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  • #16
    I did a back to back test ride to A180 & R15 few months back. I found A180 to be more suited for city application. R15 had bad initial. It takes a long time to wake up

    A180 on the contrary was eager to perform even with pillion on board. Picture this, you are doing say 60-70 and slow down to 20-30 for a speed breaker. And then when you accelerate A180 'feels' lot quicker.

    If you ride consistently over 100kmph, R15 might be useful. For everyday riding on streets A180 it is.

    I am not sure which dealer is good in Bangalore. Pacer sucks! Too much attitude.

    Members here on xbhp don't have good things to say about Orion either.

    I think you will have to tolerate them till the warranty period expires.
    A lone amateur built the ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic...

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    • #17
      @srini...btw,avoid multiple posting
      point noted...thanks...

      NitinGirish: Picture this, you are doing say 60-70 and slow down to 20-30 for a speed breaker. And then when you accelerate A180 'feels' lot quicker.
      What I want is speed with a great pickup like the RX135. If the R15 doesn't give me that at 20-30 but above 100..I guess i'll have to tolerate that cos from the earlier postings..it seems to have the x factor

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      • #18
        hey go for the R15 ,you said you wanted looks , the R15's got plenty of that , the rear tire is there for a purpose so leave that out ... it's the best thing in the category right now , and since money doesn't seem to be the main criteria , i'm sure most would recommend it ...

        Pacer Yamaha is where i got my bike from (FZ16) . they are a good bunch of professionals there , no problems whatsoever with them , after sales service has been really good .

        the A180 is good too , but probably looks similar to the other apache's hence a slight monotony there , ( i personally din go for it coz of the height factor , i'm 6ft so was a bit difficult for me ) ... so all in all , got to weigh the pro's n con's , but if your heart is set for YAMAHA , then R15 is the way to go ! .
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        • #19
          Originally posted by nand15 View Post
          hey go for the R15 ,you said you wanted looks , the R15's got plenty of that , the rear tire is there for a purpose so leave that out ... it's the best thing in the category right now , and since money doesn't seem to be the main criteria , i'm sure most would recommend it ...

          Pacer Yamaha is where i got my bike from (FZ16) . they are a good bunch of professionals there , no problems whatsoever with them , after sales service has been really good .

          the A180 is good too , but probably looks similar to the other apache's hence a slight monotony there , ( i personally din go for it coz of the height factor , i'm 6ft so was a bit difficult for me ) ... so all in all , got to weigh the pro's n con's , but if your heart is set for YAMAHA , then R15 is the way to go ! .
          thanks a lot..pacer yamaha is in infantry road...right??

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          • #20
            Yes Pacer Motors is in Infantry Road.
            Also Bangalore Wheels in Rajajinagar Rajkumar Road is good with after sales service. There is Bridgestone TVS in the same road and Zen Motors in Chamrajpet which is good for TVS ASS.
            Bikes don't spill oil, they mark their territory.

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            • #21
              Hello yammie fans.. I had a query.
              I know this might not be the best placce to post this.. but here goes..
              How much FE can someone who gets an R15 'Realistically' expect?

              Because i have an aquaintance whose R15 is up for sale in Nasik and part of the reason is due to low FE (his words were 'less than 22') under semi sane riding. Also, he wasnt much impressed with the performance bit either. For the time being i have recommended him a P220 (coz i absolutely adore mine). But still i was curious that what may be wrong with his vehicle because most owners here arent that disappointd with their steeds. His bike is 8 months old with 9k on the odo.
              Advice is a form of nostalgia.
              Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

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              • #22
                YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. iv booked a midnight black R15 from ORION..i just could not wait more....unfortunately its gonna take 15-20 days...

                I took a TD of the R15 and it was literally like riding in 7th heaven..thou i just touched the 2nd gear..but i could feel it that this babe is gonna fly in the 5th and 6th.......

                and thank you guys....really appreciate all the advice...and would really want more of it....

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                • #23
                  Congrats pal...A choice well made!!!

                  Wish you a Happy Biking
                  ...Back to HIBERNATE mode...
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                  • #24
                    Congratz dude for taking good decision.
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                    • #25
                      congrats bro...
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                      • #26
                        Congratulations! Like I said earlier, it is money well spent!
                        Quench my thirst with gasoline!

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                        • #27
                          thank you very much all of you...once i get the bike ill post some pics of it...all im waiting for are the first 1500ks on the bike n then i plan to go in for some real long rides:

                          Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore

                          Bangalore-Pune-Delhi-Bangalore

                          and so on....

                          I must say I was really egged on by the notes of saujawed xbhpian...his rides have really made me wanna go for these trips

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                          • #28
                            guys...i told the orion ppl that i wanna pik n chose from the R15s that are in their stock so they said ok...i wanna know besides the manual is their anything else that i need to consider while selecting the bike...

                            my main concern would be to see how responsive the engine is..i plan to raise up the throttle a couple of times and see how the engine behaves..ne kind of sound etc etc...

                            would be requiring your help guys??????

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by dsids View Post

                              Bangalore-Hyderabad-Bangalore
                              I'll join u from Hyd to bangalore :P

                              Congrats man... you won't regret your decision

                              @ next query

                              you can guage the responsiveness maybe after the engine is warmed up.

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                              • #30
                                hey thats awesome dude....

                                nothing better than a biker coming along...

                                trust me dude..im just waiting for that bike...shuks...its still 2 or more weeks to go..

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