Technology Triumph!!! R15 v2
Technology Triumph!!! R15 v2
I bought this bike(Black & silver) 2 month ago from Chennai showroom.
Before choosing this beauty I`m much confused between this R15v2 and Thunderbird 500,Even though my childhood ambition is to be an owner of Royal Enfield,I choose this because of its Technology,Performance and Look combined package.
I have researched a lot and lot to choose this bike.
I`m not big fan of Yamaha! until I bought this wonderful machine.
I can clearly say the Pros & Cons of this bike as I done a lot & lot with this R15 V2 stuff before and after buying this machine.
Pros:-
1)Style-I think i don`t need to explain this in detail as you all know.
2)Acceleration-I start seeing the speedometer often after buying this machine,Since I`m not sure at what speed I`m traveling.The speed transmission is ultimate and crown for this bike.
3)Mileage-I bet you don`t expect this in pros segment,But the truth is it will give 45 km/hr in the highway(400km I went tirupathi from chennai 200+200 up& down) & 40 km/hr in the City(Even in Chennai city traffic) circumstance.Hope you all interested on this now.
The steps are so simple to achieve this
1)Don`t over rev-Love the machine don`t let it to cry.
2)Don`t travel below 50 km/hr and don`t above 65 km/hr for a long duration.(3000-5000rpm)
3)Do the service properly.(Beware that the mechanics at service stations are really stupids and they will handle your most loved machine like a toy if you are not hard with them),Mention each and every problem which u felt on earlier duration and get the fix.
4)Technology-All the stuffs like ECU,Timer control,Synchronized exhaust etc you may already aware of, so I just call it as technology which is far more better than other 150 cc bikes
Cons:
1)Rust forming - Even though you have maintained your R15 like gold you can`t stop it get rusting in their discs and some minor parts like holding clips,foot rest corners,welding joints.But relax I just said you can`t prevent but there is some "cure" for it,Just use chromium spray on disk and paint spray for minor touch ups where its needed,Also don`t forget to use Wax polishes(I use Formula 1 which is really good) at the end of your cleaning process.
2)No ABS - Even though the installed Nissin brakes are too good,it still have the issue of wheel lock.I`m not sure how come they missed ABS in the machine which will go faster than 140 km/hr(Hope that will be fixed in R15 v3 along with the pillion seat issue)
3)Pillion seat-I bet you guess this already,Unfortunately in R15 v2 pillion is made just for two factors(Aerodynamics,Girlfriends)
Don`t imagine a tall and fat guy in pillion who posses 100 kg force when you are in hurry to stop the machine from 100km/hr to 0 km/hr. But the true fact is when you ride it as "SOLO" then only the looks are awesome & aerodynamics are too good too.I`m such a guy who like to travel as SOLO rather than riding with a pillion rider(So that only I spend a lot to get the number which reflects my wish(SOLO=5010)
Hope this review helps.
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