Lol !!!!!!!!!!
I think the salesman was probably drunk at that time
I don't know much about fuel pump but my bike is approx. 2 years old, even after continuous ripping it had required only a few engine checkups(periodic maintainence). The engine is mostly maintainence free, a few replacements(Oil filter, Brake fluid etc). No drop in performance/mileage.It's working fine. No,problem with it absouletly.
If you lube your chain yourself and also do top ups, then the general servicing would be really cheap.
As far as new R15 is concerned ,no official news yet but may be true. All you can do is wait (if you can).

P.S. :I'm not a Yamaha Salesman ,I'm just 110% satisfied with it.

Thanks for the info.
I'm writing on behalf of my friend.
Yes we can always spray the chain and pour oil ourselves.
He's going to book the R15 tomorrow. They said it has waiting period of 20-25 days(Red color).
Is the Wakadewadi, Pune factory outlet showroom okay?

ohh tanxx for the info...!!

guys what is the price of the clear blink indicators??I want to fit it in my Fz16.will the svc fit it??

this is the third time im asking this! could someone please please discuss about the rear brakes! I feel too much pressure has to be applied, are they normally like that ( in other brands like the p220 or the apache the brakes hit once u apply slight pressure on the foot lever)... please throw some light on this..just want to know if the brakes are set like that or is it something i have to get it checked! its done 970kms on the odo!

Though I'm not entirely sure , It can be due to the fact that the brake pads are new , may be they'll soften a bit as u ride more.

Hey Bean,

Shell is definitely a better pour.
Given R15s compression ratio, any(Speed, XtraPremium) petrol from any of the regular bunk in your city is, satisfactory. It will do no harm, neither would it hamper your mileage and alike.

A dream from Kawasaki Aspire to R1 dropped on R15

Hi friends,
Just penning down my experience with bike all together, how i purchased it and went to Shirdi....

Everyone dreams about a superbike but how many gets it to real..??

I was the same one from 90% crowd who can't get it real till... but will keep trying to Buy a R1..
Right from my childwood i was a gadget, bike and car freak...!!!

I always dreamt to own a YAMAHA R1 or a HONDA CBR 1000RR. But as all know we are bound by our budget and our middle class mentality and pockets...

in 2001 when i was in FYJC then my parents gifted me a Kawasaki Aspire..The 110% bike...this was the tagline of my bike's ad.when ever it use to ad on TVs.
I use to think why can't i get a better bike when there was a CBZ in market which was already launched in 1999. But my parents decided to give me a less power bike. because i use to race always with my dad's scooter. I use to ride my dad's scooter right from 5th. My dad taught me to handle>> accelerator>>> clucth>> brake>> finally solo ride..by 7th STD i use to ride it alone on roads... These were the phases how i learnt to ride.
I was caught many times by RTO police for fine.

Slowly and gradually i started loving my bike(Aspire). coz it use to give a big mileage 70-75km/lit. my college was too near to my home merely 8km one side.

Wooed many girls on my lovely Aspire. For me my Aspire is a Legend. Still i am using it once in a week...
I have seen all my ups and down in my life on my Aspire.

I passed college in 2008 and started working as a S/W engineer in TCS.
i use to always think one day i will buy a superbike R1 or CBR1000R. but as usual when ever i wake up from my shake chilly dreams i use to think how will i afford a 13lac bike which will give a far less mileage then a car will i be able to use it for daily commuting? The answer was always a "NO". Again i use to close my heart door for my feelings and think keep riding the legend.. then suddenly YAMAHA R15 was launched in 2008 Oct-nov.

It was a replica like R1. it was like "Aishwarya nahi to Amisha sahi" then i though of buying this bike. but it was cost 1.15 lac which was a madness in my parents view. i was again shattered that my parents don't want me to go for this bike, coz they use to say "Pagal, yeh kya mileage dega, kamr dukhegi, lakh rupiya deposit kar future me kaam aayega"

typical indian midle class thoughts of saving money.....
they were not wrong either. But i was right too.... dream is always dreamt with out money. this is the only when a roadside begger sleeps in an AC apartment and mercedes in his garage. we don't pay TAX for dreaming . IT'S FREE FREE FREE.

i use to see college boys running R15 on roads and i am still with my legend.
2010 it was enough and i had enough money to take it on cash. Suddenly on 26th july 2010 i search down a Showroom which had R15 in stock and i don't need to wait for the bike as a waiting period. I paid him the entire money cash and brought the BLACK YAMAHA R15. Now i was a owner of YAMAHA R15 a sportsbike.

nevertheless i was a sportsbike owner instead of R1 i got R15, it's small brother. I am happy with this. A great big drama was waiting for me and my R15 at home. As soon as i entered into my home and said "I brought a R15, costing 1.15 L" then my mom said go an return it. we don't want such expensive bike. I think R1/CBR 1000R as expensive but my parents think R15 as expensive. We have our own definition of life.

