you are true and hit on point..........SVC guys work for salaries,and they do whatever the owner of SVC implies them to.Only the customers of their own bikes can battle it out.

Is anyone facing issues of excess vibrations in their bikes? Mine (got it on June 24th 2010) has vibes literally EVERYWHERE! Handlebars, foot pegs, tank, windscreen rattles, faring rattles..u name it. There is even some kind of rattling sound when i rev it hard, especially around 6200 rpm. Its like something is loose inside the faring and is oscillating at high speed and creating resonance. Any suggestions?

recently went through an article whose link i got from superbikes section on xbhp....according to that article the run in of a engine should be opposite to that told by company in owners manual so i am totaly confused please help me this is the link .... Break In Secrets--How To Break In New Motorcycle and Car Engines For More Power

It actually works,its true............though you cannot expect a 20hp bike out of 17hp bike after this break-in,but it rather helps the bike to extract its full potential of power throughout its life and in any condition and season.

so what you suggest my R15 is 3 days and 270 kms old not run above 4 RPM and 60 km/hr should i run it hard now?

hi ritwik,
nothing to worry about. your bike is new. i guess the second service is not done yet. you need to get the tappets/ valve clearance adjusted. my bike used to vibrate at around 4,000 rpm. i found the real culprits were the tappets..

nothing to worry about. get your r15 serviced and do let us know how good it is after the tappet adjustment

cheers, pranjal

no!
never do that. wait for your bike to finish at least 1,000 kms. as the engine is new. do not stress hard. you can go above 7,000 after your bike finishes some 1500 kms. till then stick with 60km/hr or say 4,000 rpm. i know driving her on slow speeds is frustrating.
cheers, pranjal

This is the Motoman method of breaking in. Its still a debatable topic. Many people have tried it here with some getting good and some getting bad results. Some say its only for superbikes. But pesonally i dont have the guts to try it on my 1lac rupee plus bike.

New R15

Hi Guys,

After at least a month of research and test rides, i decided to pick up an R15. Ive been using Enfields for the past 10 years and dint want to settle for anything thats not worth the switch.

Hopefully my bike will arrive tomorrow as promised. Have a few quick ones for you experts,

1. Whats are the things that you would recommend i check when I take delivery of the bike. Must haves/good to haves
2. I really hate the new stickering. I ve booked a black and need a full black without the white stripes..what do you suggest
3. What would be the final take on the oil to use. Do i change it immediately or during the next service.
4. Do i stick to the instructions in the manual for the run-in time

Dirt etc.is fine-what the bike badly needs is a service&rear disc pads+engine oil replacement!

I had also thought of the Stunner hugger when I bought the bike. One more consideration was the hugger of the XCD125, but gave it up as both would require drilling&the bike was new then, so didn't wanna take chances with warranty getting void.

Cold you please post the pics as an attachment? I'm unable to see them&really want to.

The hugger was displayed in the Auto Expo bike if you remember, there is a pic posted by me long back (initial days) in the same thread. It was blue, with Yamaha written on it.
I also feel they should have made it standard.

congrats buddy on your new bike, R15 is awesome to go for! but being used to Bullets its quite very rare people switching to a non-thumpy small mill

but R15 is an awesome machine to go for! have fun buddy, also get urself a pair of motul chain clean and chain lube.

The usuals.
Please use the Search feature next time around.


You can get the "ex"changed and may have to pay a wee bit extra.
Talk with your Showroom manager.
I change oils at 40-150-400 and then at service.
See what suits you, fill in Mineral oil till 1st/2nd service.
Absolutely Yes.

Oh! Hadn't noticed this until you posted now. Just googled for the pics, & it looks really nice.
I wonder they haven't made it available even as an accessory!

Can't seem to make much sense of these numbers! Can you please explain a bit

40 kms
150kms
400kms
and then an oil change at the first service along with the filter/s as and when required.

Fish! If they've used water, then the filter is as good as dead. Try opening it yourself, or get it opened in front of you and take a look.

The rpm issue is indeed confusing. When you pull the clutch, does the ignition stop/cut off, or the engine is running, just the needle in the tacho drops to zero?
Try tightening all the fairing screws, also the 4 plastic screws for the front visor (with care, they break/disfigure easy). Other than that its too early for tappets to be loose. Check the engine mount bolts. maybe one of them's loose.
1) Check the bike in sunlight for scratches. Check how many kms its run on the odo. Anything more than 2km means they've offered a test ride or the guys from the showroom have ridden it from wherever the stock was offloaded. Avoid buying it, as they are real idiots, and don't stick to rpm limitations.

Go for a short test ride, check the brakes feel okay, and everything is in order.
2) For the full black, you can take the sticker off from the matt-black panel.
3) I've heard the fresh from factory bike comes with semi-synthetic oil. This is not confirmed. I don't know whether its true. If it is, running-in a bike on semi-synthetic is a strict no-no! Let the engine gradually wear and polish itself till atleast 6k kms before switching to semi-synthetic.
4) Do the run-in as per manual. for the first 500kms be extremely gentle. Don't go over 5k rpm. Beyond that, I had added a few quick dashes of speed runs (did 120-130kmph). Not constantly holding that speed, just accelerated, and then decelerated. Did this for about 4-5 times, and then did the normal run-in (under 7500rpm operation, throttle varied and never held constant).
I've done 16.x K kms, and still on stock rear brake pads

Yep. Those were the days. Frantic searching, fawning over pictures, bashing other bikes on the forum, and waiting for the performance figures.

I wonder why they didn't manufacture the wheel hugger. It would be the most useful accessory compared to the stuff that's available.