Yamaha is launching its first 6 gears in India soon on June 12th 2008. It is the first 6 gears bike in India. Also you have already seen the TV commercial coming on these days showing the new Yamaha YZF R15.
See it in action here
The Yamaha YZF-R15 was shown to the Indian public for the first time at the Auto Expo. I was also there and took lot of exclusive pics with my P990i because I don’t have digicam or handy cam 😀 yet. You can see few of R15 photos here in my Picasa web album, click here to see full album of auto expo 2008 (you can find R15 photos there in album).
click here to see full album of auto expo 2008
Now the technical aspects about R15 and its specifications:
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Engine: | 150cc, V4, SOHC |
| Power: | 17bhp |
| Weight: | 120.00 |
| Clearance: | 160.00 |
| Fuel Tank: | 12.00 |
| Wheelbase: | 1290.00 |
| Gears: | 6 Manual |
| Top Speed: | 145 |
| Brakes: | Disc |
| Fuel Economy: | 42 |
| Features | |
| Fuel Guage: | Digital |
| Self Start: |  |
| Tacho Meter: | Analogue |
| Trip Meter: | Digital-1 |
| Stand Alarm: | |
| Alloys: | |
Now the thing everyones want to know, the price. The Price would be around Rs.90,000
Reference:
Article taken from SachinKRaj’s Blog.
wel…
i personally inspected the r15…no doubt its a wel advanced bike…but, the faring looked lik some kinda cheap plastic…i was expecting it to b priced around 75k to 80k….and BOOM!! its around 1.2 lakhs(on road)!!!
now,its time for a detailed analysis,seriously…
wt does these yamaha ppl think of us(Indians)?
do we look lik some kinda illittrates who still live in the 1980s?
first, lets talk abt the design…many think tat its sexy…cool…n stuff…but,if u guys hav time , try to check out yamaha’s new 2008 R125 model(international)in google , which is an 125cc machine ,around 14 bhp..now, tats the exact little brother of the R series..look at its design..so, my point is tat,wen the yamaha ppl r capable of designing an 125 cc machine so wel, why cant they design an 150 cc machine tat way for us(Indians)..why is this difference wen compared to the international market? or do they think tat we , Indians are not capable of handelling hi-tech styling? no,seriously, i fail to understand , why is this discrimination?
second,lets come to the bhp…we actually thought tat the bike wud b around 20 to 22 bhp…but, we’ve got ourselves a 17 bhp machine…most other 150 cc bikes produce around 14 to 15.5 bhp…this R15 is jus around 2 bhp more..and for this they hav created a huge storm among the bikers..something lik “with the launch of this bike we are going to regain the lost brand name”
for obvious reasons we wud b expectiong a good performance bike but, oops…its yet another 17 bhp machine…and ofcourse comes with a huge price..
third,lets talk abt the price…answer me honestly guys..ru willing to pay Rs.1,11,000/- for a bike which has a full faring(looks lik very cheap, plastic, wen seen in person),17 bhp(around 2 bhp more from other 150cc bikes),liquid cooled(hav already used in P200),back disc brake(already used in P220),digital speedo(already used in many bikes),thin tyres and the tail part of the bike looks very much lik a normal commuter bike..?
A few words abt myself,
im not an anti-yamaha guy n all….matter of fact im a yamaha fan..forever…after all they gave us the RD 350..which had 30 bhp..and 30 bhp from a 2 stroke bike..now tats wt i call POWER!!! RAW POWER!!!
tat was around 25 years back..and now we r getting an 17 bhp bike from them and calling it a true performance bike…i can only laugh at this…i can still bring my 25 yrs old beast(RD 350) and can smoke any motorcycle , produced in India,including R15(im not here comparing RD with R15)..my point is tat, wen yamaha charges tat much for the bike, why not make it a better performance bike and a true power bikes wud never look for kpl.so,yamaha can forget abt the fuel economy n concentrate on the bhp n styling alone..
PROUD TO OWN AN RD 350 (HT) AND A YAMAHA FAN FOREVER!!!
Thanks a lot Max for posting a full analysis. Do visit again 😀
thanks buddy…jus trying to light up things….
HAPPY RIDING!!!
I HAVE THIS
Well it’s really great that you own such a nice bike.
I WOOD LIKE TO RIDE WITH YAMAHA YZF R15
i would like to know how many cc engine it has and wats the cost for yamaha YZF R15
Hi Sami,
Its really amazing
Hi Abhishek Garg,
It has 150cc engine and according to some sources it is Rs.97485/- ex-showroom and if you want exact price then contact a dealer @ Yamaha
this realy a cool bike but ?
its good bike