Don't Buy a Yamaha YZF-R3 - According to ChatGPT (Debunked)

[@bfarm44]

Had yellow mags on my bmx a really really long time ago nice to see them make a comeback

[@AussieMoto]

Haha yes, agreed!! That’s a limited edition Malvern Star Supermax LE. It’s an official and licensed replica of the one ridden by Nicole Kidman in the 80’s classic movie “BMX Bandits.”

[@azenyr]

I love these videos man, keep it up! I however am absolutely divided between this bike and the KTM RC390 2022/23. Both cost almost the same price in my country. I'm from Europe so KTM has good service here and the bike has all the things (like adjustable front suspension) that it doesn't have in other countries like India. So here I am with a choice between a very high tech, very complete RC390 vs the, well, not basic but not even close to having the same features, Yamaha R3 2023. The R3 is still easier to find in stock in almost any dealer. The RC390 is "rarer", harder to find, but this shouldn't be a reason to buy one or the other. I'm a new rider and I want to buy a new bike that will last me many years without getting me bored of it. But I am not a "fast" rider, so I don't care if the R3 can hit 200 kmh while the RC390 can "only" hit 180. I would love a bike to commute in traffic in the city and also almost daily highway (constant 110-130 kmh) small trips, because that is exactly what I do with my car. I absolutely love the R3 design and blue color. I also love the sound it makes even stock. Those dual cyls really sing to me. I love how high it revs too. But the RC390 has a lot more torque, almost double (on paper), it also looks amazing and is extremely high tech for the price, like inclined ABS, traction control, TFT Color display, smartphone connectivity, much better brakes, better suspension, and a lot of extra stuff. Yamaha feels basic compared to the RC390, but I am very afraid to make a wrong purchase and regret it. I am very close to buying the RC390 but oh boy am I afraid. Last month I was close to buying the R3, but then I discovered the RC390 and took a step back from the R3 to search more about them. I've been like this for months... I just cannot decide. Yamaha has the brand, the durability, the trust, the engine, the looks. RC390 has the looks too, has the tech, the beautiful modern dashboard, the torque, the big bike feeling, the parts quality like suspension etc. Reviews say the RC390 feels more high end than the R3. But being a new rider and only a car guy, something inside my brain just screams 2 cyls > 1 cyl. There has to be more than this. I think I will eventually just give up and buy both LOL

[@azenyr]

Still in the video your 4th reason and this you said "you cant expect that in this 300" are exactly the things that the RC390 has for the same price. Sport ABS to drift or do wheelies, inclined ABS for ABS while turning hard, ABS affected by a 3 axis gyroscope inside the bike, TFT color display with many options to costumize the bike, smartphone connectivity, change your phone music via bike controls, read received texts on the screen of the bike, great WP suspension fully adjustable for preload AND rebound (rare for this price to have both), so many extra things... thats what really throws me into this dillema. The KTM has literally everything you did NOT expect a bike from this price to have... but I still love the R3

[@AussieMoto]

A lot of the extras people think they want are often eventually irrelevant. How heavy are you? Suspension, acceleration and top speed are incredibly variable dependant on your weight. I weigh 70kg’s and do not need adjustable suspension. Guys just 10 kg’s heavier than I struggle to do 0-100 in 6 seconds on an R3 and top speed is up to 5km/hr less for them. My point is this - early stages of riding some things you think will be important may never be so. You won’t regret buying either bike, in fact by the end of your ownership of it you will be thankful for learning on it. Regardless of which bike you get you will learn according to the characteristics of that bike and for the rest of your life you will remember that experience and you’ll likely compare every other bike you ever own to your first. First bike is like first girlfriend - she doesn’t have to be perfect. Your point about safety features is very relevant. They do help. You said you don’t want to ride ‘fast’ and I am the same. On a small cc bike like these you don’t need things like wheelie control as they hard to wheelie, you’ll likely never manage it - on purpose or accident. ABS is great for newer riders, also a slipper clutch is fantastic. The only time I’ve nearly lost the rear end is when down shifting aggressively on wet and low traction road - a slipper clutch reduces this immensely. This is how I decided what to buy - “Every day I spend deciding is yet another day I’m not riding and learning.” Pick your bike, the one that’s in your heart, order it on Monday, start riding, never look back. Trust me. All the best, stay safe.

[@azenyr]

@@AussieMoto damn what an awesome answer. Thank you really! Yea many extras are probably irrelevant. Suddently I discovered the Honda CBR500R is exactly the same price as the R3 in my country, so there is yet another dilemma ahah. I need to find a way to try them out. One of them will win my heart for sure. I guess I will forget the KTM since it's style is just too... awkward. I will try to test drive the R3 and the CBR500R. I just love how both bikes look. As you said I will try to forget the extra features since they don't really matter, both have ABS and that's enough. Since they are basically the same price (around 7k € both), I guess I will decide by actually sitting on them and maybe trying them out. Yamaha should really make an R5 500cc!

[@AussieMoto]

@@azenyr Excellent, you’re on the right path. I love the CBR500R. It looks fantastic, very well priced, great specs and has that extra (almost) 200cc’s which means she’s a real and genuine step up from the R3. I would definitely have looked closer at them but they were more than 3 month wait for me. As for test rides - it’s really hard to judge motorcycle comfort until after a day’s riding. I find the 1 hour mark or 100km’s is where you start to know how it’s going to feel longer term. Simply sitting on them at the dealer isn’t enough and even going around the block a couple of times (although helpful) will not tell you how it’s going to feel forever. Again, I decided like this - I can ride my bicycle for 2 hours without extreme discomfort. I can ride my unicycle for 1 hour without extreme discomfort. I can stand for many hours with discomfort. Hence - no motorcycle is going to be less comfortable or harder to ride than my unicycle so while I’m learning then ANY or every single motorcycle on the market will actually be fine for me to start on. Did this theory work? I now have 6,000km’s on my R3 and I still find it very comfortable to ride even on long distances. Now the question is this - did I get it right by fluke or coincidence and pick the bike that was ‘just right’ for me, OR did I just LOVE riding my bike and over the course of 6,000km’s my body got used to the R3 and I tailored myself to suit it? Either way, I believe once you pick your first bike you will love it and that bike will influence your bike buying decisions for the rest of your life. I’m sure you’ll choose well, and you can believe me that when you take your first ride on your first bike you will remember this chat and you will think - “wow, this is incredible, it’s more about the ride than even the bike.”