Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Performance figures for Yamaha R15

According to Bike India magazine, here are the acceleration and top speed figures for the Yamaha R15

0-20km/h: 1.15s
0-40km/h: 2.90s
0-60km/h: 5.12s
0-80km/h: 8.56s
0-100km/h: 14.17s

Top Speed: 130.2km/h (speedo - 139km/h)
0-400m: 18.95s@113.23km/h



This means that the Yamaha R15 is just a tad slower than the Karizma (0-60 in 4.7s) and the Pulsar 220 (0-60km/h in 4.8s). But the difference doesnt increase by the time the R15 gets too 100km/h.
The Karizma reaches 100km/h in 14.05sec and the Pulsar 220 in 13odd secs. The R15 takes just 14.17s

It might not beat the Pulsar 220 and Karizma, but for a 150cc bike, these figures are mindblowing!

On the Top Speed stakes though, the R15 with the sixth gear beats both Karizma and Pulsar 220 with a better top speed of 130.2km/h (true), with the speedometer showing 139km/h. A run-in bike should be doing 140km/h on the speedo i guesss

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Yamaha R15 goes touring as well!!

I shared with you some super stunts of the Yamaha R15 Yesterday and now going through this another blog, it seems the Yamaha R15 can tour as well.

Have a look here

Monday, July 28, 2008

The Yamaha YZF-R15 goes stunting!

Unbelievable stuff by Sahil Anand from from Ranchi.
This guy is just too good. So good, that we have included his pictures in the header of this blog as well. The Yamaha R15 sure can stunt - this guy proves it. Kudos to MRF tyres - even in standing water, this guy is just carrying the R15 along....

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE






Also enjoy this stoppied video : He claims to have picked up the bike at 75km/h!



IMAGES : WWW.XBHP.COM

Yamaha R15 yellow color!


Pacer Automobiles, Yamaha dealership in Bangalore has a special yellow color Yamaha R15 on display. According to the showroom guys, it costs 20k more!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Yamaha R15 in BIKE INDIA August 2008


The Yamaha R15 was on the cover of the July issue of Bike India and now in the Aug issue, Bike India magazine has tested the bike (on track and on road)

Some of those who have read the magazine are surprised with the performance. Hold on Hold on, i will pick up my copy tonight and shall post the figures right here!


Image: xbhp.com

Monday, July 7, 2008

Yamaha R15 : Engine seize and burn pics!!!`


OMG : We cant believe this.
Yesterday there was news of a Yamaha R15 getting seized up (Click) and today there is this pic on xbhp about a bike catching fire!

We are waiting for updates for what actually happened. Stay tuned for more

UPDATE : It seems the rider of the bike had kept a cleaning cloth somewhere near the engine of the bike. Come on - that is not the place to keep the cloth. Something or the other happened. It seems while filling fuel, it seeped out, flowed next to the fairing and got into the cloth. On the run, the engine heated up and the fuelled cloth caught fire. But I would also want a Yamaha official to testify the same here.

Yamaha FZ15 caught again




Thanks to Manoj from xbhp, here are few more pictures of the Yamaha FZ15 bike being tested around Delhi.

Note : the rider is not wearing any jackets or boots. Seems that the bike is his daily commute to the Yamaha factory and back!

Yamaha R15 riders meet in Bangalore


According to xbhp some R15 owners met up in Bangalore on the 6th of July.

Here is a link to the meet up - CLICK

Picture taken from xbhp