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Yamaha to introduce 1000cc bike in India
Japanese bike-maker also looking at introducing scooters, will set up production facility in south India
Sanjiv Kumar
New Delhi: What Yamaha presented to film star John Abraham will soon come to its showrooms too – the 1,000cc speedster Yamaha R1. The well-known Japanese auto firm has also plans to introduce its 600cc ‘R6’ and another racy roadster in 250cc category in India. The new machines are expected to hit the Indian roads within three years.
“With biking enthusiasts growing in the country, we find space and opportunity for our sporty speed machines here and expect to roll out these models by 2009,” Yamaha Motor India Director and Executive Vice-President (Marketing), Takahiro Maeda, told Mumbai Mirror.
According to him and other officials, increasing income levels of youth and their growing inclination towards high-end bikes has created a market for such bikes. Initially, Maeda said, the global line-ups will be introduced in India by way of importing completely built-up units (CBUs) with a premium price tag. “We are looking at niche products right now and targeting the youth for future growth,” Maeda said after launching the 125cc, 5-speed Gladiator priced at around Rs 41,990 (standard version) and Rs 44,990 (DX model).
Till 2010, Yamaha India will launch at least two youth-centric products every year, Maeda said. “Additionally, we are investigating (the market) for scooters but we can’t give a time frame for this yet. If we enter the scooter segment, it will be drastically different from the existing range here.”
Talking to this newspaper, Yamaha Motor India’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Tomotaka Ishikawa said his firm will invest Rs 300 crore over the next three years as it chases 15 per cent of market share from the present 5 per cent by 2010 with a focus on brand building and equity addition.
“Our target is to sell about one million (10 lakh) bikes by 2010 for which we would need a new production unit,” he said, hinting that Yamaha would prefer to have this second plant somewhere in south India. At present, the company has a plant at Surajpur in Greater Noida. The Rs 760-crore Yamaha India expects 40 per cent revenue growth in 2006-07 and has plans to ramp up production to 6 lakh units by March 2007 from the present 4 lakh units.
The vital stats...
Engine Type 998cc, 20-valve
Cooling system Liquid-cooled
Gears 6-speed
Fuel capacity 18 litres
Top speed 280 kmph+
Projected cost Rs 5 lakh+
, First thign i would said, since they are settingf up a facorty in india, n also if they are gonna bring in , for a start 600cc, My guess is they cut short a lotta stuff from the bike
Ex :- Fazer FZS 600
Engine and transmission
Displacement: 599.00 ccm (36.55 cubic inches)
Engine type: In-line four
Stroke: 4
Power: 95.00 HP (69.3 kW)) @ 11500 RPM
Torque: 61.00 Nm (6.2 kgf-m or 45.0 ft.lbs) @ 9500 RPM
Valves per cylinder: 4
Starter: Electric
Cooling system: Liquid
Gearbox: 6-speed
Transmission typefinal drive: Chain
Physical measures
Dry weight: 189.0 kg (416.7 pounds)
Seat height: 790 mm (31.1 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
Chassis and dimensions
Front brakes: Dual disc
Rear brakes: Single disc
Speed and acceleration
Top speed: 225.0 km/h (139.8 mph)
Power/weight ratio: 0.5026 HP/kg
Heres what i think will be spec if produced in india.
95 H.p, i guess it will be reduced to 45 or 55 h.p,
Yes, it has to be electric start, or else if it is kick (which is dumb) seeing ppl flying in the air while starting the bike, may be two versions liqiud cooled or others. top speed will drop, a lil gain in the weight of the bike n goes on.
When The Bajaj P225/250 is somewwhat close to kawa.. zx, which is 250 cc, n has 40 bhp. Bajaj is hardly giving nothing more than 22 bhp. I only wish Yamaha wouldnt do that, n keep the specs of the orginal bikes almost the same. | 
13th May 2006, 15:00
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