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Yamaha showcased two special editions of the R15 at the 2012 Auto Expo. The company has now put these on sale. The two special editions are limited in number and only 500 units of each will be available. Booking can be made at any Yamaha dealership as all of them are taking bookings for these [...]

Honda surprised us in a very sweet way, when it unveiled the CBR150R at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo. Though we had captured some rumours about Honda planning to develop a 150cc version of the CBR, little did we expect that Honda would come out with the product so soon. With the introduction of the [...]

Bike Tested: 2011 Yamaha YZF R15 V2.0 Price Ex Showroom New Delhi: Rs. 1,07,000/- The YZF R15, along with the FZ series did the unthinkable for Yamaha in India. They not only succeeded as individual products, but also turned around the fortunes of the whole company which was reeling under tremendous pressure owing to a [...]

Vinnu SV, the Hyderabadi based biker has successfully completed the Bun Burner challenge driving his bike nonstop for more than 2500 km in less than 36 hours, a race against time and every kind of physical and mental limitation. The Bun Burner challenge is certified by the Iron Butt Assosiation (IBA), USA. The IBA is [...]

The Yamaha R15 has successfully become the most sort after performance bike in the country. Yamaha recently upgraded the bike to Version 2.0 and at the same time disappointed quite a few fans, who were looking for more power. However K&N, the maker of performance filters for most vehicles has launched a stock replacement filter [...]

Yamaha India has finally launched the new YZF-R15. Dubbed as the R15 Version 2.0, the bike uses the same 150 cc, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, fuel injected engine which produces 17 PS of power at 8500 RPM and 15 Nm of torque at 7500 RPM. The Yamaha R15 Version 2.0 gets a slight price hike and is [...]

The very first official image of the Yamaha R15 Version 2.0 has surfaced on Facebook. The image showcases the new rear, which now features an LED tail lamp and bigger rear tyre. The front looks relatively similar and the new R15 features all new alloy wheels. Yamaha will continue to use the tagline Racing Instinct [...]

Yamaha India has finally confirmed the launch of the new R15 for the 6th of September, 2011. The company has sent out a media invite for the launch of the R15 version 2.0. The company asks the media to come and ‘experience a machine redesigned to change your perception of style and design forever.’ We [...]

The Yamaha R15 does not fail to amuse us. Now some one has made an official fan page of the upcoming new R15 and has uploaded a picture which makes us believe he has some clue of when the new R15 will be hitting our shores. The picture of the rear, showcases the wider rear [...]

The Yamaha R15 is one of the coolest bikes you can buy today. Inspired by the mighty R1, the R15 uses all the high tech you would expect from a racing machine. However when it comes to using the R15 for normal day to day activities, you realize that the lack of a main stand [...]