Apologies for having used the word "UGLY" but when he used that smiley(frown) + the word "bad" in english means just BAD, no misinterpretations there.What you said might just be the thing he meant but it did not come out right from his part.

Yes the new R wateva looks really badass.I know i have already said it before but it feels really good to say it again...badass.Also if it really was a R25 then why is the current R15 not available ??.It all leads me to believe that it is going to be a tweaked 150cc rather than a 250cc mill.

They MUST be added for Indian market. Its a GOI rule.

22bhp juice extracting from 150cc cabin is not impossible, but it causes a lot of stress on the engine. It cant be a 150cc mill for sure.

Any company would choose to upgrade the mill itself if the dimensions of the vehicles change. If Yamaha plans to launch a revamped R15, it will have to name it New R15 for the documents. The registration process is equally difficult as its for new machines. So why not a new mill is what yamaha will think of!

+1.

CBR might have grabbed international market. But for Indian market, i have seen people commenting it to be an Alien. I agree i personally find the looks to be a little weird but, not so much that i can call it an 'Alien'

Yamaha always releases the bikes at killer time . It was Pulsar 220Fi then. And now its CBR 250! But one good thing about Yamaha is they dont take the bookings way earlier just like the Hondas did. If Honda weren't capable of delivering vehicles at such a fast rate, why did they have to initiate bookings with TV commercials? They had no other new bike in 200cc+ segment which was a hot cake.

Even i tried to magnify the image and see. Only R part is clear. The rest is blurred

Awesome is the word.. I bet the new R15/17/25 would look much more a sexier in reality. Pics wont do as much justice. Nevertheless, the bike looks stunning in pics as well
Yamaha shouldn't delay the launch beyond monsoons IMO. I'm really happy for those waiting in line for their CBR250's.. Now they do have a choice when spending approx 1.5 lacs in india on a bike.

PS: @MG/MODS
I know the pics have circulated all around the net but most of the well renowned bike sites have cropped the poor guy's head just for the sake of it & avoid any further damage to him. It wouldn't hurt if the same is done here on xbhp as well.
PS: The pic of just the bike (minus the guy's face) looks much more hotter IMO

hi there can u pm me the launch date or how long i have to wait for the launch

I had been waiting for it since december last year...

I bought existing R-15 [Blue] on 17th May 2011 [This thread was locked already as no concrete info available] and now just in a week time, I see this pic...

Now, I'm so .

PS: Would Yamaha Take my R-15 and replace it with the new one (in case its Revamped R-15)
The Bike is not registered yet

hope....

hope it has a re sized tank....
would look better with the tail..

Omg

This is the one I was waiting for.. It looks killer damn sexy.. completely R6 inspired.. Waiting for official specification and launch..

I had already commented upon the picture that is doing round and i can bet the black bike in the background looks kinda more beefy than the one in foreground, because visually the tank size and its height gives it some character.

If Yamaha Motors India, is reading this, here is my free piece of advice (I had similarly given it to HMSI too):

1>A meatier tank would make this bike even more beautiful with the R6 inspired tail end.
2>A well stocked merchandise section (branded jackets, helmets, gloves, riding boots with prominent monograms) in all leading showrooms across important cities would be great.
3>Pay attention and importance to existing Yamy customers and urge/ lure them to upgrade their existing bikes to this. Thrown in attractive rates!
4>Get JA to visit selected showrooms across metros/cities and do the PR for the events.

I can vouch, IYM would see stronger brand perception. Give me some royalty if it works out.


Abhishek

Thanks Pravu for the subtle hints! I think I know whats happenin with Yamaha in India now.. Cant Wait!!

Putting an end to Speculations...

Well for most of the ppl speculating the new yammie as R25 let me put an end to d discussion over it as well as the 22bhp engine rumor...

This is d same R15 engine ( re tuned ) for better torque the chasis has been redesigned to fit a broader tyre & a new swing arm though the changes r cosmetic .... this is an adaption of the older bike ... as per inputs form indian consumers yammie has incorporated these changes... the r6 lookin R15

Sources - Highly Reliable Yammie employee...


for the launch date its my guess it should be on 14th June 2011 as ..back in 2008 it was d same date wen Yamaha formally launched the R15


thnx ...sorry to disappoint many ppl who thought its a 250.

Thanks! This should cool down a few of us over here who were expecting a rocket

in line with what me was thinking. thanks!

Yamy is certainly not a company to hastily thrown in a quarter litre bike, in the face of competition and peer pressure from HMSI. My guess, they might get one in the next 4-6 months after the CBR hype comes down. In the mean time, they have very successfully gotten a chunk of blind CBR followers to hold on! which , I say is commendable.

Maybe people are right about the r15 getting a facelift.. but my sources deny that so far.. and I believe that the bike is an R125 which yamaha is going to launch for sure after the success of R15 the specs are here: 2011 Yamaha YZF-R125 specifications and pictures

now thats a good news..... & launch date is also very near.....
Yamaha gonna launch big bikes, but who knows when..... if this is launched by next month then we can expect something better during Diwali or by year end......

Yuppie... now i can surely put those mods to my existing bike ... i'll be switching to new tail section ... with same tyres .. let the bike come out .. have to check how it will affect the bike handling