Ok its official now; the bike in the spy pics published recently was in fact the revamped 2011 YZF R15. According to what we know, Yamaha would launch the upgraded version of the India’s mini sportsbike most probably on 25th of January.
Changes that we could notice on the new iteration:
- Raised and altered rear: Rear portion seems to be inspired by the R125, is raised and pointed making it a lovely looker.
- Fatter Tires: Many people complained about those much functional but skinny looking tires and Yamaha has taken a quick not of the same. The new bike is equipped with fatter rubber, most probably which should be the same soft compound.
- Split Seats
- LED Tail lamp
- No Power Bump: With all these cosmetic changes, we expect the bike’s weight to go up and in turn affect the bike’s performance. Yamaha would go with the same engine and most probably under the same specs.
- Price Hike: Unfortunately, on one hand, we have a very competent revamped product on the other Yamaha has shown some signs of price increase on the new variant.
With quarter liter CBRs and bigger Pulsars in the pipeline, how would Yamaha get impacted it remains to be seen but for now Yamaha seems to be on their toes responding and reacting to every little feedback on their bread and butter bike which catapulted the company back to life.
- Saad Khan
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I hope they incorporate slight changes in the instrumentation as well.
Fatter tyres means decrease in speed and if the power is not increased.But again since this bike runs on an controlled environment by a programmed ECU ,i believe that the Yamaha engineer might have reprogrammed the ECU and hereby keeping the speed and performance constant(may increase too).
hi boon i hav read the reveiw submited by u about r15… i hav booked for an older one n nw it has been automatically changed to the new 2011 edition… the tyres of the older one is very sticky to road.. can we beleive that the new fatty tyres will also do the same job??? do you think dat the new tyres will affect the power to weight ratio? plz reply to my email id.. midhun_56@yahoo.com….
have u got any information about the enjine performance of the 2011 r15? plz help me out…
I would like to see the new creative idea of Yamaha.
hope this one is true… will be waiting
Super, yamaha honda and suzuki always rock while yamaha is the only company to offer products that captures the heart of younger generation people while suzuki and honda have always aimed at family and they offer great value for money products(gs150r,unicorn,dazzler) wonder when suzuki will launch a powerful 250cc with great sporty looks like gixxer,b-king.
when will it be lanuched
Yamaha is launching the new bike but it is not going to be any time soon nor is it exactly the R15. Its an R15 upgraded engine in an R125 layout. The bike will not hit showrooms till aug/sep 2011 at least.
If you are planning to wait for this new model then its going to a long wait. Better buy the current R15 model. Also it is absolutely definite that the price will go upto at least 1.3 lac
Hope yamaha launches this bike this month iam dying to buy it
Rear mudguard sucks just the same like pulsar 135 .. why did they have to do that?? another big let down is the no power bump.. its a common sense if tires become fatter and weight increases then obviously power and mileage both decrease …!!! its high time they increased fuel tank capacity…well same can be said for honda cbr250r 250cc and only 26bhp andonly 13litre tank?? and wat about cbr150r which is better than 250r with 19. something ps frm only 150cc..i guess thats honda strategy to sell so many 250r first otherwise no one would buy it everyone would obviously go for 150r — better mileage, better for pocket more powerful than R15.. wat else do you want??
this is awesome……..but just hoping tht they wont increase the price….its already 114000 in mumbai now….(due to octroi)…my dad wont lemme tak nythin over 120k…..n i really doubt yamaha will sell old r15 alongside it lik hh done with karizma
any news on the new r15?? today is 25th…eagerly waiting…
25th gone….still not lanuched
As I said earlier, it will only be a sure shot hit compared to CBR250r if they :
1) increase power i.e. bhp – so many people complained.. its better if they introduce 200 and above cc engince – then all problem solved
2) increase fuel tank capacity- 12 litre is very very less, pulsar too has 15+ and RTR 16+ forget about ninja – 17litre+. Coz its not only the mileage but how far can you travel with one filled tank.
Yamaha is known for its performance and looks too, and mileage wise it sucks. R15 looked good anyway, was the best looker in India. What it lacked was small engine and fuel tank. Company is just trying to save money by not not taking chances of bigger engine.
PS: the rear mudguard looks pathetic, if its only the looks they want to alter
r15 is a very good bike
first the news was yamaha will launch dis bike on 25th and then it was 26 of jan 2011.. and now its 31 jan.. actually wen will yamaha launch dis bike???
The bike is supposed to be launched at the end february or at the beggining of march.And the front fairing is supposed to be changed from r1 to r6
HOPE this ll launch soon becz r125 has made us to wait for 2 years finnaly it is going to launch…………..
Guys do u really this that Yamaha is gonna launch this bike after the devastation what JAPAN has seen past few days??
Is this really gonna effect the bike to release in INDIA?? Any idea guys?
Yamaha: we need larger bikes 200+cc…
PS:dont know about yamaha; but honda will release CBR 250R on schedule (its home made not linked to Japan)
hey guys d new r15 is of the same c.c wid 22 b.h.p and compared to pulsar 220 its goin to go faster….0-100 in 6 secs for new r15 and for pulsar 0-100 in 9 secs.
so think wat do u want
Saideep,
Whr did u get this info bro
Cheers
Deepak
dude that probably must be a customised bike ..!! havent heard of any new yzf r15 till now ..!
there is no new r15 so stop spreading rumours..
this clearly looks a customized bike..
nd neither is r125 being launched in india..
dude…can.u.post.more.pics
its june now…this pic has crosed six months ..as there were no news at jan so do now….every bike info site hav no r15 in upcoming byk list…few hav about r125 name…if dis picture byk ir real then its surely r125 ..so r15 seekers..theres no new version cuming..stop waiting or i say wastin ur tymz….my fb username.. db085
Guys ,it’s official…The launch is in 2012..
The new upgraded model is inspired from the yamaha YZF-R1 & YZF-R6….
The bike will feature the same 149.8cc moto gp tech engine…. But with an upgraded horsepower of around 22bhp…
The looks are awesome and unique…
Features a raised tail tip…
Muffler tip…
Split seat…
Broader tires..
Dual halogens…. And LEDs at the rear…
Price variant may seem to be dropped…
Yes YAMAHA…!!!
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