Yamaha Exciter 150 (aka Spark, Sniper, Jupiter)

[roo860]

Gosh, is that really necessary?

The next upgrade will be a "saleng" (side car) I guess...

That box does the job just perfectly.

I am not very picky about the looks of a "scooter".

It's a tool, a very good one for the task.

Eh! Its a bloody motorbike!!!!!!

Edited December 27, 2015 by roo860

[ttakata]

Warning, I don't think your crate is made of a strong UV stable plastic like polypropelene.

Its going to crack apart and possibly kill the rider behind you.

The only crate I would trust would be specifically made to haul milk, beer, or water for commercial deliveries.

Go to a bar and buy a Chang beer crate, it is meant to sit outdoors and not shatter like some Tesco junk.

Or really you should buy a motorcycle specific topbin from Shad, Coocase, or Givi so it can last forever in the sun.

Edited December 30, 2015 by ttakata

[Still Living]

With rack.

Hi, did you purchase this from the Yamaha dealer? Can't find any info online. Can you mount a top box to this rack? Thanks.

[Lampang2]

With rack.

Hi, did you purchase this from the Yamaha dealer? Can't find any info online. Can you mount a top box to this rack? Thanks.

yes , original yamaha accessory

but be prepared for them to deny its existence, the girls in the shop did initially until proven that it did exist (as always)

yes can mount top-box.

but i find the crate with some rubber-straps to be way much more useful un daily life.

Edited March 20, 2016 by seedy
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[oval]

So is this the best bike under 70,000 baht? I've been riding an Elegance for ages and want something new. This is the top of my list. Should I?

[canthai55]

Best bike for what ? Not the best for Motocross or long distance. Let people know what you want the bike for, and how it is to be used, and you may get answers you can use.

[oval]

10km commute in Bangkok, baby!

[canthai55]

Ride a PCX for town chores, but more than 70K. Many folks here like the Yamaha GT125. Memory serves - about 40-45K. Can't beat that - full auto for not much more than a Honda Wave, and lots easier to ride in the big city.

[Lampang2]

but pcx is a bus

the size of it at least

[Issanman]

Ride a PCX for town chores, but more than 70K. Many folks here like the Yamaha GT125. Memory serves - about 40-45K. Can't beat that - full auto for not much more than a Honda Wave, and lots easier to ride in the big city.

Cannot beat the Yamaha GT125 at 43500฿. I have one.

Save your money.

LINK

[naboo]

How does a conversation about an underbone motorcycle turn into a discussion about two automatic scooters?

The Exciter is excellent value for money, in my humble opinion.If I were a single man, it would be one of my 4 bikes - Suzuki GD110, Yamaha Exciter, Kawasaki Z300 and a Yamaha SR400.

The Exciter is the nippy quick one for getting through city traffic (the Suzuki for shopping, I'd stick a basket on the back, the Z300 for a blast into the mountains for a day and the SR400 for long distance). Nippy through city traffic is what oval wanted I think.

[papa al]

they all be nippy in traffic if you ride full throttle.

[Still Living]

With rack.

Hi, did you purchase this from the Yamaha dealer? Can't find any info online. Can you mount a top box to this rack? Thanks.

yes , original yamaha accessory

but be prepared for them to deny its existence, the girls in the shop did initially until proven that it did exist (as always)

yes can mount top-box.

but i find the crate with some rubber-straps to be way much more useful un daily life.

Thanks. Can you tell me the model number for this part? Nobody in Vietnam has heard of it. ?

Also, how much did this cost? Thank you.

Found a shop here that sells givi boxes. Need to secure a full face helmet or it will disappear for sure.

[Lampang2]

With rack.

Hi, did you purchase this from the Yamaha dealer? Can't find any info online. Can you mount a top box to this rack? Thanks.

yes , original yamaha accessory

but be prepared for them to deny its existence, the girls in the shop did initially until proven that it did exist (as always)

yes can mount top-box.

but i find the crate with some rubber-straps to be way much more useful un daily life.

Thanks. Can you tell me the model number for this part? Nobody in Vietnam has heard of it. ?

Also, how much did this cost? Thank you.

Found a shop here that sells givi boxes. Need to secure a full face helmet or it will disappear for sure.

http://www.yamaha-motor.co.th/automotive/upload/BROCHURE/64/yamaha_exciter_150_acc.pdf

2ND-RACKR-03-SV

1400 baht

[nbuff]

Awesome bike rode my friends while i visited him in Chiang Mai last weekend. I sold my X1r and Sonic but will look around bangkok for one of these.

Only thing i dislike is the scooter front/head light looks horrible, but you can always pop that off and drop the bars and maybe put a shield. like all the underbone manuals there will be tons of aftermarket parts.

Not sure what that would cost though. Anyone know?

