^Yes sir...That's what i did, though i did not hit rev limiter so much times as u said...but still i felt i could have gone more. Anyway there's always a next time
One more observation that i had in the recent 1000km trip i had was
The mileage dropped to 38-39 when ridden >7.5k Rpm.
It gave a decent mileage of 42-43 when ridden below 7.5kRpm for another 600km trip!!

Again, true.
There are commuters (< 7.5 ), then there are riders (< 9 & > 7.5) and then racers ( > 9 ). . JFF.

and the average follow the suit, i get around 32-33 Kmpl and so do all my V2/V1 friends with similar riding style.

The engine is good but not perfect, at constant hig revs, average would fall. General law of loss in engine efficiency kicks in.

Thanks for sharing your opinion guys ........

dpak8 Quoted9 Guess thats the case for everybody at 10.5 rpm?

+ 1 from my side . This is common for all R15 V1.0/2.0 ..

+1 for sharing your mileage and May i know when did you get 38-39 ( @ __ RPM ? ) . Did you ride solo or with a pillion ?

Nastrofaction quoted Again, true.
There are commuters (< 7.5 ), then there are riders (< 9 & > 7.5) and then racers ( > 9 ). . JFF.

+1 .. When i get my bike in my hand , i will be a commuter for first 1500 km's ..

and the average follow the suit, i get around 32-33 Kmpl and so do all my V2/V1 friends with similar riding style.

+ 1 for sharing your mileage ,,

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Guys , i tried multi quote , but it just worked for the middle message . So sorry for the in convenience caused.

My 2 cents!

Thats great! Thanks. Even I've recorded some data for speeds at x RPM on x gear, will post it later!

The mileage figure sounds impressive!

Hmm.. So suddenly after 110 kms it happened. Also how many kms had you ridden on that day before the incident?

I got ~34 kmpl on the highway 9.5 K + ripping for 115, and a 30 kms in ghats @ 7 + and some 20 kms in city that too 7+.

Yep! At 10500 RPMs. We could feel her losing her breath, BUT the best part is she doesn't let us know that we have red-lined, she's that smooth! (kiss) ♥ ♥ ♥

140 is cool mate! I could go to 132 with tornado crosswinds!

Exactly! As said above, even I got 34 for some heavy ripping. Always 7+ for 50 kms and 9.5+ for 115 kms.

And 42-43 @ < 7.5 kms sounds good, especially when with a group with slower bikes!

Hitting the rev-limiter isn't good at all. In other words that's the worst thing you can do. You are only making it hard and late in attaining whatever speeds you are trying for. Do the tucking and ripping without hitting the rev-limiter and you will be seeing those numbers on the speedo. Only this time you would attained the speeds quicker. Hitting the rev-limiter is only going to put you behind in a drag !

Chain cleanig and lube

I am using my baby R15-V2 for last couple of months. Done with 1 st servicing.
Could you guys let me know in which frequency should clean or lube the chain?
I mean normally after how many Kms should I be doing that?

thanks in advance

Err, misquoted. By hitting rev limiter I meant, > 10 || < 10.5 on the rpm.
Or if someone is good, then 10.4 and back. Not going into the rev limit and back.

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Welcome!
But, no introduction, no user experience!

Finally got my red beast Today morning .... ... Man i still can't stop admiring it .. The smile in my face started since yesterday and i headed straight for my head gear shopping at A.H.helmets in oshiwara .... Got the LS2 special military edition .. Thanks to xbhp got some discount ... Had a lonnnnggg sleep in the night ..... Got up at 7:00 am and still cudnt get over with the smile of getting my hands on the baby R .. Got all ready up and headed straight to the showroom to get a big glimpse of the beast ... but to my disappointment the showroom guy hadn't yet got the bike from his yard and asked me to wait for a while... This was probably the longest 1hr wait i have ever had ... my eyes stuck on the entry door like a glue.. And at around 11:15 A guy dressed in a blue shirt got the bike from the yard to the showroom ... The excitement was sky high at that point ... rushed straight to the doors And it was starring at me..... .. The smile went broader .. Went there and gave it a huugee kiss ... and just the thought of owning a bike again after a period of 2 and a half years is awesome. I had already booked my number on monday from worli RTO ... Unfortunately the bike is not yet registered .. and will go for registration after 3 days as per the dealer since he is yet to get the octroi slip .. .. but since i had booked the number i have already pasted the same on my number plate... ( Not sure if its legal ??? Just did it out of sheer excitement ) ..Have driven almost 50 kms today and it was fun ... Its almost the end of the day and smile is still there , the excitement is still sky high ..
Just one observation though .
After riding today had some tremendous pain in my palms it feels numb .. is it been experienced by everyone or just me ???
Also is there any way to subside the pain ..
May be this is the first time i am writing such a big write up .. It sure is not the perfect one but just felt of writing my heart out... And thanking all u guys in helping me or being a part of the buying experience ...
Thank you & Cheers ..
Planning to have a nice photo shoot done for the bike someday .. would need some nice suggestion on the location in Mumbai / Navi mumbai ???

Here you go!

Congrats and welcome to the club!

Can you post the pic of the LS2 military edition?

Once you get used to the riding posture, it helps!
Also what I've observed is that wearing gloves helps!

Thanks ss ,
Here are some pics of the helmet and just one teaser of the bike.. The image quality is not that great since taken frm a phone.. will post some hi-res images later ..

Congrats buddy
Now about the pain, today i went for the 1st service, Done about 80kms up and down, and most interesting part is i am writing this post after applying a Pain Gel on my palms. But the best pain killer is the Bike. Just go and see it once again you will feel better

Sorry yaar...actually got too busy with riding that forgot to pen down the details...more over following xbhp for last 4 months so extensively that felt like always in there...

Between, it has been 2 months and thrilled as the first day...sometime got up in the middle of night and took my baby for a ride...its awesome....


By the way, could you please tell me about the chain lube and cleaning ?

dude i was also at A.H.Helmets yesterday. I saw the military edition being kept on the table. What time were you there. I came around 8.30pm

Does hitting the top speed (always), effects the performance of the bike in long run

For how many years Engine would give its best, provided I am ensuring its getting serviced on regular intervals