[sasta_rider]

Originally Posted by vinaygeorgeroy

Great thread, i am considering getting an R3. The price cut is an added bonus.
I had a question regarding e20 compatibility. Have you done any research on whether the engine could be affected by the ethanol blending?

Finally, someone came up with the same thought I had been pondering about since few months now.

I have noticed a downfall in the FE of my 2022 R15 v4 over the past year. I do not calculate FE random times; every time I refuel, I fill the tank completely and feed the odometer reading, total fuel cost, and cost per liter to the 'Fuelio' app, which then calculates the FE figures based on this input.

Below is the chart from which you can figure out how it has reduced during my ownership till date (but no regrets from my end, because the machine is just beautiful in every possible way):



Also, below is the stat showing the best & worst FE along with other information, for nerds who are interested:



The best FE was during the breakfast ride towards Nandi hills, conducted by Vinayak Yamaha (Domlur). Poor me had to maintain speeds between 60-90 kmph, which is the sweet spot for this engine to obtain best FE.

The worst FE was during the Jan-2025 ride towards Goa. I still do not know why so low FE in spite of me getting the engine oil replaced and chain maintenance done, previous day of the ride.

I did some research to learn about how far India has achieved the ethanol blending in petrol and found that we have achieved the target of 10%. The target of 10% ethanol blending has been achieved much ahead of the targeted timeline of Nov-2022. Link for the government's press release is here.

Upon further Google search, I could conclude this:
Ethanol blended fuel can affect a vehicle's FE, especially if the vehicle is not specifically rated. Ethanol has a lower energy content than pure petrol, which can lead to reduced FE. Additionally, ethanol can cause issues in engines not designed for it: like higher carbon build-up and faster degradation of rubber components. While modern engines are generally more tolerant of ethanol blends (like the R3, which is E10 rated), non-rated vehicles might still experience a decline in performance and FE, which is exactly why I had been hitting my head against the wall. This is just a contributing factor.

Apart from this, my R15 usage involves:

• frequent long rides at higher RPMs and triple digit highway cruise.
• commute through dusty environment (especially at Bengaluru), which clogs the engine intake filter in turn leading to comparatively reduced performance which does hit FE.
• poor quality fuel (well, we can not test petrol at every outlets, but can be cautious as much as possible).
• improper gear shifting.
• chain slack: a loose chain can cause inefficient power transfer from the engine to the rear wheel along with jerking and uneven acceleration. Personally, I have experienced this too when I neglected maintaining the chain slackness due to work/family commitments.

I am still concerned, in the coming years, how will our beloved machines survive these stringent norms being implemented by the GoI! What I can say is: pamper your bikes/cars/any machine for that matter, as much as possible so that we keep the engine revving!

Hope this post clears the confusion around ethanol blended petrol I guess!

Ride safe!
Sud.

[R15M_Rider]

A short backstory:

Before going into the trip, if you have been following my threads from the R15's ownership to getting the R3, you would know, this was a long time coming.
Around 20th Oct, we (dad and me) had planned a trip to Yercaud, I was having an R15M at that time and while I was obsessing about the R3 in my head, I was just planning to complete this trip before thinking further. As fate would have it, on the day of the trip, we were caught in heavy rain in Chennai itself (it cleared in 30 minutes or so) and deciding not to risk it, we returned home. The very same day, after enquiring many showroom, the R3 was booked and the rest of the story is already in this thread. Looks like fate wanted Yercaud to be done on the R3!

Starting Trip Route : Chennai - Mammalapuram - Tirukazhukundram - Madurantakam - Tindivanam - Villupuram - Ulundurpet - Attur - Salem - Yercaud

Distance: 367 km

Return Trip Route : Yercaud - Salem - Attur - Ulundurpet - Chengalpattu - Thiruporur - Kelambakkam - Kovalam - Chennai

Distance: 371 km

Dates : 7th Feb 2025 & 8th Feb 2025

Total Distance : 803 km (including around 35 km spent in loop road and around Yercaud)

Odometer reads 3854 km as we start

As per routine, we had both the bikes - R3 and dad's CB350 Hness tanks filled up the evening prior to the journey, as well as our tyres pumped up to optimal pressures. We started around 6.00 AM in the morning. Till Mamallapuram, we followed the ECR and from there, we take a small state highway to join the GST Road near Madurantakam. The first obstacle we faced was dense fog surprisngly! Even in our recent trip to Jaipur and not even in Yercaud, we saw fog this thick! Simply had to stick to 50 kmph or below to cross this stretch.

