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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 [...]

Bajaj Auto has unveiled the next generation Pulsar, which is the second generation of the most popular motorcycle in India. The Pulsar 200 NS (Naked Sport) has alot of firsts in the segment and will live on its promise of being high on power, fun and affordability. Now the obvious question is, which bike would [...]

Bajaj Auto has launched the KTM Duke 200, pricing it very competitively. The Duke 200 has many features which we are yet to see in a sub 300cc motorcycle. The quarter litre and around segment is seeing a whole lot of action and its just going to get hotter with the launch of the all [...]

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 [...]

Yamaha R15 Version 2.0 First Ride

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 [...]