Yamaha YZF- R1 and R1M 2015 Launched in India: Yamaha prices YZF-R1 and R1M at INR 22.34 lakh and INR 29.43 lakh respectively

Japanese auto major Yamaha has launched its highly anticipated superbikes YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M in India at INR 22.34 lakh and INR 29.43 lakh respectively (both ex-showroom Delhi). Both the bikes are presently listed as on sale on Yamaha India’s official website. This would come as surprise considering that the R1 has had its own share of fan following, one would have expected to see some noise prior to unveiling the prices on its website.Yamaha claim that both the bikes will be completely new to the market besides the crossplane crankshaft and the legendary R1 name nothing else has been retained from the previous models.

Up until now Yamaha India had revealed no information regarding a definite launch date for the motorcycles as there were speculations concerning the prices of both these bikes around December 2014. Suddenly with the launch of Ninja H2 hyperbike, which was launched recently having a price tag off INR 29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), Yamaha seem to have gone into a frenzy to quickly unleash their machines for the Indian consumer. 

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Coming to the bikes itself the 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 is available in two colours, Racing Blue and Racing Red while the YZF-R1 M can be ordered in only Silver Blue Carbon. In general both these machines basically feature the same engine specification. Both YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M use a 998 cc, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that enables to them to produce a monstrous 200PS of power and a peek torque of 112.4Nm. Of course these figures are before the ram air effect takes place and releases a few more horses. 

 

Other features include a slipper clutch, new crankshaft, Titanium con rods and a larger airbox. Another noteworthy feature is the body itself that weighs at just 199 kgs. Yamaha claims that it was able to achieve this light weight thanks to the new cast magnesium alloys that weighs 2kg less than before as well as the asymmetric aluminium frame. While both the bikes get a fuel tank capacity of 17 litres while the minimum ground clearance stands at 130mm. In terms of design one of the most significant features offered in the YZF-R1M is its engineering, which has been inspired by the company’s MotoGP bike, the M1. The similarities are quite evident when we see those gills on the tank and faired-in small headlamps.