Proceed With Caution!

Eventually we joined the GST Road/NH 45 at Madurantakam. From there onwards, as the fog had lifted, we regained some pace and were able to keep a healthy 90-100 kmph cruising speed. Breakfast was done at an A2B outlet a few kilometres south of Tindivanam. These A2B franchise guys do know which locations are the most profitable. Most of the time we land up at an A2B outlet whenever we ride due to their ideal placing.

Spotted a nice BMW GS 900F

Breakfast done, we hit the road again. Thanks to the good condition of the NH, we began make up some time we lost due to the fog earlier in the day. Soon we reached Ulundurpet, where we switch to NH 79 which connects Ulundurpet with Salem. We always took short breaks every 60-70 kms on average. In the earlier trips together, sometimes I used to ride a bit faster and end up further and had to wait for a while for my dad to catch up. This time, we changed it up a bit where I stayed in second and for the most part kept a sufficient distance and stayed together. Though my dad does ride at a good pace, it was obviously a piece of cake to keep up with the CB350 in the R3

Machines reflecting our tastes in motorcycles perfectly


Crossed the 4K mark enroute to Attur

Eventually, we reached Salem around 1.10 PM. There was one bar remaining in my R3 and I think there was 1 or 2 bars on the CB350 as well. We didn't want to risk running out of petrol going uphill (uphill also guzzles more fuel), so we had a fuel stop. Unfortunately for me, I couldn't get Speed petrol at a Bharat Petroleum petrol station in Salem and since both of didn't know where the next petrol station might be, I just reluctantly agreed to fill some amount. Frankly the fuel quality was quite bad. The engine wasn't pulling smoothly as it did earlier. I initially thought it must be E20 related in my E10 compliant R3, but it turns out to be just poor fuel quality as even my dad felt the same in his CB350 which is E20 compliant.

About to Climb


A Nice Pleasant Welcome To Yercaud



Parked for some well earned rest!


View From our hotel room. Air is so much more clear that you can even spot the moon quite clearly at 2.30 PM

There are 20 hairpin bends in this route. In Google Maps, if you are routing from Chennai, it will show you the route via Kuppanur, which I guess reaches Yercaud bypassing Salem. It has way less hairpin bends to have fun on, so if you are planning to visit Yercaud and want to feel the curves, always reach Salem and then take the road from there. The R3 in its second home, curvy ghat roads, after the race track. As mentioned earlier, perfect upgrade from the R15, feels so natural in the way the bike reacts to your inputs!

We reached Yercaud around 2 PM, more or less the checking time at the hotel we booked in - Hotel Shevaryos. With a temperature of about 22 - 23 in the afternoon, it was quite chilly and pleasant. Typical hill station weather, a nice getaway from the humid weather of Chennai.

A Small Ride on Loop Road:

After lunch, we decided to hit the loop road, a 32 km round route which is quite scenic and covers some viewpoints/waterfalls. We took the R3 alone with my dad as pillion and just covered around 15 km till Cauvery peak and returned the same way since a local warned us about the roads not being that good further from Cauvery Peak and we decided not to risk it. Still, did get some amazing clicks!

Surrounded by huge trees on either side

This photo has a slight overseas vibe to it doesn't it?


Really Tall!




R3 in Yercaud, Mission Accomplished

Overall, this is a very nice getaway from the heat down the hill. While it might not be as touristy as far as locations to see goes as Ooty or Kodaikanal, in a way, Yercaud feels more peaceful secluded. I guess for folks at Bengaluru, it is nearer by 100 km compared to Chennai.

Return Journey:

Since we completed the loop road which was the major one on 7th itself, we decided to start early and reach Chennai as early as possible. This gives us one day of sufficient rest before things go back to usual routine from Monday.

Weather was nice and chilly. After some refreshing tea and coffee, it was time to head back down. Once again I filled up the tank at an HP bunk in Yercaud itself which thankfully had power petrol. Quality was much better here and the engine definitely felt much more lively after the fillup.

Downhill on the R3 in this weather was pure bliss. Rev-matching, leaning into the corners a bit, all this while maintaining safe etiquette on ghat roads is like an art and this was one of the best machines to experience in this scenario. Twin Cylinder symphony along with the sweet handling accompanied by this chilly weather, not many things are better than this for a motorcycle enthusiast . Experiences such as this makes me almost forget the recent price-cut too. This is when you realize somethings in life are just priceless personally. Just live the moment.

