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  • #76
    hey! have any of you noticed that the front drum brake is a 150mm one.. so it will be stronger than a conventional 130mm drum..(off course not stronger than a 240mm disc..)
    What I dont understand is that whats the point in designing a bigger drum n wasting money(R&D.. or going the non standard way) ... and not giving a simple 240mm disc..

    P.s - Awesome contrast yamaha!! the front tyre of FZ16 is as fat as the rear tyre of the SZ(and a low profile one too) and they have the same engine..
    Last edited by chinmayscorpion; 08-05-2010, 01:34 AM.
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    • #77
      Originally posted by chinmayscorpion View Post
      hey! have any of you noticed that the front drum brake is a 150mm one.. so it will be stronger than a conventional 130mm drum..(off course not stronger than a 240mm disc..)
      What I dont understand is that whats the point in designing a bigger drum n wasting money(R&D.. or going the non standard way) ... and not giving a simple 240mm disc..

      P.s - Awesome contrast yamaha!! the front tyre of FZ16 is as fat as the rear tyre of the SZ(and a low profile one too) and they have the same engine..
      ya it looks like FZ went in for a diet and came out as SZ............that is why FZ's front tyre = SZ's rear tyre................try to imagine SZ in front of FZ with little distance between the two bikes, then you will know exactly what i mean
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      • #78
        Great job Sunil. Apart from the details you've put up, the fact that you rode the bike to the hilt adds weight to it all.

        The SZ-X seems to be pretty well put together and is apparently priced well. I'd agree though with most who point to the conspicuous absence of a disc brake up front and the self starter. 150mm drum would have been a USP some 10 years ago. But with most bikes sporting discs these days, the larger drum doesn't compensate.

        Originally posted by chicane1879 View Post
        This bike runs on TVS Tyres. I can already see people falling!!


        ^ I doubt if any commuter is going to ride the bike like that! It is usually rider skills that fall way behind before the tyres show up with their deficiencies.
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        • #79
          Originally posted by Old Fox View Post
          ^ I doubt if any commuter is going to ride the bike like that! It is usually rider skills that fall way behind before the tyres show up with their deficiencies.

          Let us scan ride the lanes of Delhi and see how many people dont ride like that to avoid the insane traffic and potholes and just playing jolly too
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          • #80
            Thanks for sharing the info and pictures SunilG. Yes, the SZ does look muscular in the flesh too. Although the power is nothing to write home about, but given it's target audience, it should do decently well (majorly because of the fuel-economy). However, the omission of a front disc is a HUGE minus point for the bike as far as I am concerned.

            @SunilG: It was nice meeting you...again!
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            • #81
              Yamaha has done with the SZ what BAL did with Discover 150. Am I seeing another segment of motorcycles coming up? The detuned / High FE 150cc Segment..
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              • #82
                Great coverage Gupta Jee and Eric, the pics are very crisp and clear.

                John doing an ad for DSG and the hope the leather-clad gal wasn't allowed to race along with you.

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                • #83
                  Great coverage, and the bike looks very nice. Not puny like dazzler or honda siblings. Head on Front view looks bit wierd, the black space in the fake air scoops. But overall a very good package visually, specially at the price range.

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by zayn View Post
                    Yamaha SZ 150:
                    Thanks Zayn for the specs. No disc in the front tyre, no button start. What is the use of giving 52k on road?? Instead I would buy a Pulsar 150.
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                    • #85
                      It seems this concept of tanks scoops are becoming like copy and paste, first the apache bought with the RTR 180, now it seems everyone is following it.

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                      • #86
                        Originally posted by shrinathrao View Post
                        It seems this concept of tanks scoops are becoming like copy and paste, first the apache bought with the RTR 180, now it seems everyone is following it.
                        actually,it was the CBZ which first sported it...anyway,coming back to the topic,nice coverage...
                        btw,I think the naked styled YBR 125 with round lamps in the earlier pics looked way cooler than the one they launched.
                        Last edited by srini; 08-05-2010, 02:30 PM.
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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by srini View Post
                          btw,I think the naked styled YBR 125 with round lamps in the earlier pics looked way cooler than the one they launched.
                          That is the YBR125 available in International markets like in all the South American countries.
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                          • #88
                            Yamaha's three models.
                            SS125,YBR125 and SZ-X
                            targets at
                            Bajaj's three models.
                            Discover150,Platina125 and Pulsar135LS respectively.

                            I am still optimistic about the fact that Yamaha would provide an optional disc set-up for the SZ-X eventually.Getting rid of the disc,as standard was a part of the price cutting endeavour.If customers demand it,they can provide for the setup available on the Gladiator easy.
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                            • #89
                              Originally posted by [email protected] View Post
                              Thanks Zayn for the specs. No disc in the front tyre, no button start. What is the use of giving 52k on road?? Instead I would buy a Pulsar 150.
                              +100... and p150 gives 15 bhp thats full 3 bhp more and costs only few thousands more and in return gives lots of goodies like digi console,discs,good tires etc
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                              • #90
                                awesome yamaha, i like these bikes for simple, practical and staright forward tech with a price to spice it up. They should now reload the Crux to look exactly like the RX100

                                i can see a w i d e smile on the yamaha dealer's face !!

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