Edited April 22, 2016 by nbuff

[CousinEddie]

Awesome bike rode my friends while i visited him in Chiang Mai last weekend. I sold my X1r and Sonic but will look around bangkok for one of these.

Only thing i dislike is the scooter front/head light looks horrible, but you can always pop that off and drop the bars and maybe put a shield. like all the underbone manuals there will be tons of aftermarket parts.

Not sure what that would cost though. Anyone know?

Yamaha is doing great things these days but they missed the boat by not including clip-ons with this bike.

[pbas400]

i m so surprised, so many Yamaha Exciter 135 and 150 in Vietnam.... seems to be an excellent bike !

[papa al]

Awesome bike rode my friends while i visited him in Chiang Mai last weekend. I sold my X1r and Sonic but will look around bangkok for one of these.

Only thing i dislike is the scooter front/head light looks horrible, but you can always pop that off and drop the bars and maybe put a shield. like all the underbone manuals there will be tons of aftermarket parts.

Not sure what that would cost though. Anyone know?

Yamaha is doing great things these days but they missed the boat by not including clip-ons with this bike.

papa had a Raider once.

Since no racing, replaced clip-ons with regular bar.

Mo bedda.

[casualbiker]

Awesome bike rode my friends while i visited him in Chiang Mai last weekend. I sold my X1r and Sonic but will look around bangkok for one of these.

Only thing i dislike is the scooter front/head light looks horrible, but you can always pop that off and drop the bars and maybe put a shield. like all the underbone manuals there will be tons of aftermarket parts.

Not sure what that would cost though. Anyone know?

Yamaha is doing great things these days but they missed the boat by not including clip-ons with this bike.

papa had a Raider once.

Since no racing, replaced clip-ons with regular bar.

Mo bedda.

I bet Papas got a brand new bag as well!

[Sumiphuc]

https://youtu.be/9esl35sEam4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9esl35sEam4

Edited July 24, 2016 by Sumiphuc

[ardokano]

Awesome bike rode my friends while i visited him in Chiang Mai last weekend. I sold my X1r and Sonic but will look around bangkok for one of these.

Only thing i dislike is the scooter front/head light looks horrible, but you can always pop that off and drop the bars and maybe put a shield. like all the underbone manuals there will be tons of aftermarket parts.

Not sure what that would cost though. Anyone know?

nice bike.

look as R3 this out tank and cost more than double less.

Even color have movistar

[XB12X]

Old thread, but has anyone bought the Exciter? Are you pleased with it? I sat on one in a Chiang Rai dealer last year and I was impressed. The only advantage a Wave has is underseat storage. I'd earmarked an Exciter as my first bike when I make the move in July next year, but as I'm visiting soon, I'll have another look at it. 

[papa al]

--good choice

been riding around quite a bit and seeing some.

quicker than my old ceeber 150.

--better choice:

The MSlaz, 

hugely popular.

Worth the extra cost.

Yamaha = good.

[thehelmsman]

I've had my Raider for awhile now. Wanted something with traditional clutch. As far as power goes, a Wave 125 would be fine.

The Raider is a fun bike. Yamaha's are a better buy in my opinion. The Exciter is a bigger looking bike.

Since I bought the Raider many more choices of bikes have become available.

[XB12X]

Edit to post # 142: I hadn't noticed there were six pages to this thread when I posted. There seems to be quite a lot of them around. For the money, it's hard to think of a better bike in this class.

[roo860]

Rode to Utteradit over the weekend, 275km, was well impressed with my Exciter, steady 100kph, was still a bit left on the throttle.
For me it's a good buy.

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[moe666]

On 2/9/2015 at 8:09 AM, papa al said:

Thanks for starting this thread.

Yam never sold a lot of the 135Sparks here despite their good performance.

The Exciter with better tire sizing, increased displacement and one more gear may pique more interest, we'll see.

Going to 2-valves from 4... to lower the power band?

From the vid it looks like top end is ~135 indicated, same as before.

Sounds a bit scary, but the VN rider does it in flip flops, 5 5 .

One drawback of Sparky that few realize is the smallish max load recommended by manufacturer:

something like 235 lbs, (107kg)...limiting for 2-up operation.

Curious to see this speck on the 150.

Is the Exciter to be offered here?

Variety is the spice of life.

(that's what the judge is gonna tell my wife.)

The exciter is in Chiang Mai saw one at the local Rimping store a few days ago. Nice looking bike except for the headlight assembly

[roo860]

The exciter is in Chiang Mai saw one at the local Rimping store a few days ago. Nice looking bike except for the headlight assembly

Agreed, that front end let's it down, apart from that it's a little flyer!!!!!!

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[XB12X]

I don't mind the front end. It's just generically step-through/scooterish.

[roo860]

Then the MSLAZ would be more suitable.

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