Final Goodbye to Beautiful Yercaud

After having breakfast at Salem, we rejoined the same NH 79 back to Ulundurpet. Same as the oncoming journey, I stayed behind a same distance from my dad's CB350. At times, my dad had to crouch a bit to maintain some speed due to windblast, while all I had to do was slightly increase throttle in 6th gear. It was hilarious and we had great fun!

With some short breaks to stretch, eventually we reached Ulundurpet where we rejoin the GST Road - NH 45. With a breakfast stop near Tindivanam, we changed the route a bit to leave NH45 at Chengalpattu to follow the route back to OMR via Chengalpattu - Thiruporur - Kelambakkam and from there reach the ECR via Kovalam. Eventually, we reached home around 3.30. One of the best trips for us on a motorcycle for me, first on the R3 and for sure many more to come!

Trip Ending odometer Reading of 4657 km

Fuel Efficiency :

On the return journey, after filling the tank at Yercaud, I got the low fuel/reserve fuel blinking only around 350 km, when nearing Chennai on the ECR. I filled at Shell, with V Power at the 359 km mark since last fill up. Hopefully this should help in reducing the impact caused by the poor quality petrol at BP in Salem. With a reserve fuel capacity, of 2 litres, I could've easily made it home which was just another 10 km, still, its 33 kmpl of mileage. That is super impressive of a bike of this power and capability, infact the CB350 also gave more or less the same mileage figure in this trip, proving the R3 can certainly tour and commute!

First of many trips to be had on this beautiful machine

Final Thoughts:

Having had a rough experience with the stator coil issue in Dec 2024, whatever that followed has certainly reinstated some of my belief in Yamaha's reliability. While its not like I am not expecting any issues in the future, at least in the present, I am happy and content, nothing else matters I guess for now.

Until next time then,

Ride Safe!

[V.Max]

Awesome trip and write-up bet ��
Keep revving TT

[sasta_rider]

Nice write up, @R15M_Rider, as usual!

You are waking my inner kid, to explore this route. Yercaud (and Kolli Hills) has already been on my mind since few months already.

I have few questions about the R3 in general and may be this is the right time I can ask here:

• Higher Octane Fuel: does the user manual mention 95+ octane rated fuel is preferred? Or is it just a personal choice because the bike itself is more than 300 cc?
• Being a former R15 owner, did the riding posture give any aches during initial months of ownership: on the wrist, back or any body part as such?
• By any chance, do you get 'range' anxiety after shifting from a R15 (v4) which used to give a better range (read as FE)?
• Handling the sudden throttle response (which is obviously better than the R15) is difficult? Let's say you had to panic brake or some random idiot decides to apprear in front of you while cruising on a highway?

Originally Posted by R15M_Rider

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Surrounded by huge trees on either side

I believe this is the same place where I had been, during my drive to Salem for friend's marriage back in Sep-2023?

Moreover, glad to witness your Dad accompanying and has craze towards bikes (also read, long rides)!

Ride safe!
Sud.

[ent!ty]

Great write up. Kudos to your dad for riding and enjoying his own ride alongside you. Best of good luck for your future road trips.

On a side note, the Gen-2 R3 is definitely the best looking in it's lineage - restrained enough, different enough - especially after what has become of the new Gen-3 R3.

RANT ALERT: Yamaha NEEDS to price their products appropriately before hand if they want to take the Indian market seriously, even if they have to take a hit financially at first to make inroads in this highly competitive space of the market. It truly must have been hurtful for the current R3 owners who put their trust and money in the brand being backstabbed with the current price cut. The brand must provide some sort of compensation in terms of post-purchase benefit programs to these loyal customers who bought an overpriced product (no matter how good the bike is in itself) at a time when the whole market and media was out and out bashing the pricing and dissuading the product purchase rightfully so (which also must be treated as a bandage solution at most). These are the customers who are the flag-bearers for the brand. If Yamaha India continues to strategize the same way, they are throwing the value aspect of the product right out of the window in full show, which an Indian customer is highly conscious of and will go over a thousand times before putting down their hard earned money.

Putting everything aside, happy for you to be making the most out of this wonderful machine.

Cheers to many more happy miles ahead.

[ent!ty]

Great write up. Kudos to your dad for riding and enjoying his own ride alongside you. Best of good luck for your future road trips.

