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**masterman** · 04-21-2011, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by Vikas02 View Post

Had a drag between 3 bikes yesterday.
TVS Apache 180 - 1 rider
Bajaj Avenger 200 - 1 rider
R15 - 1 rider(me) + 1 pillion
All riders are of similar weight 55-60 Kgs

R15 went to 120 on the odo(didnt go further with 2 riders), and it beat both the bikes in the race.
Initially TVS took the lead, but R15 caught it soon. The pull was very nice after 5K rpm, none of the bike could catch it, even i slowed down it a bit and let the other bikes move ahead, i still could catch them in no time.
By that time Apache was struggling on 110 and was not going further. (After the race the Apache rider had an excuse that his helmet started to flew with the wind, otherwise he could touch 140

)
Avenger managed to come closer to 120.

Winner - R15, Loser - TVS Apache 180

Dude my Apache 150 touches 110 if taken to maximum and I touched 140 (on odo) with a pillion in R15..
It not only depends upon the machine but also on the rider.

**sheelpriye** · 04-21-2011, 12:37 AM

A drag race on road isn't safe and certainly doesn't constitute as an *OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE*

We may cut the crap & move on

**Vikas02** · 04-21-2011, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by dual disc 200 View Post

Wow..! Insanely brilliant story cum experience of about a Street/ Drag Race that too with pillion. Way to go....mate..!

Thanks dual_disc

Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post

@Vikas: Did you get your bravery medal for risking your and others life with this BRAVE effort? Or did you just get a winners medal?

For your information, I never risk anyone's life including mine while riding a bike. I ride very slow and safe in city. The road where we raced is Outer ring road in Hyderabad, which connects city to airport. Its 8 lane highway, and u hardly see any vehicle on it. Even if u ride/drive 150+ on this road, u will be safe.

Originally posted by ZeNashB View Post

Is it a drag with no specific length of travel? I'm more prone to calling it just a race

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Yes ZeNash! u can say it a race.

Originally posted by pritish View Post

I think you are a naive to compare bikes,in the manner u have....chk the specs of both the bikes(RTR 180 n R15)......they are approx. same..except RTR 180 is 6kgs more than r15.....R15 has one advantage in terms of power is its top speed is approx.135kmph...where as RTR 180 approx. 125kmph....

Otherwise in 1/4 mile drag...I can bet they wont be world apart of each other....

And besides the people with whom you raced..are you sure they shift good ! ! !

and a RTR 180 struggling at 110kmph....You kidding me ! ! !....I ride a RTR 180...I know what it attains ! ! !...

I am no expert in comparing bikes, nor i tested Apache's high speed myself.
I just wanted to mention what i experienced in that race.

BTW - Adding to the point RTR 180 is 6 Kg heavier - RTR 180 has 30 CC more than R15; And at the time of race, R15 was 50 Kg heavier than RTR 180 (with two riders). R15 and RTR 180 may be similar in power, but u already mentioned that R15 top speed is much better than RTR 180, and its pull after 5K is much much better than any other bike in country (excluding baby ninja here), That is the reason i could catch and beat the other two bikes two times in the same race.

Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post

Excuse him guys, he is a YAMAHA Fan!!

Sure! I am.

Originally posted by masterman View Post

Dude my Apache 150 touches 110 if taken to maximum and I touched 140 (on odo) with a pillion in R15..

Really, i tried 3-4 times but i could achieve 136 maximum without pillion, and that too after crouching.

**shadabk01** · 04-21-2011, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by Vikas02 View Post

Thanks dual_disc

For your information, I never risk anyone's life including mine while riding a bike. I ride very slow and safe in city. The road where we raced is Outer ring road in Hyderabad, which connects city to airport. Its 8 lane highway, and u hardly see any vehicle on it. Even if u ride/drive 150+ on this road, u will be safe.

For your Information 2 wheelers are banned on the ORR about which you are talking about. I think you have not checked the signboards put all through out the ring road.

Ride safe Buddy!!!

**pritish** · 04-21-2011, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by Vikas02 View Post

BTW - Adding to the point RTR 180 is 6 Kg heavier - RTR 180 has 30 CC more tahn R15; And at the time of race, R15 was 50 Kg heavier than RTR 180 (with two riders). R15 and RTR 180 may be similar in power, but u already mentioned that R15 top speed is much better than RTR 180, and its pull after 5K is much much better than any other bike in country (excluding baby ninja here), That is the reason i could catch and beat the other two bikes two times in the same race.

First of all CC are not the sole parameters to judge power,even if i get a 100 cc bike,I can derive power of some 17-18 bhp(increased Volumetric efficiency) out of it and with a bit of high tourque I can beat a R15 hands down...

Second,ride a RTR 180.and then compare the pull,its marginal.i have rode a R15...It was smooth and gear shifts were like butter,but i didnt find the pull anything more than RTR 180 after 5k.

Follow some racing to know what all parameters are involved in a racing,before you judge your/anybody's potential.Thats why I asked you earlier,do your fellow racers shift good?

**zerotosixty** · 04-21-2011, 12:04 PM

They should increase the price of R15 by another 50K

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Damn!! This is the reason you see bikes totalled in the Service center and a teen standing near it with a huge white bandage wrapped across his hands.

I really wouldnt want to drag another bike into this post but i couldnt resist. P220 is another bike which production should be stopped or price increased. Damn posers everywhere

who get their bikes and make life miserable for other road users. Too much power in the hands of untrained people.

i do not mean any disrespect to decent riders. Its just that i have been wanting to say this and burst out today. Sorry if i had hurt any owners centiments.

