Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I read your post in the dominar thread. Frankly, that bike is not for the city. My fz25 brings a wide grin in traffic, just so delightful to cut through it. Regarding your touring, on open highways, 100 to 110 kph is just beautiful, which is more than enough i must say. And regarding your rpm question, I'm sure you won't limit yourself to 6000.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I read your post in the dominar thread. Frankly, that bike is not for the city. My fz25 brings a wide grin in traffic, just so delightful to cut through it. Regarding your touring, on open highways, 100 to 110 kph is just beautiful, which is more than enough i must say. And regarding your rpm question, I'm sure you won't limit yourself to 6000. The LEDs aren't dazzlingly bright, but is good enough to give you a clear view of the road ahead. Only problem might be seeing potholes, that too amidst a lot of halogen lights. In complete dark, the light is beautiful. And then, comfort is a personal thing i guess. Very comfortable in city and bad roads. I have done a max of 250 kms in a day and it was way better than my fz16.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Dear Hemanta, don't remove the tyre hugger, tail section or shorten it as it won't go well with the entire design length and may look odd. The designing has been done keeping in mind the price and power segment, to where it belongs as well the aerodynamics. Keep it as it is. Mind it that people who have designed it must be experts in the field.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thank you Jyothish for your comments. I am inclined towards FZ25. But only thing stopping me is its touring capabilities. I tour in my FZS and mostly the engine will be in 6000 - 6500 rpm. The reason for my hesitation is i ended up replacing piston once and now the need to over haul the engine, all these in 92k kms. Since FZ25's crusing speed comes at similar rpm (in high band), will it affect the engine? In longer run.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

See brother, 92k kms on a bike is maddening stuff. Even a Merc won't do that much without some engine tinkering i presume. I have my old fz16 since 5 years now (including two years of just lying around and 3 missed services) and out of the 40k kms i have done, at least 10k would have been touring with some rather harsh, topend riding. I ride my bike on highways for 42 kms everyday and that too included some harsh riding. I have only replaced my piston head and my old horse is as good as new. Even if you do a lot of touring, regular maintenance will keep the bike happy. My thumbrule is, chain cleaning and tire pressure check every 500 km, and engine oil change every 2500. Stick to this and any bike will stay happy.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I know this has already been discussed to death. But this is my first 'new' bike experience. I would really appreciate it if anyone can confirm if its ok if the gear feels extremely clunky. I have done only 80 Kms so far. Everyone kept telling it gets better with time, but mine seems to be the opposite . I don't know if I am doing it right or wrong, but I do pull in the clutch fully and also ensure the gear has fallen before releasing. I don't do it as one swift motion as I used to do in my older bike. It is very hesitant to shift at times, and i have to give it slightly more force, after which it falls with a very uncomfortable noise and thunk. I hope I am not hurting my bike during its crucial first few 100 km's and will just have to bear with this till first service. Would also like to try lowering the gear lever as shown in a video on youtube, which apparently makes it smoother. Has anyone tried that when their bike was new?.

PS: Will it become a smooth single click like shift after first service?. Now at times it feels like double click before falling into a gear.

Thanks bro. I do agree 92k is extreem but i still feel it had heart to go little more. Anyway... Decided to get my hands on FZ25. Primarily because of Dominor not great in city limits and FZ25's sweet mileage. One question though, how is the windbalst while doing 100kmph. Does it really need a wind sheild?

The one i test ride had the same issue, and yes its quite common in FZ25. If you find it very difficult to switch gears ask the service center guys to adjust clutch. That should help. And yes, gears will be smooth after you munch miles.

Wind blast is tolerable till 120. After that, you might opt for a windshield. But since the tank has a narrowing contour towards the seat, and the rider seat is long, you can do the tuck-in position fairly easily. That said however, i would suggest you not do prolonged stretches beyond 110, as it is not safe on Indian highways.

Yamaha has kept the gear pressure high during production so all wear and tear happens during breaking in. Ask the svc person to adjust the gear. They will. Post that, gearing is as good as it can get. I hardly take 10 seconds to reach top gear even though i hardly touch 35 kph.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Thanks. Yeah, clutch seems tight. It should loosen over time. But yes will give that a look as well. Really hoping it becomes smoother, because it seems to be becoming harder as I keep riding.

Thanks for that piece of info. Feel better . I will be riding 300 km up and down to my hometown and back to get it registered, next week. Should I ask them to adjust before I do this trip or wait till first service?

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I don't think you should get it done now. The gear box won't be set in right yet. You can go ahead and do the trip. I did a 250 km trip, that too in the mountains, with my wife in pillion before my 1st service. But, don't push the bike beyond 5000 rpm. That will be bad.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

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Don’t worry Mate ,
My Alpha (FZ 25) is only 1 week old and have only ridden 700km .
The gear shifting experience was similarly hard for me for about 200 to 300 km and especially in the morning. It was really painstaking in high city traffics but now it has become much more smoother.

Your FZ 25 gearshift will also be smoother the more you ride.
And releasing the clutch slowly will do no harm to the engine , if you don’t revv the throttle hard. Keep the bike below 4500 Rpm and keep varying the speed don’t keep the speed consistent, it will ease out the Iron fillings in the engine and help the engine last longer !


I wouldn’t recommend taking the Bike for a ride of 300km , before first service and if at all you are going to do the trip stop and give rest to the engine after 1hr drive or else the engine may be harmed especially the heat can cause harm !

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Anyone from Ahmednagar, Maharastra? I'm planning to purchase this beauty in a week or so and need your suggestions.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

What should be the first service charge guys??
SVC changed me 1350.
Oil change
Oil filter
Chain clean
Chain lube.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

I just replaced my stock exhaust with some random after market exhaust. Here is video of the it with sound https://youtu.be/oN6kEzZRfYE

Yes I totally understand about warranty issues.