2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

Deliveries of the 2009 model of Kawasaki Ninja 250R have begun.
To start with Australia now gets the Lime Green color option.

Fresh Ninja 250Rs also hitting the US showrooms. We dont know yet if they are re badged old ones or new ones.. Watch this space for more

5 bhp increase on the 250R!

Got this link on the net. Roaring Toyz have this special exhaust for the Ninja 250R and claim to increase the max power by 5bhp!!

Available for 600 USD... Follow this LINK

Repsol colored Yamaha R15? We got it...

Here is yet another colored Yamaha R15. In a Honda Repsol paint job
The bike does look cool in this color.. But the paint job does cost a bomb we are said

Pics : Ken from xbhp.com

Yamaha R15 : Screen modification

One of the owners has done a small modification to his original screen. Here is a look!

Yamaha R15 : Screen modification

One of the owners has done a small modification to his original screen. Here is a look!



We had told you about the new color combination for the Yamaha R15. Here are more pictures taken from another blog on the same:

Yamaha YZF-R125 : Have a look

When Yamaha got the YZF-R125 abroad, some of thought this would be the bike coming to India. But it was for sure too extreme for us. Read more about the bike HERE




In the meantime, have a look at the heated comments going on HERE

Scoop : New Red and Black color scheme for R15

Believe it or not, Yamaha is coming out with a new Red and Black color scheme for the R15. Here is a scoop on how the bike is (this is a real pic, not a photoshop)

More details coming up

Scoop : New Red and Black color scheme for R15

Believe it or not, Yamaha is coming out with a new Red and Black color scheme for the R15. Here is a scoop on how the bike is (this is a real pic, not a photoshop)

More details coming up

Yamaha R15 vs Bajaj Pulsar 220 vs Hero Honda Karizma vs TVS Apache RTR

As told by us some days back (SEE), the August issue of Bike India magazine has a track test of the Yamaha YZF-R15 vs its rivals - the Bajaj Pulsar 220, Hero Honda Karizma and the TVS Apache RTR FI

Here is a quick summary of what Bike India had to say

Aspi (Editor)
It gives you tons of confidence. You can do what you want around corners. Stiffer front and rear will make it even faster

Raju (ex-racer)
The R15 will do what you want it to. Bottom and mid range power isnt impressive. Center stand is a bother around the racetrack

Amit
Allows the smoothest entry into and exit from corners. Keep the engine on the boil and you can always be sure that you're faster than the rest

Bunny
Small can be fast too! I had my apprehensions but the R15 surprised with its agility and punch. Definitely smokes others where it matters most

Lap timings of each bike coming up - stay tuned!!

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The R15 goes stunting
Yellow colored R15
The FZ15 caught testing

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