Last month a
mysterious naked test mule spotted around Noida created quite a lot of
interest. After careful observations it was cleared to be a Yamaha and soon
after the company sent out invite mails announcing a ‘new chapter’ on 24th of
January.
And as per the
promo plan, they have started teasing the motorcycle on social channels. In
this teaser pic it is the same motorcycle that was found on the roads. It reads
“A new Breed of Riders is Coming to Town” added by the “January 2017” date
stamp, almost putting the final confirmation that the 24th Jan event
is the official launch of the same motorcycle.
The upcoming
street naked motorcycle is expected to be called as FZ25 and may carry the 250
cc engine of the Brazilian-spec Fazer which is air cooled with an oil-cooler (a
set up similar to the Pulsar 220).
The problem is that the Brazil-spec Fazer churns out 20.7 PS of peak power and 20.5
Nm of max torque which is way below Indian-standards of near 250 cc
motorcycles. And if Yamaha has to make a good business sense out of this
motorcycle (and if it is the same engine) there has to be a significant power
(and torque) bump to create interest. Another issue will be the pricing. After
Dominar 400’s shock placement, it will be terribly difficult for other
manufacturers to place their lesser capacity motorcycles.
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