am not a racing rider but mostly i ride at 40-50 kmph

Used a hair dryer to heat up the vinyl and then line up along the curve. Constant heat to be applied to get it going or else it will be pretty bad

Hi there

1. I made a recent trip of 360 km including 10 km of very bad roads, 40 km of ghat roads. I am 173 and weigh around 90 so that's not a problem.

2. The riding position takes times to get accustomed to. If you keep your arms straight, put the entire load on the wrists then it sure does pain after riding for sometime.
Keep your back straight and bend forward, hold your body position by gripping the tank with your thighs, bend your arms so that there is less stress on the wrists then the baby is a pleasure to drive.

Best advice take a test drive, see how best you can minimize the load on the wrists, and then decide.

3. First service for me was around 765/- (Engine Oil 478.35/- + Filter 169.96/- + Chain Lubing 101.77 + Battery servicing 14.88)
Second service for me was around 495/- (Engine Oil 478.35 + Battery servicing 14.88 only). I took my own Motul chain clean and lube. They were charging around a hundred bucks for lubing and cleaning the chain. I purchased the stuff for 900 bucks and started using it.

So go for a test ride and then decide for yourself

Srikanth

Was really looking for this sort of updates.I am looking to buy one soon(though its a dream since my college days when it was launched).Though I am not planning to get Lehd but still feel that it should have some comfortable travel range for some short trips(200-300kms).Please comment how is it and is it possible fit a tail bag onto this(ofcourse temporarily with bungee chords)?

Thanks for your caring reply! I think it will be best if I do a test drive!
Street bikes????

Thanks Srikanth!
I will take a test drive, but will a short test drive tell the entire story about the stress on the wrist?
It seems the maintenance figures are not that bad for me!

Still expecting more valuable response!

No, a short test drive will not tell you the entire story..First can you do any wrist exercise? Simple wrist rotating ones... On a short drive of 10-20km there is no stress on wrist, it starts after that..but after getting used to it, say driving for around 200-300km max, there will not be any stress on wrist in normal cases but hey if you go for off-roading then even a half hour drive is damn painful so test accordingly...

About Wrist pain. It does pain. I usually have a crouching posture.. Which means I sit back right at the back edge of the seat ( Im 6 feet 1 inch ) I dont have much pain in the back even if I drive for a very long distance but the whole weight and stress is transferred to the Wrist and Palm.. So It generally pains a bit after riding for sometime.. This is for Riding In good roads..

Any Bumps or bad roads( Bad ones in the sense with a lot of bumps continuosly) this bike with this sitting position your wrists will surely be a goner even after 1-2 kms.. Your wrist and palm pains a lot

So what I generally do in these roads is to come a little forward.. Hug the tank with my thighs.. Sit a little upright.. In that way My Elbow and the throttle will lie on the same line.. So lesser pressure on my wrists and palms.. But cant do this for Normal Trafficy roads because the bike's manuverability takes a beating..

I wouldnt recommend this bike to you because you have a weak wrist..
But still if you think your wrist can hold on.. Just find a friend who has an R15.. Drive it for about 3-4 times for about 10 kms each in good, bad(bumpy) and Trafficy roads.. If you dont have any sort of pain then go ahead:-) Its an awesome bike..

Hi

I mentioned in the previous post about 10 km of bad roads. This is the one.
Yes you can tie a bag with the help of bungee chords. This is how I did it in my recent ride to Bhadrachalam.

Planning to get a tail bag done exclusively to fir the v2. Got some ideas, only waiting for the right person to do it. It is a pain to find guys doing that sort of stuff here in Visakhapatnam.

Anyways will keep you guys posted on this info.

Until then Cheers

Srikanth

Thanks a lot buddy.This really helps.

Thanks Najmudin! I don't do off-roading! But riding in Chennai is almost similar! The problem is I don't have any friends or colleagues who own a R15 v2.

Thanks Sam for you advise! My bad luck, I dont have a friends or colleagues who own a R15 so that I could try to find out whether it works for me!
Do you live in Chennai??

@nlarsensmith

Yes I do live in Chennai :-)

Trust me.. If you travel in the 10 km Strip I travel daily on my way to college, you will surely praise this road

Got a New Helmet for my R15 :-)

Wanted to get the Vega LS2 but I went for the Motocross style helmet.. Full Black :-)

My travel requirement is never more than 35 km/day. I live near Velachery !
My travel conditions are not that bad! The only concern is my wrists!