Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

[QUOTE=Jatindersk;1274724]Nope...the guy who works with yamaha .

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

Yamaha is not sure if they should bring R15 V3 to India or not – R15 V2 upgraded to BS4


https://www.rushlane.com/new-yamaha-r15-v3-launch-price-specs-review-12200559.html

I think the only way to knock some sense into these people including the folks over at Honda, is to Boycott their bikes.

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

even i used to think like that but when you look at the bigger picture these companies want to rake up profits and thats only seen in geared scooters section.. people like us are still a niche who are willing to spend 2L plus on a two wheeler.. it would be a huge investment to import such new bikes for so few people.. maybe they are not willing to take such risks like ktm and bajaj.. if it was made locally like the RC and Duke it would have made sense otherwise its always money over emotions for these people.

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

Agree.
In the case of ktm (bajaj) India is the main manufacturing hub for 125 - 390 cc motorcycles. They export bikes from here and India is also getting benefited.

But in case of Honda and Yamaha, they have manufacturing hubs in other countries like Indonesia for most of the 200+ cc bikes. They export to EU countries from there.

The only possibility for us to get these bikes at reasonable price is when they invest money in India and start manufacturing these in India. That will happen only when they get high demand for these bikes locally.

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

My guess is that, they are going to release the V3 in 2018 as it would be the 10th anniversary of R15 in india. R15 was first introduced in 2008. Also they won't discontinue the V2 either as the price difference between the two would be big enough to keep them both in the market. Hence keeping both parties happy.

As the directive from government. All newer models should be equipped with ABS by 2018 and already running model by 2019, so they may come up with V3 in 2018 with ABS.

V3 will be marketed as track machine, with all the goodies and V2 would be kept as it is and would be marketed as ON ROAD/TRACK bike. Thinking that V3 won't come to india altogether is non sense as this is where the whole linage started and yamaha knows it.


P.S, - This are my honest guess and I think that this is how yamaha will move forward with R15 line in india.

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

Next year ABS is going to be compulsory and with this bike not having it how will it be launched? Or will the Indian specific model have ABS?

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

Yes, thats the idea atleast

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

Spied in India atlast. No USD forks, no Nissin brakes(bybre visible on front caliper), mrf’s, no new swingarm, no slipper clutch, probably headlight could be normal compared to LED’s elsewhere, and due to the fact that Yamaha India recently updated the current R15 to bs4, we maynot even get the new 155cc VVA 19bhp engine.
In short, we get a budget R15 . Thats sad.

https://news.maxabout.com/bikes/yamaha/yamaha-r15-v3-spied-india/amp/

New Yamaha R15 V3 spied in India*

New Yamaha R15 V3 spied in India for the first time – Launch at Auto Expo 2018?

Yamaha Motor has launched the new generation R15 V3 in many countries, except India. When asked, whether the R15 V3 will ever be launched in India, Yamaha never gave a straight answer. But, thanks to this new spy shot, fans now have their answer.

This is the first spy shot of the new R15 V3 which has been spied in India. The test mule was spied in Delhi by Prashant yesterday. When Prashant asked the test rider what bike it was, the test rider confirmed that it was the new generation R15 V3.

Source: https://www.rushlane.com/yamaha-r15-...-12244139.html

Re: 2017 Yamaha R15 launched in Indonesia

R15 v3 caught on video.