As I posted few pages back I rode my friends bike from Mysore to Chennai today a total of ~500 kms. This was the first bike I am riding for a long distance other than my 220.

This bike is a Brilliant machine. There were two things I was worried about before this ride. One was the riding posture and the other was the seat. I though I would have a stiff back and a sore butt at end of this 500 kms ride. But none of these happened! Experienced the much talked about handling of this bike! Braking is also very good. And flick ability is awesome! Being a small bike it has the advantage I guess.

Straight line stability is good and on the corners I needn't say more! On my 220 I will need to shed some speed before going over a corner but on this I could just dive into the corner at any speed!

Since the bike is light had issues when I hit the 'surprise potholes' on high speeds. My 220 was more stable at those conditions ( I am not comparing these two bikes, just that 220 is the only bike I have extensively ridden ) And another thing I missed is 220's torque. Felt over takings were tough on the R15 . Had to cut down a gear or two in some instances. But can get adjusted with this kind of riding.

And yeah this bike has a highly optimistic speedo

Posting it here to share my experience with this bike You all have got an awesome machine

In last 4 month with my bike, I have never faced a puncture and I have ridden it on bad roads too... total 3600Kms without any problem... check if tyre pressure is ok (28,33), if it is less then recommended, then tyre gets punctured easily.. too high tyre pressure can cause un-even wear on tyre which might also cause puncture...

As I posted few pages back I rode my friends bike from Mysore to Chennai today a total of ~500 kms. This was the first bike I am riding for a long distance other than my 220.

This bike is a Brilliant machine. There were two things I was worried about before this ride. One was the riding posture and the other was the seat. I though I would have a stiff back and a sore butt at end of this 500 kms ride. But none of these happened! Experienced the much talked about handling of this bike! Braking is also very good. And flick ability is awesome! Being a small bike it has the advantage I guess.

Straight line stability is good and on the corners I needn't say more! On my 220 I will need to shed some speed before going over a corner but on this I could just dive into the corner at any speed!

Since the bike is light had issues when I hit the 'surprise potholes' on high speeds. My 220 was more stable at those conditions ( I am not comparing these two bikes, just that 220 is the only bike I have extensively ridden ) And another thing I missed is 220's torque. Felt over takings were tough on the R15 . Had to cut down a gear or two in some instances. But can get adjusted with this kind of riding.

And yeah this bike has a highly optimistic speedo

Posting it here to share my experience with this bike You all have got an awesome machine

Hey bro..every word you've typed is true!...I too miss the torque and the raw pulsating power of my Apache 180...but overall I'm more happy with the R15 coz this bike offers something completely different than what the other bikes I've rode so far...the bike revs up effortlessly and the operation is butter-smooth!...its everything I need in a bike!

Its everything I need in a bike.

Couldnt have said it better.

hello everyone
I am Vishnu from chennai. I dont own an R15.
I ride only discover.Have reached a top speed of 126 kmph in pulsar.
This is my first post in this thread though I am a follower of this thread and only this thread for last 2 months .
Wish to own it soon on this october on a special day.Waiting for the day for more months.
Lot of fans here for this awesome girl.
I can see many having lot of care towards safety, usually there is a myth among people that "persons who own these kind of bike are not directed towards safety".they should read these threads.
Happy to join you guys

Happy riding

Something extremely unexpected happened yesterday while I was going to office at night. My bike (R15) started behaving strange. Here. I have posted a complaint with Yamaha. Read it here:

My name is Raneet Mallick and I am a employee at a reputed company where my office responsibilities need me to work at night shifts. I reside in Kolkata and I own an R15 v 2.0 White Limited Edition which is not even 2 months old and it reads 1700 kilometers on the odometer.

Yesterday when I was going for work in the middle of night, suddenly something happened on my bike and it started behaving strange. I stopped my bike and noticed that the chain was hanging from the bike. I tried to check if the chain broke but it was fine. I then parked the bike properly and with the necessary tools that I had I opened the left cover under which is the front sprocket of the bike. Now to my surprise I found that there was no sprocket there.

Now my question is, is this the reliability that is expected out of Yamaha? Purchasing a motorbike costing more than 1.2 lacs and then get stuck in the middle of the city because the front sprocket just fell off? I had to go through a lot of harassment that night. Had to park the bike at a friend's office so that I can go the next day with a mechanic and get it fixed then ride it back home. Also, I could not go to office that night. So what are we dealing with here? Improper Pre-delivery checks? Improper servicing? Or bad quality from the company?

All details regarding my bike will be provided to you subsequently but I want an immediate resolution and a compensation for the same.

I want a quick response else I will be more than glad to escalate this issue further.

recently i noticed a sound (i thought it was a fan sound but its not) near the tank... this sound appears when the key is turned on and goes off. after starting the bike the sound again appears and remains until the key is turned off.. i consulted svc, they say tat its a sound of FI and its quite normal.. but i never experienced this kind of sound initially.. dont know if this is normal.. please help..

no sprocket ? may i know when was the bike serviced ? if it was recently then the SVC would have done some goof-up i hope they get back to you asap. this is shocking to hear

was serviced at 1000 kms mark.. Now it's 1700. Ride is not yet 2 months old..

It is the FI check sound you are hearing. If you have the engine kill switch in the ON position, while turning ON the ignition, you will hear this sound for a time duration equal to the time taken by the tachometer needle to swipe from 0RPM to 12RPM, and come back, and it is normal. If you have the engine kill switch in the OFF position, while turning on the ignition, then you won't hear that sound.