REVIEW Yamaha YZF R25: The Everyday Superbike

 

   You know, it is very rare to see any Yamaha R25 in my place, Sabah. Maybe it is a brand new brand. But there are many riders asking about how good this bike is.  have been searching the bike since few weeks ago and still din't catch any.

  So when they ask me about it, I can't give any pro and cons based on my experience, but I still can give info about it when I do the research via internet.  So here we go.

   Yamaha YZF R25: The Everyday Super Bike. That is official tag line for this bike. It means you can use ii in daily ride, to go work, and city ride where there are a lot of traffic jammed. She also comes with three different colours; Red, Blue and Black

Technical Spec:

• Engine Displacement: 250 cc
• Engine Type : Twin Parallel Cylinders, & valves DOHC Four Stroke, Liquid Cooling.
• Maximum Power: 32.5 Horse power
• Maximum Torque: 22.1 NM
• Top Speed: 171 KPH (Claimed by Yamaha Malaysia)
• Fuel Tank: 14.3 litters
• Kerb Weight: 166 kg
• Transmission: 6 gear manual
• Frame: Diamond Tubular Frame
• Fuel System: EFI 

PROS

1. Powerful
           A 250 cc bike with 35 horse power? Its quite fast to me even it claimed can only reach 171 kph, but I personally think that this Yamaha YZF R25 can go more than 171 kph. This super bike even qualified in Moto GP 3 Racing.
   
2. Good Facelift
          Good speed must comes with good look. This nice facelift is totally different with R15, R6, and R1. She has her own beauty. And one more thing, girls do love it.
   
3. Reliable
          Its Yamaha, man. Yamaha is known to their quality that build for lifetime. And the spare parts are ready stock too. So you don't have to worry about it.
   
4. Good Price
          The price is just RM 19,000.00 OTR. She is much cheaper than Kawasaki Ninja 250R, and same price with Honda CBR 250r and Kawasaki Z250. but compared to these two bikes, Yamaha R25 is much more worthy.
   
5. Super Light
          The new designed lightweight, compact and slim chassis, Yamaha R25 is just 177 kg of kerb weight, makes her among the lightest bike of 250 cc twin cylinders.
   
6. Daily Use
        During the lunching in mid 2005,and asked them what they say about YZF R25, the Yamaha replied "A super bike for everyday." It means this bike designed to handle the traffice jammed's pressure, and can be used everyday to go work.
   
   
   
   (The Yamaha R25 lunching (Left) together with Yamaha R6 (right)
   
   

CONS

1. Poor Accelerations.
       Even she is powerful in top speed, but in acceleration, she's a bit slower compared to her rivals, Kawasaki 250R, and Hyosung /Naza Blade GTR 250,
   
2. Low Brightness
       Her headlamp could be has some problem with the brightness. This is projector headlamp, it suppose to brighter than bulb. I hope Yamaha could fix this.

     So I hope is can help you guys if you gonna purchase this. Remember those info comes from internet. I cannot give you my opions about this since I never ride this yet. But for sure, this is one good bike for starter, or experienced riders too.

Have a nice day, people!

REVIEW KTM RC 200 : City Performance

   Welcome to April! Happy GST everyone. Too bad its wasn't April's Fool right? Its okey. The good part is the price of new motorcycle decreased. So you can have more choices to do if you planning getting a new bike. Talking about new bike, I will give you a review about KTM RC200. So those who planned to purchasing this bike soon.

(The Official Poster For KTM RC200)

     That is one hell have great bike. Before your purchasing this bike, I will give you a quick info about the specifications first. This KTM RC 200 is a single cylinder engine, four stroke engine system and liquid cooled. with engine displacement of 200 cc, KTM RC 200 produces at least 25 horse power. A quite fast to me for 200 cc bike. By using electric starter ststem, this bike come with 6 speed of transmission. And one more, with dry weight of just 135.g kg, the full tank fuel for KTM RC 200 is just 10 litters.

      Alright, you know the spec, now we go for review. The owner for this bike is Hasrul. He works at MARA and I met him when I purchase his Grayfost helmet last year. He is the first KTM RC 200 owner that I met. So I test his bike for few minutes and here is my review result.

PRO

1. Good Bike for City Use
      This is the bike if you planning to purchasing a bike for daily use. Either you gonna us it to go work, or planning yourself to stuck at traffic jammed. 
2. Great Value For Money
       By the time its launched, the price is just RM 16,888.00. (Source: www.mudah.my) So this is the best price for full fairing bike.
3. Fuel Save
      Competed with RON 95 & RON 97, a full tank can have you to travel at least 400 km. So a full tank can holds for a week if you using this for daily use. 
4. Reliability
       KTM known for the quality. This bike is built in 2 days on the factory and can stand 10 years depends on how you maintain its.
5. Good For Beginner Bike
      A small bike and easy to ride with it. Either fast ride or you can enjoy riding slowly, enjoying the breeze while you travelling.
6. Super Light and Small Size Bike.
       KTM RC 200 is just a small bike compared to Kawasaki Ninja or Yamaha R25. But this small bike makes you easier to control especially on heavy traffic jammed.
7. Racing Spec For Daily Use.
        Not just for daily use, but this bike is complete with racing spec. In other words, either you can ride slowly, or you can go fast in highway. Just remember to be care full while riding fast.

CONS

1. Harder To DIY Maintenance
         One of the example is the battery's position. Located under the tank makes you gonna need extra hands to help you replacing battery.
2. Spare Parts Not Ready Stock
        KTM is not like Kawasaki and Yamaha. If you having problem of some parts, the you gonna need to wait for days to got the spare parts.
3. Too Small
        Too small for big guy. Even it suits for average heights of Malaysians riders, but if you are tall guy, this is not the bike for you.
4. Bad Loud Sound.
        This is only has single cylinder but the cylinder size is way too big. So you can hear a loud engine sound but not as good as V-Twin or 2 cylinders bike.

 

     So, how was my quick review? I hope I helped you giving some info and ideas before purchasing any bike. But for conclusion, this bike is real awesome, and if you are the beginner biker, this is the best learner bike. So that is all for today. Big thanks to Hassrul for allowing me reviewing his bike. Thanks to you for supporting my blog. Have a nice day people. 

     What? oh, the girl with bike? okey fine.. here you go..

Note: Great bike attracts great girls. Bare that in mind. Haha!