Tell me honestly, do you really feel hero karizma zmr still makes a good case for long rides? Considering its easy torque, cost, maintenance availability ?
Please share with us which kind of gear do you wear while cruising because there will be lot of wind pressure and gears do matter when we are driving for longer hours.. cheers waiting for a reply
no bullshit intros , animations, just straight to the point and you didnt ask to subscribe (n click the bell)? okay i subscribe then.. good content. looking forward for more. cheers .
I tour a lot on my V3, yes ergonomics is an issue, you do get tired sooner than say a less committed bike, but the bike is very well engineered. I have a shoulder problem which used to hurt a lot while touring on my previous bike, Pulsar 200ns, now surprisingly it's less painful on my V3 and only starts hurting after a significantly longer duration on the saddle as compared to the 200ns. My tips for touring on the V3- 1: get at least a good quality riding jacket, gloves and light helmet(heavier helmets tire your neck faster) 2: get a non megnatic tank bag, (I use rynox) you can also lean on the bag and rest your hands and lower back this way(recommended when traffic is less), only problem with tank bag is you can't hang off the bike for leaning as it obstructs your arms but then I don't ride/lean too hard while touring so not much of an issue 3: get a phone mount with charger which costs around 700rs(you'll love it!) which can be easily fitted as V3 already has port for connecting charger 4: get an auxiliary LED light, I fitted mine to the number plate holder and connected it to the high beam 5: get a motorcycle cruise/throttle control, which is basically a piece of plastic where you rest your palms, helps you to cruise more easily without tiring your hands, costs around a 100rs 6: grab your bike with your thighs and support your weight with it and keep your arms free from your body weight 7: always try to stay in left hand side of the white line, not too close to the shoulder of the road (leave room for steering away from potential accident) A lot more but nothing beats experience so keep touring and learn by yourself too!! That's touring.
1 suggestion to all r15 owners. Plz ride ur bikes like it used to be a few years ago. Duke got bad reputation because of many squids and now it’s very rare to see duke squids. Now I see RE and R15 squids. I hope r15 doesn’t end up like duke
i have done around 470 kms in a day from vizag to rajhamundry and return. i have completed this ride with a pillion and performance of this machine was great.we have to maintain correct seating posture.
Human body is meant to change position after some interval even a person sitting in a very comfortable office chair needs to change position due to pain, than how can you ride a bike in same position for 200 or 2000km? Just keep changing from time to time and take rests at 110km or 150km as per your bodys capacity.
any bike with 6 gears is a good tourer.. a 6th gear i like a overdrive... not meant for acceleration but for sipping gas slowly and keeping the bike relaxed
Bro, big fan of your videos....thanks a lot for all the hard work you do to bring up such good videos, hats off to u.... If you can, then do post a full review of ninja 300 ABS 2018 model with all the pros n cons in real life. Thanks again.... :)
I saw this video before buying a V3.. Now its been 7 months that I own R15V3.. Honestly I would say, first 1000kms were hard.. I had to learn perfect posture to suit my body type and trust me, this bike teaches you a lot. I have been a big time tourer but I wasn't sure if I can tour on this bike as I did not clock more than 300km in a day before on this bike. I woke up at 4 in the morning , tied my luggage ( yes its possible, just use some common sense ) and got rolling from Madurai-TN.. I was at kolhapur-MH by 7.. I took breaks, slept for 2 long hours when heat was at its peak.. still clocked 1100km in a day. Good thing is, I was able to clock another 400km very next day without a hitch. This is highest anybody can tour on any fancy bike.. So just pointing out that your 150cc is a beast too. Few things I will mention; pros/cons ? you decide. 1. I started off from Thiruvanathpuram-KL at 8 in the night, went to Madurai-TN, stayed at my friends place as it was too late to ride.. ( Never ride in the night, because there is literally zero practical advantage of driving in the night , and mind you, you are hearing this from a person who loves to ride at night, but again short trips are okay.. long tours- No no ) 2. Took some rest and took off from Madurai and reached Kolhapur by 7. I was cruising at avg speed of 120 all along.. on certain good patches I was able to touch 154kmph. Got milage of around 40-42 kmpl. 3. On the return Journey from my hometown to Kerala.. I covered first 700-800 km till Bangalore. Stayed there for the night.. and Covered the next 700-800km the other day.. I was driving very neatly, no full throttles.. cruising around 100kmph. Got 50kmpl. I would say, 300km tour in a day on this bike is a kids job. 700km in a day - yes, any day.. you can do this kind of stretch. 1100km - you need to be fit and most importantly, you need to spend time with this bike before you do such stretches. Pain/ Discomfort : ( did 12000 km in 7 months ) Lower back : Never Wrist : Yes , for first 1000km ( untill you get used to the sitting posture ) / when you have a pillion in the city traffic,who's weight crosses 60kg mark. Shoulders : same as wrist but doesn't pain as much as wrist. Upper back : Never. Legs : Surprisingly, Nobody has ever talked about this.. But your legs will pain on long stretches as foot pegs are rear set.. your calf muscles will pain for sure while touring. Milage : Depends upon your cruising speed ( RPM to be precise when we are talking about a specific bike ( If you are an engineer then you know the graph )) 45kmpl is what you should expect in the end. Warning : Its a sports bike.. at certain situations you will feel that the bite and braking this bike offers are not upto the mark. but hello, its a sports bike, you are not supposed to stand on your rear brake when in panic.. This gets a slipper clutch for a reason.. If you dont understand the use of it, You will end up skidding your rear wheel every now and then.. Dont doubt the mechanics of the bike , its engineered by the people who understands the sport very well, try doubting your skills for once.
