My bike engine sounds funny now. (Sounds more like a cruiser then a sports bike ) You know... That Dhoob Dhoob Dhoob sound that all cruiser make.

I have done around 12.5 Kms

Also I saw the hole in the silencer before the catcons, beneath the bike.

Took it to the Malad SS to get it checked.

The SS guy told me that the Hole is there to cool the silencer.

And as for the sound he says its because of the clutch housing and it will stay like this forever. (Told him about the clutch bell but i am not sure that guy has any idea what it is)

Did mention adjusting the tappets too but in vain.

So anyways any other SS in bombay Who know what they are doing?

Hey guyzz...

Note : I am just a kid and have no plans to buy any bike ryt now !!

But... I was wondering... if this was possible....

Can we get the FZ S'es front and rear tyre on the Yamaha R15 ?? I've seen many bikes mostly Pulsars with wider than stock rear tyres !! Once I saw an even wider tyre on an FZ16 !! But mostly I've seen the chain of such bikes doesn't run smoothly ...

So can we get just the same tyres as of the FZ S'es in R15 ... without affecting its performance, top speed, or mileage laregely ??


And one more thing what are all the problems that people face with R15 ?? I have always heard that it has a very cramped up riding position making it unideal for long rides ... is that right ??? I have read quite a few posts here at xBhp.. saying that its no problem but its about getting used to it !! still is the R15 ideal for long rides ?? like... 20km daily on city roads and 100-200 km or more on highways ??
Is there any other problems that u guyz face with the bike ??

Also I saw the hole in the silencer before the catcons, beneath the bike. Took it to the Malad SS to get it checked. The SS guy told me that the Hole is there to cool the silencer.

Bout "Hole"- I havent noticed any till now but will go and check in ma garage ASAP!!

@ shanz .. nicely written BTW there seems to be no hole or anything under my bike's exhaust.. the SVC guys must be taking the poor guy for a ride. the first thing he should do is go to a better SVC in any nearby town and have a through check of his bike.

Hey guyzz...

Note : I am just a kid and have no plans to buy any bike ryt now !!

But... I was wondering... if this was possible....

Can we get the FZ S'es front and rear tyre on the Yamaha R15 ??

I've seen many bikes mostly Pulsars with wider than stock rear tyres !! Once I saw an even wider tyre on an FZ16 !! But mostly I've seen the chain of such bikes doesn't run smoothly ...

So can we get just the same tyres as of the FZ S'es in R15 ... without affecting its performance, top speed, or mileage laregely ??

And one more thing what are all the problems that people face with R15 ?? I have always heard that it has a very cramped up riding position making it unideal for long rides ... is that right ??? I have read quite a few posts here at xBhp.. saying that its no problem but its about getting used to it !! still is the R15 ideal for long rides ?? like... 20km daily on city roads and 100-200 km or more on highways ??
Is there any other problems that u guyz face with the bike ??

How much is the difference between the older R15 and the new one.. coz I am really sick of waiting for the new graphics R15 to come here. so i have thought of going for the older black R15 which are still there in showroom. Truly speaking.. i dont quite admire the graphic thing that is on new midnight black R15. This waiting period is killing me.. Got informed today.. that it will take atleast 10-15 days more...eeeehhhhh! I am sick... I dont know what to do.. should i go for the old model... I would definitely loose some grand while selling it after few years.. coz i will have the old model amidst of the new one...

How much is the difference between the older R15 and the new one.. coz I am really sick of waiting for the new graphics R15 to come here. so i have thought of going for the older black R15 which are still there in showroom. Truly speaking.. i dont quite admire the graphic thing that is on new midnight black R15. This waiting period is killing me.. Got informed today.. that it will take atleast 10-15 days more...eeeehhhhh! I am sick... I dont know what to do.. should i go for the old model... I would definitely loose some grand while selling it after few years.. coz i will have the old model amidst of the new one...

How much is the difference between the older R15 and the new one.. coz I am really sick of waiting for the new graphics R15 to come here. so i have thought of going for the older black R15 which are still there in showroom. Truly speaking.. i dont quite admire the graphic thing that is on new midnight black R15. This waiting period is killing me.. Got informed today.. that it will take atleast 10-15 days more...eeeehhhhh! I am sick... I dont know what to do.. should i go for the old model... I would definitely loose some grand while selling it after few years.. coz i will have the old model amidst of the new one...

Posted on 07-20-2009, at 06:36 PM.
Link: http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/250176-post5637.html


So, I kept checking with the SS guys(Pearl Yamaha-Kondapur) for the arrival of the cone-set, and just about 4 days back they said they got the parts and asked me to get my vehicle back. So, I went there yesterday and gave my vehicle at around 10:00AM cos I didn't want my work to be delayed on excuses of having too many pending vehicles at the workshop. I was told that the work will be done by afternoon, so I decided to wait at the workshop only(as they have a customer's lounge there). I waited until a little past afternoon and they then said it might be 4:00PM by the time the work is done(They didn't even start the work uptil then). Since it was only about 2 hours or so more for 4:00PM, I decided to wait again, and they then postponed the delivery time again to 6:30PM. So I now decided I'll go out for some time and return by then. I went out with a friend of mine, ate something and hung around a bit and came back by 6:00 PM, only to find that they didn't yet start the work on my bike!

They said a part(the bottom cone) was missing. It was one of the 5 required parts according to them. So they said they cannot do the work and asked me to come back the next day(today)..the manager there also told me that He already sent a person to get that missing part and that person must be on his way back, but it's already too late so they'll do the work next day(today). But I have coll next day and I can't bunk it(they have a very strict attendence rule here),..so the manager asked me to come immediately after coll at around 4:30PM. He said they'll use the same job card too.

So, I went directly from coll to the workshop at around 4:45 PM today. And, they took my bike and started work on it at around 6:00PM, opened the front and all. And then, I noticed the mechanic there was putting back the old bottom cone(the part which was missing previous day) only back into the bike while replacing parts. So I immediately stopped the mech and asked the manager about this, and he says "The person got the part yesterday but they misplaced it somewhere, and the person is not here". And they skipped writing this part's details even in the indent(The indent had only 4 part details listed out of the 5 required), but failed to inform me prior to starting the work. I just didn't agree to having an old part(the bottom cone was the most damaged one, and they wanted to just sand it to smoothen it and then put it back in). So, they put back the same old parts back into my bike even today, and send me back(It was 7:40PM by then). And when I try to talk it out with the manager, he just refuses to talk and says he doesn't want to argue, and that he'll tell me when the part arrives. They don't even want to apologize for anything that happened. He even says that they'll be busy the next two days due to the Yamaha's race event(And this is something I wanted to participate in too, but unfortunately can't anymore cos of my bike's problem), and hence can't do my work even in the next 2 days.

Now, can I call this as pathetic customer service? Hope Yamaha is listening. Just wanted people to know about this incident..


@svjhonda: Sorry man, you might now know what took me away from xBhp so long, "roaming around Pearl Yamaha"!


EDIT: My bike was purchased on 30th July 2008, so I might as well be denied of warranty now..but I made my claim on 20th June 2009, more a month before the expiry of my warranty(and I think the R15 has a warranty of 2 years! Correct me if I'm wrong).