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Yamaha FZ 25 Review: The Gentleman's Game!
There are motorcycles and then they are refined motorcycles. This piece of sweetness belongs to the latter. The Yamaha FZ 25 ain't no hooligan, it is a sedate machine which will do absolutely everything you need, without breaking a sweat!
Yamaha organised a media ride in the lovely state of Goa, which is actually a perfect setting for this motorcycle. Twisties, undulating terrain, potholes, gravel and all two-lane highways! The road plays to the motorcycle's strength and masks its limited weaknesses.
The bike is good looking, I don't think there will be many who disagree with that. It carries over the successful base design from its younger sibling sold in India and adds a touch more muscle. In fact, it does feel like a more grown up and mature version of the FZ-S. The prospective buyer will find the design familiar as well as refreshingly different. Face first, the LED headlamp makes you sit up and take notice. The only 250 in India with this setup Yamaha boffins proudly tell you. The LED lights have two bulbs in the centre for the low beam and one bulb in the lower half of the dome for the hi-beam. 13+13+9 Watts together consuming 35W with the hi-beam in play. Unfortunately we rode in bright sunlight and have no clue on the effectiveness of these new lights.
The brakes on the bike are satisfactory, very gradeable, but if you grab a fistful, the tyres will protest. The MRF rubber on the FZ appeared quite capable, but not something you want to go kamikaze with! The bike doesn't have the safety net of ABS, so discretion is the better part of valour!
For starters, the bikes are very different and shouldn't be compared! So why am I doing so? Because someone will go ahead and ask me this question, so I will grab the bull by the horns!
Photos: Thulashi Dharan J and Avinash Noronha (The Monk)
There are motorcycles and then they are refined motorcycles. This piece of sweetness belongs to the latter. The Yamaha FZ 25 ain't no hooligan, it is a sedate machine which will do absolutely everything you need, without breaking a sweat!
Yamaha organised a media ride in the lovely state of Goa, which is actually a perfect setting for this motorcycle. Twisties, undulating terrain, potholes, gravel and all two-lane highways! The road plays to the motorcycle's strength and masks its limited weaknesses.
The bike is good looking, I don't think there will be many who disagree with that. It carries over the successful base design from its younger sibling sold in India and adds a touch more muscle. In fact, it does feel like a more grown up and mature version of the FZ-S. The prospective buyer will find the design familiar as well as refreshingly different. Face first, the LED headlamp makes you sit up and take notice. The only 250 in India with this setup Yamaha boffins proudly tell you. The LED lights have two bulbs in the centre for the low beam and one bulb in the lower half of the dome for the hi-beam. 13+13+9 Watts together consuming 35W with the hi-beam in play. Unfortunately we rode in bright sunlight and have no clue on the effectiveness of these new lights.
- Riding Gear By: Spartan ProGear and MT Helmets
- Quality Switches
- The Pass Switch is activated with your thumb and not the index finger
- The lovely 14 litre tank!
- Plush!
- Meditate to go fast!
The brakes on the bike are satisfactory, very gradeable, but if you grab a fistful, the tyres will protest. The MRF rubber on the FZ appeared quite capable, but not something you want to go kamikaze with! The bike doesn't have the safety net of ABS, so discretion is the better part of valour!
- 282 mm front Bybre brake and disc
- The 220mm rear with MRF tyres on this one
- 140 section doesn't seem so wide anymore with the competition upping the 'phat' tyre game!
- The best bit, is that big bit!
- Oil cooling pipes
- Under the burning sun
- Hmmm... Can I ride the bike to that rock on the horizon!
- LED. Shining bright!
For starters, the bikes are very different and shouldn't be compared! So why am I doing so? Because someone will go ahead and ask me this question, so I will grab the bull by the horns!
Photos: Thulashi Dharan J and Avinash Noronha (The Monk)
- Sand, beaches and motorcycles. Life!
- A pretty behind!
- Enlightenment!
- The beefy forks
- L. E. D. Say it slow, till you fall in love with it!
- The simple, yet pleasing display
- LED tail lamp
- Pillion shouldn't complain much
- The software used to train SVC mechs, so that you can get into the engine, without actually getting into the engine!
- Transformer?
- You can zoom into any part of the bike for more info... ...not here. In the software!
- Useful mirrors, which don't vibrate!
- That yellow thing keeps you happy!
- Good grip for your shoes
- At the Yamaha Tech Centre where very many things were explained. Here's the LED headlight
- The old injector alongside the new injector. 10 holes and not a golf course!
- Thin piston rings for the 25.
- The items on the right and left weigh the same. Almost!
- Once again, the right and left weigh the same! And the finish is superb on the FZ 25
- 6-step injector cleaning
- The process being explained by the Yamaha guys
) and Warrior White! 
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