Hello and welcome to PowerDrift.
My name is Varun Painter and today is a big day for enthusiasts because Yamaha has not
only updated the R15 for the year 2021, but they've also got the Aerox 155 scooter,
so please stay tuned for that.
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Okay, let's talk about the R15.
Now it is going to be available in two variants essentially, the R15 V4, and there's
also the R15M, the difference between the two is something that I will explain in a bit,
but let's talk about the motorcycle.
Before I get to the changes that have happened for the year 2021, let's talk about what has
remained the same.
First is this 155cc liquid-cooled engine, which for me is a really potent engine, it's
a really fun motor to experience and with the inclusion of VVA, the power band becomes
so much more rich, so much more accessible and when we did a story about two years ago,
when we compared it to the RC 125 at a racetrack, we came back super, super impressed with the
R15 so that is going to continue.
As far as power and torque figures go, there are some changes where power's gone down,
torque's gone up by a slight margin.
How that translates to on-road riding is something we'll figure out once we get the motorcycle
for a full review.
Another thing that has been carried on is the deltabox frame.
Now this chassis, when it's put together with the engine, has made the R15 such a delight
to ride, like I've said before, and I don't think that riding experience is going to be
any different, it's going to be a whole lot better is what I'm expecting.
Also, let's talk about the changes now, starting with number one,
of course is going to be the looks.
Now as you can see if you're a Yamaha fanboy, the looks have been heavily inspired from
their recently launched R7, which means you get a lamp in the front, you've got LED DRLs
flanking it, the fly screen also looks different and when you move to the back you can see
that there is a change in the design of the exhaust and the scoops which sit below the
pillion seat have also gotten better.
So when you look at this from a distance, it's actually looking like a shrunken R7,
I like it, what about you?
Let me know in the comment section below.
Okay, looks out of the way, another thing that we have been waiting for, since a very
long time is the addition of a USD fork.
Finally Yamaha has said that yes, they'll do it, so the 2021 R15 gets it.
Now, the USD fork inherently is going to be better than a telescopic fork and how is it
going to be different has been answered beautifully by Shumar in a Simplified video, so make sure
you check it out at the end of this video.
Again, how all of this comes together, how are the changes going to make this motorcycle
better or not, is something that we'll answer in a video later.
Moving on with the changes, we've got looks out of the way, the USD fork is done,
but another big update is going to be electronics.
Now, there is traction control, I don't know and we've said this before, how much sense
it makes for a motorcycle with a cubic capacity of about 155cc,
but it's always better to have it when things go wrong.
One more thing that Yamaha has introduced is the quickshifter, while I would have loved
to see a bidirectional quickshifter, this only gets a quickshifter for up shifts,
how it performs, later.
Finally, we have got a new screen in place, now this screen is
Bluetooth compatible, which means you can connect it to the Yamaha app and you can get
a host of information, including service, if there's something wrong with the engine,
so on and so forth.
And finally, let's talk about pricing.
Now the base variant starts at Rs. 1.67 lakh, it goes up to Rs. 1.8 lakh
for the Monster Energy variant.
Now in between this, there's of course, the R15M variant as well.
The R15M variant is mostly aesthetic, but what it gets standard along with the racing
blue and please bear with me on this, so the racing blue, the R15M and the Monster Energy
variants will get the quickshifter as standard,
while the remaining variants will get it as an accessory.
Also talking about price, when you put things into perspective, it gets an increment of
about 11,000 odd rupees, but in that Rs. 11,000 increase, you're getting a lot of really useful
equipment like USD fork, quickshifter, a brand-new screen, stuff like that.
And I think it makes sense, however, there is still the review remaining and if you want
us to pit this against a motorcycle that you want to see a video on,
please drop that in the comment section below.
Like, share, subscribe, do all those things, but that's the story of the R15,
thank you so much for watching, my name is Varun Painter and I will see you later.