On a side note, the Gen-2 R3 is definitely the best looking in it's lineage - restrained enough, distinct enough - especially after what has become of the new Gen-3 R3.

RANT ALERT: Yamaha NEEDS to price their products appropriately before hand if they want to take the Indian market seriously, even if they have to take a hit financially at first to make inroads in this highly competitive space of the market. It truly must have been hurtful for the current R3 owners who put their trust and money in the brand being backstabbed with the current price cut. The brand must provide some sort of compensation in terms of post-purchase benefit programs to these loyal customers who bought an overpriced product (no matter how good the bike is in itself) at a time when the whole market and media was out and out bashing the pricing and dissuading the product purchase and rightfully so (which also must be treated as a bandage solution at most). These are the customers who are the flag-bearers for the brand. If Yamaha India continues to strategize the same way, they are throwing the value aspect of the product right out of the window in full show, which an Indian customer is highly conscious of and will go over a thousand times before putting down their hard earned money.

Putting everything aside, happy for you to be making the most out of this wonderful machine.

Cheers to many more happy miles ahead.

[R15M_Rider]

Originally Posted by sasta_rider

Nice write up, @R15M_Rider, as usual!

You are waking my inner kid, to explore this route. Yercaud (and Kolli Hills) has already been on my mind since few months already.

I have few questions about the R3 in general and may be this is the right time I can ask here:

• Higher Octane Fuel: does the user manual mention 95+ octane rated fuel is preferred? Or is it just a personal choice because the bike itself is more than 300 cc?
• Being a former R15 owner, did the riding posture give any aches during initial months of ownership: on the wrist, back or any body part as such?
• By any chance, do you get 'range' anxiety after shifting from a R15 (v4) which used to give a better range (read as FE)?
• Handling the sudden throttle response (which is obviously better than the R15) is difficult? Let's say you had to panic brake or some random idiot decides to apprear in front of you while cruising on a highway?

Thank You @sasta_rider. Kolli Hills is probably next on my bucket list as well. 70 hairpins on this machine will be unreal

Coming to your queries

1. As per user manual, even 90 octane is enough for this. Of course, I will still prefer to use Power/XP-95/Speed petrol in normal petrol stops on tours if Shell is not available. On commute route, since Shell is available, I stick to normal petrol only.

2. On this ride, I did feel tightness in my throttle hand (right hand) alone. My little finger and index finger still feel a little numb after trip was done. Its similar to how one would feel after exercising after a long gap. This might be caused since I keep the wrist for a prolonged time in single position on highways. Probably with some stretches and exercising, this will also be mitigated. If anyone here has experienced similar sensation, do share. Other than this, nothing else. Back is much more relaxed compared to my older R15 for sure.

3. Range anxiety was definitely there until this trip. I used to fill up as soon as one bar is seen on the fuel gauge. But in this trip I did 360 km on a single tank while returning, came to know reserve is actually 3 litres (correction for my previous post). So I should feel more comfortable next time onwards and I can stretch it a bit more even if it starts blinking, not too much but a little . As I said 33 kmpl is very respectable and more or less same as the CB350

4. Its a very, very beginner friendly throttle. From the time I took delivery, never did I feel intimidated to be honest. Yamaha's tuning shows only after you cross 6-7k RPM. Until then, its very forgiving. I guess you had a taste of it when we met last week. Since the throttle travel on the R3 is this high, that might also be causing my wrist problem on long rides. Just a matter of adjusting I guess.

Looking forward to your Chennai trip report soon on your thread!

Originally Posted by ent!ty

Great write up. Kudos to your dad for riding and enjoying his own ride alongside you. Best of good luck for your future road trips.

On a side note, the Gen-2 R3 is definitely the best looking in it's lineage - restrained enough, different enough - especially after what has become of the new Gen-3 R3.

RANT ALERT: Yamaha NEEDS to price their products appropriately before hand if they want to take the Indian market seriously, even if they have to take a hit financially at first to make inroads in this highly competitive space of the ......

Thanks @ent!ty, I agree, the Gen 3, seems way too busy for my taste. Regarding the R3's price change, I agree, Yamaha should've ideally launched at this price at beginning itself. But as I said at the very beginning of this thread, logically this acquisition will never make sense. Even in Oct 2024, I was fully aware of this possibility seeing the dismal sales numbers. I did get a 60k discount from the original on-road price so to me today I would be getting it for 30-40k less. But at the end of the day, it was a decision driven purely by the heart. To me, as absurd as it may sound, this was like getting any dream super-bike. If I clock minimum of 80k kilometers on this machine, I am sure, whatever the initial cost was will be made up for. Hopefully, as you said, Yamaha will correct their pricing whenever they launch the new R3 and other bigger bikes though I am not expecting much.

