R15 Ownership Experience

straight6 · 7th July 2008, 10:28

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Originally Posted by Veelubai

ms001 - That was a crisp review. Since everyone knows the pros of this bike I wont elaborate much on them.
2 more cons which I felt were-

* Felt slight wrist pain, maybe its because I did 220kms of city driving in like 28hrs or something.Its a matter of getting used to it I feel.

* The headlight in dip mode is horrible.

BTW can someone explain the difference between switching of the engine via the engine kill button and by turning the key off.Is there any benefit using the engine kill switch other than that you can use the electronics[ex.park light,horn].

You need to install HID's in the headlights.

The kill switch activates the FI self check(atleast on SBK's). Its also convenient on signals where you know you will be waiting for sometime. You can switch off the engine but the lights will remain on.

ms001 · 7th July 2008, 10:48

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Originally Posted by bikeguru

Is that true that only one light work on the low beam and on high beam both are working

I think that both of them should work on low beam as in car.

Is there any temperature gauge ?

one other thing i want to ask you is there any fan placed behind the radiator so that engine is cooled if there is jam on streets in cities?

ya thats true only 1 light works in low beam,and both in high
there's no temperature gauge, only high temperature warning light
there is a cooling fan also.

bikeguru · 7th July 2008, 11:35

hay ms001 can you post any image of the radiator fan of your bike

prabhuav · 7th July 2008, 12:39

Guys - congrats on the new bikes..

Ms001 - was that you who rode with us to Maddur yesterday? The bike was peacefully doing 125.

Cheers
Vijay

ms001 · 7th July 2008, 13:09

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Originally Posted by prabhuav

Guys - congrats on the new bikes..

Ms001 - was that you who rode with us to Maddur yesterday? The bike was peacefully doing 125.

Cheers
Vijay

no it wasnt me iam running the bike under 5k RPM (80 kmph max)

aaggoswami · 7th July 2008, 14:01

Is it that both the headlamps are having dual filament bulbs.
What I am asking is : Does both the headlamp bulbs have filaments for low beam and high beam ?

Or is it that one is specially for high beam and the other is specially for low beam ?

Are the headlights directly connected to the batter ?

ms001 · 7th July 2008, 14:16

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Originally Posted by aaggoswami

Is it that both the headlamps are having dual filament bulbs.
What I am asking is : Does both the headlamp bulbs have filaments for low beam and high beam ?

Or is it that one is specially for high beam and the other is specially for low beam ?

Are the headlights directly connected to the batter ?

not very sure but looks likely that both have only single filaments and yes they are directly connected to the battery

straight6 · 7th July 2008, 15:15

This bike is using H7(single filament)bulbs.

Jaggu · 7th July 2008, 15:50

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Originally Posted by prabhuav

Guys - congrats on the new bikes..

Ms001 - was that you who rode with us to Maddur yesterday? The bike was peacefully doing 125.

Cheers
Vijay

i think i know who this might be

killer looking forward for an update from your side

Mr.Bangalore · 7th July 2008, 16:21

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Originally Posted by bikeguru

Is that true that only one light work on the low beam and on high beam both are working

I think that both of them should work on low beam as in car.

Is there any temperature gauge ?

one other thing i want to ask you is there any fan placed behind the radiator so that engine is cooled if there is jam on streets in cities?

yes true only one light work in low beam, 2 lights work only if it high beam.. don't know why Yamaha has done like that..

Manoj2268 · 7th July 2008, 17:19

Saw this news on another automotive forum....

A charred R15. Apparently the guy just took his delivery and filled petrol
Very ghastly and raises questions on Quality checks

Jaggu · 7th July 2008, 17:29

Manoj: whats that picture all about? Somebody burned the bike or it caught fire? Without details posting picture doesnt value add!

gautammahtani · 7th July 2008, 17:39

congrats to the guys who have recently bought the R15. How does this match up against the 220 pulsar? They are in the same price bracket. Been a driver (not profession) all my life. Am looking at getting initiated into the 2-wheeled kind. Kinda liked both the 220 & R15 for looks. Any advise? Pro / Cons of both the bikes.

Thanx.

Manoj2268 · 7th July 2008, 17:43

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Originally Posted by Jaggu

Manoj: whats that picture all about? Somebody burned the bike or it caught fire? Without details posting picture doesnt value add!

The bike caught fire on its own accord..I'm still gathering the news. as I said before, the guy Bought his bike and filled up the tank. After sometime, his bike started to smoke and caught fire. That's all I know as of now.

The bike was bought from Ambal Motors chennai

roopakr · 7th July 2008, 18:04

ohh My God . !!! This is Ridiculous.Looks like one side of the fairing has completely melted.How can this happen by its own?

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prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 672 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Guys - congrats on the new bikes.. Ms001 - was that you who rode with us to Maddur yesterday? The bike was peacefully doing 125. Cheers Vijay
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aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Is it that both the headlamps are having dual filament bulbs. What I am asking is : Does both the headlamp bulbs have filaments for low beam and high beam ? Or is it that one is specially for high beam and the other is specially for low beam ? Are the headlights directly connected to the batter ? Last edited by aaggoswami : 7th July 2008 at 14:08.
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straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	This bike is using H7(single filament)bulbs.
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7th July 2008, 17:19	#71
Manoj2268 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 303 Thanked: 437 Times	Saw this news on another automotive forum.... A charred R15. Apparently the guy just took his delivery and filled petrol Very ghastly and raises questions on Quality checks Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Manoj2268 : 7th July 2008 at 17:30.
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Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,908 Times	Manoj: whats that picture all about? Somebody burned the bike or it caught fire? Without details posting picture doesnt value add!
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gautammahtani Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 2 Thanked: 0 Times	congrats to the guys who have recently bought the R15. How does this match up against the 220 pulsar? They are in the same price bracket. Been a driver (not profession) all my life. Am looking at getting initiated into the 2-wheeled kind. Kinda liked both the 220 & R15 for looks. Any advise? Pro / Cons of both the bikes. Thanx.
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roopakr BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: KL-01,KL-07,KA-01 Posts: 135 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	ohh My God . !!! This is Ridiculous.Looks like one side of the fairing has completely melted.How can this happen by its own?
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