buying a brand bew 2010 R15 tom.. now the next confusion!!!

Which color... saw them and wanted to buy all..

i know no one can answer this as its person specific.. all i want to know is that were you confused too.. or did you know the color ur heart wanted


And yes i have been a 2stroke hard revvvvvving maniac all my life... Let me see how this 4stroke beauty would behave...

I am not used to looking at the tacho for my gear shifts... its the sound of the engine that tells me... is tacho shifting that essential guys!!!

Hi guyz
had a really rough day today.
I met with an accident on my bike today.
In the crash, the right fairing got damaged.
I need to get the parts replaced in the next service in a couple of days.

Parts damaged=>
1> Right side fairing(with R15 on it)
2>Headlight surrounds.(not the headlights but the plastic surrounds)

Can someone please give me an approximate price of the individual parts.
Thanks

My heart & brain, both wanted the blazing red from the moment it was launched.
The R15 is a high revving engine, so riding at high revs isn't an issue, though shifting & riding at around 4-5k RPM will return best possible FE, and will keep the engine under low stress.
Riding at upto 80% of the engine's capacity should be fine.
Follow the runi-in instructions as per the manual for proper engine performance & long life

Sorry to read about the crash. We hope you're fine.
Approx. costs are:
1> Right side fairing(with R15 on it) - Rs. 650
2>Headlight surrounds.(not the headlights but the plastic surrounds) - Rs. 350

i own a sep 2008 r15. will yamaha replace my radiator free of cost?

It was all hill riding with as much curves as one could ask for coupled with very good surface.
Lean angles make the pic appear like that.

^One discovery which i made during this trip, earlier i used to cruise somewhere between 115kmph or say 8000+rpm and i used to get very low FE.
Just 500 rpm's low and i got something around 40kmpl.
On this trip I made a pointer to stick to 100kmph.(-10+8) and my wallet was happy and i didn't suffer much timing wise too. Did some 150 kms in 2 hrs.

I have seen many guys crashing on their 15's over the forums.
I would suggest them to visit the "Safe Riding Thread's" and practice panic braking. This is one area where practice does wonders.

I am just amazed by the dynamic abilities of R15 and was significantly fast in the hills. and yes, the gearing is spot on.

Thanks for the reply.
Im absolutely fine thanks for asking.
The crash was not severe at all.
The bike didn't even fall but the crash damaged these parts.
Will get them changed soon.
Thanks.

Front tyre losing air in no time

My bike's front tyre loses air in a day and its scary when you come to know while taking a sharp turn. It was around 20 PSi y'day while on Sunday it was 28PSi . I went to puncture repair shop but the puncture was not detected and I filled the tyre with correct PSi y'day night. Today morning I felt loss of air in the front tyre.
Any conclusion - is there a puncture in front tyre for sure? Any plan of action.

I don't think its a mass recall, but a certain range of chassis numbers. Best go to the svc with your chassis number (only from where you have purchased the bike) and ask them to check. I got my radiator replaced yesterday.

About the clutch, you'll know clutch plates are worn when you accelerate hard, the rpm rises, but you don't get the commensurate drive... Matlab actually the clutch plates are slipping before hooking up and transferring all that power. How many kms have you done? (sorry, if you've already posted that. )
Yesh! Talking about the very same! (power connection). Will try coming week end. Thanks.
Bro, better get the console replaced under warranty instead of having the problem getting steadily worse. But before you do that, see if you can disconnect, clean and then re-connect the connection behind the console. Maybe its only a loose connection/short-circuit. You'll have to remove mirrors, front visor (transparent one) and then access the connection.

As for the saree guard, you can put the bolts back, but gradually with time, they will slowly unscrew themselves and fall off somewhere. better make a proper place for all bolts/nuts of the R15 (I use a Chyawanprash jar to store all tidbits of the R15 ).
Most probably yes. Best take it to the place where you bought it from, and give them your chassis number. They'll confirm. And do it ASAP, because this initiative is only for a limited period.
A small measure would be purchasing a pressure gauge. Also if you don't visibly see a puncture, maybe its leaking from the valve, the beads, or there's a deformity in the alloy (did you hit any potholes?). One thing you can do is to over-inflate the tire. Inflate to something like 38psi and listen. You'll hear a quick-deflating puncture. If not, then its a slow leak.
I think the tire was worn pretty close to the wear indicators right? That's what got me worried.

BTW where are these paradise curves?

Check if it leaks from the RIM

Anybody know the cost of front fork assembly and front rim cost on the R15?

Point noted........going to the svc this evening.....this issue is persistant........I was doing some 40-50 and the speedo went haywire...started showing 89, then 0......but the tachometer is giving good readings.

Dont know.....

Another point noted.........will take the screws off after I reach home in the evening



I'm a little bit unsure if I could do this...........let me see if I can go to the svc to let the pro's handle this one thanks for the info anyways

Point noted........screws are coming off and going to storage this evening

hi , parth
similar problem faced by me in my r15 , when it was 10000 kms , it is due to the faulty speed sensor , i got it replaced under warranty..... speedo oscillated between some 0-100 and stopped in 0, so i changed the speed sensor, if the speed sensor stops working the engine trouble warning light will glow........

Need some help

Help please guys:

EDIT: Though its not the loose marble sound (typical of loose tappets), could the issue be due to loose tappets/ valve clearance?

@tibby:I had this sound on the R15 very early , during run-in ... If it really is loose marble like . but the wierd thing is i had the sound even at idle RPM ... , the SVC said that's nothin to worry about and after service it vanished ... but roughness at higher gears i dunno ... but on the FZ i had this very same issue and it was a loose tappet . set that right and it was gone ...

Anybody has an idea on how much do the valve springs last?
One of my friends been running his R15 (now some 48K KMs) and his tappets gets loosened up every 300KMs!