2009 Speculation thread: What bikes could be launched?

[Wheel_Spin]

So a sports tourer with semi fairing is on the cards ! I hope it's a 250cc atleast.

[jasmeetsinghchawla]

If other bikes were not visible in the picture i would not have believed on the pictures.

[pranay]

Hmm. Looks they are testing a new half fairing on the FZ. But if it is going to be the same engine + around 3K-6K more on the existing FZ price....then would you buy it? Smack on ZMA territory.

[karthik_R]

I can imagine what exisitng FZ and especially Fz-s owners would feel after this bike hits the road....

One look at the bike says it all..The same FZ + fairing!!

I am tired with all these punny upgrades and 10-20 cc updates....And ppl were talking about FZ6 and what not..

Mods have to delete all threads which are TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

[fast_ferocious]

I can imagine what exisitng FZ and especially Fz-s owners would feel after this bike hits the road....

Believe me, they wont feel anything, because Its a semi-faired bike, and theirs is a naked bike. So Unlike the pulsars, the Exclusivity of FZ-16 still remains

If its 2-3K above FZ, then It surely is a great buy.

[yamaha4ever]

I can imagine what exisitng FZ and especially Fz-s owners would feel after this bike hits the road....

One look at the bike says it all..The same FZ + fairing!!

I am tired with all these punny upgrades and 10-20 cc updates....And ppl were talking about FZ6 and what not..

Mods have to delete all threads which are TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

Hopefully Yamaha would have given this beast atleast 200cc and 18+bhp,if this not happens than this may prove to be very costly bike as per the features as it would fall directly in Zma's category.Now its all in Yamaha's own hand to finish the competition of p200,p220,new a180 & Zma.Lets hope for the best.Yamaha engineers are you listening?

[nitrosatya]

here are the pics
pics courtesy puneet from autocar india forum.

FZ6 derivative guys! Yamaha is on fire! Go Yamaha! Kill em all!

[abhijeet080808]

Wow! Looks cool! If they don't price it too high, it should sell well. BTW, India is seeing specific markets for performance and style for the first time. This bike with the same FZ16 engine but with all the stylish bits will be priced closer to higher performance bikes like Zma. And, it will sell in decent numbers too. Maybe, people do not value performance that much after all!

[chicane1879]

The FZ was already a headturner and this one ups the oomph factor even futher.Would have liked a 180cc motor to complement the looks.This one would surely rake in decent numbers and would give serious headache to the likes of P180/200 and the A160/180!!

[rohitabc]

Awesome Bike. Thanks for sharing....

[payeng]

Cool.. a Semi Faired FZ16..!! Yamaha is keeping the excitement alive.

In all probably this will sport the same 14 Ps, 153 cc mill of the FZ16.. for reasons of cost advantage and raking in the moolah. The FZ already outsells the RTR Fi doesn't it..??

Pricing will now probably be closer to the ZMA area..


The to be launched soon RTR 180 (due to its its rumoured premium price tag), P200/P220 and especially ZMA are in danger of its sales tapering off due to this new Semi Faired FZ.

Reason: Majority of our Desi Bikers would be more interested in looking good rather than bother Purely from the Performance perspective.

More over, according to a few magazines the 14 Ps of the FZ doesn't actually make it feel that underpowered.. even a few publications choose the FZ over the more powerful RTR Fi.

[Durvesh]

Ya true, but we r stuck at 223-220 odd CCs since 6 years !! And thats pretty frustrating any wich way u look at it !!
hmmm sounds good but bajaj still waiting for any other 250 comes out first???
than they r launch ninja 250r

[RedApple]

Cool.. a Semi Faired FZ16..!! Yamaha is keeping the excitement alive.

In all probably this will sport the same 14 Ps, 153 cc mill of the FZ16.. for reasons of cost advantage and raking in the moolah. The FZ already outsells the RTR Fi doesn't it..??

Pricing will now probably be closer to the ZMA area..


The to be launched soon RTR 180 (due to its its rumoured premium price tag), P200/P220 and especially ZMA are in danger of its sales tapering off due to this new Semi Faired FZ.

Reason: Majority of our Desi Bikers would be more interested in looking good rather than bother Purely from the Performance perspective.

More over, according to a few magazines the 14 Ps of the FZ doesn't actually make it feel that underpowered.. even a few publications choose the FZ over the more powerful RTR Fi.

i felt the FZ was underpowered when i drove it

[Durvesh]

i felt the FZ was underpowered when i drove it

ya dude
im agree wid u.
when i was ride fz16 i felt same...fz needs more horses

[payeng]

I seriously doubt that any other 250 cc bike except the Ninja 250R is making into India so soon.. even internationally the Ninja 250R is hailed as the Best Twin Cylinder 250 cc bike out there.

Its only direct competitor internationally is the Hyosung GT250R..

Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki making a similar 250 cc twin cylinder especially for India..?? Highly unlikely.


The Ninja should hit Indian shores... maybe its a matter of the ecomony smiling again (as in most probablity it won't exactly be a budget bike for Indians)

But seriously the Ninja 250R has it all.. Head turning Looks for Style Bhai's and Performance (from the desi perpective) for the need for speed junkies.