain cleaner/lub/oil filter to date. They couldnt even clean the air filter for lack of compressed air. The chain is also a bit of a niggle. I cleaned it with kerosene and it started making this 'cliggety-cliggety-clank' noise which drove me nuts. So I got a paddock stand (~2k from the showroom, an alternate is the metal centre stand which will have you lighter by around 700 bucks), and the Motul cleaner and lub (sum total 960) and got down to cleaning and lubing the chain. The noise stopped, but comes back if ridden in the rain or washed, in which case I have to get down with the lub again. I guess its important for everyone to have the lub and the cleaner, as the conditions which we ride in are pretty much Third woldish(dust, clogged water etc etc).
Having said all this, its a fantastic experience riding her and I wouldnt trade it in for anything else thats cheaper. The bike comes into her own once you have done around 1000 kms. The gear box is slick as ever and never misses, and the power delivery is devlilish, esp on the higher end of the tach. The electricals are all great and the looks are spot on. The riding position is sporty and as opposed to popular opinion, its not a haggle for long miles, if you keep the right riding position. I did 340 kms in one day without any problems. Fuel consumption is in the range of 35-40 kms for the litre. I havent faced any problems with the rake and the front suspension is top notch, and eats up minor bumps and the moon crater potholes with equal aplomb. I'm even falling in love with the sound, which I like to hear more and more as the miles go by. I guess it grows on you
Ride safe.