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**Janesh.J** · 02-24-2020, 12:01 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by m@v View Post

Thanks Janesh!

What is the reason provided by dealer for delay? Are there multiple R3 dealers in your city?

Firstly the dealer does not stock the bike. They take 1 lac upfront to book the bike. The bike is ordered after the payment is cleared. Then the dealership confirms with the company. The company processes the order on 1st come 1st basis (i guess). Company process is very slow.
In between there was a mix up due to the blue color, which he said was available, but while confirming order, it went out of stock which caused a week's delay.
There are multiple dealers in my city, not sure if they sell the R3. I should have inquired.
Anyways fingers crossed as he said 8-10 days last week.

**dhawz29** · 02-24-2020, 12:11 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Congrats! [MENTION=42914]m@v[/MENTION] [MENTION=38818]Janesh.J[/MENTION]

**m@v** · 02-24-2020, 01:20 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Firstly the dealer does not stock the bike. They take 1 lac upfront to book the bike. The bike is ordered after the payment is cleared. Then the dealership confirms with the company. The company processes the order on 1st come 1st basis (i guess). Company process is very slow.
In between there was a mix up due to the blue color, which he said was available, but while confirming order, it went out of stock which caused a week's delay.
There are multiple dealers in my city, not sure if they sell the R3. I should have inquired.
Anyways fingers crossed as he said 8-10 days last week.

Yes, no dealer is stocking R3 since some time. They secure a booking amount and then place the order for company to ship the bike(assembled earlier). Even i booked blue color. By the time i reached home the matte black color of R15 parked in display gripped my mind. While i was thinking, the next day dealer confirmed blue is not available at factory. Last one to be delivered was to a you-tuber (channel named Dino's vault from Hyd). So even with this change if bike landed in showroom on 9th day and considering Delhi's proximity to Yamaha plant I don't think it should take as much time as your dealer is asking for. Somewhere in thread it was mentioned that dealers generally get the bikes allotted when there are more than 1 booking. Not sure how true this is.

Did dealer provide you with delivery timeline on booking receipt? If yes please reach put to Yamaha stating that dealer is not holding upto his commitment.

**saquib3005** · 02-24-2020, 02:10 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Firstly the dealer does not stock the bike. They take 1 lac upfront to book the bike. The bike is ordered after the payment is cleared. Then the dealership confirms with the company. The company processes the order on 1st come 1st basis (i guess). Company process is very slow.
In between there was a mix up due to the blue color, which he said was available, but while confirming order, it went out of stock which caused a week's delay.
There are multiple dealers in my city, not sure if they sell the R3. I should have inquired.
Anyways fingers crossed as he said 8-10 days last week.

Raise a ticket on Yamaha India website and mention the point that its over a month and no signs of delivery of the bike.
Even ask for follow ups and latest update.

In the meantime you can get hold of other items you want for the bike like bike cover, tank grips, new grips, etc etc if any.

**Janesh.J** · 02-24-2020, 02:18 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by saquib3005 View Post

Raise a ticket on Yamaha India website and mention the point that its over a month and no signs of delivery of the bike.
Even ask for follow ups and latest update.

In the meantime you can get hold of other items you want for the bike like bike cover, tank grips, new grips, etc etc if any.

Can you help how to connect with yamaha customer care. The toll free number is IVR. There is no option to speak to a human being, unless i am missing something.

I connected with them on twitter, and they have taken my contact number. Hopefully they will call or will drop another message.

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Originally posted by m@v View Post

Yes, no dealer is stocking R3 since some time. They secure a booking amount and then place the order for company to ship the bike(assembled earlier). Even i booked blue color. By the time i reached home the matte black color of R15 parked in display gripped my mind. While i was thinking, the next day dealer confirmed blue is not available at factory. Last one to be delivered was to a you-tuber (channel named Dino's vault from Hyd). So even with this change if bike landed in showroom on 9th day and considering Delhi's proximity to Yamaha plant I don't think it should take as much time as your dealer is asking for. Somewhere in thread it was mentioned that dealers generally get the bikes allotted when there are more than 1 booking. Not sure how true this is.

Did dealer provide you with delivery timeline on booking receipt? If yes please reach put to Yamaha stating that dealer is not holding upto his commitment.

The dealer had told me 20-25 days. One of my friend, he got delivery after 2 months, but here we are running out of time due to BS6 deadline.

Maybe bigger cities get delivery quicker, i am based at Vadodara and yes they may be waiting for more than 1 booking.

**saquib3005** · 02-24-2020, 04:11 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Can you help how to connect with yamaha customer care. The toll free number is IVR. There is no option to speak to a human being, unless i am missing something.

I connected with them on twitter, and they have taken my contact number. Hopefully they will call or will drop another message.

Try to access this link: https://www.yamaha-motor-india.com/contact-us.html
Under Feedback section , raise complaint.

