The legend will return, this time with a 4-stroke engine

The legendary RX 100 might make a come back soon. The company is deciding to re-launch the model and is currently working on the initial specs of the bike.

Yamaha RX 100 doesn’t need an introduction to the Indian motorcyclists. Yamaha’s most successful and loved bike was launched in 1985 in collaboration with Escorts Ltd but due to strict emission norms coming into place the bike had to be phased out in 1996 due to its failure of meeting these norms.

Pankaj Dubey, national business head, India Yamaha Motor-

We are working on the lines of the RX 100 and are looking to have something of a similar product for India. It will be early to talk about it but we will come out with a product there.We cannot launch the RX 100 with a two-stroke engine but we are working on a four-stroke version for the bike

This would mean that RX 100 will be a 4-stroke motorcycle complying with BS-IV emission norms which come into effect in a few months time. If this bike is launched at a price of a entry level bike then its surely going to improve the sales for the company.

The demand of this legendary motorcycle is still present in the resale market, however their proud owners doesn’t want to sell their RX 100 because of their attachment to this bike. Even I own a 1989 RX 100 which I never want to sell!

If the company is able to provide a product which if not exactly but somewhat similar to the RX 100 then they will succeed in capturing the heart of the buyers. But can a 4-stroke do what a 2-stroke can?

Source: Business Standard

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