ketan_r15

Which Red jacket you talking bout brother?
Actually I have 3 jackets which I use while riding..
This grey n yellow Fupai wear biking jacket..
The red n white Yamaha jacket which I wore during the last xbhp g2g at Amby..
and another black one..cotton jacket..

Are you talking bout the Yamaha Jacket?
Well it depends on the mood yaar...

And bout the top speed.. I have managed to reach 133km/hr on this bike but tht was on a slight slope.

I must admit that this bike takes a lot of time and distance to get that top speed specilay once u cross 120 mark. And this days am finding it really difficult to even get pass 125. I m gonna take this issue to the ss in my next servicing.

I managed to touch 124km/hr in this ride. Not more than that...


and yeah.. thanx for the comments...

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nabendubasu

yes i was talking about the red one presented by your brother

thats a real honest confession i heard after long time,do you feel the bike is capable of doing beyond that speed ?

HAPPY RIDING.

ketan_r15

Oops...how do u know bout it? Did u read bout it in my trip log or from where...? Well that jacket is still with me... Yeh bas aise hi dal diya tha...

yup..that was a honest confession.. What's the point in boasting any bike's superiority when it's not performing well?
But frankly speaking this top speed issue doesn't bother me much because I m not gonna race with some one on the track and that's where the top speed is very imp.. I m happy with my bike because she gives me a never before cruising speed of close to 100km/hr and that too for a long long time.. without any hick ups. I really love this from touring point of view..

Well the bike surely seems capable of doing more than this.. Because while I managed to get the top whack of 125km/hr the needle in the RPM meter was hovering around 7-8k RPM(not sure though)..that means there's still some power left and bike can go faster than this..

Why I said i'll take this issue to SS is because I m planning to do my 3rd service at the factory outlet at Malad and not Thomsun Auto, where I have been servicing my bike for past 2 services. Servicing there isn't bad..but they just dont seem to be that much intelligent and they do just the basic stuff. Very basic. If u ask them any thing out of the box they are left with fingers in their mouth.

Let's see if there's any improvement after this service. But the bottom line remains the same... this is a very capable bike and can easily go beyond 140km/hr if everything is tuned perfectly. And I love this bike's high cruising speed and the consistency of doing it everytime u ask her to do so.. Amazing...

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spiderweb

@Ketan: You went Alone???
Sorry dint read the blog yet, figured it out frm ur pics...

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nabendubasu

it was there in your goa trip and liked that very much and jealous that i dont have a brother like yours.
I asked the top whack just to know the fact,because i found it quite difficult reach top speed and here in my place someone is saying he is getting 138kmph.

ketan_r15

Yup...I went alone....

Ohh I c....
Well yeah.. Sagar from pune has managed to touch as high as 148 mark and also someone from MBC has claimed 149km/hr speed on R15.. Seeing our bikes performance in top speed department it's realy hard to believe in those numbers.. But I still feel the bike is surely capable of doing such numbers...

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Shadowboy

Hey ketan,

Don't worry we will get our machines tested, i have clocked 1920Km on Odo till now, my sec service is pending which i will get it done next week,

Then we can meet at Airoli bridge, there is this quarter mile stretch straight patch right from toll, i think it extends more that quarter

if we properly launch , i think we can touch anywhere in 130 region,

i have never ripped my R15 till date only on my way back from panchagani, i gave a short bust till 7k Rpm on 6th gradually and it went till 106Kmph.. which was very smooth..

Reason i never ripped: coz i wanted my machine to gradually get used to speed and start ripping only after 2service. The engine is ultra smooth now.


The Airoli patch is dead straight with superb tar road not cement so braking is also perfect.

I shall let you know once i am throught with my sec service.

ketan_r15

^^^ no probs what so eva bro.. any time....

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ketan_r15

Hey darkknight... I've uploaded the pics and the log on my web site.. u can check it there now...
Just click on my signature to go to the site..
or click here..
Pics And Words...! - Home

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