Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Shoot a mail to yamaha along with pictures. Explain everything you have faced at dealership end and do mention this defect that you noticed bit late.
Don't worry they would respond.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi, i am not sure if this is right place to ask this question.

How comfortable is yamaha fz25 pillion seat? i own an FZ FI and i am just looking at the possibility of swapping my pillion seat with FZ 25 if its a direct fit? any ideas guys.

reason is i feel fz25 pillion seat got more cushion than that of flat fz FI please suggest.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

The Hornet and FZ 25 are in a different class and hence a comparison would not be fair. As a Horner owner i feel the biggest drawback of this bike is the poor low end torque and weird gearing on the 1st and 2nd gear. On the other hand FZ 25 has fantastic low end torque and a good power to weight ratio.
I money and mileage are not an issue go for FZ 25. Head light of the hornet is poor. FZ 25 fares slightly better due to the LEDs.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Yup same case with me console showing 35.**kmpl, recent tank full method gave 38.** kmpl.

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Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Check this out!

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hi frnds...got the bike yesterday...so far so good...its really hard to keep the bike under 4.5k rmp..hihi...always tempting to go beyond that... Ok..now come to the point.some concerns...
1. Found some oil leakage ..will upload the pic.
2. Some screws missing here and thr..
3. Really missing the 6th gear.

Other than tat everything feels pretty good. One thing i noticed was the headlight illumination.. I don't think it is bad as others said...it is more than enough for my usage. Its pretty dam good.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Report screw thing to svc. Oil leakage is not really oil leakage, in most cases it is grease burning on a new machine. Notice the oil level and keep a check. Max power comes at 6k after which bike does not breathe much, no fun redlining it much. Enjoy the ride !

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences



^ oil leakage..what could be the reason??

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

This is grease used while installing the long engine mount bolt. Don't worry about it. Like this number of places it will show. Till you wash it very well. But just leave it

Show us where the missing bolts are

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Yes..the svc guys confirmed the exact same thing...

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Hey guys, i hope you are doing well. I'm Jatin and i reside in Gurgaon. Well after completing my graduation it was time for job and with the job came COMMUTING. Commuting to and from office was turning out to be a huge pain in the a**. My office is in the north-western part of delhi (Pitampura for all the Delhi ke launde) and is pretty far. Before starting the job i was pretty apprehensive about buying a bike as fortunately the Public transport in delhi is pretty good and kinda cheap as well.

But after starting the job and experiencing the metro travel route first hand i knew that i had to buy a bike (it took 2 to 2.5 hours for me to reach home from office).

So we chalked up a budget, around 1.2-1.4 lakhs and started looking for a potential purchase.

I always had a soft spot for the 200 NS, since it was kinda underrated. No one bought it yet it was such a good bike. Good power and such mature yet aggressive styling. I loved that bike a lot and naturally wanted to buy it. So i took a TD, and loved it. It was only my second time on a bike (The first time being a 200 km ride on a Ninja 300 but that's a long story) and i didn't have a lot of experience with bikes when i was doing the purchase.

So the financials were discussed and that's when we found out about how expensive it would be for us if wanted to finance the bike. My dad then suggested to take a loan from a nationalised bank. At first i was apprehensive because loans from nationalised banks take a lot of time but ultimately the savings were multi-fold.

So now again the wait started with me going to the bank to get a loan approved. Had a discussion with the loan guy and he brings out a list of documents required. I take out all my photocopies i had already placed in a neat folder to check whatever he was listing off. As we get closer and closer to the end of the list i was feeling myself getting more and more excited as finally i could get the paperwork done.

Finally he says, "PAN card?". And I'm like whaaa do i need a PAN card?

Back to square one. Got the PAN card process done and was just waiting for arrival when i saw a black FZ25 while i was on my way to the metro station. I personally don't like flashy, gaudy bikes and this FZ was right up my alley. It looked great, really mature styling, yet very aggressive with that chiselled tank and that toight tail. Decided to take a test drive the coming Sunday. Went to the showroom and was really impressed. Really brisk pickup and yet really light (the light part being huge since i was a new rider and couldn't in any way handle a bike as bulky and huge as the Dominar). That was the day i decided that this was the bike i was going to buy.

Completed the process of the PAN card, submitted the paperwork for the loan, got three loan approved, and there i was, ready to buy the bike.

The coming Sunday we talked to many Yamaha dealers in our vicinity and one of them offered the bike with no waiting. Completed all the formalities and the next day they called us that the bike is now ready to be picked up. I was so happy i even took a leave from work. Reached the showroom and saw it standing in the parking lot and right then, i knew that i took the right decision.

Right now i have done around 900 kms on the bike and here are my thoughts, both big and small:-

- The bike looks great to me, but obviously looks is a subjective topic.

- Switchgear looks and feels great. No complaints in the fit n finish department. Switches have that tactile feel to them and that heavy action we all love. Although what i don't love is the pass light switch being integrated into the headlight switch. It is logically laid out, but it has to be used with your left thumb, meaning that now you can only use either the horn or the pass light at once and not both together.

- HUD is kinda small and looks gareeb although it packs all the information you would expect a bike of this segment to pack.

