Yamaha R15 vs Apache RTR FI vs Pulsar 220 vs Karizma on racetrack

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Premnath Sah | Category: 150 cc bike, Reviews & Comparisons

It is known fact that Yamaha has shaken the Motorbike industry in India after releasing a Pro Bike R15. It will be nice to see how well it performs against its competitor in the same league and higher.

Bike India Magazine has done a Comparison of Yamaha R15 with other heavy weights of India Roads namely Apache RTR FI, Pulsar 220 and Karizma.

Results of the test are mindboggling and interesting as the results are kindof unexpected.

Lets See Strength and Weakness of each bike

Strengths and Weaknesses

Bike	Strength	Weakness
Yamaha R15	Handling, Technology, High RPM grunt, tyres	Low RPM grunt
Pulsar 220	Raw Power, Mid RPM grunt, High RPM grunt	Handling, Suspension
Apache RTR FI	Mid RPM grunt, High RPM grunt, Handling	tyres
Karizma	Low RPM grunt, Mid RPM grunt, Handling	High Handle Bar, not Revving machine