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    Yamaha India has commenced dealer training for a 250cc engine and also showcased the test bike to dealers with the launch scheduled in April 2015, soon after the 2015 R1 is launched.



    You read it first on MotorBeam. Your wait for the ultimate quarter-litre offering from Yamaha will finally be over next year. While the 2015 R1 has been confirmed for launch in March 2015, enthusiasts looking for something more affordable won’t have to wait too long as the R25 will be arriving on Indian shores by April next year. Multiple service personnels from the manufacturer inform us that Yamaha has already commenced dealer training for the R25 across the country.
    The training is said to be done for a 250cc engine that equates to the Yamaha R25 and not the R3, which was also speculated for launch in the Indian market. Over the next four months, the Japanese manufacturer will be conducting its service training once every month and the test bike has been showcased to dealers as well. Yamaha is likely to bring the ABS equipped R25 that will soon go on sale in Indonesia, while no changes to the mechanicals or power output are expected on the India spec model.



    Powering the Yamaha R25 is a 249cc parallel-twin cylinder DOHC, 8-valve engine that belts out 36 PS at 12,000 RPM and 22.6 Nm of torque at 10,000 RPM, paired to a 6-speed transmission. The bike comes with a high compression ratio of 11.6:1 and uses DiASil cylinders for better heat dissipation. Suspension duties are performed by 41 mm telescopic front forks and a monocross set-up at the rear, while stopping power comes from disc brakes at the front and rear.
    A high awaited model in the country, the Yamaha R25 is touted to be the last word in performance in the quarter-litre space competing against the very popular KTM RC 390. The company will be bringing the bike via the CKD route that is expected to keep the prices on the higher end. While details on the pricing are not out yet, the R25 can be expected to carry a price tag of around Rs. 2.85 lakhs (ex-showroom) with ABS and will be undercutting its major competition, the Kawasaki Ninja 300 by a significant margin.

    Source - Yamaha Starts Dealer Training For R25, Launch By April 2015 | MotorBeam – Indian Car Bike News & Reviews
    Last edited by Samarth 619; 12-14-2014, 12:56 AM.

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    Re: Yamaha Starts Dealer Training For R25

    News approved.

    For members' information, this news was double posted, but this particular topic was posted earlier, hence approving this thread only (after adding images to the post).

    There can be only logistical reasons to launch the R25 instead of the R3, but not logical reasons.
    The game has now shifted to the 300-400cc segment, although I believe the 250 twin will still hold good to most of them competitors out there...
    Last edited by Samarth 619; 12-14-2014, 07:52 PM. Reason: corrected the members' information for more clarity.
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    • #3
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      I have spoken to few dealers about R25 but there was no news. They saying instead of R25 some other Bike may make appearance. But if this news is true than you can see some more aggressive bikes on Indian Roads

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        Yamaha officially has always been tight lipped with it's product launches and updates in India. I will still take this news as rumour.

        PS: another website is claiming to reveal the price of 2015 R1 (24 lakhs) and R1M (32 lakhs) for India launch, to which I think the complete news is BS.
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          With Yamaha, seeing is believing. Even if they do end up launching it, I believe its too little too late. At estimated price tag of 3L or more, this doesn't cut the VFM equation and it isn't a pioneering product like R15. So a premium pricing for a "me too" product won't exactly set the sales chart on fire.
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          • #6
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            Why on earth would Yamaha start training the dealers and mechs for a bike that might be launched almost 5 months from now? Baseless rumours.
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              Re: Yamaha Starts Dealer Training For R25

              Originally posted by Shivanshu View Post
              I have spoken to few dealers about R25 but there was no news. They saying instead of R25 some other Bike may make appearance. But if this news is true than you can see some more aggressive bikes on Indian Roads
              Some other bike...??
              You mean sr400...??

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                Hopefully it's R3 ... not R25.
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                  Still in April 2015 that too dealers don't know anything about it or do not want to disclose anything. I wonder that Yamaha has already started taking bookings for new R1 & R1M, then why not bring R25 or R3 to India before than R1 & R1M
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                    what is reason for launching 250CC, when they could have launched R3, which actually is more than 300CC. it would have been an awesome package.
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                      Re: Yamaha Starts Dealer Training For R25

                      Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
                      what is reason for launching 250CC, when they could have launched R3, which actually is more than 300CC. it would have been an awesome package.

                      Yes an awesome package indeed. But Yamaha I bet are thinking again about the one demographic who they'll never sell this bike to. THE COMMON MAN.
                      They figured a 250cc with less power=affordability+higher fe= style on a budget.
                      They seem to have missed the part where Indians had already gotten over their obsession with mileage and affordability and have embraced the concept of "VFM". Sadly exactly what the r25 compared to r3 and the competition is not.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Yamaha Starts Dealer Training For R25

                        We need to remember a couple of points:
                        1. Yamaha has never surprised us positively on price.
                        2. However, that has not stopped people from buying bikes like R15 or FZ which were always priced at a premium, and these bikes too got similar response from netizens on their launch.

                        What we miss is, even though Yamaha bikes may not be paper tigers, they do deliver when it comes to reality. The overall package is very likeable, and they have the best sorted machines in terms of handling and dynamics.

                        Even though they price it near Ninja 300, it will still sell. May be not like RC's or Duke's, but they will have their own fan following. Not every company aims for the mass market. Some consider this segment as a brand building exercise.

                        Also, we dont know yet if it will be R25 or MT250 ( to add to the confusion).

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                          2. However, that has not stopped people from buying bikes like R15 or FZ which were always priced at a premium, and these bikes too got similar response from netizens on their launch.
                          R15, when launched there was nothing like it in the Indian market. In many ways it was the CBZ or a Pulsar of its time, i.e. a pioneering product for our market. We still don't have something that can effectively compete with it in that price bracket.

                          Fz though not a ground breaking product, had a fresh style and that earned its own fan following.

                          But now, the scenario is completely different in the "affordable performance" category. The definitions of affordable has changed, performance has changed and there are already products launched and doing well in that category.

                          250cc and brand building...not very sure but yeah that can be an excuse for having this product in their portfolio.
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                            We can only hope and speculate till the launch.
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                              The pace at which yamaha is launching performance products in India is ridiculous. When the likes of Benelli and Triumph with feeble dealer - service network are gunning for Indian market share I just do not understand what's dogging Yamaha. I have been longing to own a Yamaha since when I sold off my Rx135 5speed years ago, but they just don't have anything to offer in the middleweight performance category and I don't have the greens right now to get a litre class sbk. The only other brand which stands shoulder to shoulder to yammy in terms of quality is kawasaki. But we have to pay a premium for the bike, it's premium to maintain as well and also non availability of spares off the shelf is a big hindrance. But kawasaki has a wide range of bikes in their portfolio offering the consumer atleast a privilege to choose from. I know that deep inside yamaha is confident that people will buy whatever it offers but the winds of change are already here with the advent of KTM, Benelli and others. What's happening to all those MT's and R's!! I think it's time to kick out your strategist for India and also as an aspirational lot, we are no longer excited by your meagre 250cc offering, I honestly feel that the game has now moved on to 400-650cc and also by the time you finally launch, 250's will be dime a dozen in Indian market if it's not there already. Atleast launch R3.

                              Sorry for my rant as well as going OT, I am just soo pissed off with Yamaha strategy for India. :banghead: I currently own a D390, and would like to upgrade to a middleweight by 2016. I have this yearning desire for MT series.

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