Yamaha Indonesia has just launched the 2016 R-15, with a retail price of 29.8 million rupiah (RM9,000). Mechanically unchanged from the previous year’s model, this year’s edition of the R-15 comes in three new colour schemes – Speed Grey, Racing Blue and Supernova White.
Using a 149 cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled power-plant with 16.8 hp and 15 Nm of torque, the 2016 Yamaha R-15 seems to be a place-holder till the release of the 2017 model. Popular in Indonesia with the younger crowd, the R-15 features a variation of the Deltabox frame, with front and rear discs, but no ABS.
The Speed Grey and Supernova white models come with black cast-alloy wheels, while the Racing Blue R-15 gets colour-coded hoops in blue. For a limited time, Yamaha Indonesia is offering a special edition 2016 R-15 with Ohlins rear suspension, available for order from their website.
No word if the 2016 Yamaha R-15 will ever come to Malaysia. The equivalent capacity local Yamaha model is the FZ-150i streetbike which retails for RM9,156 including GST, without road tax and insurance.
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Is this the replacement to the R125?
The R125 was a downsized model based on the previous generation Yamaha R-series bikes for specific markets to comply with license and insurance requirements. Should Yamaha down-size the R-15 from 150 cc to 125 cc, and released it to the market, then it would be a replacement.
“The equivalent capacity local Yamaha model is the FZ-150i streetbike ”
Don’t forget about the Y15ZR.
The Y15ZR is an under-bone bike, or kapchai, and is not an equivalent comparison.
Y15ZR is underbone, unlike the FZ150i and the R15. Different class even though they have the same engine displacement.
still the power output cant compare to newly suzuki satria fi, but maybe with some configuration and design detail, it can capture young people to try this entry sport bike before upgrade to higher engine capacity
Come to Malaysia? 12k I think since the naked fz is already 9k.
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