Still early days, but I am getting an indicated mileage of 26 km/l as of now.
BHPian R15M_Rider recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
Short Breakfast Ride to Mamallapuram:
As usual, the first ride is once again to good old Mahabalipuram on the ECR. Weather was very pleasant. Typical mild monsoon rains on the way with sunshine. Maintaining a steady 90-100 kph in 5th or 6th gear, touching maximum of 6-7k RPM, for the most part as part of the run-in period , here are some of my thoughts:
1. There is a reason, why this bike has been selling worldwide with hardly any changes from 2019. The engine is creamy smooth! Parallel twin symphony, I kid you not, of all the youtube videos I have watched, none of them do full justice to experiencing it first-hand. There is also subtle burbles from the exhaust when you down-shift .Motorinc’s Shumi described this as “fiercely sweet”. Perfect description.
2. Now, please don’t take this as a justification of lack of features, but once again I going to draw a parallel to the late 90s to early 2000s era of Japanese cars/bikes. If you are someone, who craves for sleek handling, the feel of a manual stick shift/pure mechanical feel of pulling clutch and click of the gear lever, the sensation and satisfaction of the feedback you get from the engine to your inputs etc, then the feel this bike will give you is unmatched. Already have goosebumps thinking about it! Once again, this is just my taste and humble opinion.
First Shower
3. Still early days, but I am getting an indicated mileage of 26 kmpl as of now. For city commutes, I will update by next weekend once I have done a week of office commute. Expecting atleast 20-21 kmpl, let us see. Far, far lower than my R15’s 40-42 kmpl, which is to be expected obviously. Things might improve a tad bit after firsr service I would imagine.
4, Riding posture is perfect for touring as expected. Seat cushioning is much better than the R15.
5. Also, took my dad on a short errand run with him on the pillion seat. He mentioned its much more comfortable compared to the R15 . Of course, don’t expect someone to be comfortable on the pillion seat to take touring with . Just for short rides, its a bit better as the seat is wider than the R15.
6. The absence of a tyre hugger, so far at-least isn’t a concern. Having ridden on wet and slightly slushy stretches of roads, I didn’t see any splashing on my back from the tyre. I hope it stays this way as adding a tyre hugger will ruin the look!
168 km on the Odo
7. Braking is excellent. ABS is well calibrated without it being too intrusive as well. Engine Breaking is a good practice to have in the absence of a slipper clutch too.
Ride Safe!
Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.
