Yamaha R15 : The bike

Here are some details on the new Yamaha R15 bike

-The bike has a 150cc engine and hence called the R15
-The engine will be water-cooled, fuel injected, with 4 valves per cylinder
-The engine will make around 20bhp of power
-With a lightweight of just 120-125kg, the bike will do around 140-145km/h and out-accelerate the likes of the Pulsar 220 and the Karizma
-The bike will have a full fairing with old Yamaha Fazer 1000 type headlamps
-The bike will have rear-set pegs, split grab rails and even a rear disc brake
-The bike will be priced at Rs 80000-85000

Yamaha India : Thumps up to you guys. Waiting for you to show the bike at the upcoming Auto Expo

Yamaha is all set to re-write rules

Yes, the new has been floating around for a long time now.
Come Auto Expo 2008 and Yamaha will change the way we Indians look up at them.

Their 100cc and 125cc offerings have not being good at all, but what all of us do remember are two bikes from them - the RX100 and the RD350. While the tight emission norms killed these two bikes, we waited waited and waited! FINALLY..... they are back with something