SCOOP! Yamaha FZ/FZ150 naked bike now christened FZ16

anjan_c2007 · 21st July 2008, 14:46

The Yamaha FZ 150 should outsell the R15 based on the economics and the showroom price. Lets hop it comes here very soon.

straight6 · 22nd July 2008, 16:09

I'm guessing they are being tested by the magazines and ARAI there.

Meer · 22nd July 2008, 17:05

I caught these bikes parked on an outing recently.. could not download a watermark software in office, so reduced the size and uploading..

EDIT: I have watermarked the photos this time. All the folks who were testing were wearing yamaha gear. There were 5 of them and they stopped me from taking photos, all the attached were clicked before that

ramie2400 · 22nd July 2008, 17:28

This looks lovely without the bidy kit

I am definately buying one in black after the rains

Proxima · 22nd July 2008, 17:43

LOL Meer, you added the watermarked images, not replaced them. Great pics, BTW.

Mods, can you delete the pics in his first post?

CrAzY dRiVeR · 22nd July 2008, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Proxima

LOL Meer, you added the watermarked images, not replaced them. Great pics, BTW.

Mods, can you delete the pics in his first post?

He cant delete because of the time limit. Mods have to do it.

Nice pics meer. This bike is a looker!

Meer · 23rd July 2008, 09:21

Thanks for the kind comments Proxima and CrAzY dRiVeR. Thanks for all the help Proxima.

The bike is certainly going to change the game in the bike market. Just waiting for the launch. I am sure lot of other bike manufacturers would be already on their drawing boards trying to come out with something

Good to see Yamaha finally waking up from their deep slumber...

mail4ajo · 30th July 2008, 21:47

The rear brake lever is an eye sore. Overall, looks great. Hope its better packaged than R15.

Gregory · 30th July 2008, 23:53

drum brake on the rear hmm but again its going to be 70k on road.

Gangsta · 6th August 2008, 13:59

Ok guys here is something which you guys wanna know.

Top Speed Measured for FZ 150

At 11:45 AM i was coming back to delhi from Greater noida (expressway greater noida). I was smoking and enjoying nice music and was cruising at 80-85 kmph in my accent.

Suddenly i saw 3 bikes coming towards me. o0o0 lala its FZ 150.

I think they were testing it with max speed. I started giving a chase, i was running parallel to the bike ahead of the 3. But yes, very safe distance from the bike.

MY ODO showed me just above 120 kmph and the guy behind that bike slowly aproaching the guy in the front. The 2nd guy was a bit thinner than the first one. then almost parallel and around 125 kmph. The Show lasts for 5-6 min.

They had to slow down due to traffic ahead. Then the first guy shifted to lower gear and zoom. I never had such experience with karizma, pulsars so can't tell if that zoommmm is better than karizma or pulsars? But yes 70-110 kmph was really quick.

The first guy started riding it a bit dangerously and could had ended up in an accident with a stupid maruti esteem guy who was standing still and started running his car without looking at the back. The Yamaha guy really saved himself.

Looks:
Stock tyres are fat. Really fat and the bike was looking superb.
Just one drawback which was very eyecatching. Saari Guard. Yuck.

five46 · 13th August 2008, 18:06

Cool update on the speeds Gangsta. Just can't wait for it's release...

SohailPistawala · 27th August 2008, 10:09

Any updates on the launch or any details??

maddy42 · 27th August 2008, 13:10

Waiting for this one. LEts see how it will do.

narenr_nair · 27th August 2008, 13:30

This looks like a really cool bike for city and simple touring

. Keep a spare bike for all the fun and this for around town. Makes good sense. Hopefully they give the bike good respectable power and w/o that flashy display.

praJEEP · 27th August 2008, 16:34

The dealers here will be receiving the bikes with UP test plates in sometime, so a mere guess it would be there in 1 to 2 months time.

