Something fishy?

A Yamaha YZF-R15 caught fire in Hyderabad city while it was negotiating a flyover. The cause of this fire could not be ascertained and we haven’t heard anything official from Yamaha.

From the images, it looks like only one side of the motorcycle, around the engine area was damaged by the fire. There is no damage to the other parts of the motorcycle. The newspaper carrying this story has not reported any casualties due to this accident.

While the cause of the fire has not been determined, could this be due to a faulty fuel system? A leakage caused either from the fuel tank or from one of the connections could have picked up heat from the surrounding area and lead to combustion?

Have you come across cases of a Yamaha R15 catching fire previously? Why not share it using the comment box below?

Indian-made Yamaha motorcycles, the FZ-S and YZF-R15 have started selling in a showroom in Saigon, Vietnam. Yamaha has begun exporting these bikes manufactured at Yamaha’s Faridabad plant in Haryana. This move is a sign of Yamaha’s healthy operations in India.

India Yamaha Motor has recorded an impressive 17% growth in its monthly sales. The company sold 25,033 bikes in India and abroad in the month of May, 2010. Of that 17,614 units has been sold in India and the rest in all foreign markets like Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The company also recorded a healthy YoY sales growth of 4% for the month of May.

Koji Arai, Director and Chief Sales Officer, India Yamaha Motor-

We have been receiving a tremendous response from Indian and overseas markets across all product segments. We are impressed with the response we are receiving for the entry-level YBR 110 and refreshed FZ16 and FZ-S deluxe segment bikes, which have helped increase our sales numbers

Bikes like the FZ-S and YZF-R15 are both affordable and sporty, this has made it a tremendous hit among youngsters in developing markets.

Yamaha YZF-R15 specifications

Engine: 149.8 cc, liquid-cooled, 4-valve, SOHC, single-cylinder
Power: 17 PS
Torque: 15 N·m
Transmission: 6-speed
Brakes (Front / Rear): Hydraulic, single disc / Hydraulic, single disc
Suspension (F/ R ): Telescopic / Linked type Monocross
Tires (F / R ): Tubeless (80/90-17 / 100/80-17)
Fuel Capacity: 12 lt
Dry Weight: 120 kg
Colors: Yamaha Blue, Midnight Black, Sunset Red, Impact Yellow, Competition White.

Yamaha FZ specifications

Engine: 153cc, Air-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve
Power: 14PS
Torque: 14 N.m
Transmission: 5-speed
Brakes (Front / Rear): Hydraulic single disc / drum
Suspension (F/ R ): Telescopic / Monocross
Tires (F / R ): Tubeless (100/80-17 / 140/60-R17)
Fuel Capacity: 12 lt
Dry Weight: 126 kg
Colors: Lava Red, Midnight Black, Flaming Orange, Sport Electric Blue, Black Cyber Green, Yellow Streak, Silver Tech

Source: Vnexpress, Ptinews

These days everyone is talking about the red and white paint scheme of the 2010 edition of Yamaha YZF-R15 which was displayed at the auto expo recently but I’m not sure how many of you have noticed the new blue color of R15.

Before the 2010 edition of R15 came into picture, Yamaha had already introduced the new blue color of the R15. Along with a slight change in the color tone this new blue bike also comes with an all new set of graphics.

Yamaha introduced the Racing Colors of R15 with new graphics pattern a few months back but the blue R15 was kept unchanged with the same old graphics until recently.

I noticed this blue R15 around the new year’s time at a Yamaha Dealership near my home. At that point of time I thought that it was me who didn’t knew about this color but later on I found that lots of other people never saw the bike in its new blue theme.

As you can notice in the images that the graphics on the side panel have been redesigned to give a fresh new look to the bike along with additional stickering above the head lamps on both sides.

Overall this new blue color of R15 along with the new graphics pattern looked much better than the previous one to me.

Now coming to the 2010 edition of R15, it is still not available at the showrooms yet and as per the Yamaha dealership there is no ETA for it as of now.

Hope to see the red n white R15 on roads soon!

The Yamaha YZF-R15 which brought back Yamaha into the Indian motorcycle race, is now finding new markets to replicate a similar effect. Our friend Taufik has posted a spy shot of a black Yamaha YZF-R15 mounted on to a ramp in Yamaha’s Indonesian assembly line. The specification is expected to remain the same except for a small bump in power or torque.

Will it create a new segment? Will it be able to sustain? How will Yamaha price it?

Source – Ninja250