Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

I want to know whether before making payment there are any red flags that I need to take extra care of so that I don't get cheated.
In other words, what did you do when you got your bike?

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To be frank, I didn't check anything coz I was too excited! [emoji14][emoji28]
Just check the chain for any rust and the chain sprockets. And more than this nothing to check deeply! Just go and get the bike happily!

Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

Guys , What mileage is your bike returning.

I filled petrol for 500 rs ~ 7.6 litres, the bike returned a decent 355+ kms. ~ 47 kmpl (note 2nd service completed)

Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

my bike returns me close to 32 kmpl on the highways and 24kmpl in city

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Are you sure you own a R15s, it's the mileage of R3.

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Did I forget to mention I have a Ninja 250 [emoji16]

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Naaaaaa


U also got zmr too [emoji12]

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Got my babe yesterday... 140 km odo.. always ridden below 5000 rpm... Engine sounds bit rash ..like tappet noise.. any info about that problem friends ??

Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

Happy new year Gentlemen. Have a wealthy and safe new year.

Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

I am close to complete 1 year of ownership with my R15S and already done 20000 km's . I am surprised it has clocked more miles than I imagine. I am keep on hearing track bike, hard suspension, back ache, ergonomic issue, Noise, vibration, Hand pain from the non R15 owners. As we know how good our bikes are.

Positives:
1. Smooth engine with great mileage on the O2 sensor variants 53+ kmpl . These figs are between 80-100 kmph . I felt this engine is vibey but after comparing with other makes this is the best which makes you give the feel to the rider. Other feel simply the engine is mounted on the big rubber block.
2. Very comfy driving. Many wont accept but I never got back pain with R15 . I get my palms aching but few secs of rubbing will vanish. Recently drove another bike for the same distance which is supposedly comfortable bike but I have shoulder fatigue and back pain lasted for the whole day.
3. Niggles... what is that. I have faced enough with my pulsar 180. In R15s, I have just changed oil as per schedule.
4. Super smooth cruising. One can barely hear the engine running till 85 kmph. This is a boon when you travel in highways. If you take it higher rpm its the sweetest sounding single, no ringing inside your head and droning noise. Havent tested cbr150 but should be similar to R15
5. Pretty good quality brakes and decent tires.
6. Twin cluster headlamp. After replacing bulbs to Led's these are sheer driving bliss at night on the highway.
7. Stable and sharp handling due to front weight bias but not as flickable as netural handling bias.
8. Slick gear shifts.. Click...click..click.. is all what you hear from the gear box like a Swiss watch
9. High quality parts used where needed. DID chain is still smooth @ 20K kms, Nissin brakes and Pads, Robust Swing arm
10. Most important point which many may not aware, due to the liquid cooling there is no heat soak when travelling long distance as compared with air cooled engine. If you have the budget buy any liquid cooled engine.

Negatives:
1. Hard clutch due to poorly designed cable system. Due to the sharp bend its prone to snapping and getting hard
2. Omission of clock in the display. Its a useful feature which is miss especially on the night drives
3. Prefer little more torque at the lower end. After driving Gixxer this feel anaemic and need torque tonic.
4. Short service interval., but I am doing service by myself due to poorly trained mechanics at the service station.
5. Ofcourse hard suspension sometime offsets the bike and throw you out.

Forgot to add one important Con.
CLUTCH BELL Noise . May be this is the vibration or harshness we are referring to the engine

Re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi bro.. please share link of your led headlamp ??

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Pictures are in the page 50 and post 499.

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Mine completed 16.5K kms after an year and 2 months. Check engine light suddenly turned on while running yesterday along with hiccups from engine. This went off after restarting the engine. Check engine glowed continuously during those few seconds. This incident repeated 3 times within this week. Doubt on RR unit. Please throw some light.

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Check the error code 46 (4 long blinks followed by 6 short blinks). If thats the case replace RR unit straight away. I have replaced mine at 12K kms. RR unit is placed under front windshield and probably the worst place to keep. There is no ventilation whats so ever. If its fail another time I am going to relocated the unit.

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I was thinking about buying any one of these:

1. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016...651356934.html
2. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015...493093438.html

But is also worried about the heat generation, what if it burns the reflector. I have seen people using led bulbs, local though, with all burnt headlight reflector.

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For the first line, this is too true cause my previous bike was Pulsar 150 2005 model, it was too torque'y and very comfortable, the sitting posture was like sitting on a chair. As years passed I've seen that 150cc bikes sitting posture changed. Now people coming suddenly from a comfy sitting posture bike to sports bike, they all will feel the pain. Now after 1 year, I got used to it and does not feel uncomfortable. Though it's not as comfy as my previous bike still it's very fun to ride with confidence.


I didn't find any issue with the clutch. And I have noise issue with the windshield (I think so), which can be heard from 3.5k-4k rpm. I have taken the bike to the service center 2-3 times for this issue but it comes back again.