I really love you every words.. Your comment deserve million likes.. You explained very well brother.. Very happy to understand every things here, your feel and experience was very well.. Thanks for your valuable experience.. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🤝🤝👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I have an r15 v3 everything you said about this bike is true big thumbs up fr that ,it's an awesome bike I have done a ride frm banglore to kanyakumari around 800 kilometers in 11 hrs,proud to be an r15v3 owner❤
Why don't you try to sing while riding! You've got really clean voice👍 Btw i never get bored while watching your videos man and whatever motorcycles are gonna lauch in future,i m gonna buy cbr250r for sure!
I did a ride from Mumbai to Goa up down, on my yamaha R15 v3, and to be honest it was fantastic. This machine is too good, but definitely not comfortable. I had to take a break after 30-40 min to comfort my back and wrists, and other hectic part was tying a bag on the pillion sit. But the engine was just awesome. I covered 600 km in a day, and it took around 16 hours as I took lots of breaks.
I've got my V3 last month... It's a very good track machine but for long ride it's unbearable. It will gives u pain in the triceps,wrists & back no matter u r a gym freak... Im still using it for long rides bcoz I'm passionate abt it no matter it gives me the pain... It's still my comfortable cot!!!
Strell oh, you take rents? I thought you directly tie up the showroom. But still you deliver the perfect content and the thing I like about you is you read and reply to all the comments
I ride my R15 V3 from Bengaluru to Trivandrum every one and a half months which is around 720 Km one side. And never experienced any wrist or back pain. And yeah V3's engine on FZ 25 would have been awesome :D.
I have done around 700 kms tour with my V3(ABS) in the span of 18 hours from Kadapa(Rajampet) to Rajahmundry not straight but covered some more towns in the journey.. that too with a pillion Comes to riding review the pleasure and joy is unending if you feel it really... beautiful feel I get with the long ride because the stability is Mind-blowing even in 115 - 120 speed, breaking is way more confident with ABS and mileage also so impressive I got 50 KMS on highway...but honestly tall and fit riders can feel more comfortable than short riders.. which I thought..
Two times Brother first when about to start in Kadapa secondly in Vijayawada second time it tooks 8 liters to fill the tank as the tank capacity 11 liters for v3
What about fiber quality? Especially near tank area.I have plan to upgrade from szr153 cc which I'm using currently.let me know going for v3 bs6 a better option considering that I have already owned a 150cc in the segment?
I am 46 years physically fit athletic guy I keep touring every month on my R15 version 3 yamaha on a single day I have clocked 711 KMS with BF lunch and dinner with t Stop and sight seeing photo shoot 👍 and some times top speed of 145 plus 🔥
I have done 250 kms in 3 hours with10 mins break and I never felt any pain , so it is good tourer and it is very much comfortable in high way where u can relax your arms
R15v3 can cruise at 120-130 at ease.. The top speed is actually higher than what you mentioned. You went by the company claimed speed maybe. But in actual condition the r15v3 can reach top speeds of 140kph +..with enough rpm juice to go further. Most of it is due to the high tech VVA and crazy top end. The superbike sized aerodynamics are a bonus
