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**jadhav92** · 11-09-2008, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by archibaby View Post

yup .. read the motul can .. it's anti rust so should provide enough protection .. just wash it off with vehicle shampoo before painting.

.:. Archi

oh thanx dude.......jus lemme know if you find a good spray paint.......i will also chk out this week

**pudix** · 11-09-2008, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by Adway View Post

Are you serious? Are we supposed to apply front brakes before the rear? Are we supposed to put more pressure on fronts than rears? Is it safe? I'm asking because, I remember sombody else (possibly you) quoting the same some few days back. That time, I had forgotten to ask if the guy was serious about it. Please explain logic behind what you are saying, as knowing the logic will help me to follow the practise.

Thanks!

Originally posted by archibaby View Post

when you brake, the front is pressed firmly into the ground (inertia) and hence accounts for most of the braking. So effective braking = a front heavy brake balance. The back brake alone can't stop your vehicle as effectively as the front can. However on wet/slippery surfaces you will have to adjust brake balance to avoid locking your front wheel and slipping. The vehicle will be more manageable if you lock your rear wheel.

.:. Archi

Originally posted by Samarth 619 View Post

Dude, at 90% times, I use front brakes first & then rears & it feels safe. However, 2 things I would like to add:-->

1. In muddy/ slippery areas, this order should be reversed! (Read: The rest 10% cases!)

2. If Front Brake is heavily applied, then applying rear brake may cause it to slide @ rear, due to lighter rear ... There is NO such problem on my Pulsar ... However, considering your R15 very light & hard front brakes, better be careful ...

This 2nd situation is just my realistic imagination ... It never happened to me.. ok?

Hey Adway

I guess the guys answered your query. Its when you apply your front brakes, there is a transfer of weight to the front of the motorcycle, which leads to a concentration of weight on the front wheel. Due to this transfer of weight, the frictional force(F) being used to stop you increases(F=u*N, where N is the weight on the front wheel, u is the coefficient of friction). It is also for the same reason that when you apply the front brake, the rear brakes lose their importance somewhat, because of the decrease in weight on the rear. However, as pointed out by Archi and Samarth, the 15 is pretty light and under conditions of gravel/mud etc, the rear has to be brought into play, or else the front may lock leading to a fall. As the rider, you have to make a judicious estimate of what to use when.

**Adway** · 11-09-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by pudix View Post

Hey Adway

I guess the guys answered your query. Its when you apply your front brakes, there is a transfer of weight to the front of the motorcycle, which leads to a concentration of weight on the front wheel. Due to this transfer of weight, the frictional force(F) being used to stop you increases(F=u*N, where N is the weight on the front wheel, u is the coefficient of friction). It is also for the same reason that when you apply the front brake, the rear brakes lose their importance somewhat, because of the decrease in weight on the rear. However, as pointed out by Archi and Samarth, the 15 is pretty light and under conditions of gravel/mud etc, the rear has to be brought into play, or else the front may lock leading to a fall. As the rider, you have to make a judicious estimate of what to use when.

Thanks guys! I have had quite of an accident in July, as I applied my front a bit more than necessary. It was my olf Freedon Topper & the road was wet. I simply put down the problem to my applying front more & took conscious efforts to stop applying front brake. Now, it appears that I was wrong all along & unless the road is wet, I should apply front more.

Thanks for entertaining the question.

**mithun.08** · 11-10-2008, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

back from another 700 odd km solo ride , blr-tirpathi-tirumala-blr..

21 kms of 1 way ghats while climbing up.
17kms of 1 way ghats while descending..

slurpppppppppp.......slurpppppp...

went up and down the hill 6 times , guys there were wondering y im doing that and last few times he dint bother checking me , he said u again ... Go enjoy

was managing to take curves with ease , the car and bus guys were

This guy is nuts

@apar next time .....

while going did 280 kms in 4 hrs . Bike is super stable/Rock Solid in heavy crosswinds ,
Hats off to Yamaha...

santa

Santa Hats off to Yamaha and all hail to Tirupati timmappa

**santoosh** · 11-10-2008, 01:30 PM

@mithun
Bike is a crazy mileage machine saar.
sixth gear and even three digits maintain , 38-40 minimun...

and have to say somethin about the oil ,
used it on my last 1400km ride and then other 2 rides and this 700km ride , a total of 3100kms now ,
the oil is still as good as new ,havent serviced it yet . No time.Third service due.
superb man. 190 rs a litre for yamalube rocks.
No mis shifts ,no hard shifts nothing at all.

