Yamaha YZF-R15 2018

This sports bike was launched in Greater Noida, India during the 2018 Auto Expo. It is a small displacement bike that took its styling cues from the Yamaha YZF-R1 superbike, its bigger sibling. This bike blends the perfect mix of reliability, low running costs, and performance. The way it is designed will appeal to riders that are looking for a motorcycle that is practical to ride everyday and is a good entry-level sportsbike. It has the ability to cruise at highway speeds and then return to the average fuel consumption of about forty-five kms per liter.

The first Yamaha YZF-R15 was first introduced in 2008 and a decade later the third generation of this model has been launched with an engine that is more powerful and is more technology laden. It also has an updated deltabox chassis and a revised steering geometry. It also has a 4.7% in increased fuel efficiency and a 15.3% increase in horsepower. The only drawback is that when you are using higher revs there are some vibrations in the handlebars and foot pegs but they are not significant enough to worry about.

Some of the features of the Yamaha YZF-R 15 2018 that makes it such a popular motorcycle include:

• Four-stroke engine, single cylinder, that is fuel injected and liquid cooled
• The displacement, which is the volume the piston travels during the single stroke of an engine, is 9.14 cubic inches .(149.80 ccm)
• The fuel control is a single overhead cam
• It has a six-speed gearbox with a chain transmission
• The rear suspension is a swingarm and the front suspension is telescopic hydraulic
• The rear tire is a 130/70-17 and the front tire is a 90/80-17
• Both front and rear brakes single disc
• The total weight of this motorcycle including the gas, oil, etc is 299.8 pounds (136.0 kg)
• The seat height is 31.5 inches (800 mm)
• The length of this bike from front to end is 77.6 inches (1,970 mm) with a width of 81.7 inches (2,075 mm) and a height of 81.7 inches (2,075 mm) and has a ground clearance of 6.3 inches (160 mm)
• The fuel capacity is 3.17 gallons (12.00 liters)
• The motorcycle is black with blue/white or white/red trim
• The headlights are all LED units with a white beam and in between the two front headlights there is a dummy air intake.
• It has a fully LCD digital display in the cockpit and also has a USB charging port
• It has a slip-and-assist clutch, which is a rear wheel that will no longer hop under you during a hard downshifting and a clutch lever that is light in operation.
• It offers the best engine-gearbox combination that Yamaha has offered on their R15 series to date.

Instrument panel includes:

• Tachometer
• Standard speedometer
• Odometer
• Clock
• Average fuel consumption
• Instantaneous fuel consumption
• Twin trip meters
• Gear position indicator
• Programmable shift timing indicator
• VVA indicator (variable valve actuation)