The Off-beat approach – Yummy Yamaha

Now, Yamaha with its proposed 160-165cc motorcycle intends achieving the same. Breaking the clutter (the 150cc clutter in this case) with a slight increase in capacity does have its benefits – it gives the bike maker something to talk about. And if you pack in class shattering, unexpected performance, the coffee gets that much more agreeable. Moreover, a move like this - ‘performance now for the masses’ – will go down brilliantly well with Yamaha’s image in India; courtesy the RD and the RX.
TVS has already tried breaking the mould with the RTR, and with reasonable success at that. Yamaha though can do better, especially if the Japanese company can pack in stuff like, liquid cooling, fully faired styling, and performance which will embarrass even the likes of the P220 and the Karizma. It can do that by having a light weight bike like it sells in Indonesia – the Viper or V-Ixion, but instead of 14bhp give it something like 17 or 18bhp.
We are waiting with bated breath, Yamaha.