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Sunny · 10-04-2008, 03:36 PM

My First Ride Impression of the R15

I am just coming back after riding a new R15 (black/red) for 60 oddkms in the city (traffic/open roads), here are my observations:

The bike did not come across to be smooth
The cornering ability of the bike was fantastic
From the rider's seat I felt if I was sitting on a modified bike, there was a lot of empty space around the console area.
The finish was not top notch, I could see a side of the foam near the visor and the meter assembly coming out
It is very very rev hungry. Till 5k rpm there is no respectable power, specially if you want to accelerate from a slow moving traffic in 2nd or 3rd gear.
The stickiness of the tyres was very good. I would any day prefer 110 at least instead of the skinny 100 which do not go at all with the overal bike (i am not alking about their practicality on a track, I am riding on a road in city traffic here.

10-04-2008, 03:36 PM	#21 (permalink)
Sunny SlowMotionInfinity Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Delhi Posts: 7,292	My First Ride Impression of the R15 I am just coming back after riding a new R15 (black/red) for 60 oddkms in the city (traffic/open roads), here are my observations: The bike did not come across to be smooth The cornering ability of the bike was fantastic From the rider's seat I felt if I was sitting on a modified bike, there was a lot of empty space around the console area. The finish was not top notch, I could see a side of the foam near the visor and the meter assembly coming out It is very very rev hungry. Till 5k rpm there is no respectable power, specially if you want to accelerate from a slow moving traffic in 2nd or 3rd gear. The stickiness of the tyres was very good. I would any day prefer 110 at least instead of the skinny 100 which do not go at all with the overal bike (i am not alking about their practicality on a track, I am riding on a road in city traffic here.