**m@v** · 02-24-2020, 04:15 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Can anybody share link/source to buy screen guard for instrument console. Already ordered one from Aliexpress but looks like it will take much longer.

**ArnabC** · 02-25-2020, 03:20 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

My long-term and last review of R3 at 100K kms

Going through this thread again, after a very long time and lots of things going on... <Repeated from earlier post><Actually copy pasted the 82K review again as nothing much to change except some few things>

Here's my take on the bike:

Overall Feeling

The bike is a jack of all trades, provided you know how to handle the bike correctly. Some have said that it's not but trust me it's not the case. So, if you're planning for a R3 go ahead and ride it for yourself rather than relying on some baseless inputs from anyone. <Copied from my last review and still can't change a single word about it

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Handling

After 4 yrs. of usage, I can say, it's a sweet handler. The bike handles really well in traffic and I'm happy with its handling. The chassis, if familiar with the bike, can give you surprises, in a good way. You may think the bike may not handle well in crunch situations and then the chassis surprises you and put a smile on your face. Don't expect it to be cutting corners like designated corner craving bikes, but it does its bit and it excels some of the aforementioned bikes in certain scenarios. <Again copied from earlier review

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Heating

City Use

It's a twin 321cc engine and yes it'll heat up for obvious reasons as there are two pistons so obviously heat generated will be more. I would say the way R3 handles the heat is really good. The fan is really silent and you've to notice carefully to understand if it's running. Also, as the bike has got a bigger engine, it needs air for the radiator to cool down the heated engine, which it does extremely well anyhow.

I follow a rule to turn off the bike, when in a traffic lights or I know there will be no movement for some time. Turn off the ignition and switch it on again and the bike will and should start without any issues whatsoever. <Before switching off, I make sure the fan is not running. If the fan is running, then I keep the engine till the fan is off and then the above logic runs again>

One thing that can happen though, if you're using the bike in heavy traffic for some time now, the above process may result in showing up to 5 bar in the heating area. So, I will suggest not to turn off the bike and let the engine run, so as the coolant fan doesn't take all the power from the battery and making it dry.

Highway Use

Heating?? What heating?? Never faced any heating issues and it should not appear also.

Engine, Gearbox & Clutch

The engine is a gem. Truly. The gear shifts are so good and once you get to higher RPMs you're going to have a big grin inside your helmet all the time. As all know, the bike pulls from almost as low as 2.5K RPM but after 7K RPM there's a subtle punch which you'll feel and at 9K RPM that feeling just amplifies. Nothing to complain at all about the engine and even gearbox. Both are perfect and no complaints whatsoever. Clutch is light when thinking about the engine and can be adjusted as per your needs, as we all know that. Overall, I'm too much happy with this section.

Looks

Personal opinion - It can be a head turner if someone knows about the bike and it can be a R15 if someone doesn't. For me it's beautiful with an awesome set of eyes, sorry headlights.

Headlights

One of the most striking components of R3. Very good throw of light with good area covered and give you enough visibility to decide on your braking, thanks to the awesome reflectors and powerful stock Osram bulbs. On good highways, the headlights, on high beam, extend approx. up to 100-120 ft, good for going at 100-110 kmph. Even the low beam has a good spread and the beam lightens up the central part and not like R15 where only one side gets illuminated. I'm too happy with the stock lights and am now more confident about night riding.

Brakes

Brakes are definitely very good and have a real good bite. R3 brakes have given me confidence and as a mostly touring user I'm really happy with the brakes. To make the brakes crisper, I've added in Spiegler brake lines and I could say that braking feedback has increased by around 30%. Not any extra words except the brakes are good and really confidence inspiring and quite enough for a bike weighing 170 kgs.

Tires

Used till now 5 sets, MRF Stock, MRF Test, Pirelli Diablo Rosso 2, Michelin Pilot Street Radial and back to Pirelli Diablo Rosso 2 again.

Till now I found the Pirellis to be the best for R3 among the tires I used/using. Heats up pretty quick and braking also improves due to the grip it provides. <Here, keep in mind, the earlier set has a Germany made rear tire and the current set has a Brazil made rear tire. There’s the difference in the wear out as I can feel the tire will easily last till 20K kms and the grip provided is almost the same, if not the same, though I haven’t tested it that way. The front tire remains the same which is China made>

Michelins are good for people like us, who ride at moderate highway speeds but mostly long, as they last really long and VFM. Gravel grip is very good for Michelins but over time the rain grip is lost and the tire start acting weirdly, I'm not complaining though after using it for 45K kms.

Seating Posture\Seats

Another awesome feature of R3 is the seating posture. I did some long tours on my R15V2 and R3 is like a boon for me. I did Kolkata-B'lore in 2 days, first day rode for around 1100 kms till Rajahmundhry and next day the remaining 870 kms to B'lore and I'm still quite OK to go to office the very next day. With my R15V2 it would have been impossible both to attend office and to do Kolkata-B'lore in two days only. So be assured you'll not be tired.

