Yamaha R15

2011 Yamaha R15 Exclusive Picture

May 25, 2011

Thanks to BikeAdvice reader Sareen Sharan, we are able to share an exclusive spy picture of the upcoming 2011 Yamaha R15 without any sort of camouflage. The new 2011 Yamaha YZF R15 features a new head lamp, LED tail lamp, 10 spoke alloy wheels, split seats, read tyre hugger and a remapped ECU which takes [...]

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Biker Leaves Job For Biking

April 28, 2011

Vinu S.V. has successfully completed the Iron Butt Challenge. The first person in Andhra Pradesh to achieve this feat, Vinu quit his well paying Deloitte job last year to follow his passion for biking. The 25 year old has the following to say about his Iron Butt Saddle Sore adventure. Biker Leaves Job For Biking

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Is Yamaha India’s CBR250R Rival The YZF-R250?

April 22, 2011

The above picture could be Yamaha’s response to the Honda CBR250R. The design of the YZF-R250 seems to be based on the YZF-R15 and could feature a single cylinder 250cc motor. The design of the R250 features a more sporty fairing, split seats and R125 inspired swingarm. The above bike looks similar to the Yamaha [...]

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New Yamaha R15 Is A Mini R6

February 21, 2011

The new 2011 Yamaha R15 was supposed to be launched in January itself, but now we are seeing some delays on the part of Yamaha. The reason for the delay is not known but now the bike is expected to be launched by February-March, 2011. However the good news is, the company has given the [...]

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Yamaha R15 Launched In Australia

February 16, 2011

Yamaha Australia has launched the YZF-R15 in Australia. The bike is priced at $3999 (including GST), which translates to Rs. 1,82,682/- in todays exchange rate. The new YZF-R15 is aimed at the entry level rider and commuter and Yamaha believes it makes for an cheaper alternative to a bus, car or train. Yamaha Motor Finance [...]

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India’s Fastest Yamaha R15

February 6, 2011

Joel, a race engineer from Bangalore has done a performance build on his Yamaha R15. The modifications are for the street and not a race and thus Joel has modified his bike keeping reliability, economy and rideability in mind. The bike hits a top speed of 140kmph (tested on GPS and Speedgun) with rev-limiter cutting [...]

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Yamaha R15 With Performance Kit Pictures

December 30, 2010

Yamaha India had launched an insanely expensive racing kit for the R15 last year. 91% of Motorbeam readers had voted the performance parts to be overpriced (more details here). We had a chance to checkout the racing kit on the Yamaha R15 and the lack of street legality makes us wonder the practicality of these [...]

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2011 Yamaha R15 Rendered

December 26, 2010

Thanks to Chiku181 of xbhp, whose fantastic Photoshop skills have helped us to see the 2011 Yamaha R15. The bike will look quite similar to the above rendering if the spy pictures are anything to go by. Do you like it? 2011 Yamaha R15 Rendered

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Yamaha To Launch New R15

December 23, 2010

Yamaha India will launch the new R15 by the 25th of January, 2011. The bike will feature split seats, raised rear seat, wider rear tyre, new alloy wheel design, rear wheel hugger, new exhaust, LED tail lamps and slightly more power. The new model will be costlier then the current R15 and will retain the [...]

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Yamaha R125/R15 Spied In India, Edit – R15 It Is

December 18, 2010

Our April fools joke this year about Yamaha launching the R125 made alot of readers excited and disappointed too. However, the spy pictures are a sure shot confirmation of the R125s Indian arrival soon. The bike was spied by Vaibhav Saigal of xbhp and it is surely a Yamaha R125 as the alloys, rear and [...]

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