You're welcome! Wanna try my bike again (its much much better now)?

Thank You for finally bestowing this wonderful machine with words she is soooo used to..
Was a one-off case man, unfortunately it was you at the receiving end
But I'm glad Chandrashekhar bhai did his job
Ride Safe!

congrats on the bike just make sure u get the bike home safe and sound. u will be briefed about it during delivery. and to be sure, just go through ur user manual. dont stay at higher gears and lower speeds..

cheers ..RIDE SAfe

Sorry, I missed replying earlier.

Deliver inspections
Here I go, with comments I had recieved from fellow members, when I bought my R15 a year ago
=> Make sure that your documents are correct.
=> Make sure that there are no scratches on the bike.
=> Take a ride and check the brakes as well. Some had faulty brakes at delivery (which they found out after some days)
=> Check for cracks (on the delicate joints and the parts which are prone to break. Like Side fairings, engine cowl, front cowl etc.)
=> Damaged alloys. Get the bike on paddock stand and chk for free play of wheels and any bends etc etc. This is a rare case though.
=> Check the engine oil and coolant levels.
=> Check all the electricals.
=> Check for loose fittings of mirrors, saree gaurd, etc.
=> Tyres
and take a R15 owner with you who may still find out the differences

& yes, don't sign on the delivery receipt, unless you check that everything is satisfactory.

Running in
Keep the bike limited to 4k RPM in each gear until you complete 1000kms (i.e 1st service). The bike does 60kmph in 6th gear at 4k RPM.
After 1000kms, you can open up the bike gradually. Don't begin exploring the limits immediately. Start increasing the revs gradually for best results.
Might sound funny - teach the bike to walk, then to jog, run slowly, & then go for the kill - the 100m dash
& all of this, slowly, over a period of time

Congrats on a mighty-good purchase!!

hey guys....a lil suggestion to remove my confusion...its been 4 days since i bought r15...acc to the dealer he told me not to exceed 50kmph and not to exceed 4k rpm....but in the service manual it says to go till 5k rpm and vary the speed.....what to do??i really don wanna over rev, and maintain my bike in the best possible ways....
btw ive covered 180kms till now......

Go by the manual. The dealer told my friend also to not exceed 4k rpm limit. But as per manual you can take it till 5k rpm and yes do vary your speeds and shift gears.

break the r15 in instead of running it in

HELP needed

friends

i have planned to buy a r15
im 176 cm height
will it be difficult for me to ride the bike
please resolve my complexity
i love the bike so much

Take a test ride for a km .. u can get to know ur comfort level better than asking others ...

I am 188cm in height and had no problem riding it (ridden it quite extensively). If that is your only concern then just ride it once and then book it!

hey guys....
had some problems registering with the site earlier.... sorted them out now....i really like this thread

got my red colour beast two months ago on april 5th...one word for it wud be outstanding!!!! i can easily cal it a SPORTS BIKE
its my 1st performance bike(had an honda activa earlier)

done more than 2.3k kms till date, no problems with the riding posture...
top speed i ve done is 125 kph(with pillion, din get a chance to drive on open roads alone)...mileage is 35-40(yuppie..mommy is happy)

bought a vega boolean helmet in red...suits the bike perfectly
1st service was OK(not the way honda goes on wid their work!!!!)
much more to come about the performance in future posts
wud b happy to receive ur tips n suggestions
HAPPY RIDING!!!!!!

congracts bro... make sure u invest in proper riding gear .. at least get a pair of elbow and knee guards .. its wt the respect u'll paying for this bike

Met with an accident

Hey guys.. i had a bad day today..i was coming back from office. one guy (in car) in front has done a brake testing so i had to hit the brakes hard.. got slipped (i wonder how come it got slipped) lost the front a bit. and was thrown to the road and the right side of my baby R1 GOT DAMAGED.. i am pretty sad about what happened . i don't know how much the accident gona cost me. my side flaring has broke and have scratches all over the right side flaring. how much it gonna cost me. guys is there anything else i need to check in bike.. please help

alright first of all, tough luck dude....there's not much you can to when the motorists around you go beserk. Since the bike fell to the right, the parts that would've been damaged are:

Headlight fairing(should be scratched on the side)
inner side fairing(should be scratched around the area where it meets the headlight fairing)
side fairing (since you say that this is broken, I'd say replace it....costs Rs575)
tail panel(the plastic tail panel that is below the pillion's seat would've been scratched on a certain point)
exhaust cover(probably would have scratches on the lower side)

these are the plastics that would've been damaged in the crash.......do access if you need to replace them altogether or if minor touch-ups from a painter would suffice........

I had scratches all over the above mentioned parts and I got them touched up, costed me Rs500 which is a tad high but when you take into consideration that the side fairing alone costs 575 and the touch up job is clean enough that no-one can tell if the bike had been touched up..........I'd say I made a wise decision.

Now for the mechanical damage.
Check if you handle is bent (which probably it is......and if it is change it)
take your bike at around 40kmphr and leave her handle bars, by this you'll come to know if the forks are alright......(pray to god that they are allright)......when you leave the bars, the bike should go straight and should not turn left or right
the brake lever(front disk) will most probably be bent.......get it checked....if bent then replace
check if the footpeg and brake pedal are bent or not.........minor bending won't be a big problem but if it's a major bend, then replace
indicator.......you're probably one indicator short......so get a new one if the old one is gone/broken

also, the rear view mirror would most probably be broken.......get a new one......costs rs251

guys ! i m new to this xbhp thingy !well im very passionate about bikes but quite confused of which one to pick ! if its p220 or r 15 !

two major factors which need to be kept on mind is resale (after p220 dtsfi and p220 becomin victims of p220 dtsi) and then loong rides does really 6 th gear(r15) give u that comfort level ,left in comparision to the other ..?

and yeah i used to own a discover (06'),ripped pimped and then sold for jus 9000rs.. jus half year so im a maverick of bikes who love to **** them badly ..! so in that case what would be ideal solution .:P!

buy a 220 and pimp it. leave the r15 alone.