what r ur priorites?

Well the apache has a rev-happy engine and loves to be trashed - if your riding style is hard, and involves revving the engine till the red line -then the RTR would suit you.Does not mean that it cannot be ridden sedately..

The FZ (according to almost all the reviews) favors a riding style that emphasizes on using the power band(especially the lower and mid range-The various bike tests say that the engine looses steam after say 7500 RPM).The engine is designed for torque and and not outright top-end performance. I have not test ridden the FZ so I cannot say to what extent this effect will be felt. There is also the possibility that the throttle response of the Yamaha may be so good that you might feel that the bike has more power than it actually has.


The price: If price is not your concern you can go for the FZ..Its a YAMAHa and u can be assured of good build quality and reliability. The price is only a small premium above other 150 cc and IMO is justified ..BUt neverthless not that the RTR is by itself, great value for money.

Take into consideration the comfort levels of both the bikes also.This should be important if u plan to do some touring or even if u commute a long distance

Final word: Take a test ride of both the bikes.Only a test ride can clear all your doubts with regard to handling, throttle response and general nature of the engine .weigh the pros and cons and make your decision.I dont think you can go wrong in choosing either of these brilliant machines.

P.S>

Had the FZ been fitted with and engine that produces 15 BHp and 15 NM of torque(yeah more is never enough :P).I would have blindly gone for the FZ without a shred of doubt-because other things like handling, throttle response etc. would have invariably been taken care of by YAMAHA...

i would say better to go for fz16 and yamaha all the way.. @mg biker i had apache for 9 months and it is one worst bike i ever had, full of vibration wasted money on that bike..on engine part i would never go for tvs or bajaj....

i will say go for FZ16 coz the the bike is smoother then the R15 as i have done the test ride and booked the bike,about the rtr its sucks man no value for money i had an rtr 07 and i have sold it after a year and what i got 32000 from that bike mean half the money after a year.

dude .. it dosent start from holding tight ..
u need to make everything comfortable ,, and in my opinion ,, the seat is damm small .. awsome bike for single riders ..

guys ,, you cant just say that RTR sucks .. i can still smoke a P200 with my babe ,, my point is that ..
just ask your self .. in performance who is better ?
RTR or FZ 16 ?
i love FZ to the core .. but its better if its compared with P150 , Xtreme , hunk ,,
RTR is almost a different segment ..
peace guys .. and ! pulsar flame .. if your bike was giving so many probs .. then y is not my bike giving me any probs ?
purely indicates that
1.u were so unlucky that you got the only defected bike by TVS
2.u dont know how to maintain a bike ...

I sense MG with his cleaning wand appearing here real soon


Like id said earlier.. The RTR-FI seems to be a real value buy for the goodies offered and also when raw performance figures are considered..

The FZ just doesn't cut it when VFM comes into the picture.. Road presence and torque figures for a 150 however weigh heavily in it favor...

Here(Fz vs RTR) ,the real fight is between build quality rather than CC 's and technology used.
guess who is the winner then? ( "" )

Go for the RTR - Fi if u can lie with the vibes and the noisy engine! But u got a serious performer. It loves to be thrashed!

Go for the FZ16 if u want a torquy baby to haul u around the city and for the eye candy as well! No idea abt its performance. But with yamaha quality is trusted!

Check out this review YouTube - Yamaha FZ 16 Press Review

One of the reviewer says best executive commuter. So you can guess with which bike this bike is gonna compete, definitely not the RTR FI.

one more vote for the FZ16

thanks guys for your invaluable inputs. though the Fz brings new styling and yamaha build quality, we were looking for performance , rev happy engine and handling. finally we got to test ride the RTR carb version, ripped the bike on the highway,the engine was responsive ,there was not much vibes though the bike was a little sluggish below 3k but the bike was just perfect for our aggressive left foot and right hand combination riding style and may i say it was more involving than my P220 and therefore we booked the RTR Fi in orange.. once again thank you to all of you.

Good choice you have made which you will never regret

RTR z t way to go

Hey,
tats a very well informed and a good decision, iam sure you wouldnt be regretting..have fun riding the new machine and treat it like a baby during the run in..and it would pamper you for rest of its life

Congrats for a sensible decision!!

congrats dude ,, welcome to the RTR tribe ,,,

just remember not to rip your bike before 1000km .or atleast 300km

you will edfinately enjoy riding it ...

U'll ENJOY THE THE QUALITY ...

ooops ... thats hondas

ITS NOW OR NEVER
thats more like it