We ll go again after 2 weeks ?

Interested ????

@archibaby
u stay somewhere near marathalli ???

saw the blk/red combo bike on airport road, looked good/different.Nice
Santa
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**mithun.08** · 11-10-2008, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

@mithun
Bike is a crazy mileage machine saar.
sixth gear and even three digits maintain , 38-40 minimun...

We ll go again after 2 weeks ?
Interested ????

Santa

Best tourer we can say :P..
Will let you know sir

**archibaby** · 11-10-2008, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

@mithun
superb man. 190 rs a litre for yamalube rocks.
No mis shifts ,no hard shifts nothing at all.

We ll go again after 2 weeks ?

Interested ????

@archibaby
u stay somewhere near marathalli ???

saw the blk/red combo bike on airport road, looked good/different.Nice
Santa

I live near jeevan beema nagar but go to marathahalli often for a ride on the outer ring road.

I am on motul and am changing back to yamalube .. Motul isn't the best for this bike .. revs freer but harsher.

.:. Archi

**HydBiker** · 11-10-2008, 03:12 PM

R15 offroading adventure... happened Yesterday.

Awaiting my laptop to upload photos... when the thread is open I shall post them here... well, the bike didn't have much of a trouble.... in fact, the only trouble was when we got huge round stones after crossing a water passage and when we misjudged the path and ran it into a pit of gravel stones

That's to do with the button less tyres

**Aparajith** · 11-10-2008, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

back from another 700 odd km solo ride , blr-tirpathi-tirumala-blr..

21 kms of 1 way ghats while climbing up.
17kms of 1 way ghats while descending..

slurpppppppppp.......slurpppppp...

went up and down the hill 6 times , guys there were wondering y im doing that and last few times he dint bother checking me , he said u again ... Go enjoy

was managing to take curves with ease , the car and bus guys were

This guy is nuts

@apar next time .....

while going did 280 kms in 4 hrs . Bike is super stable/Rock Solid in heavy crosswinds ,
Hats off to Yamaha...

santa

That sounds like fun!!!

Next time, sure. Just gimme one day of advance notice.

**rossiter** · 11-10-2008, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

@mithun
Bike is a crazy mileage machine saar.
sixth gear and even three digits maintain , 38-40 minimun...

and have to say somethin about the oil ,
used it on my last 1400km ride and then other 2 rides and this 700km ride , a total of 3100kms now ,
the oil is still as good as new ,havent serviced it yet . No time.Third service due.
superb man. 190 rs a litre for yamalube rocks.
No mis shifts ,no hard shifts nothing at all.

We ll go again after 2 weeks ?

Interested ????

@archibaby
u stay somewhere near marathalli ???

saw the blk/red combo bike on airport road, looked good/different.Nice
Santa

Santa having fun.. slowly drifting to Yamacamp eh?

Told you that day Yamalube is awesome. Used Castrol and Yamalube on the R1, Yamalube is just fantastic. Expensive but super. I think it's made by Exxon Mobil.

**santoosh** · 11-10-2008, 03:42 PM

its more than superb sir. I was like wot the hell mineral oil running like this even after 3k plus. Its simply crazy . The colour is still the same (almost). My mech had told me its made by motul . I was like great. Which one ? Motul or mobil ? ?
Im not going in for synthetic oil in the near future for the bike.
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**rossiter** · 11-10-2008, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by santoosh View Post

its more than superb sir. I was like wot the hell mineral oil running like this even after 3k plus. Its simply crazy . The colour is still the same (almost). My mech had told me its made by motul . I was like great. Which one ? Motul or mobil ? ?
Im not going in for synthetic oil in the near future for the bike.

No man.. it's Exxon Mobil. Saw it on the back of the can.

**Velocity** · 11-10-2008, 10:45 PM

@santa, even felt the same few days back & i never thought of moving to other oil from yamalube.

**HydBiker** · 11-11-2008, 09:12 AM

Yes. The YamaLube is damn good. but give credit to the r15's engine too..... it doesn't heat up tooo much to kill the oil and there's far less dust.

**Priyatam** · 11-11-2008, 02:43 PM

hi buddies,

I need info about the process of registration. Previously I used to approach a broker, but now I wanna do it myself. Can someone here explain the process and also on which name should I take the DD if I want to reserve a specific no. of my choice? I'm from Hyderabad and I need to go to Khairatabad RTO office for the registration. Thanks.

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