R3OG KA G2G 2019 ; Kotagiri, TN

​Hey guys, long time!!

Here's a small update from my side.

We, as R3OG KA Chapter, had our 3rd annual G2G over the 3rd weekend of March (16-17), 2019.
28 of us rode to Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu and had a ball of a time.

What started as a small spark of G2G in the WhatsApp group led to a huge fruitful turnout this year.

Here are a few pics for you guys to enjoy

I'll try to pen down a detailed travelogue as and when i find time.


Breakfast stop at Hotel Kamat Madhuvan, Mysuru-Ooty road


Refreshment stop before entering Bandipur Tiger Reserve


One picture with the owners


Bikes parked at the stay at Kotagiri


After having our lunch and freshening up, some of the riders went to Kodanadu ViewPoint.


Some of them took a nap and woke up to admire the views of the Sunset at the stay.


And some of them took a stroll inside the tea estate and admired all the greenery


The day ended with some yummy food, soft drinks, beers, whiskey, introductory session with lots and lots of experiences, ride stories and bakar


Bonfire put to good use


Next morning, some of them rode to Sundatty Waterfalls which is some 23 kms from the stay.


Spent some time here and returned to the stay. Plan was to have breakfast and head back to Bengaluru.


But before we left, here's a mandatory group picture





Reminiscing this picture from our annual G2G of 2018 which was held at Chikkamagaluru. Notice how the line-up looked similar both the years?


Anyway, the R3's performed exceptionally well on the highways, ghats, slight off-roads. Nobody had any issues with any of the bikes in the whole of 800 odd kms of the ride.

That's all from my side, for now


NOTE - Some of the pictures are clicked by the respective owners and they solely belong to them. Not all pictures are clicked by me. Pictures were shared into the Google Drive common folder and pictures are being used here with prior permissions from the owners.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

HI,
i am planning to get this bike. need just one clarification. do you guys think ground clearance on this bike is adequate for Indian roads?

cheers.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Yes, it is at the default preload setting.
But if you reduce it to make a softer ride, the front part (pipe) of the silencer will hit the speed Bump.
However, this will happen only on illegal speed bumps that are usually found on village type of roads or areas.
The speed bumps that are short and very steep and already have marks of other vehicles that would have scraped over them are the ones to stay away from.

If the Preload is on a higher side of the default setting then no worries, it wont touch the speed bump at all even with two-up riding.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

thanks that helps.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences


Hi,

Have you checked with any Yamaha Dealer regarding the availability of R3. I have booked one on 11th of Jan 2019 and I have still not gotten a date of delivery from the Dealer. It's almost 3 months now. They are saying that the production of Blue R3 has not started yet. Can you check with any of the Yamaha Dealer that you are planning to buy from regarding this? :-)

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Congratulations on the beauty.. some pics please. I'm looking for an ABS R3 as well of similar vintage. Can you share the deal price here or in PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I haven't booked it yet but he said 15 days to me. For black colour. Blue I didn't ask.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

oops sorry apparently the dealer doesn't understand the difference between R3 and V3. the dealer here thought i was talking about V3. upon clarifying they are not even willing to go to the trouble of getting it. i guess there are issues with supply.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Which dealer in Mysore are you talking to?
Do not go to Scarlet Yamaha, they do not handle R3's anymore. Try Arjun Motors or Aahana Motors.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi,

Is there anyone in this group who has booked an R3 and waiting for the delivery? If so have you been given a date for delivery?. I checked with the dealer I booked and he is saying that it will most probably be delivered by end of this month. They now have two bookings including mine. Fingers crossed.....

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

PM sent with the details

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

i was talking to Aahana motors. Arjun motors pointed me to them. so i guess nobody in mysore is really interested in selling it. it is probably due to back end service support issues.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

AFAIK, Arjun Motors are the primary dealers of sales and service for R3 in Mysore. Cyril, who's a technician at Arjun Motors, had gotten training from Yamaha India to service and handle the R3. Let me talk to Arjun Motors guys once and i will get back to you on this offline.

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences


Hi Ashwiin,

Could you please update me as well on what the technician said regarding the availability of R3?

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi spacetech,

Sure, will do. I will give a call to the dealer and will let you know on the proceedings.

Also, A while ago, a fellow R3OG'ian and a YRC'ian shared a few pictures of the 2019 R3 in flesh. Here you go. This picture is from Germany. So the Indian launch is near (?)