karthik_R

You read it right, opening up a new thread to feature what others would call R16 or R165 or "pimped R15".

Now a little something about my bike. It is one amongst the few first R15s to be sold in Bangalore. Frankly speaking, I didnt buy the bike because it looked like one mini SBK or for the best in-class power to weight ratio or for track riding etc etc. Since my Victor was used by my brother for his college commutes, I didnt have a bike. And for the sake of some brand variety (have 4 TVS bikes at home, another tvs would make it 5), I had to go for this. For a guy who graduated from a victor, one can easily say how enthralled I was with the new bike's power. A year later which included regular commute to office, R15 championships, track days; the so called 17PS bike no longer gave me the thrills. Thats when I met a doctor who goes by the name 'Joel' and works under the same roof as me. I have seen and rode his works R15 with all the hardware within the compounds of our software company (the FFE used to set off the alarm's of the cars, the security had a tough time and we just liked it). One day, I so happened to lament about my bike, "Big bore" ,he said was the cure to my disease.

Three - Four months later, the bike undergoes a heart transplant. A 165cc bore kit (bored out from a stock T135's boreand thats why the name 'T165') and a high lift cam to compliment. Immediatly after the transplant, I felt the bike was much slower. After more than 1000kms of running in the bike felt much smoother but it always felt like some one is literally choking the engine and preventing it from producing more power. Again, Joel to the rescue. A Free flow exhaust was the answer to the puzzle. Apparently the new cam needed the less restrictive FFE to exhale better. The bike is now a hundred times better and a performer when it comes to low and mid rev range torque. A recent track day made me realize that the exit speed and acceleration out of a corner is just amazing. Some folks had a tough time catching up as I remember. Also, a perfect set-up for the streets.

The engine despite the transplant screams like never before, the tacho has a difficult time reading the revs. You can say that there is some amount of delay or lag for the tacho to catch up to the revs. This thread would be incomplete if I dont mention the mileage(isnt it). I recently did a round trip to chennai for a track day. On reaching chennai, I was shocked to see two bars of fuel still left as indicated on the fuel guage(ie., is 340kms of constant belting, starting with a full tank), now you do the math for kms/ltr.

Did some say top speed. Frankly, I never did above 145kmph. (I know I know even, your R15 does 145 or 148 or 150 or even more than whats possible with the stock gearing, but then, the time it takes to do tha speed is all that matters)


All in all, a transformation which was well worth, EOD I am happy when I twist that throttle and thats what I wanted, just like the doctor prescribed.

Pics when I get the bike back from chennai.

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jd666

Interesting. there are 165 cc bore kits available for this bike in malaysia, but i never realised how much potential they could unlock. Waiting for one year to go by, before i take the plunge.

Any mods to the intake? and im sure joel wouldve come up with a custom FFE, but any idea how much it would cost if i undertake this mod???

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dream horse

karthik how r u????

how is ur health...........is every thing fine i heard it from gp_freak

how r u now.... i hope feeling better than the best..............

get well soon hit the track as soon as possible..............

keep the fire burning in ur heart (i may sound weired but this wat helped me to see this b'full world)

hit the track.............all the best

karthik_R

@dreamhorse: Thanks mate. I am feeling better now. Would take 3 months to get back on the road though.

@jd: Get in touch with Joel man. I dont want to mention the cost. And nope, the intake tract as such is stock.

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dream horse

nice to hear it..............

so i can pic u that u can type it ur self so u r well till that pt.............

gr8 recovery...........get well soon

wonderboy_tm

did you type the whole thing with one hand ???
Bro, keep in mind what we spoke... It is time you had a transition to Group D from all the one make races...
Get back bro... we are all waiting for you !!!

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sharingan

excellent work!
i thought my bike would feel the same way after i put the engine kit
went all-out to buy that kit...pulled it apart in a few days. now i run only the cam...gives good response at high revs>6k, but bad initial. if i attach the daytona muffler...initial drops further and high revs become scary due to vibrations. i was never scared on this bike, no matter what the speed was and how the road was..but that feel is totally lost with the kit!

anyways....get well soon!

GP_freak

@Karthick - Good to see you back buddy. I was really worried you know ? C12 was my favourite corner. But its not same any more .

I did hear about your bike's feedback from Sajiv. Its sad that i couldnt ride it even when it was a few feet away from me.

moeed

Eagerly waiting for the pics of your T165.