Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Yes many has got it fixed also. Please go to the below URL and check your if your bike is affected.



I will suggest to check the chassis number directly from the bike, below the pillion seat, on the chassis it will be inscribed. There's a chance that RC card may contain a wrong chassis number, it has happened with some people already.

Normally it should take around 2 hours for the whole recall process.

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I got a call yesterday from them, also get the letter from Yamaha as well for the recall. Date booked for coming Monday. The lady said they are accepting 5 bikes in a day.

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Anybody received recall request for "radiator hose" and "spring torsion"? I just got a call from monarch Yamaha (Pune) yesterday. Just wondering if anyone here has got it done already?

Re: Yamaha YZF R3 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Got my 1st service done. Oil change and oil cleaner change. Chain clean and lube. That's it. Suspension was way too soft with the standard setting. Got that stiffen up. Been bouncing all over the place and got a light back ache. Rode for about 15 kms after service and everything seems fine so far. I hope I don't get any problem. Lost bite on both brakes because they are still very greasy I guess. Should be fine after a while. Riding slow.

When I arrived at the service center, they assumed I'd come for the re-call. I had to tell them and make them write on the job card that it's 1st service job. They said it will take 2 days and there are bikes for re-call. They wanted me to call first and make an appointment before coming. There was not a single R3 in the service station that I could see. I told it's a 2 hour job and to give the bike in evening. They agreed. They said there are 2 mechanics who do R3 service. I got the names but couldn't meet them as they were not available. Balasiva and Thyag. Balasiva is the chief mechanic there. Wanted to meet this guy and have a chat but wasn't available. My job card says D Karthick and Sakthi Dasan as mechanics supervisors who worked on the bike. Paid 2000 for consumables. They rode my bike for 2-2.5 odd kms. They said it was to test the suspension setting. Just the thought of going to a service center makes me so paranoid

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We do. Also, we have a Pan-India R3 Owners group on WhatsApp too. PM me your number and i'll ask one of the admins to add you to both the groups.

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Thanks! I checked with my Frame # and the re-call doesn't apply to my bike. So no issues there.

Sure, will let you know. Standard warranty is 2 years or 30000 kms, which ever comes first.

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Is there any R3 whatsapp group for chennai ?

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Thank you dhawz29,

Kasi theatre would be near to me. Do let me know how was the service quality.

Also, what is the standard warranty that comes with the bike ?

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You can check and get the recall done at the same time.

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I got my bike from Sri Motors near Kasi theater. My 1st service is due tomo. 1 service is probably not enough to judge but I'll let you know how it goes. Showroom experience was good. Hope the service is good too.

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Cool. Will wait and see . Got a call from new Motoworld Yamaha showroom on Hosur road and confirmed they will call once they receive the parts. I will wait till January atleast.
Yamaha Bikerz , Chromepet. Mech name is Prakash. They have already done the R3 recall. Kindly check the online link in Yamaha site and proceed with it along with service.

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Dear Xbhpian,

I recently purchased a pre-owned R3. Until now, the first owner serviced bike in a local mechanic, but I prefer to do it in authorised dealer. Can you please recommend me some reliable service centre in Chennai for R3?

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Ivin, just had a chat with the owner of Pacer Yamaha. They right now have two R3 specific mechanics. Vinod, who's not present now, has been my mechanic from 2015 and he has, till date, done a stellar job. Other person recently joined Pacer from iYamaha, where he used to work on R3 and R15 only, as I heard.

Regarding the recall, I just changed the engine oil some 300 kms back. I will not get the recall done soon. I have some trips coming up. Will get those done and then only will get the recall done by the first or second week of Jan. As of now, I had an issue with the radiator hose. The portion where it gets connected to the engine, got extended and hence coolant was leaking from there. I cut the hose by 3-4 mm and it's been well till now and even handled the Himalayas well. So I can say it'll handle normal highways, cities well only.

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1st service can normally be completed within a couple of hours at max. They made me wait from 8AM - 5PM too (Even i had gone right after finishing my night shift and got my bike in first after they had opened the gates). They really don't care as long as they are making money.
The same mixed earsay made me go to Bangalore Wheels and i have gotten 6-7 services done on the R3 and a couple of services on my R15 too and i was happy about the service quality. But this time, i had to return with a blame for nothing and a big hole in my pocket.

Also, in this case, the owner turned the scene sour. Instead of really coming down and rectifying things, he made me wait for 4 days without giving me an update on what is happening with my bike at the SVC and believed in his mechanics words without physically seeing the damage. The attitude that was threw at me is not the premium customer experience that i expected after owning a premium bike from a premium company. Nevertheless, enough of cribbing. I'm dealing with this in different ways now. But lesson learnt, i'm never returning to that SVC ever again and I warn each and every Bangalorean to avoid getting in my situation. The service has turned pathetic off-late, after Sampath and a couple others left.

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Hei Arnab, long time brother. Hope you are doing great. Yea I Would try Pacer and would wait till the mechanic comes, meanwhile will search for alternatives as well. Just poured in Motul some 1.5k kms back , so I would run another 2k before the change as I think they might use yamalube after changing the Torsion spring.

I have heard about your story from some common friends. That’s absolutely sad to know it. I know the feel because my Ninja 300 used to crack the sump if not careful on a tall speed breaker as it would bottom out very easily because of the highly ineffective and nightmarish ground clearance it had. Coming to R3, Back in 2015 for the first service, I had gone to BW(which was the furthest from where I stayed back then) and they made me wait 8 hours there after saying they would complete the job in an hours time(how much time would take for 1st service) that too even after reiterating the fact that I was coming right after a night shift. Little did it help though. Just the earsay of good work made me go there, but done for good. The great guys like [MENTION=61712]ArnabC[/MENTION] , [MENTION=57593]saquib3005[/MENTION] etc had helped me tremendously for getting through to the owner of BW for parts, service, getting the bike delivered early for friends etc, but some service personnel’s damaging the reputation is a bad hit for the owner, who have been always great to me everytime I called him. I hope they turn things around, especially when they handle the Superbikes in Bangalore.