re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

900 KM in a week? Were you ridding your motorcycle while sleeping also?

re: Yamaha YZF- R15 S Owners Reviews and Experiences

My better half would have loved that line, with liberal doses of sarcasm. Rode early mornings and late evenings and with a NH close to where I live, it was easy for drives which started out as short ones to become really long

By the way how do you guys wash your bikes? I am using a sponge soaked in water + car shampoo and then drying off with a microfiber. Avoiding drenching it.

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If you have got any better way that is also not so time consuming then let me know...

However, I always wax after cleaning, last time I did it was a month ago, since then I have been only dusting it before riding.

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I have sold my Duke 390. Now confused between cbr 250 n r15s. Which is better overall? My requirement are comfy pillion seat, mileage n ease of riding in bangalore traffic

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Bro , If you are duke owner you will never like stance of r15, its too track focused, but once you get used to it , its fun to drive. Pillon comfort is very good in r15s also I am getting mileage of 45. The cbr is comfortable to drive but low on mileage. But if you have budget go for Cbr250. Its very well packaged bike.

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If you can tell us why you solf your Duke 390 then may be we can help u to decide

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Reading his post I think it's because of mileage.

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Yeah same here I thought.but just want a confirmation from him.

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Hi,

As a recent owner of the R15 S I can say this that coming from a D390, in terms of the power, acceleration and safety (ABS) it will be a step down for you. The pillion seat comfort should more or less be the same given that the 'S' has almost the same seating height as V2 despite being a single seat. My wife has given me company on a 100 km quick dash and she wasnt the most comfortable and neither was I everytime I braked since the pillion's weight comes to your wrist in addition to yours (it has a different perk though if you know what I mean ) The CBR 250 will definitely be more comfortable to ride both for you and the pillion even though I dont understand why someone would sell the 390 and buy the ceeber. A naked bike like the Duke is infinitely better to flick through in traffic than any bike with fairing, the ceeber and R15 included.

What I can say is that the sheer engineering brilliance of the R15 will open hitherto unknown facets of motorcycling to you unless you are already a pro. I had narrowed down my purchase choice to the D200 and the R15 and I picked the latter even though I was apprehensive about what the aggressive posture would do to my wrists and my back It handles like a dream and I would go so far as to say that it reads the rider's mind, more so a novice like mine The front wheel braking is potent and has so much feel you would think that you are dragging to a stop with your own bare hands. And as oft repeated, it may be a 150 cc on the spec sheet but wring the throttle at >5k rpms and a little monster in it roars into life.

Oh and wrt your mileage question, it will beat both the D390 and the ceeber hands down!

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Supratik, my thoughts on these:

The seat height is much lower than V2, it's almost like Hunk.
While braking hug the tank with your thighs. The weight will be almost nil of what you are getting now without pillion and half with pillion. This motorcycle is also about adjusting yourself with it.

Coming from Pulsar 150 UG2, I also used to think so, but after sometime, I got used to the width of the front fairing and now it's easy, however, not for that very very tight corners where the small motorcycles have the advantage.

Last time I quoted 45+ Km/l. Now I have crossed 1K Km so opening the throttle. Filled 7.5L and started Trip 2 with 0, lets see what it gives now.

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Completed the first service last week at 900 odd kms and then did close to 500 odd kms over the weekend The gearshifts are now super smooth and its liberating to hit north of 8k rpms now and then; the grunt is just addictive.

The tyres seem to lose pressure rapidly, make it a point to check every 4-5 days or so and its always down by a couple of PSI. The Bridgestones on my car hold their pressure for weeks, guess the soft compound ones on the R15 will need a closer watch.

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Get it checked for punctures, valve (both inner and outer side), sidewalls.

Let me give an example that no one thought of before until it is faced. One of my friend had this type of issue, no local puncture walas were able to find the fault until he went to a REPUTED local tyre wala who said it was the Rim. He opened the tyre, sanded a small area inside, put it back on and after that my friend didn't had any issue.

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I guess if its a puncture it would lose more than a couple of PSIs in the course of a week. Shall check again later this week and if its the same will try out what you suggest.

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Duke 390 is an absolute hoot to drive around on open stretches, ghats n long winding roads, in bumper to bumper- heat, low mileage, coupled with that aggressive engine braking and hard clutch was not so enjoyable. I was staying in Dharwad earlier, moved to Bangalore in October. Since I am coming from D390, I want a bike which looks nice, has smooth clutch operation, mileage of around 30-35kmpl, less amount of engine braking. Apart from all these I have this habit of changing bikes often.

One of the reasons.

Thanks for the reply bro. I have immense respect for this little monster called R15. Riding posture is something that I can get used to ( I moved from Enfield electra to 390 ) Read my reply to xplod566, that is the reason am stepping down ( most important being- you can never engage 5th n 6th and you cannot disengage the clutch completely in other gears, disengage n release the throttle-engine braking, Bangalore traffic :banghead
Also, no matter how much one rides or is experienced, motorcycling and motorcycles always surprises with hitherto unknowns..and that's what makes this learning all the more adventurous.



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This^
IS what makes me like the R15.
Yamaha has fine tuned the engine so well that the bike is an absolute gem.
Twisting the throttle gives you so much of pleasure that you do not feel like slowing down and you can ignore the fact that this is a 150cc Bike.