thanks a lot guys..
will use mineral oil till 2.5k and then switch to semi till 6k..

Guys, Changed the rear braked pads a week back. They have started to squeal.. I tried to apply the brake and give the throttle.. It stopped the squealing for a while but again after sometime it came back. What would be the issue?

Chain Lube

Guys I've been riding in heavy rains lately. Now need to regularly start lubing the chain myself. (SVC charges me 80 bucks!). Can I do it when the bike is on side stand itself? Or should I get a center stand fitted? Also, which lube should I use?

What..Just 80 Bucks for the chain lubing...
Here in chennai, my SVC asks for 150/- bucks for chain cleaning and lubing.

I think You can lube it with the help of side stand but You'll need an extra pair of hands..just to incline the bike on the side stand and support its weight..

Question !!!

Guys,

I have completed 500 Kms on my bike. But still I am having issue to get correct posture while riding the bike . How much I try, what ever I try, I end up putting some weight on the wrist which results in pain after an hour of riding . I have tried quit a few things but nothing is working out. I am 5 feet 7 Inches and average build. I am sure I am doing something wrong which is not allowing me to enjoy the ride. I Loved the bike but bad posture is irritating me a lot. Please help !!!

There are two things which can be done to avoid the wrist pain...

1) When you sit on your bike, try transferring your body weight to your hips. keep your elbows a bit bent so that whenever you apply brakes or slow down or go over a pot-hole, the pressure is transferred to the shoulders and not to the wrists..keep your back straight from the pelvic region.

2) Try grabbing the tank with your thighs...This way you won't apply pressure on your wrists...

please note:In heavy traffic, there is a little pain observed.Wear good cushioning gloves, it helps a lot..

Don't worry....keep riding. You'll learn it...I did learn with time and now I don't want to ride any other bike..

Experts please step in and add in if I missed any points ..

Might be some dirt stuck between the pads and the disc.. Try a wash with pressurised water..

Someone can lean the bike or move it forward in neutral while you lube the chain..

thanks

Raman is saving the day again . Thanks Bhai, will keep those in mind when riding. Lets see how much I can learn

Hi there,
Even I suffered from wrist and back pain. As soon as I changed my riding posture as told by jairaman12 my pain was totally washed away. I am sure, your problem will be solved very shortly!

Guys, a rather unexpected thing happened while i was coming from office today evening.

I was on my way from Shollinganallur to Selaiyur via Medavakkam. After turning left on Medavakkam junction, which is high density traffic area, i was following a car, at speed of 30-40.
Suddenly, a pedestrian who wanted to cross the road irrespective that all vehicles were moving at steady pace (which is BTW pretty normal thing in Chennai, dont know why!!), came in the middle of the road.

Obviously, car ahead of me slammed brakes, so did i. Rear wheel locked, i pressed front brake harder to avoid contact wid bumper of the front car and guess wat, rear wheel lifts in the air and came down abruptly.
This all happened in time span of 2-3 seconds. One of the biker next to me was joyful looking at this and said something in Tamil (i guess he said Super da and lot of other things, which i didnt understand) and i moved on.

Rest of the way home i was thinking about the event just happened and about someone mentioning in this thread that he broke his wrist due to sudden braking to avoid a dog as his R15 toppled.
Is rear portion of the bike so feather light that it can lift in hard braking? I guess it must be a favourite tool for stoppie junkies then.

Experts , please shed some light and advice on how to avoid this kind of situation in emergency braking.

Hi guys....

There's a small query I needed to discuss with you all...
whenever I rev my bike past the 6k mark on the RPM,in 3rd and 4th gear,I feel a little vibration in the right side foot peg...

what could be the reason behind this....

You might have created quite an interesting scene, doing a stoppie to stop in traffic (though unintentional).
The front brake of the R15 is really sharp + the riding position is front biased, so it does stoppies from speeds as low as 7km/hr.
In emergency situations, while braking, instead of putting your weight onto the wrist or the handlebar try to transfer the weight onto your legs and also try braking progressively, don't slam the brakes, else it will do stoppies at will and maybe the front will get locked and you may fall.
You will have to practice it in order to feed these things in your sub-conscious mind, then only you will be able to brake properly in emergengy situations. Also it's good that you use the rear brake, I've seen many R15 users seldom using the rear because it gets light on hard braking and subsequently the rear gets locked. So the best possible solution is to try keeping the weight on your legs and braking progressively and use your rear too.
On the flip side, you can master doing a stoppie.

bought a new R15 couple of months ago...

went on a 700 km trip to Kasauli from Gurgaon this weekend.

I know that its too late to give impressions of the bike as you people know all about it already, but this thread is for that purpose so I will do that...

The bike was initially quiet uncomfortable in stop and go traffic as a lot of weight is put on your arms. so i got soft sponge grips for it and now its much better.

Initially I was sceptical about its comfort level for 700 km on two days specially on back journey.

but after completing it I have come to like it all the more...

sure it is a bit uncomfortable but sit easy and keep whiping it at 100 kmph+ and it becomes a lot of fun.

its biggest plus was handling in mountain roads. it was razor sharp and you could take desired line with ease. She keeps you confident throughout journey.

one courner was sharper than expected so had to break mid courner with a slight lean but stiff suspension setup made sure that bike maintained composure.
I can see, understand and appreciate all the traits of supersports and true to claims, R15 is supersports.

it does have shortcomings. less power than it can handle is biggest of them. but then which other bike in India can claim to be supersport and be affordable ? CBR and Ninja are sports tourers and great bikes in their own rights.

waiting for Yamaha to launch R6 as Knocked down units, or even better manufactured here.

Hahahaaaa... That's a pure stoppie man... lucky u had your legs whr stuck to the tank so that you didnt jump of the bike .... Ok chill those kind of thinks happen usually, just dont lock your front brake too hard.

I was away from my bike for over 100 days, and the recipe to keep the bike in shape was to keep firing it & idle it for 2-5 mins twice a week (my dad did that for me). He also took the bike around for a 100-200m ride around home once every fortnight, just to keep the juices flowing in the engine.

No emptying of engine oil. No disconnecting of battery terminals.

The bike was absolutely normal once I got back to riding it last week, with no signs of even battery discharge!
Have ridden it for about 400 Kms since my return, & it is as delightful as ever.

I would like to reiterate here that buying the R15 was one of the best decision I ever took
It is a gem. A marvelous piece of engineering from Yamaha.


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The new brake-pads should have been lightly rubbed with emery/sand paper before installation.
The sound could be due to dust particles between the brake pads & the disc. Pressure wash or re-installation will do the job.

You can do it at home. Either:
1. Apply Chain spray; move bike; apply chain-spray. Repeat till the entire chain has been lubed. You need only 1 person for this.
2. Use a car jack to raise the bike (there is a metal bracket below the exhaust). Apply chain-spray; rotate the wheel; apply chain-spray. Repeat till the entire chain has been lubed. You need only 1 person for this. I do the lubing this way. Be extra cautious while performing this procedure.
3. Take help from someone to tilt the bike. Apply chain-spray; rotate the wheel; apply chain-spray. Repeat till the entire chain has been lubed.

It is normal. Depends on the pressure with which the front-brake was applied.
To prevent this, you should use front: rear braking ratio of 70:30.

Another happy & satisfied R15 rider. Welcome to the club.

PS: Supersports are sportsbikes with a BIG engine. Stick to calling the R15 a sportsbike.