Yamaha YZF125: Wanted

WARNING: LONG, LONG POST – 15 images loading…The question is why we cannot have bikes like this launched in India? This is the Yamaha YZF125, a leaner legal sportsbike that Yamaha has only just unveiled. It gets a 15 PS, 125cc liquid-cooled motor, all the hi-fi bits from the R1 (appropriately scaled down on the material and size front), peak power at 9,000 rpm, peak torque (1.25 kgm) at 8,000 rpm, banana swingarm, R6 looks including stubby can… and it looks gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Oh, by the way, the Deltabox chassis is steel. Imagine it. A light, light, light motorcycle with the agility of a house fly, the ability to rev and rev to make its power…

All images courtesy: Yamaha Motor Europe

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