Yamaha MT-15: Road Test Review
16 August 2019
Neil Nair
We have ridden the Yamaha MT-15 at the track and liked what it offered there. Now it was time to ride it where it belongs, in the hustle and bustle of a city.
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1.Price : bought it from Bmw motorrad tusker bangalore. Costs around 169 k. Yes that wasn't cheap, but bikes actual price is 106k, gst is about 31k, remaining is rto and insurance. 2. Pros : very comfortable to ride, seat is little hard, suspension too, but coming from ...
1.Price : bought it from Bmw motorrad tusker bangalore. Costs around 169 k. Yes that wasn't cheap, but bikes actual price is 106k, gst is about 31k, remaining is rto and insurance. 2. Pros : very comfortable to ride, seat is little hard, suspension too, but coming from 135 Ls, this one is better. Bike is so short, very compact, no extra plastic parts like pulsar- performance is very good, there's little vibration in handlebar and tank, but very mild, torque is very good, even with pillion bike handling is very smooth, very good mileage, i got more than 50 km/l before 1st service, riding under 5k rpm. Now getting more than 55 km/l riding below 7k rpm, not yet checked in city mileage but its all about riding style. 3. Cons : rear view mirrors are garbage, other budget bikes gets better mirrors, no frame slider, frame slider sold in aftermarket may damage engine head, seat is very hard, need to modify, no cover for radiator, you've to buy one from aftermarket, costs like 1k- heavy wind blast after 90 km/h, bike felt weight less after 110 km/h, not safe, Yamaha Indonesia offers better, best accessories officially should've given pillion grab rail as additional accessories, no low battery indicator, this should be mandatory to all bikes, because of no kick start. 4. Tips :- this bike is not suitable for everyone, but if you like it, give it a test drive and decide many say heat issue, this is caused by radiator fan running while in slow speed, its normal. If you worried about engine overheating, there's a temperature indicator in console- bike has only single channel abs, bike is lightweight, so if dual channel abs added, you may not get better braking control. Abs will not stop bike instantly, it'll stop tire from locking.- rear tire might lock under panic braking on sand/wet surface, better learn progressive braking- bike is light weight and suspension's are hard, so this bike is very good for drifting, yes pillion comfort is not good, but you should've known that from the bikes look. If you are looking for pillion comfort, this is not the right choice in highway mileage can go above 60 km/l.
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