I use to always pray god.please help me getting a R15 and i will come to "MAtha tek" on your dar at shirdi. after almost 2 yrs BABA heard me and i brought my R15. Now it was my turn to go to Shirdi.

last year in 2010 there was a long months of rain. from June to OCT and sometimes in NOV too.
I use to think how will i got to Shirdi on my R15. it use to rain every next day. In December 2010 i decide firmly to go to Shirdi. But alone never thought of it. I use to speak to my friends lets go to Shirdi on bike, i have seen many groups going. But they were not that enthusiastic as i was. They denied right away. Now i was alone but had to go. I was figuring out the dates when to go. Suddenly on 11th Dec Sat bight i decided to Leave early morning on Sun 12th Dec 2010 alone because i had holiday on Mon 13th Dec 2010. With out informing my parents i got ready with my all stuffs (Leather jacket,Shoe,Jeans, a cloth to tie around face to doge cold.) Biggest mistake i didn't take my Gloves.

I left early morning on 12Th dec Sun, just informed mom that i am going Shirdi. My mo panic but didn't stopped me. Ileft at 5:00am. it was dark and very cold. High way was open and fuly dark. I use to read everyones post about R15 performance on Xbhp. So i knew what can be expected from my R15.

Filled my gas in my R15 about Rs 500. and tank got fulled and left to explore my R15 on highways. Started riding at 80-90 Km/hr but suddenly i realized that this is utter foolishness. i slowed down to 60-70km/hr.but don't know how it use to reach 80-90km/hr. i sue always turn down my ripping. Reached Kasara Ghat from home(kalyan) by 6:30 am. stilll dark...

Slowly slowly drove to Nashik , by the time i reached nahik i started feeling cold and shewer al time. It was dam cold that day. By fingers started to freeze. i can't feel any sensation on my both palm/fist. it was so cold after crossing Nashik Toll naka i saw the Sun raising by cm - cm. It was lovely orange color roun ball coming out from clouds just to get me feel better. in half an hour there was ample light on road where i can pull my R15 to 100Km-120km/hr.

when there was only 55km left to reach Shirdi i started felling back ache...
Truely lost all my passion for ride, but i had to reach BABA/shirdi. Just kepig this in mind i kept riding. By 8:55 am i reached Shirdi parked my R15 at a pay and park, called up my parents, took a cutting chai hot, which was like a boon to me at that moment. I was not even able to fold my fingers or feel my own touch on my palms. Took a Thali and went for pooja. With in 2.5-3 hrs i got the darshan and did the pooja to Shirdi BABA. Now i was relaxed.

Left Shirdi same day by 1:30pm and ride my R15 though a short cut. which was my bad decision.That road was full of potholes. i was literally not able to ride above 1st gear 10-20km/hr. I had taken this short cut jsut to save 40 km and time. But i turned to be more fuel consuming and time. after 2.5hrs i came out of that Potholes trap and reached Kasara. From there i took only 1.5 hrs to reach home. i was cruzing at a speed of 110km to 120Km/hr as average.
only that time i came to know why it is called a R15 and what technology JAPNESE have used. a salute to YAMAHA. reached home by 5:45pm. Sat on my sofa started thinking was this a real trip. 229km nonstop ride one side again same while returning nonstop. Didn't ate any food. ate at home.

But surely this was my ever 1st solo tour on my bike a mark to remember and cheerish. There will be many more in future but won't feel like this ever.

A story of a simple guy from legend(aspire) to R15.

But one day i will own a Honda CBR1000R or R1.

but it's recommended to use ordinary petrol. (R15 User Manual)
i use ordinary fuel from BP, getting an economy of about 43.22kmpl. Do u think its advisable to change over at this state to something like shell? And I'd suggest ordinary fuel cos these so called premium fuels, you never know how the quality is in the bunk!

^^ you will notice the difference in quality in the smoothness and refinement of the engine when its running premium fuel... I know its a bomb, but i prefer 97 octance... Dunno if it increases acceleration, but the engine does feel smoother, than when you run 87 or 90 octane.

Hey dude, its a good showroom and ASS is also quiet good as compared to other outlets as i regularly do my service there only. Ask your friend to check out colors which are available for fast delivery.

You can get in touch with saurabh from that showroom and he will help you with fast deliveries.

I can imagine your distress after losing the fairing & other plastic parts repeatedly, but let me caution you that a fairing also serves the purpose of protecting your legs and the engine. As someone earlier mentioned that the fairing is designed to enhance aerodynamics.

Should you decide to remove it you will lose out on all the above and God forbid you crash the damage to you and the bike could be multi-fold. Therefore I urge you not to remove the fairing.

Ride Safe!

Thank you all for the post
from many days i was using shell super as i said earlier too and day before yesterday i filled shell normal and yesterday night i crossed 100km/hr and i noticed a difference in pick-up, i mean with shell super when the engine gets really hot mean when engine runs continuously above 6k rpm for few secs there is a boost i can really feel that boost but with this normal shell i didn't had any such feel. and with super fuel the engine is little smooth

good but be warned, high octane super fuel can over heat your engine! the engine must be able to cope with the temperature's generated, and since the r15 manual suggests ordinary fuel i'd suggest you stick to the normal shell fuel which as you said is good. In fact even i might change over to shell...

last time i used premium fuel was in my old p150 a few times ..... but the problem with bunks here is you never know the quality, at one point in my old bike i didnt feel there was any difference between the ordinary and xtrapremium., so went back to normal fuel..for the r15 im planning to try out shell for once, to see the difference....

could someone please address about the rear brakes i had asked earlier....

im sorry but i didnt get what your saying?