Since its launch, the Yamaha YZF-R15 has faced issues related to over heating of the engine due to misuse of the fairing panel gaps in the R15 bodywork. The most common one is the tucking in of a cleaning cloth in the gap on the right hand side of the fairing.
In a few cases, these cloth pieces have caught fire resulting in a total loss of the vehicle. To avoid such accidents and misuse on the owner’s part, Yamaha is now offering a free upgrade to a new fairing panel which includes a mesh lining which avoids easy access to the engine (shown in the picture). All R15 owners can contact their nearest Yamaha dealer for this component upgrade.
Source – BikeIndia.in
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October 25, 2011 at 10:10 am
@fas …my bike is fitted wi this mesh on the right side…bt how abt left side….???? ……
October 25, 2011 at 11:32 am
Hritik, its on both sides.
October 25, 2011 at 1:23 pm
no man…its only on one side in my bike…will u plz confirm wid sm1..i hav also seen two other r15′s wid mesh only on left side…
u knw 2dayz back i was worried as i thought my mesh net of rite side is stolen coz wen i took delivery i think i have seen tht net on both sides (still nt sure)…den wen i saw other two bikes like dat w/o left side mesh …i came to conclusion that its only on one side….correct me if i m wrong…
October 25, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Hritik, I will have to confirm this. But I guess it indeed is on one side. Nothing to worry.