This is as close as it gets to the real thing.
The Yamaha R15 will be around 139kgs, kerb weight.
The engine will put around 19bhp which gives it a power to weight ratio of 136bhp per tonne.
The Karizma: 112bhp/tonne
The P220: 133bhp/tonne
So, the R15 will surely have a better power to weight ratio. Some may feel that it only has a 150cc. So what! Bajaj Pulsar 220 may have a 133bhp/tonne power to weight ratio, but thats on paper. On dyno, a Pulsar usually shows 25-30% less power. Plus, the R15 has a lot of modern gizmos thrown in (engine wise) and also a 6 speed 'box.
All this means this
Top Speed : A true 140km/h
0-60km/h : 3.5secs
0-100km/h : 10/5sec
These figs easily make it the fastest in India. Plus a fab fuel economy of 40kmpl. So still feel the bike is expensive at 1.08lakhs! Come on, when we can have water pumps selling for 1.1 lakh (the RE 500LB), then this awesome looking bike with all the goodies in the world seems sexy value at 1.08lakhs...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Yamaha R15 : Performance
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4 comments:
well said....bro but i m unable to get my r15 to 140km speed
True 140km/hr? Dude please do the math, under pure calculation without consider any lost in transmission, air drag...etc. 10000rpm@6th gear can only give you 145km/hr. For a engine's max power pump@8500rpm i deeply doubt it can pull to 10000rpm at 6th gear.
Those performance figures are truely awful for a 'sports' bike! In the uk you have to learn to ride and pass several tests a bike with at least 46.6bhp. Which means 0-100 kph in under 5 seconds and a top speed of about 220kph. And that's on a relatively small bike still....
My R15 reach 142/hr once i never tried again. And as you said abt UK bro R15 is for INDIA in india this is the first sports bike. people have to learn first and i belive soon we will leave UK behind.
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