what's the price of the bike ??

All the best with the CBR it's a nice ride, as far as your remarks regarding counter steer, I think you're misunderstanding the meaning of the term, to turn any two wheeler be it a cycle, scooter or motorcycle above around 20kmph, the only way you can steer is by counter steering, leaning and shifting position only add to what you are doing, i suggest you read up a bit more, or watch some video guides, you'll find some available on youtube.

two weeks more, but it seems the time has slowed down.

only if it has 22 bhp which seems impossible fr a sohc engine
frm wat it has right nw it can only come closer to cbr150r

Did you ever imagined before R15 launched that a 150cc engine can produce around 17 bhp? So...no one can say what engineers can do.....it's just a guess/speculation.

Honestly, I have no idea!
But they told me the on=-road price might increase by around 5k-6k..

For 22 bhp, it requires almost 2500 rpm more, given the same capacity and torque.

Can they really make the R15 rev-limited to 12000 rpm, while delivering maximum power @ 11,000 rpm? I don't think so. This is even beyond R125's revving. A bit too much for a single cylinder 150cc.
Tuning can't replace displacement. In fact, nothing can.

Although, journos have claimed that it will compete with the CBR, I take them with a pinch of salt. Anyways, I heard that booking costs Rs. 10,000. Let's see what it would be...

oh yaa ner r15 looks sexier !!!!!

if it has more power that existing 1 gonna feel bad !!!!

yeah the bike has now become more poser material

came closer to cbr150r...i which world u r living.........cbr150 can never compete with r15.......if the new bike posses 22bhp...then cbr owners cryyyyyyyyyyyyy

Okay, fine... so I'll just sell off my 220 and get a Splendor..

But seriously, I don't see what the problem with the seating is....looks just fine to me.. and what difference does it make where the indicators are located?

seems like u all are r jealous wid cbr 250r ..
just take test ride of cbr 250r and u all will get to know that what is real cbr dont live in dreams..

till u havent rode cbr u cudent compare it wid r15 version 2.

and cbr is not there to complete wid r15.
it has its own segment perfomance wise looks,cc,bhp,and price..

so no point of comparing these both bikes..
i am always their if someone wants to test their new r15 wid cbr 250 r.

JUST MY THOUGHT<
and not saying bec i own cbr or something else.

Just to add my two cents to this thread.

A stock R15 cant compete with the CBR in a straight line. CBR has an adequate low-end but strong mid-range performance which manages to stay till peak revs. Stock R15 lacks down low but makes up for with good mid-topend performance and superior handling. The only competition to the CBR purely in terms of outright performance (and those that exceed it) are the few souped up Joel'd R15s, maybe some P220s on our forum and stock Ninja.

22 BHP from 150cc and 12000 rev ceiling. I guess you guys need a bit of reality. Yamaha is not going to go out of their way to please you. You need that much power there are after market solution providers readily available with their list of mods which will even let you rev up to almost 14000 RPM and nearly 30 BHP if that's what it takes to please you.

To add to the speculation from what little I know, the new bike is expected to have been tuned (internally and electronically) for better low end torque and considering the external changes; fatter tyres, possibly a different suspension it may be a detriment to the bike's performance and handling. For those expecting a fast and high revving, powerful 150cc, sharp handling avatar in the new R15 you might be expecting too much. Ofcourse I could be wrong

Anway all those who cribbed about the good looks of the bike or rather lack of it; thin tyres, split seats etc your friendly marketing department at Yamaha have listened to the majority and have probably managed to worsen an excellent out-of-the-box street-track package.

Time will only tell whether it worsened! For now, lets wait till 6th.


Abhishek

I heard that R15 makes 21ps in overseas markets like Indonesia, if that is true it shouldn't be big deal here to make it 22ps