Yamaha YZF-R15( My First Small SuperBike)
Vasanth on the R15 Yamaha India's latest offering is the yzf r15, a 150 cc liquid cooled , 6 speed transmission , dual discs , r1 styling , monoshock at the rear , digital speedometer and all that gadgets. Previously owned a pulsar 180 dts-i 04 model ,had been 4 years since i was riding the same thing , was more than satisfied with it ,did over a lac of kms as a student , but needed a change now , so was looking for a new bike , what options was i left with ? zma/thunderbird/rtr fi/220/r15/fz150 These were the options that i had to choose between. Zma and 220 were a no no to me , i love the zma , but wouldn buy a 5 year old bike which would be phased out anytime.plus compared to my old bike , i wouldn gain on power , would just be a refinement and handling upgrade. 220 ---i dint find it special , plus lacks something as refinement.its a straight line rocket. rest naaaaaaaaa... thunderbird - would be a new segment , but for i wanted to get rid of the vibes thing , been with vibes fo