Yamaha YZF R1 for India...

If you have ever dreamt of riding a fast, powerful, and dashing superbike and think that dreamd come true... Yamaha recently launched the "Yamaha YZF R1 for India" for the middle segment, well not exactly, look closer!!!, its the much awaited "Yamaha YZF R15"!!!

Packed with state-of-the-art technologies, the new YZF-R15 boasts performance worthy of a supersport model and a body design that evokes the image of the YZF-R series and gives visual expression to the quality of its ride. It is truly an embodiment of Yamaha’s desire to bring customers a model to help them “Enjoy riding” and "Live Racing".

This is a new lightweight supersport bike in India as part of
a corporate priority to build the Yamaha brand's business here.

Well you may be wondering after reading till here, whats this doing here in the Technology Tabloid??? What does this have to do about technology!?

Well there is a lot in it, that makes it a technology contender... To begin with let me mention the Specifications:

The YZF-R15 features a newly designed 150cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC single-cylinder, 4-valve fuel-injected engine on a Deltabox frame. Think that sounds exciting?! May not be if you hear the asking price of the bike, i.e. expected to be Rs. 1,11,000/- in Mumbai, India. Also considering the fact that this is only a 150 CC Bike with astounding power of approximately 17PS @ 8,500rpm, which though makes it comparable to the likes of the Bajaj Pulsar and Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme, is far ahead in terms of power and stability. Furthermore the design is prime in its class and there is simply no competition with the 'R' gene from the YZF - R model of bikes from the Yamaha Stable.

Well we may try to justify the price tag when we look at the firsts we are going to have>>

1. It is India’s first Bike with forged pistons.
2. It is India’s first Bike with a Diasil Cylinder.
3. It is India’s first Bike with the Deltabox frame, again based on the R1.
4. And it is India’s first Bike with a 6speed gear box.

Say whatever you may, one thing that you probably, would not be able to say is that this fine piece of machinery, built with myriads of innovation of technology, is not an item in the desire list, there might be lot other reasons for not really going for one, such as Fuel Prices, Environment Pollution, fear of it being stolen or even envy from the neighbour... and just like everytime and all around the world, for the second time, yamaha rocks!!! after the two parents of the R15 -> YZF - R1 and the FZ1500.

Lets hope the bike scenario of india changes once for the better as was once done by the advent of Pulsar into the market in the paast and now with the YZF-R15.

The official site to look for the bike and its finer nuances is: http://www.yamaha-motor-india.com/product/r15/index.html

keep watching this space for more updates...