**RhythmRana99** · 04-21-2011, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by pritish View Post

First of all CC are not the sole parameters to judge power,even if i get a 100 cc bike,I can derive power of some 17-18 bhp(increased Volumetric efficiency) out of it and with a bit of high tourque I can beat a R15 hands down...

Second,ride a RTR 180.and then compare the pull,its marginal.i have rode a R15...It was smooth and gear shifts were like butter,but i didnt find the pull anything more than RTR 180 after 5k.

Follow some racing to know what all parameters are involved in a racing,before you judge your/anybody's potential.Thats why I asked you earlier,do your fellow racers shift good?

Hey guys don't start a brand war here. we all know which is better and which is not .Drag races are not discussed they are done and results clear all confusions. go out and have a drag R15 vs RTR 180 and clear your feelings.
and yes drag on clear road with no traffic don't risk other's lives. instead go on track where you can unleash both machines without fear of traffic

RIDE SAFE

**RhythmRana99** · 04-21-2011, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by zerotosixty View Post

They should increase the price of R15 by another 50K

.

Damn!! This is the reason you see bikes totalled in the Service center and a teen standing near it with a huge white bandage wrapped across his hands.

I really wouldnt want to drag another bike into this post but i couldnt resist. P220 is another bike which production should be stopped or price increased. Damn posers everywhere

who get their bikes and make life miserable for other road users. Too much power in the hands of untrained people.

i do not mean any disrespect to decent riders. Its just that i have been wanting to say this and burst out today. Sorry if i had hurt any owners centiments.

+1
but increasing price or stopping production would not be a solution. by this decent riders will also suffer.

**satyenpoojary** · 04-21-2011, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by shadabk01 View Post

For your Information 2 wheelers are banned on the ORR about which you are talking about. I think you have not checked the signboards put all through out the ring road.

Ride safe Buddy!!!

LMAO! Is it!
If so then!

**shadabk01** · 04-21-2011, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by satyenpoojary View Post

LMAO! Is it!
If so then!

Yes buddy it is

Check this out:

P V Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway: Two-wheelers banned on PVNR Expressway - Times Of India
From Gachibowli to Airport: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/...100119211.html

**pritish** · 04-21-2011, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by RhythmRana99 View Post

+1
but increasing price or stopping production would not be a solution. by this decent riders will also suffer.

Originally posted by RhythmRana99 View Post

Hey guys don't start a brand war here. we all know which is better and which is not .Drag races are not discussed they are done and results clear all confusions. go out and have a drag R15 vs RTR 180 and clear your feelings.
and yes drag on clear road with no traffic don't risk other's lives. instead go on track where you can unleash both machines without fear of traffic

RIDE SAFE

Please use the multi quote option

its quite astonishing that,some people can be so DUMB that they appriciate such kind of insane racing..and even encourage by putting up remarks "Way to Go" ! ! ! Seriously Insane ! ! ! Badly need Help! ! !

**milancherian** · 04-21-2011, 04:40 PM

guys,am gettin a mileage of over 40kmpl on ma r15....43 to be more precise...wat all can i do to enhance the performance....it has done 6000km so far....! lemme knw wat all i can do alrit...!!

**RhythmRana99** · 04-21-2011, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by pritish View Post

Please use the multi quote option

its quite astonishing that,some people can be so DUMB that they appriciate such kind of insane racing..and even encourage by putting up remarks "Way to Go" ! ! ! Seriously Insane ! ! ! Badly need Help! ! !

i have not said them to Drag in markets an open strech with no people early morning 4-5 am can be safe enough. instead i suggested them to go on track and check whole capabilities of their machines. we here in north don't have any track like chennai so what you want us to make a new racing track or drag strips?
and what is the fun of buying big machines like R15/p220 etc which can easily touch 100+ mark [keep aside SBK's for now] on road . but 65 km/hr is the speed limit for two wheelers, on highway maX 80km/hr even on national highways so aren't we ride our bike at insane speeds there and risk others and our lives?
leave everybody haven't you rode your machine above 80km/hr? if yes then excuse me you are DUMB and INSANE riding at killing speeds. govt set some rules you should also follow it and ride below 80.

Always see inside you before using words such as DUMB or INSANE.

**pritish** · 04-21-2011, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by RhythmRana99 View Post

i have not said them to Drag in markets an open strech with no people early morning 4-5 am can be safe enough. instead i suggested them to go on track and check whole capabilities of their machines. we here in north don't have any track like chennai so what you want us to make a new racing track or drag strips?
and what is the fun of buying big machines like R15/p220 etc which can easily touch 100+ mark [keep aside SBK's for now] on road . but 65 km/hr is the speed limit for two wheelers, on highway maX 80km/hr even on national highways so aren't we ride our bike at insane speeds there and risk others and our lives?
leave everybody haven't you rode your machine above 80km/hr? if yes then excuse me you are DUMB and INSANE riding at killing speeds. govt set some rules you should also follow it and ride below 80.

Always see inside you before using words such as DUMB or INSANE.

Sorry for confusing you dude...but the 2nd statement and henceforth were not meant for you.it was just a general statement and based on some Insane response by some members

,So relax,no offence meant to you.

I support ur idea of racing on tracks drag or whatever,with proper gears on.The thrill is awsome to experience.I am an adrenaline junkie myself ! ! !.....Someday I gonna try that myself

**RhythmRana99** · 04-21-2011, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by pritish View Post

Sorry for confusing you dude...but the 2nd statement and henceforth were not meant for you.it was just a general statement and based on some Insane response by some members

,So relax,no offence meant to you.

I support ur idea of racing on tracks drag or whatever,with proper gears on.The thrill is awsome to experience.I am an adrenaline junkie myself ! ! !.....Someday I gonna try that myself

oh sorry i got carried away by that words.

RIDE SAFE

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