Yamaha’s R15 V4 MotoGP Edition has been showered with love from the customers. The company has sold all the units of this bike. The company has confirmed the sale of all the units of this bike on its website. Also this bike has been removed from the website. At present, the company has not shared its sales data. Yamaha launched the R15 V4 MotoGP in the Indian market as a new variant of the entry-level supersport bike. Its starting ex-showroom price in the Indian market is Rs 1.30 lakh.
0-100 kmph in 10.1 seconds
Yamaha R15 V4 MotoGP is powered by a 155cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine. Which VVA motor can generate 18.3bhp power and 14.1Nm peak torque. The engine is mated to a 6-speed gearbox. It catches the speed of 0-100 kmph in 10.1 seconds. At the same time, its top speed is 150 kmph.
LED headlight unit and LED pilot lamp
In place of the dual headlamp cluster of this bike, the single pod LED headlight unit LED pilot lamp has been given. This is taken from the Yamaha R7 sports bike. Yamaha has also given the Moto GP treatment to the R15. Customers also get features like aggressive fairing, muscular fuel tank and tall windscreen in it.
Dual-channel ABS safety features given
For safety, this bike gets safety features like traction control, quickshifter, inverted front forks with mono-shock and dual-channel ABS with dual disc brakes on both the wheels for braking. The starting price of Yamaha R15 V4 MotoGP is Rs 1.30 lakh. At the same time, the price of the top model is up to Rs 1.82 lakh.
Direct Competition with Bajaj Pulsar RS 200
In the Indian market, it competes with the Bajaj Pulsar RS 200. Whose ex-showroom price ranges from Rs 1.21 lakh to Rs 1.44 lakh. This bike is powered by a 199.5cc liquid-cooled, fuel-injected engine that generates 24.2bhp power and 18.6Nm torque.