R15 v3, which was getting revealed bit
by bit, has been spotted in entirety and it appears that Yamaha is out for
vengeance! There are two black test mules pictured here in these pics sourced
from M-Slaz Club Thailand.
The riders appear to have taken a break to save
themselves from the downpour.
Against what we thought initially when
we did not have the complete picture, the version 3 of R15 is a comprehensively
re-designed motorcycle.
There is a bigger chiselled tank and the fairing also
gets its share of changes. But it is the angry face which is the most
attractive part of the motorcycle. Yamaha will be accused of taking inspiration
from the beauty Honda CBR 600RR but there are a lot of elements which scream
exclusivity.
The dual split head lamps are narrower
and have a big air dam in between. Whether the air dam is functional (for such
a small capacity motorcycle) or merely a design element is not known at the
moment. The motorcycle, clearly has been designed with ‘heart’ and for some
reason it also appears to be slightly bigger. Going by what we see, it could
easily run a 200+ cc engine with the body ably supporting the body-size
expectations.
There are (at least) two test mules on
the roads which hint at the possibility of two or more tunes/parts/variants on
test. We do not see ABS rings on both these motorcycles and a few parts like
the handlebar grips, side blinkers etc are taken from the current R15’s bin.
Existing R15 v2
for reference
It appears that
Indonesia will be the first market to get the new R15 which is officially
revealed by an Indian management guy to be more powerful and safer. After
setting foot in the Indian scooter segment, Yamaha is warming up with their
motorcycle plans – onslaught of which will begin with the upcoming ~250cc FZ25 (launch on 24th
Jan), followed by the new R15 v3 which we expect will be launched towards the
middle of this year.
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