Thanks dude!

@pulsating220 has been infracted, if he repeats this the next time- he will be banned

Ok. Time to move on guys.

Has anyone notice that there is a rectangular duct in the left body panel behind which the horn is placed? I have been wondering what its for.

My take is that it is for a inlet duct for a pressurized air box (maybe Yamaha may introduce at a later date). Your views on the same please.

Whoa , thats thinking too much .

Its Just for the weak 70db horn of the R15 to be effective , If there was an obstruction, It would be even weaker :-)

Just a path for the sound to traverse, To be effective to the max.

Santa

Why a rectangular duct and not a round one then?

^
Stylish looking...

@ Satyen- I dunno, but my bike's running fine. On the contrary the newer ones are become more trouble prone! No offense, just an honest opinion...

A pressurized airbox will cause the injector to inject a higher amount of fuel... Actually thats a cool idea... increasing the fuel pressure and also using some form of turbo charging to increase the air feed to the cylinder.

YouTube - Yamaha R15 Modifying Airbox for Racing
i want your comments on this. will this serve any purpose. i hope the engine will sound like its installed with a k@n. i have seen the svc guy not installing the air box cover after installing a k&n.that is how that typical sound is produced,right?besides this is summer season so no need to worry about rain water falling inside the air box without the cover. besides why couldn't one completely take off the cover instead of chopping it.wont it lean out the mixture? i am totally confused.i'd like to try this out.

^^ it would lean out the mixture.. you would have to use a tool to increase the Air fuel ratio to compensate for the increased airflow.

yes buddy i know. the FID tool.right? i had used it a couple of times to change the mixture strength by varying the CO. JD,what co value would you prefer if i remove the air box cap. i know you are somebody who previously owned a fid and tried out various mixture strengths. am i right jd666?should a 6-8 co value be ok?

My first solo trip

Friends,

I did my first long trip on my R15 this morning.

Though I had purchased it in Hyderabad, I have to register it in Guntur
as I had given my house/permanent address of Guntur.

So, started this morning from my room in Macha Bolaram,Hyderabd at 6 in the morning.


Total trip distance from room to house- 287.7 km--> Trip 1 reading
Time taken- 4 hours 30 minutes 51 seconds.
[I have a digital watch, so started the start/stop on it]

Distance from LB Nagar Police station which comes after Uppal to my house is
263.6 km. --> Trip 2 reading

Odometer--> 989KM

I told my mom I will be home by 11, I was there by 10:30 AM.

I cruised most of the time between 90-100 at 7000RPM and sometimes went over 100 .Max Speed I went was 114km/hr on a slight slope.I did go over 8000RPM at times too, but I immediately slowed it down to 7000RPM.

The road was really nice.On coming traffic was bit of a hassle.
Overtakin trucks was a bit tricky.

I expected some challenge from atleast one car.
But, I was dissapointed.

The looks one gets is simply something to be cherished.

I didn't give the bike any breaks.Just stopped once for petrol.
The other time I had to stop completely was when I saw an old man pulling a rope in the middle of the road. I was like ,"what the heck..."

Then on to the road came his BUFFALO.

I had to do a complete stop. The great Indian speed breaker!!

I saw bunch of riders/bikers, easily 10 guys on Apaches.Since, I was in a hurry. I didn't slow down.

I have a question guys, when I was doing over 100 and had to brake... my front braking is like," chuck, chuck, chuck".. fast and slight depression on the brake levers.I felt the front tyre moving to the right or as if the bike wanted to move to the right.Is it all right ? Or was by braking technique wrong.

Please let me know on this. I realise the brake assembly is on the right side.

All those who have said stuff about this bike are right. It handles great at
high speeds.Once, you get on this bike there is no way we can go back to another bike.Riding position is perfect.
On long stretches I hunkered down and slept on the tank.


I am typing from home now.Its my first solo trip.

I don't like going super fast.I mean abusing/over revving the engine. Cruising at 90-100 at 7000RPM is something I enjoyed a lot.It was like every other vehicle was at stop as we fly past.

Hope I will get the registration done on Monday and fly back.

Cheers!!
Hari

Hey dude, well done and great going

Abt the bike, lets have a look at it tomorrow, come for the G2G at shamshabad (deccan quarter mile rush).. See the hyd g2g thread for details.. We'll ride it n see if there's really something to worry about.

It may be the lever is giving you a pulsating feeling, like hard-soft-hard-spongy... Then its definitely the brake line, which has air bubbles or a partial vaccum. That will need to be bled out.

Otherwise the 'pull to the right' you experience could be out of alignment steering. I cannot say which part. But if the bike has not been crashed or dropped, I don't see how the steering could be wrong.

ya, I had that spongy/gliding feeling from the front tyre and as if the front will slip away.
Bike has not crashed yet. [Touchwood].

@TNT: will be back next weekend man.

on idling the bike my rpm needle is fluctuating. not remaining steady. that is a little surprising. any ideas guys?and i am also going to try out that airbox thing this week and see what happens. ofcourse i will be richening the mixture as well.any advices from any body is expected.