Yamaha R15

It's finally here, after all the fanfare at the Expo;


Yamaha is out with the R 15 .



Let's see what the bike is all about.


First things first, the bike is important as it reflects Yamaha's Plans for India. They realize that the Indian consumer has enough muscle to demand products that are heavy on performance.


Even though the market is small for such bikes, the fact that Yamaha has taken cognizance along with other giants such as Ducati hints that the market is only going to expand.


Returning to the bike, the fully faired macine is definitely a looker and the R1 is definitely the right family to belong to if you were to inherit the looks.




At 131 kgs it is lighter by almost 20 kgs to bikes such as the Pulsar 220.





With 150cc and 18 mailto:bhp@8500 rpm the bike shall definitely be fast off the blocks. The engine is 4 valve
Yamaha has also gone ahead and provided the rider with dual disc brakes. The rear suspension is monocross previously seen only on the Honda Unicorn.

It is heard that Yamaha will launch the air cooled as well as the liquid cooled version of the bike.
The liquid cooled version is rumoured to be costing in excess of a lac.

But it is the air cooled version that could bring Yamaha some serious volumes. If the news heard is to be believed then Yamaha is planning to price the air cooled version of the bike at Rs 70,000.

Such a scenario should really open up the already heated 150 cc segment in the bike market with pressure right back on the existing players (Bajaj, Hero Honda, TVS) to come up with something as exciting and fresh.

Yamaha plans to bring the bike in graphite and Yamaha Blue, both stunners in their own right.

Whatever be the sales of this bike, Yamaha has definitely taken the game higher as far as the domestic bike market is concerned and now it is match on.