Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

There are products from Techspec and Stompgrip for r3

TechSpec Tank Grip for Yamaha R3 – Biking Spirit



These are available at many stores across India

You can also get similar stuff from aliexpress also, But quality will be less

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Congrats..!!! Truly an awesome machine. Wish you happy miles.

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Hello R3 owners.
I have a quick question.
With so less of a difference between R3 and Ninja 300 and the latter costing much less, what was the driving force that took you to Yamaha?
Many of you must be from the BS3 era.

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I guess you haven't checked service and maintenance cost of Ninja 300.

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Kindly add me to the Yamaha R3 whatsapp group,
Will get valuable feedback from existing owners & other pain points, if any.

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Now that they have moved away from hourly basis, a regular service costs somewhere around 3500-4000 as far as I know.
R3 costs 4.08L onroad Pune
Ninja 300 costs 3.55L onroad Pune.
So I believe the servicing wouldn't cause a damage of 53K that is invested more in R3.
I'm genuinely asking for feedback having moved away from thinking about RC390/Duke 390.

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One of my close friends owned a Ninja250 in the past so my perception is based on his ownership experience.

A person spending more than 3-4 lakhs on premium bikes is well aware that the maintenance cost is going to be more than your average 150-200cc single cylinder bike. All of us agree with you on this part.

The problem arises with the availability of the spare parts. My friend was always checking in with the service center for the availability of oil and air filters well before service. Now it might not be a big problem in large metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore (because of large number of authorized service centers), but in a small tourist town like Dehradun where there is only one service center and that too does not keep stock for bare consumables, it is a big problem. It was also a time when internet shopping was not available, so owners did not had that many options. The situation with service centers have still not improved. Most current ninja riders I know here in Xbhp keep a stock of air and oil filters, brake pads and spare levers etc, so that they do not have to rely on a service center, because it honestly still takes a few weeks in the least to get consumables and spare parts.

This is where Yamaha shines, the service centers are far more easily found. They are well stocked and even if they don't have the part you need, they will call other centers and get it to you much quickly than Kawasaki.

Imagine have an awesome bike like Ninja, but its standing in your garage because the service center does not have clutch lever that broke on a small fall. On a R3 just go to the service center and get it replaced. For this peace of mind and easy availability R3 makes more sense. I repeat, this is just my view. I might be wrong.

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I beg to differ from your point of view. Gone are those days when you are dependent on the SVCs. I get the Genuine spare parts in a day or 2 at max from other reliable sources. I haven't visited the SVC in a long time for both my Baby Ninja and the 650. The SVC guys think they are the king and you are bound to listen to what they say. also, the Genuine parts are much cheaper than what Kawasaki India is portraying them to be. They cost almost 50 % less.

Eg. 1 The Clutch cable for Ninja 650 when I called up the showroom said they have in stock and cost is 2400/- but from the reliable source, I got the genuine spare for half the price exclusive of shipping (add another 150/- for shipping)
Eg. 2 I am in need of Throttle cable for my Baby Ninja. I call up showroom, they have in stock and costs close to 3500/- but I got it from the reliable source for 1650/- exclusive of shipping (add another 150/- for shipping)

These are just a couple of examples. I have ordered plenty of parts at better price points and that too in a couple of days max.

Kawasaki India is looting the Indian customers in the name of imports. they are taking more than 60% profit from spare parts only.

Well, what I am trying to convey is that, there are reliable sources from where you can get Genuine Spare parts for the imported bikes at half the price what the SVC quotes.

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I fully agree with you sir and I know you own a 250 and a 650 and hence you were one of the people that came to my mind when I said I know people who keep stock of brake pads and cables and other consumables (you told me in one of my queries in the past). But please allow me highlight the fact that I am talking about the time when internet shopping was not a thing (I have specifically mentioned it in my post). and the fact that these are problems faced by owners living in small towns and hill stations (you wont even think about it living in big cities). You know there are still a lot of things that amazon or flipkart or any other online retailer will not ship to Dehradun.

I fully agree that service centers act like Gods, but what other choice is there for us, except to place an order and wait and follow up and then wait some more. Hence I was only sharing the perspective of a small town guy.

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I agree that you mentioned and that is why I mentioned gone are those days you are dependent on SVCs! Now we are in the internet period so let’s consider it as well.

No doubt the R3 would be the preferred choice for many thanks to its features and better looking [emoji7][emoji7]

But I am trying to convey (not just Kawasaki but for any other import bike) everything is available on the internet so there wont be any need to fall prey to the pathetic SVC guys.

Learn to do things yourself and you are good to go with maintaining your bike at very low cost.

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Thanks for the inputs guys. Really appreciate it.
To close this, a test ride should help given that it is available.

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Yes sir. DIY is an important step in becoming a matured rider.

If I might add, I have been following you from your ZMR days and have been learning a lot from your posts. You might not remember me but we used to have lot of fun in the Hilarious Jokes thread back in 2014. Good old times. Keep sharing your knowledge with us, we are eager to learn.

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I still have that beautiful piece of machinery. I use it for my daily commute to office. Yes, I remember. You are the bro with R15 V2.0

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Yes sir, the same.
Wow, so you have 3 beasts in your garage. That's like a dream, and maintaining all three of them at the same time might be quite difficult I presume.

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Please PM me with your full name and registration number. Will get you added.