Re: Torque of the Town - Bajaj V15 Review

saw the first one of these in my office parking lot at HYD.

Re: Torque of the Town - Bajaj V15 Review

+1...I have spotted about 5-6 v15's around Hitech city in the last 2 days. Yet to spot a white one.
Looks like the deliveries just started.

Re: Torque of the Town - Bajaj V15 Review

Spotted one on the roads of Bangalore recently. Barring the headlight, the rest of the bike looks pretty neat. And as mentioned, the sound is great for a 150

Re: Torque of the Town - Bajaj V15 Review

No one in Pune has a test ride bike available for V15 so far not sure if this is really that limited :P Only issue which I see on paper is lesser BHP compared to other bikes of same capacity. Confused between a V15 or Avenger 150, hoping to get a td soon to come to a decision.

Owner Review - Bajaj V15 2017

I bought BV15 on September 2017. I completed 17K Kms right now. Below some of my ride experiences with this one.I was very confused to choose this among other contestants in the segment such as Honda CB Shine, Pulsar 150, TVS etc with a strict budget of below Rs. 1 lakh. I was daily commuting for work back then, so wanted to take a Bike which is not only can satisfy the commuting requirement but I can take a for a weekend ride also. I liked the unique design of it, which is really provoking, out of the box of traditional language and the price is really handy comparing to others.

I did two semi long trips on this. One was a Trivandrum-Kochi-Munnar-Kochi in one day. BV15 rode the Munnar heights smoothly. Other one is Mumbai - Pune - Mumbai . It was a night trip, Lonavala, Khandala heights, the ride was super awesome. Both times, my lover was with me as a pillion rider and she had no complaints about sitting discomfort other than the height of pillion seat. So this bike is good fit for semi-long trips ( Sub-300Kms ) with fuel efficiency and enough power for 150CC/sub70K price tag.

BV15 got distinct characteristics. If you ride it with in 40Km/Hr, you can feel the power of 150 cruiser in your hands. The beating sound is awesome. If you go more than 60Km/Hr, then this bike rides like a sportster. However, post 90Km/Hr, you will start to feel the vibration.

Service is one headache I had to face. The Bajaj Service center in Panvel, Mumbai was a mess, they charged me a lot but really messed up the bike. I lost my oil-check covering, few other mishandling to bike.


Cons : The fuel gauge is a funny one. Since it shows the level in bar display ( like the mobile phone battery ), we cannot determine the exact fuel situation but can only assume. The Pillion seat is backward slanting. This is really weird, often the pillion may slide down backward. Bajaj should have put a cruiser type upward pillion seat. Then the mileage, it is not stable at all, different digits after each services. I used to get 60 KMPL but it narrowed down to 40KMPL at one point of time, thanks to the service center in Panvel. Gearbox has some issues, sometimes in the traffic, I need to loose the clutch all way in order shift the gear down (multiple gear down with single clutch ). Another incident happened, when I was riding, the GEAR shaft / bar came out completely !! yeah, it came out and I had to put it back by hand and rode to the nearest mechanic shop and got it tightened. I dont know if I should thank again the service center of Panvel or the Bajaj company itself.

Pros : Value for money, really budget friendly, economic commuter with a cruise effect. Other bikes likes Honda Cb Shine, etc may be arguably better in other terms, but I find this one as more profitable. Riding experience is good, the seating posture and handling are cool. At one point, you may feel like riding an 150 cc Royal En-field Bullet. Yeah, you can feel the thumping beat sound in 40-45 Km/Hr speed. The design is provoking, I find Suzuki Intruder 150 is the only match in design terms among 150 segment.


Verdict : Its upto you.. You need to consider your parameters as budget, your requirement etc. For me, I had to limit my budget, that was my prime concern, so I bought a RedMi phone instead of a high end Samsung / One Plus. So far now, it fills my requirement satisfactory, but I know this will not last for generations though.

Re: Torque of the Town - Bajaj V15 Review

I was looking at V15 but from the reviews, it seemed under-powered. I wish they had a 180-220 cc engine which would have given better pickup and less vibes at higher speeds.

Edit - However, I do understand that such a product would cannibalize sales of avenger 180/220. But the thing is that V series has quite a unique look that people may buy it for this very reason. But if they offered an engine with more grunt, it would make the whole package a sweet deal.