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Originally Posted by deepu777
I have decided on buying Yamaha R15 (Sunshine Red). 
I wanted to know more on this bike
1) Most reviews says this bike gives around 40-45 kmpl
2) few dealers say that it does not give more than 35-40 kmpl. |
Depends entirely on your riding style though in city traffic, if you are going with the flow of traffic, should return ~40kmpl
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3) I did take a test drive and felt body pain after taking the test
drive. May be due to the sporty style of the bike.
4) I am also worried if I develop backpain after continueous driving
R15 in city (bangalore)
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If you are bulky and on the heavy side, it might be a problem initially, but you can adjust to it,
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6) Please do recommend your suggestion if its worth investing 1,12,370
(onroad in bangalore) for yamaha R15.
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will take this on later
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7) Most of the review do mention that yamaha after sales is not good.
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Varies from city to city/dealer to dealer
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1) in yamaha india website I see Graphite black color which also looks
good but when I enquired in yamaha showroom they say yamaha has
stopped this color and now way we can get this color. 
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to clear old stocks it is on their website, it is still there but i presume the old stocks have been cleared and perhaps Blue color is stopped
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2) I had been to MSP autoworld in bangalore (yamaha dealer) for test
drive and had to come back three times as the vehicle had puncture and
the final time I was able to start my test drive and go a little
distance there was no petrol in the bike..
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it is still a seller's market
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3) In some reviews I see that the bike drives very well after crossing
3000 rpm.
Below 3000RPM bike is bit sluggish, but its something one needs to
adjust while riding the bike, and once you have adjusted yourself
there should not be any problem.
Though the bike is doesn't torquey but pulls neatly at lower gears and
once Revolutions build up, it pulls pretty easily in the higher gears
too.
So, while riding the bike idea is to be above 3000RPM most of the
time, if you are not in first gear...
My question is would that be a high rev driving on a new bike as the
engine needs to be set in first 1000 kms?
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The bike begins to develop good power from 5000rpm and will be a diwali rocket post 7000rpm
If you like shifting gears(you will have to shift gears more than any other motorcycle available) then i don't see you complaining about this aspect
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4) This is my first yamaha bike which I have planned for and I need to
know the gear shifting ratios which I see in some sites which I don't
understand.
1st=2.833,
2nd＝1.875,
3rd:=1.364,
4th=1.143,
5th=0.957,
6th=0.84
How would this technical details matter for normal driving?
Is there any specific speeds ratios for each gear?
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Just enjoy the motorcycle and i too am not equipped with much info to shed some light on these aspects
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5) Would anyone recommend upgrading headlights to HID on R15.. would
it drain the battery ?
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if you happen to use high beam all the time(in city traffic) it might bother you
^after market chinese kits are available and guys are using w/o much problems
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6) Yamaha has provided performance upgrades on R15 like disc brakes,
LED lights and other accessories..
Has anyone upgraded the discs on R15.
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The performance parts are still unavailable, should be on sale in a month or two
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7) Can we get the stickering done on the Racing blue of R15 done on
Sunset red as I did no like the stickering job on the new Red and
black color.
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can't help you much here
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Please do recommend your suggestion if its worth investing 1,12,370
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depends what you want from your motorcycle and what kind of rider you are,
if you understand trail-braking, apexes and lines you won't look any further,
she is just so composed and beautiful and shall forgive your most on-road mistakes you make
and i tell you, it will teach you how to ride a motorcycle
and yes, no bulbs are fused, the bike stays just like new however you rip it,
if there is a case of bomb-proof motorcycle, the R15 ticks the right boxes,
so the price which you pay also buys you quality and refinement
^^know it is hard to grab a R15 to have a go, but do so and also take a test-ride of other motorcycles which you are considering and take a call
Happy Buying