21st July 2008, 14:46	#61
anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,312 Thanked: 20,591 Times View My Garage	The Yamaha FZ 150 should outsell the R15 based on the economics and the showroom price. Lets hop it comes here very soon.
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22nd July 2008, 16:09	#62
straight6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,548 Thanked: 296 Times	I'm guessing they are being tested by the magazines and ARAI there.
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22nd July 2008, 17:05	#63
Meer BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 264 Thanked: 189 Times View My Garage	Pics of the parked bikes, this time with watermark I caught these bikes parked on an outing recently.. could not download a watermark software in office, so reduced the size and uploading.. EDIT: I have watermarked the photos this time. All the folks who were testing were wearing yamaha gear. There were 5 of them and they stopped me from taking photos, all the attached were clicked before that Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Rehaan : 23rd July 2008 at 09:44.
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22nd July 2008, 17:28	#64
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	This looks lovely without the bidy kit I am definately buying one in black after the rains
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22nd July 2008, 17:43	#65
Proxima BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 909 Thanked: 298 Times	LOL Meer, you added the watermarked images, not replaced them. Great pics, BTW. Mods, can you delete the pics in his first post?
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23rd July 2008, 09:21	#67
Meer BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 264 Thanked: 189 Times View My Garage	Thanks for the encouragement Thanks for the kind comments Proxima and CrAzY dRiVeR. Thanks for all the help Proxima. The bike is certainly going to change the game in the bike market. Just waiting for the launch. I am sure lot of other bike manufacturers would be already on their drawing boards trying to come out with something Good to see Yamaha finally waking up from their deep slumber...
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30th July 2008, 21:47	#68
mail4ajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,957 Thanked: 331 Times View My Garage	The rear brake lever is an eye sore. Overall, looks great. Hope its better packaged than R15.
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30th July 2008, 23:53	#69
Gregory BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: Once	drum brake on the rear hmm but again its going to be 70k on road.
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6th August 2008, 13:59	#70
Gangsta BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 624 Thanked: 20 Times	Ok guys here is something which you guys wanna know. Top Speed Measured for FZ 150 At 11:45 AM i was coming back to delhi from Greater noida (expressway greater noida). I was smoking and enjoying nice music and was cruising at 80-85 kmph in my accent. Suddenly i saw 3 bikes coming towards me. o0o0 lala its FZ 150. I think they were testing it with max speed. I started giving a chase, i was running parallel to the bike ahead of the 3. But yes, very safe distance from the bike. MY ODO showed me just above 120 kmph and the guy behind that bike slowly aproaching the guy in the front. The 2nd guy was a bit thinner than the first one. then almost parallel and around 125 kmph. The Show lasts for 5-6 min. They had to slow down due to traffic ahead. Then the first guy shifted to lower gear and zoom. I never had such experience with karizma, pulsars so can't tell if that zoommmm is better than karizma or pulsars? But yes 70-110 kmph was really quick. The first guy started riding it a bit dangerously and could had ended up in an accident with a stupid maruti esteem guy who was standing still and started running his car without looking at the back. The Yamaha guy really saved himself. Looks: Stock tyres are fat. Really fat and the bike was looking superb. Just one drawback which was very eyecatching. Saari Guard. Yuck.
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13th August 2008, 18:06	#71
five46 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: L-O-S-T!! Posts: 636 Thanked: 714 Times	Cool update on the speeds Gangsta. Just can't wait for it's release...
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27th August 2008, 10:09	#72
SohailPistawala BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 434 Thanked: 25 Times	Any updates on the launch or any details??
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27th August 2008, 13:10	#73
maddy42 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Coorg Posts: 2,131 Thanked: 1,328 Times View My Garage	Waiting for this one. LEts see how it will do.
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27th August 2008, 13:30	#74
narenr_nair Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 5 Thanked: 0 Times	This looks like a really cool bike for city and simple touring . Keep a spare bike for all the fun and this for around town. Makes good sense. Hopefully they give the bike good respectable power and w/o that flashy display.
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27th August 2008, 16:34	#75
praJEEP BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 537 Thanked: 8 Times	The dealers here will be receiving the bikes with UP test plates in sometime, so a mere guess it would be there in 1 to 2 months time.
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