r15 colour

i had met with an accident on my r15 (new blue) which requires me to change all the body parts so i have told them to change the colour to
white [le] so would that create any problem since i have blue colour on the registration card do i have to get it changed coz they told me it doesnt matter and any idea how mch would it cost to get the alloys painted white (As in le) and whre in mumbai can it be done or will black alloys look good too ? and should i let the exhaust be black or go for silver?
TY

In Bangladesh if we change the color then we have to change the registration paper also, where it should clearly written the present color, So I think it's also applicable on India too. Black alloys look good on white body parts. White alloys isn't good idea and I think you should let the exhaust be black. If you see on previous page, you can see some pictures, where Yamaha launch LE on black alloy recently.

according to law your RC book's vehicle color should be the color that covers more than 60% of your bike. so yes you should change it. it helps when your bike is stolen or you meet with an accident or just a random check by the local police.

@ all- update! I installed a free flow exhaust from Joel. It was originally being used by Gibran, but he went for a stage 2 exhaust, so I bought his.


Its amazing. A review is coming up. With pictures. And videos.

guys please repond to the following objectively & not only as a owner.

last weekend went for some issue regarding the bike.opened up the engine at the svc & found some play in the rotor so asked him to fix it.

In comes the main service centre head to chat up.looks my bike & says "your vehicle is 2008 model.look how great it is when things were imported.Even at 55k kms the clutch plates are ok & so is the cone set & all.post mid 2009 all the R15's we sold have issues propping up just after 6-7 k kms & a lot of parts such as cone sets,chain sets etc need replacement as now everything is made in gurgaon & india quality ka bhagwan hi maalik hai"

The above are exact words.Now I don't know why he said that being a yamaha guy.but just wanted to confirm here from fellow owners as to how true this fact is.
has the quality really degraded??
If so anybody complaining to yamaha about it??

The 1st few lots were CBUs as you know. JD had also pointed out the sticker on the RHS frame. Mine still has it funnily.
I have ridden the latest ones&somehow the feel is very different, the throttle response is crisper, but somehow the bike feels much lighter&imbalanced. Oh yeah did I forget to mention-the engine note is also very different.
That aside, localization&mass production will inevitably lead to some quality issues w.r.t. the body&cycle parts, but I think the engines will still be just as good.

55000 kms, great going.
Yes the words are surprising to me as I had seen the quality issues but chose not to comment.
I rode the first lot after the face-lift and was unimpressed.
The very first R15 delivered here and I was lucky to grab a ride, made my mind then & there.
Bought on 18th March 2009, 11500kms done. No issues to report.


It is for Yamaha to answer.
They will lose the battle again. I personally found the quality better than Honda India, seems they are losing it now.

I rode the FZ(the first one) and that too went onto 20K w/o any trouble. (was sold later and is yet to report any issues at 35K)

Its on the left and mine too has it.

I found the (upgrade ones) Motorcycle lighter and vibey.

So if an engine issue crops up, I will have to sell it off as I don't want sub-standard products on it. Or shall get it imported from Thailand.

Yamaha India, have a look at the JV between bajaj and Kawasaki.

Oh, that is good news Congrats bro. Let the review include actual 0-60kmph etc etc :P We've all heard about free flow cans, but the actual difference they make is very difficult to figure out. \m/\m/

I seriously dont think India should be treated so pathetically. We are emerging as one of the greatest component manufacturers in the world after China. There is high regard for Indian manufacturing services. Its stupid to generalize.

I own a 2010 R15 and have never faced any sort of problem, vibration, fault with the bike so far. I dont think I will face any in the future either. Its a beautiful bike and the parts are of great quality, not that most of us can make out which is Japanese and which is Indian if someone holds the two in their hands.

Ofcourse, some bikes have faults, but thats there with every product on the planet. Certain units have faults. P220s had tank leaks, brake problems, chassis vibrations and what not, but were all eventually fixed. There are so many Indian bike manufacturers that roll out lakhs of units every year, maintaining quality all the while. Just because its Indian, doesn't mean it bad. The R15 is still as good as it used to be 2 years ago.

There will be a few exceptions, but then again, they are just exceptions. There is nothing that can't be fixed. Just be optimistic.

thanks mate! i just saw a new LE with black rims on the road! i couldnt ask the guy from which dealer he got the bike i was heading in the opposite direction! m sooo going to sue the dealers here!!! my dad had gone to some dealer this morning and he said we'll have to wait for 2-2.5 half months for any coloured R15 as no stocks are available ! then dad told him we had booked it with some other dealer . then he told us to carry out our transactions with the same guy as it will be faster!

Hi Hanks for the replies.

the bike would hesitate to start after a prolonged stoppage (like in the morning) did you noticed some problems like that? YEs i have this problem.

When did you last serviced the bike? I did it 4 week ago

Akshay my bike is only 5 months old

DK He was just validating if you felt like that or not... a lot of people have complained about it, despite not facing a problem

DK
I still think Yamaha is doing a good job in maintaining the part quality. May be they are a not up there to the level of those imported from Indonesia but I couldn't make out differences with them except for the oil filter.

My R15 is from July 2008 batch and has done about 31K KMs including Leh. I have ridden several R15's from post mid-2009 batches and I hardly find any difference. In fact, I find them crispier than mine (obviously) but recently after the injector cleanup my R15 too has come near to the new bikes in crisp throttle response. In fact, my bike seems to suffer from premature wear to the cone set (stock one gone at 8-9K KMs and the second one almost gone now) and chain - sprocket (gone in 24K KMs) in comparison with most of the other R15 out there. Even my rear suspension is much harder than almost any of the other R15's I have tried. Radiator developed a leak and that needed a change. Clutch cables need frequent changes (under 8K KMs) as they become very tight to operate. Paint on the Chassis and frame peels off.

Si, I think it is more mind game than reality. Yeah, there might be a difference in quality but I don't think that would show up as early as 50K KMs in the engine / chassis / plastics / electrical departments.

You guys scaring me... I got mine just two days back!

Anyway, I'd hope for the best!

Cone set of the Rajdoot 175 works fine.

There are four parts, and only one doesn't fit the 15.

It costs 10% of what 15's cost would be. Wish I had taken snaps.

Strangely, FZ didn't have any cone-set problem. Mine occurred in the same 8k period.