Yamaha Launches sports bike in India for RS 97K

By Nitin Pahuja, on 13-06-2008 08:46

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The Indian subsidiary of Yamaha Motors has launced the new 150cc bike YZF R15

in India.

Looks of the bike

The Yamaha bike YZF R15 has gorgeous looks and will be competent with the 150cc range contenders’ .The bike will come up with a complete black theme and it will be similar to the earlier YZF-R model of Yamaha. The look of the bike has been designed to keep up with the expectations of the rider and it will be truly amazing. It will have a fuel tank to store around 18 to 20 liters. The bike will have rear disc brake and liquid cooling facilities.

A delta Box frame will be present and various accessories like the riding gear and R1 style instrument console is also present in the bike. The headlights have the “2-eye” multi-reflector design that is found in the YZF-R kind of bikes.

Engine and Power of the Bike

Some of the specialties of the bike are new and for the first time the Yamaha bike will using a MotoGP technology .The engine of the bike will be a 4 stroke 150cc engine with SOHC and has a single-cylinder with a fuel-injected engine. The bike will be equipped with forged aluminum pistons in the engine, a Delta box frame and 6 speed gear box.

The bike will have a power of 15 bhp and has a non FI engine. The silencer in the bike will be unique and bigger than normal. The engine is a 4 stroke one equipped with 5 speed gearbox.

Comfort and Ride

The bike has an 80/90, 17 inch tubeless tyres in the front and 100/80 17 inch tubeless tyres at the rear. The tyres are made up of imported soft compound that provides better grip to the rider of the bike. The wheelbase will be 1290 mm and minimum ground clearance provided by the bike is 160mm

The bike has a disc brake in the front and drum brake at the back and on riding the fuel consumptions is expected to be less than 40 Kmpl. A R1 style instrument and a non digital console are present in the bike. The bike is one of the sports bike with high balancing and easy handling in crowds. The bike supports lovely movements on curves and crowds.

The bike has also cleared the environmental friendly tests to get clearance for the Bharat 4 emissions standards.

Special features of the bike

* Engine: 150cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke
* Delta Box Frame
* 6 Hole type Fuel Injector
* High capacity air cleaner/filter
* Brakes: Front- Disc, Rear- Drum
* Fuel Tank: 12 Liters
* Environmental friendly
* Multi reflector headlights

Positive and Negative specifications of the bike:

Positive specifications of the bike:

* Improved technology has been equipped to the bike to provide MotoGP race experience
* All aluminum “DiASil Cylinder” has been brought for the first time in a bike
* The “Deltabox frame” is proved for good balance
* New kind of 150cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke engine is provided
* It is a great ride on the bike that makes the it easy and comfortable even in high speed

Cost

The cost of the bike is expected to be around Rs 98,000 though the companies will try to make an economical bid as Tata has announced the launching of the 1 lakh car Nano.

Technical Specifications Yamaha YZF R15 150cc

Engine: 150cc, V4, SOHC
Power: 20bhp
Clearance: 160.00
Fuel Tank: 12.00
Wheelbase: 1290.00
Gears: 6 Automatic
Brakes: Disc