So as you can see, we're finally on our way!
This is beautiful isn't it.This is like the new Mumbai Airport.
Yeah a lot of bags.
This is by far the most anticipated bike in India.
And we have finally landed. We're here in Jakarta, Indonesia doing an
exclusive review of the Yamaha YZF-R25.
It has got this brand new parallel twin engine
right? Which makes what 36PS and 22.6NM of torque and just weighs in at 166 kgs wet.
I mean think of the power to weight ratio right? So what, my maths is a bit bad but,
its well ahead of the CBR250 and I think a sliver behind the Ninja 300 as well.
I think, I think tomorrow is gonna be good man. I cannot wait, Oh God, I cannot wait.
The test is going to happen at the Sentul International Circuit.
It is 4.02 kms long and 49 ft wide
The first serious attempt outside Japan to get Formula 1 to Asia.
In short, we couldn't have asked for a better setting to put Yamaha's new quarter liter bombshell through its paces.
So after making us wait for more than half a decade, this is what Yamaha has come up with
and it looks good to me. Looks bloody good to me. Dual front Headlamps, the air duct, the shift
light and the sharp pointy tail. Yeah, this has supersport written all over it.
But then again, Yamaha is pitching this as a superbike that you can ride everyday. So let's see how it goes.
We'll have to wait until we can clock the numbers on the V-Box to be sure.
I also clocked a healthy top whack of almost 167Kmph. It will breach the 180 barrier if the straight will go on for another kilometer or so.
The298mm dual piston floating disc at the front
drops its anchor at your command. But I think it can do with a little more feel.
It doesn't have the cutting edge precision of the R15. There is no delta frame.
The riding position isn't as committed and the chassis geometry isn't as front biased and that's because this
isn't a track focused tool. The R25 is designed for the road. Hence the softer suspension.
The 50-50 weight distribution and the relaxed ergos.
It is light, nimble and it is well balanced under hard braking. The feedback from the steel chassis and the sticky tyres
allow you to run a hot pace, lap after lap. After riding this on the race track I feel
that Yamaha have delivered the R25 that we were all waiting for.
I still wish it was as track focused as the R15 but if you leave that aside I think this is an phenomenal package.
It looks this good, It looks beautiful. The engine is just relentless and really refined
at the same time and even though Yamaha is late to the party in terms of the quarter
liter segment. I think with the R25, as far as performance is concerned, they're gonna
give their competition a run for their money. Its just a matter of when this beauty will
hit the Indian shores so that we can test it, comprehensively, in our road test and
ofcourse to find out how Yamaha prices it to take on the RC200 and the RC390.
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