Seats could have been comfier but then I'm not complaining. If you're riding your bike for 27-28 hours you can't/shouldn't complain about the comfort. Pillion seat is definitely much more comfortable than R15V2. I did Goa also early Oct 2015 with a pillion and she never complained about the seats. Actually, before this ride she never went out for long rides, and she didn't complain after the long 1450 kms round trip and that too 400 kms in torrential rains, where sitting actually hurts a lot.

Mileage

Now coming to one of the most 'kitna deti hain' wala question. In city, I hardly got above 24-25 kmpl no matter how well I ride. In the highways, in between 95-115 kmph, sixth gear, I got around 32 kmpl with a tank range, before hitting reserve, close to 350 kms. With a speed range till 110 kmph the bike was returning 31-32 kmpl. Though I didn't check the tank range in particular as I was filling as soon it hit the single bar mark but still it's not before 320 kms. Once I tried to find out how much mileage the bike will give if I do 85-95 kmph, sixth gear, and the bike didn't hit reserve even after 397 kms and I'm sure if I continued it would've easily given till 400 kms. <Too much fuel minded I am

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RVMs

Not a good visibility but very well built. Blind spot mirror is a recommended add on.

Vibes

I had it once when fueled up from an unknown petrol bunk and my left hand got numb but once that fuel got over, the vibes disappeared. Also, the stock engine oil is not good for a bike like this and I would suggest people changing to better oils after or at 5K ODO. I'm now using Amsoil 4T 10W40, which I felt to be better than Motul 7100 10W40 and 99% of all the vibes got removed also, even at higher RPMs. I’m using Scottoiler Chain Lubing system with a Scorpion dual injector, which also made a significant difference on the vibes as the chain is always lubed well.

Maintenance

R3 is actually cheaper to maintain than my R15 till now as it has a longer service interval, double of R15, and the spare parts are also very well priced and lasts long if ridden correctly.
I did a rough calculation about the running cost and it came to Rs. 1.73/KM which includes all spares, engine oils, service and tires. PS: I mostly use in highways and stay within 7K RPM most of the times.

Recommendations:

I would recommend everyone to stick to the recommended grading only as mentioned in the manual.
Manual says to change air and oil filter at every 10K kms. My suggestion change oil filter with every oil change and change air filter every 5K kms keeping in mind the awesome dust of India.

Other Recommendations:

Fork oil to be changed at every 10K kms, as per manual.
Swingarm bush, both wheel bearing and cone-set greasing to be done every 10K kms, manual says at 10k, 15K and 20K kms respectively but I will recommend to grease all three at one go at every 10K kms.

Spares Changes till now as per ODO readings:
1. Rear brake pads: 40K & 75K
2. Rear brake plate: 75K
3. Front brake pads: 40K & 90K
4. Cone set: 80K
5. Chain sprocket kits: 40K & 80K

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So, this has been my brief overview on the R3, tested on my R3 only, till now. Ride it to understand it. I'm sure it'll bring a wide grin to you.

**dhawz29** · 02-25-2020, 05:11 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by ArnabC View Post

My long-term and last review of R3 at 100K kms

Wow! Congratualtions!!!

**B7ACKTHORN** · 02-25-2020, 07:39 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

[MENTION=61712]ArnabC[/MENTION], lovely feat, and no easy feat. And to see the bike in spic and span condition, after all these kays shows the care that one's showered it with. Hope to see you achieve an even higher milestone with it.

Cheers!
VJ

**Janesh.J** · 02-28-2020, 03:54 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Got delivery of the YZF-R3 today. Finally after a wait of 1 month and 8 days.

**prasadD400** · 02-28-2020, 05:09 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Awesome review bro.. its must to share some pics of your bike at this milestone achievement.. and it deserves many more likes from the forum.
Chain and sprockets lasted on avg of 40k..?? REALLY...!!
Eager to know the proportions of highways, city and off road (if any) usage.
Also let us know what was your longest road trip in those 5 yrs.
Wish you much more happy miles ahead..!!
Long live R3.

**krish2778** · 02-28-2020, 05:12 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Got delivery of the YZF-R3 today. Finally after a wait of 1 month and 8 days.

Awesome.! Great to see that you did not have to wait any longer. How was the initial impression, hope it lived upto your expectations. Wishing you many more miles of happy riding on the bike..!

Cheers
Ride Safe
Krishna

**sagarzzz** · 02-28-2020, 05:22 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Bro congrats[emoji106]

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Got delivery of the YZF-R3 today. Finally after a wait of 1 month and 8 days.
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**m@v** · 02-28-2020, 08:57 PM

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Originally posted by Janesh.J View Post

Got delivery of the YZF-R3 today. Finally after a wait of 1 month and 8 days.

Congrats buddy. So did it reach to the point, escalating to Yamaha or dealer acted upon fastening the process?

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