[R15M_Rider]

Second Service, Dad Rides my R3

Got the second service done early just as I clocked 5.4k in Feb. At 5k, the Oil change indicator started blinking. Logically, oil change is to be done at every 5k, so if first oil change was at 1000 km, then it should've ideally been at 6k. After discussing with fellow R3 owners, most suggested we can continue till 6k while others suggested to get it done at 5k itself. Eventually I relented and got it done at 5.4k. Service was anyway due around 21st March, so instead of 2 visits to the service center in 2 months, decided to get both 2nd service and oil change done on 24th Feb 2025.

Left the bike at Shanti Motors, Pallikarnai once again, got it delivered in evening of the same day. Amount came around Rs 3926/-, with 2 litres of RS4GP engine oil as usual making up 3k. The technician mentioned, injector cleaning can be done in next service around September/around 10,000 km as they were still good enough. Attaching the service bill below:

As usual, the bike has been used more or less daily by me. Office commutes, just casual errands, and of course many Sunday morning rides. Once in 2-3 weeks, I myself wash the bike (gives much better satisfaction even though may not achieve the same result as having it done properly outside ) and every 500-600 km, lube the chain. Also had a ride with three other 2024 R3 owners and an R15 recently, including two BHPians - @V.Max and @Vignesh_N/A. Anyway, will let the pictures do the talking!

Maybe its just me, but I seriously think we are going to miss this twin headlight design as newer R3s and even other manufacturers will start moving towards more aerodynamic designs with projector headlights. Timeless and classy!

Dad rides my R3

Today (16-03-2025), had a breakfast ride with my dad to the usual MDK (Muduliyarkuppam Boat House) on the ECR. As usual, with me on the R3 and my dad on the CB350 H'ness. While returning after Mahabs, I suggested, maybe he could try riding my R3 for some distance. He had ridden it previously only in our street for hardly few 100 metres, so I was genuinely curious how he would feel to ride this twin cylinder machine.

For context, my dad is 58 years old and prefers cruiser/upright handlebar position motorcycles. Regarding the CB350 related stuff and my dad's previous motorcycles, please check out this thread - (https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/motor...le-my-dad.html (Honda CB350 Highness Ownership Begins - The ideal motorcycle for my Dad))

So, here is the unbiased pointers he has shared after riding for 15 km from his perspective :

1. Stability & Handling : Rock steady. Very easy to flick/change direction without much effort. He also didn't notice significant difference between the slipper clutch of the CB and the R3's normal wet clutch. Gear shifting was also butter smooth.

2. Power Delivery - Huge difference, effortless in acceleration. I mean, its a 42 BHP bike and coming from the 20 BHP relaxed CB350, this is a given. But he never felt it was intimidating to ride a machine with twice as many horsepower. Absolute pleasure to ride. Sweet Engine he says. This I felt was kind of important because, I really wanted to know it felt to ride a 40 BHP bike for him. Linear power delivery definitely makes it so much more friendly.

3. Riding Position - Initially, he was a bit reluctant to ride as he felt the clip-ons was too committed. But I insisted, these clip-ons are much more raised than the R15 and he shouldn't be that concerned. After riding it, he agreed it was much more comfortable than he had expected. In highways with less traffic, he even says that he would prefer riding the R3 over the CB350 due to this and the above 2 points, 150-200 km is very much possible.

4. Not ideal for city commutes - In city, he would still prefer his CB350 over the R3 any day. Especially in traffic. Clip-ons even though raised, he says causes strain in the accelerator hand which could be a hassle in stop and go traffic. On highways and touring, though as mentioned, he loved it way more.

I guess, this somewhat proves the "sports-tourer" tag the R3 is given actually makes sense. I also felt really happy him smiling and that personal pleasure to see dad riding my treasured possession. In the end, I could see he was smiling and know that he did enjoy riding it! "Semma Vandi" (Awesome Machine/Vehicle) he concludes.

Always special to see these machines together!

Odo reads 6320 km as of writing this post.

Until next time,

Ride Safe!

[windiesel]

Originally Posted by R15M_Rider

For context, my dad is 58 years old and prefers cruiser/upright handlebar position motorcycles.

Until next time,

Ride Safe!