- Ergonomics are great. You sit a little bit leaned forward and the footpegs are kinda rearset while still the rider comfort not being compromised. Its the perfect compromise between ease of use and a sporty sitting stance.

- The front footpegs start vibrating once you reach 4-5k RPM but only ever so slighly so that it barely bothers you. Same with the handlebars but they vibrate even less. Although if you wear gloves while riding, you'll feel your hands getting lightly numb, especially when maintaining a continuous RPM range. No problems though when gloveless.

- LED headlight is absolutely fine for me in the City after the adjustment. GET THE ADJUSTMENT DONE. It makes a load of difference.

- Horn has that cartoonish peep-peep sound and is really shrill sounding. Although don't know if changing the horn will void warranty

- The ride is kinda hard. The suspension is set stiff as yamaha wanted to cater to its sporty pretensions. But i don't mind that as much as i mind the seat. UGHHH the seat is wayy too stiff. It is literally a pain in the a** after just 1 hour of riding. And its not even summers now. Wear something absorbent down there which can absorb all the sweat otherwise get a gel seat or something

- THIS BIKE GIVES AMAZING MILEAGE. I know that its being broken in and I'm riding easy but easy is honestly enough for this bike in the city. But about the mileage, 38 KMPL. 38, from a 250! I'm amazed and I'm sure you will be too when you get it after reading my review.

- About the performance, its great. Its quick in the city and you can exploit those small gaps in traffic with just a slight twist of the gas. Torque is beastly low down with torque on tap as low as 3700 RPM. One would never feel the need to downshit when one wants to get on moving.

-The bike accelarates like a maniac till 90-100 after which it starts losing steam. Also it sounds bloody good along the way.

- Its not all well in the engine department. Although it has ample torque in the low and mid range, there's nothing up top. After 7500-8000 RPM the bike just makes unnecessary noise with no real change in momentum. On the other hand that's when the 200NS goes into manic mode and starts flying.

- This power characteristic doesnt make it that engaging to drive on the curves as all the power is down low and revving the engine to its higher reaches will only slow you down. An NS will serve you better in this regard, hands down

- Another HUGE drawback is the lack of a sixth gear. It needs a sixth gear badly. This factor also detracts from the riding experience once you get to some twisties and start opening her.

- The oil dipstick cap is weird and doesn't screw on easily. You have to give it a few tries to get it to screw on perfectly.

- Although the front footpegs don't really vibrate, the rear ones vibrate a LOT at normal speeds.

- The bike does not heat up, even in b2b traffic. The bike has given no heating issues to me.

- The gearbox needs some getting used to. The trick is to actuate downshifts using the end of the lever and don't be deliberate, just take it easy and do it lightly. Also let the shifter completely complete its travel down and up before getting in the next shift while doing consecutive downshifts when slowing down.

- have had no issues finding neutral.

- Tyres work well in the dry but entirely average in the wet.

- Front mudguard is really short. It leads to the engine and oil radiator getting filthy with dirt also settling on the exhaust header.

- Is it just me or is the clutch really hard? I have pains in my left hand just because of the clutch action being too hard in city traffic. Gloves made it a little better but it's still painful. I haven't heard this problem from anyone on here so it might be just me.

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Good review and congratulations on the new bike. Just a comment on the speed factor. The bikes max torque reaches at 6k RPM beyond which you cant expect more thats why its sluggish in 7k margin. I am pretty sure it does good speed at 6k RPM ( I dont own one yet). To attain max speed, my advise is to keep it simple, this bike is not ment for aggressive acceleration, you just have to be smooth and you can really see the difference. The bike will be really fun to ride.

2. With regards to clutch, my test ride vehicle had the issue, SC told me that adjusting the clutch will do the magic, try that may be it will be helpful.

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Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

1. Yeah the bike is real fun to drive. I did not say that it isn't. Its just that a high revving engine (like the ninja 300) is just so much fun on the curves as the power on the top just makes you rev the beans off the engine. This engine on the other hand is beastly in the city, but it doesn't feel comfortable in the top end, like it doesn't wanna be there. Plus the lack of a sixth gear is a huge bummer and makes the lack of top end even more pronounced.

2. Yeahh I'm due for the service today and I'll relay my problems to the service manager. I'll try taking some pics as well, lets see what happens [emoji16]

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Welcome Jatin to xBHP and the ownership forum thread as well. Nicely jotted down your initial impression there. I personally didn't find the clutch hard or did encounter any pains in my left wrist. On the contrary, I had pains in my left wrist due to slightly stiff accelerator action but now I'm very much used to it.

Even I don't recall anyone complaining about hard clutch, so I suggest you drive any other FZ25 or ask any fellow owner to drive yours to find out whether your clutch is really tight. To try to mitigate your left wrist pain, I suggest you use a half clutch rather than a full one whenever possible.

Cheers!

Re: Yamaha FZ 25 Owners Reviews and Experiences

Even i had a lot of pain in the palm of my hands and wrist due to the hard engine braking and general force on the wrist during stop n go traffic, but then I started wearing gloves and the ride is soo much more comfortable for my wrist and palms.

Get on that riding glove game ASAP, it makes a world of difference IMO [emoji16]