Yamaha YZF-R15

Yamaha YZF-R15
Manufacturer India Yamaha Motor
Also called Yamaha R15
Parent company Yamaha Motor Company
Production 2008-present
Class Sport bike
Engine 149.8 cc (9.14 cu in) liquid-cooled 4-stroke 4-valve SOHC single-cylinder
Transmission 6-speed constant mesh
Tires (2008-2010) Front: 80/90-17; Rear: 100/80-17
(2011-present) Front: 90/80-17; Rear: 130/70-17
Rake, trail 26°, 98 mm (3.9 in)
Wheelbase 1,345 mm (53.0 in)
Dimensions L: 1,970 mm (78 in)
W: 670 mm (26 in)
H: 1,070 mm (42 in)
Seat height 800 mm (31 in)
Fuel capacity 12 l (2.6 imp gal; 3.2 US gal)
Related Yamaha FZ150i

The Yamaha YZF-R15 is a 150 cc (9.2 cu in) single cylinder sport bike motorcycle made by Yamaha Motor Company's subsidiary India Yamaha Motor since 2008.[1] In September 2011, the second edition, the v2.0, was released in India,[2] and in April 2014 it was released in Indonesia.[3]

Specifications

Unlike the first edition, the v2.0 has a split-seat design, higher seat height, LED tail light, wide tyres, larger gear ratio (15/47), longer wheelbase, rear mudguard, and redesigned middle and tail section. The engine performance was largely similar, still having a six-speed transmission and a linked type sport suspension added on the back.

The engine is a 149.8 cc single cylinder four-stroke engine with four valves and a single overhead camshaft. The bore and stroke are 57.0 mm × 58.7 mm (2.24 in × 2.31 in). The radiator is placed in the front of the engine with a fan behind it. The coolant reserve is on the left side up and behind the radiator. The transmission is a return type six-speed with a constant mesh wet multi plate clutch.

The bike has a 270 mm single disc with dual piston calipers in the front and a 220 mm single disc single piston caliper at the rear, both the brake systems being made by Nissin of Japan. The front suspension is a twin telescopic fork and the rear is the advanced linked type motocross suspension. The bike has dual headlights like other bikes of the YZF-R series.

v2.0

The YZF-R15 v2.0 has undergone changes as compared to the present YZF-R15 in the cases of the engine control unit (ECU), drivetrain unit, a long aluminium swing arm, wider front and rear tires (radial tire for the rear), split seat, LED taillights and new-design middle cowl & tail cowl.[4]

An unfaired, or streetfighter/naked bike, variation of the YZF-R15, called the M-Slaz (also called Xabre in Indonesia; TFX150 in the Philippines and Vietnam[5]), is made in Thailand.[6]

References

  1. ↑ About Us India Yamaha Motor Company.
  2. ↑ "2012 Yamaha R15 V2 Launched in India". September 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Yamaha Secara Resmi Luncurkan R15 di Indonesia". April 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "YZF R15 Racing Instinct Version 2.0". 2011.
  5. ↑ "Yamaha Xabre dari Pulogadung Melaut ke Negeri Tetangga". Kompas.com. Kompas Cyber Media. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Yamaha M-Slaz (naked R15) likely to be launched in India during festive season. (May 13, 2016) International Business Times
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