(LEFT) YZF-R15M (Silver) , (RIGHTH) YZF-R15 (Blue)
(LEFT) YZF-R15M (Silver) , (RIGHTH) YZF-R15 (Blue)

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Yamaha Motor Announces New YZF-R15 Supersport for India - Reflecting technical ideals and design language from the YZF-R1 flagship superbike -

IWATA, September 22, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has redesigned the YZF-R15 supersport model, which mounts a liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 155cm3 fuel-injected engine with Variable Valve Actuation (VVA), and will release it for the Indian market this month.

The YZF-R15 is a full-fledged supersport motorcycle that has been on sale since 2008 and offers the new value of enjoying riding as a recreational sport in the Indian market, where motorcycles and scooters chiefly remain a means of transportation. In the Indian sport bike market, our YZF-R1 flagship model is a motorcycle many of our customers hope to own someday. The YZF-R15’s signature R-Series body design, sporty performance, excellent riding comfort, ease of handling in urban areas and more have won it a strong following primarily among university students and those of the younger generation who are looking for high-quality products.

This updated model was developed under a “Realize R Spirits” concept. Its main features include 1) an inverted front suspension with a high rigidity balance that provides excellent road follow and performance, 2) the first traction control system on a Yamaha small-displacement manual-transmission model, which helps provide smooth starts and aids ride performance, 3) the first quickshifter* ever on a Yamaha single-cylinder model, 4) a bi-functional LED headlight with a broad beam spread and little variance in illumination for excellent forward visibility, 5) a new LCD instrument display operable via a handlebar button, 6) an exterior epitomizing our R-DNA design language, including the new fairings that are highly aerodynamic at high speeds, and 7) compatibility with the Y-Connect smartphone app to add more to the motorcycling lifestyle. The new YZF-R15 comes with class-leading features and equipment for users in India to really feel the YZF-R1 spirit.

In addition, the deluxe YZF-R15M version based on the standard model is also offered and features a special color scheme reminiscent of the series-topping YZF-R1M and a quickshifter as standard equipment.

*Comes standard on the YZF-R15M and the YZF-R15 in blue; clutchless upshifts only

 

 

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Yamaha Motor (TOKYO:7272) is a world-leading producer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and robotics.

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO: 7272) is a world-leading enterprise manufacturing land-mobility such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and electrically power assisted bicycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, robotics products such as surface mounters and drones, as well as engagement in the finance business. The company's diverse businesses and wide variety of products are built around its proprietary technologies focused on powertrain, chassis and hull, electronic control, and manufacturing technologies. Yamaha Motor operates global development, production and sales networks through 140 subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates in 30 countries and regions, working to realize our Corporate Mission of being s "Kando* Creating Company."
About 90% of consolidated net sales are generated in more than 180 countries and regions outside of Japan.
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