Great! I'm 60 and I too ride a Hiness 350....until I got myself a Triumph Speed 400 as well. Now I enjoy the little Triumph much much more than the Honda, be it city commutes or outstation rides. The slightly committed riding position is more comfortable to me than the upright position of the Honda Hiness. The vastly superior brakes & suspension and double the power make me go way faster yet feel safer, and the light weight and lovely tyres make it a delightful little pocket rocket. Thinking of gifting the Hiness to a friend...also thinking of buying the MT07 the day it's available!

[R15M_Rider]

Originally Posted by windiesel

Great! I'm 60 and I too ride a Hiness 350....until I got myself a Triumph Speed 400 as well. Now I enjoy the little Triumph much much more than the Honda, be it city commutes or outstation rides. The slightly committed riding position is more comfortable to me than the upright position of the Honda Hiness. The vastly superior brakes & suspension and double the power make me go way faster yet feel safer, and the light weight and lovely tyres make it a delightful little pocket rocket. Thinking of gifting the Hiness to a friend...also thinking of buying the MT07 the day it's available!

Glad to know that! Age is just a number in the end. Today, my dad actually wanted to go on a ride. Usually I come up with the idea. But today was different. He even wanted to ride my R3 again. Guess the biking bug has bit him . I hope the MT07 and other big bikes from Yamaha come in. Bare minimum, we should have an option, whether its priced right or not, is a secondary concern at least form Yamaha in my opinion.

Got rear-ended thanks to an auto sudden-breaking in front, replacement of indicator

24th Mar 2025, Monday, just another regular commute to office I thought. Fate had other ideas I guess. On the OMR, I found myself behind an auto. Nothing out of the ordinary. I was maintaining reasonably safe distance. Then out of the blue, the auto in-front sudden brakes, almost like he is stopping because a passenger might have asked the driver to stop or since its a share auto, he might have stopped suddenly to pickup certain passengers. But still, it was not in the left corner and with this section of OMR already narrow due to metro rail work, there is no room to stop without obstructing traffic. Slammed the brakes and inevitably, one Pulsar guy, whose bike didn't have ABS, crashed into the back of my R3 and fell down. This was my first time involved in an accident, so a lot of things were just going through my head. The Pulsar guy was blaming me while I tried to tell him, it wasn't my fault but the auto in front. In the meantime, the auto guy fled and I was alone with the Pulsar fellow. Eventually, lack of experience in such a situation, and since this week was extremely busy with commitments for office related targets, didn't know what to do, eventually I just paid him for the damage. Apart from this, I was also worried about the damage on the R3. His Pulsar's front forks were damaged and the headlight section had come off. Wish I could've handled this better and not relented. Thankfully, it wasn't a car/bus that rear-ended me, it would've been so much worse. Need to be extra careful whenever we are following an auto I guess.

Heartbroken when I saw the back just after the accident


I did manage to push the right indicator back in place, but it no longer blinked. Took it an FNG, who said the LED is damaged and needs to be replaced only

Anyway, its done and dusted. Coming to my R3, the right rear indicator and the center reflector needed changing. Number Plate holder also got damaged, so I had to get a new holder for the rear number-plate. This I fixed it on the same day itself since I don't want to be pulled over by cops. I contacted Yamaha Point, Royapettah (the place sells genuine Yamaha OEM spares)to enquire about availability. Thankfully it was in stock and depending on whether it was at Chennai's plant (Sriperumbudur) or from Surajpur, near Delhi, delivery time will vary. On 25th Mar 2025, around 7PM, got a call that spares have arrived. So I guess, less than 24 hours then, which means it was available in Chennai's plant only. Overall cost came around Rs 2600/- for one indicator. I had it fixed with an FNG. Glad that, spares was in stock and it was fixed asap, since indicator is quite essential.

OEM LED Indicator for rear-right, imported from Indonesia


Center reflector

Three things to take away from this episode:

1. Be extra cautious with share-autos. Without warning, they will brake, swerve just about when you least expect it.

2. I should be more stubborn and not relent especially when I am not at fault. Of course this scenario is new to me and being an introvert does not help. But I should've handled this better.

3. At the moment, OEM spares for the R3 seem available easily. Hope it stays this way. If you're in Chennai/Delhi (or anywhere near Surajur), you are in extra luck as Yamaha has manufacturing plants there. So waiting period should be less.


As always, signing off with more photos of this beautiful machine.

7124 km on the odo as of this post