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**navnish** · 12-17-2008, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by archibaby View Post

man .. you must be a small light guy .. the drag I produce sleeping on the tank makes the bike struggle to reach 135 (speedo).

.:. Archi

hey archi sorry about yesterday was too busy shopping stuff. came home real late. btw what happened did you make it to panche SS

**archibaby** · 12-17-2008, 02:50 PM

I understand .. you were powerless

.. you have a PM.

.:. Archi

**ketan_r15** · 12-17-2008, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by SAGARR_46 View Post

YouTube - R15- Pocket rocket clocks 148kmph

@swingarm- The R15 Top-Speed Debate ends HERE. Touched 148kmph on my STOCK R15 this morning. This video is specially dedicated to all the Posers and Yappers like you, who ride a Honda Shine and complain about the "POOR" performance of this Yam. So stopping yapping for once and watch the video, digest it and if you still you don't believe what you see, you can continue living your life in DENIAL!

Gr8 video dude.......

Originally posted by darkknight View Post

Hi @all & Ketan..

I changed to Philips H4 yesterday both the bulbs as well as parking light and the light is just awesome (better than my Alto

)
total cost - Rs. 800 .didint test for long though only 15 mins on a completely dark lit road.
will update about battery issues if any soon after a week or so of testing.

Hey congrats darkknight..Which 1 r they? 55/60w? Lookin nice though...

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

@sagarr
used a helmet cam or mobile cam inside helmet??????????

Hey sagar... u didnt answer this question? Even i m curious to know wht did u use to record this VDO?

**darkknight** · 12-17-2008, 03:35 PM

yup 60/55 w..no rewiring reqd..

jst removed stock & replaced them...

now to get visor done ..Any development on tht front

**ketan_r15** · 12-17-2008, 03:40 PM

naah man.. nothin much on that front..was a lill busy...didnt get much time..
got a pair of DSG gloves though...ones on the display pic...

**SAGARR_46** · 12-17-2008, 05:00 PM

Thanks for your best wishes guys.

@archibaby: Standing 6 feet tall and weighing 75kgs, I am not exactly small even by European standards

@navnish: I am dying to test her under a speed-gun myself. Lets see if I can get my hands on one.

@pulsar_flame: My bike's done 7400kms.

@ketan_r15: I shot the video using my friend's Nokia 91 mobile cam.

**Joel** · 12-17-2008, 05:07 PM

What was the distance that u took to clock this? Also was it a slope?

**SAGARR_46** · 12-17-2008, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Joel View Post

What was the distance that u took to clock this? Also was it a slope?

I clocked it over a 2.5 km long patch which gradually declines until you hit the flat section near the Khambatki toll booth.

**Joel** · 12-17-2008, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by SAGARR_46 View Post

I clocked it over a 2.5 km long patch which gradually declines until you hit the flat section near the Khambatki toll booth.

I wouldnt know that toll booth, but hmmmm its a slope then.

That slope is good enough to give you a good mid-way bump in top-speed.
I clocked my 150kmph on a flat road, in a little over 2kms.
In any case stock R15s can do 140kmoh on the speedo given the road. But to get that little more, u need to have a tail wind and also more punch. If your stock bike has clocked 148, ur plain lucky. It will never happen everyday and everytime!

**SAGARR_46** · 12-17-2008, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by Joel View Post

I wouldnt know that toll booth, but hmmmm its a slope then.

That slope is good enough to give you a good mid-way bump in top-speed.
I clocked my 150kmph on a flat road, in a little over 2kms.
In any case stock R15s can do 140kmoh on the speedo given the road. But to get that little more, u need to have a tail wind and also more punch. If your stock bike has clocked 148, ur plain lucky. It will never happen everyday and everytime!

You could hit 150 on a flat rd and that too in a little over 2kms- well good for you mate!! but I am sorry to disappoint you with your "plain lucky" theory because this is the 4th time i have hit 148 on the same rd on 4 different days. This fact also discards your tail wind comment for that would be like the height of coincidence that I get such strong tail wind every single time i happen to ride on that road. However you are absolutely right on the slope front, because it is indeed one of the main factors which helps you maintain your momentum and hit 148. In fact, I am sure that a person weighing less than me (75kgs) and with the right technique can clock 150k if not better it on the same road.

**RAKHSUP 26** · 12-17-2008, 07:02 PM

Nice vid Sagar. So its now confirmed tht r15 does a top whack of 140+ which even a 220 struggles to do.

Im in love with 15.
Hope yami launches a R25 fully faired bike.. man i will sell my 220 right away..

(ok im dreaming )

**SAGARR_46** · 12-17-2008, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by RAKHSUP 26 View Post

Nice vid Sagar. So its now confirmed tht r15 does a top whack of 140+ which even a 220 struggles to do.

Im in love with 15.
Hope yami launches a R25 fully faired bike.. man i will sell my 220 right away..

(ok im dreaming )

Thanks RAKHSUP

**ketan_r15** · 12-17-2008, 08:04 PM

Originally posted by SAGARR_46 View Post

@ketan_r15: I shot the video using my friend's Nokia 91 mobile cam.

Cool man...
But where did u fix the cell then..?

Can u elaborate on it?

By the way, I dont know if u guys hav seen this Vid or not.. but i happened to come accross it today. I was surprised to see how can some one ruin his bike like this?

Forget bike, how can he neglect his own safety by staying miles away from any sort of protection?

Any sort of....

Height of foolishness.....

YouTube - R15 Crash

**Joel** · 12-17-2008, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by SAGARR_46 View Post

You could hit 150 on a flat rd and that too in a little over 2kms- well good for you mate!! but I am sorry to disappoint you with your "plain lucky" theory because this is the 4th time i have hit 148 on the same rd on 4 different days. This fact also discards your tail wind comment for that would be like the height of coincidence that I get such strong tail wind every single time i happen to ride on that road. However you are absolutely right on the slope front, because it is indeed one of the main factors which helps you maintain your momentum and hit 148. In fact, I am sure that a person weighing less than me (75kgs) and with the right technique can clock 150k if not better it on the same road.

Well the road where my R15 hit 150kmph is the same place where a bone stock R15 will never nudge past 142kmph ridden anyhow.
The slope helps your momemtum and since you are doing it everytime probably on a sloppy surface, you're hitting this. Plain lucky is not a theory but a coincidence of optimum conditions + the right state of tune which cant come by everyday and everytime.
Also FYI, having known the juice in the R15 there is nothing magical in your stock engine unless it has been tricked. Mine was 8kmph more than a stock R15 coz of the state of tune and tweeks.
If your R15 has done 148 there, any stock R15 will do there.
Given the gearing of the R15, 150kmph is very much possible on every R15 given the right road. But if you have more masala in the engine, u can get there faster/earlier.

**ronny** · 12-17-2008, 08:27 PM

R15 - Leh Ladakh Trip

Hey Guys...
allow me to introduce myself (Ronny or ranaditya if you may)as a proud R15 owner from Mumbai whos done 2000 kms of the ravishing thing.... taken it to the malshej ghat once and to amby valley once... loved the performance on the bends.... and the speeds on the straights....
Am a die hard fan of the leh ladakh circuit and have read almost all trip logs on the net.. the most fascinating one's from the 60KPH ers and some of the less fascinating ones elsewhere too... heard lots of stories from my roommate whos done it on a hired bullet.... and read countless recent posts debating whether the R15 can mange the circuit what with its relative lower power at low speeds and the riding position... i mean we all agree its a racer than a tourer...
But i guess every bike worth its might has pitted itself against the endurance test of theose high altitude non existant roads...
Just sending a feeler to the owners group to understand what others think about this...

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