Yamaha WR 155R Road

All our Yamaha WR 155 Motorbikes are under two years old

There is nothing wrong with our Honda XR 150L fleet. Tigit thrives off the XR 150, and we have hundreds of positive reviews about its reliability. But, it is no secret (to experienced riders) that the Yamaha WR 155 is a vastly better machine.

This model of motorbike at Tigit is charged at an extraordinarily high premium, and it is our pledge to you that these machines are kept in the best possible condition and are sold off after only two years of age.

Plenty of people appear to be a little bit paranoid about the condition of rental motorbikes. I must say I can’t blame them. I think our Honda XR 150s are fine for the job of traveling across Vietnam, but I also understand that a holiday to Vietnam might be a once-in-a-lifetime event, and if money is no object, then you may as well get the newest and best motorbike possible. This is what our Yamaha WR 155 road fleet is about: to be in perfect condition and sold off after only two years of age.

So, this motorbike is suited for two different kinds of people
1. The person who is paranoid about age and number of KM
2. The experienced rider who understands what the Yamaha WR 155 is, and knows just how good it is!

Let’s talk about reliability.

To clear something up, I don’t believe the Yamaha WR 155 is more reliable than our Honda XR 150 fleet. Regardless of age or number of kilometers on the bike, the WR 155 is a liquid-cooled bike, and the XR 150 is an air-cooled bike. Years of experience running a motorbike rental business have taught me how important this small distinction is when it comes to reliability. There are so many things that can go wrong with liquid-cooled motorbikes. A lot of these are actually the fault of the client.
Our Honda CRF 250L fleet was primarily sold off as an unreliable and useless motorbike by Tigit because of the liquid-cooled system. In reality, the engine failures regularly occuring could have been avoided if the drivers had been more experienced and clued up better on how to deal with liquid-cooled systems and overheating motorbikes.

The WR 155 has a small engine and should be more resilient than the Honda CRF 250L, but the point stands: if you are not an experienced rider, then this motorbike can fail on you quickly. You probably won’t understand why, but we will!

To further clarify, the Honda XR 150L shares a lot of the same parts as the locally made scooters. Big and important parts, like the clutch plates, can be replaced anywhere in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the Yamaha WR 155 doesn’t have a standard clutch for Vietnam, so getting parts will be impossible.

Finally, the XR 150 is a carburetor bike, and the Yamaha WR is a fuel-injection bike. Carburettors are fiddly things and often work “badly”, but they basically never break! Fuel injection systems, on the other hand, generally work perfectly. But when they fail, it is tough to fix!

Comfort

The Yamaha WR 155 has a narrow seat when compared to the Honda XR 150L I wouldn’t call it uncomfortable, but it leaves a lot to be desired. I certainly wouldn’t go putting a pillion rider on the back. For that, please keep to the Honda XR 150L

We can attach an extension rack to the motorbike so it can carry a fair amount of luggage.

So you still reading after all my negative comments on the WR?

With all the above out the way, I am so happy that Tigit is getting emails about renting this motorbike from people who seem to understand exactly what it is and how good it is. I thought the target market of “experienced riders” was lost when I threw in the towel and sold off the Honda CRF 250L series at Tigit. Much to my surprise, the demand for these WRs as road motorbikes has been higher than the CRF 250L back in day, and it shows me that not everyone on the internet is shopping for the largest capacity motorbike on offer.

I talk about how much I love the Yamaha WR 155 in my offroad videos when Tigit first invested in this motorbike.

I truly believe whether you want an offroad WR 155 or a road WR 155, this is, without question, the best motorbike for traveling across Vietnam (providing you have some experience).