The 2010 edition of Yamaha YZF-R1 will come to India next year
After encountering the brisk response superbikes are receiving in India, Yamaha is planning to bring in the 2010 YZF-R1 model next year.
However, Pankaj Dubey, the national business head of India Yamaha Motor didn’t give anything away regarding its exact launch time and price.
Just to let our readers know that 2010 R1 was launched globally in September 2009 at $13,290. Bringing it into India will involve 110% import duty, so there isn’t going to price slash. That is for sure.
The company currently sells an earlier edition of the R1 and MT-01 along with the recently launched V-Max in its product line in India. These existing products have been brought in as CBUs with V-Max costing around a whopping 20 lakhs and the other two around 13 lakh mark.
The 2010 edition will feature an improved liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder engine.
Major players like Ducati, Harley Davidson and Suzuki along with Yamaha are keen to tap the increasing demand of big bikes in India. 2010, I think will be a blast for shoppers looking for a performance buy.
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The Yammy R1′s engine has got multipl personalities… It behaves as ‘V’ees in terms of acceleration n the power higher up the revs also dont die due to its inline four built… Phenomenal…!!!
Many has critsized the look of the new R1. But I personally think it has got a modern n mature design.. Not as sharp as the previous model bt th flov of lines and angles used are appealing. This apart, R1 is technologically way superior than others n vry close to motoGP bikes. Someone considering buying a litre bike need not think twice. The thrill of the ride, engine n the killer exhaust not will keep your passion in bikin alive for, well, eternity…!!!
I don’t think pricing would be a concern for Yamaha R1 freaks, if they can go for early model of R1 they will certainly go for this race driven 2010 R1.