Yamaha to launch FZ1!

Yamaha was the first bike manufacturer to get superbikes in India with the YZF-R1 and the MT-01 last year. Suzuki, Ducati and Honda followed with their big bikes. The superbike segment which was lackluster before has started to heat up. This segment has very few buyers and bike manufacturers will leave no stone unturned to win the hearts of superbikers. To get the best out of this oppurutnity Yamaha India plans to launch the FZ1 in India in 2009.
Yamaha India has sent the FZ1 for homologation.Yamaha is considering the Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) route for the FZ1. This will help Yamaha to price the FZ1 competitively. Infact Yamaha can price it cheaper than the cheapest superbike available today, the Honda CB1000R which is the cheapest imported superbike currently sold.
The FZ1 is powered by a 998cc liquid-cooled engine producing a maximum power of 150PS at 11000rpm. Its R1-based engine packs a mighty midrange punch and that cast aluminium frame cuts its way through the curves like a supersport bike. The bike will either sport a quarter fairing or will be a completely naked one. The 2009 Yamaha FZ1 comes with ABS as standard. Picture gallery of the FZ1 to follow.
http://www.motorbeam.com/bikes/super-bikes/yamaha-fz1/yamaha-india-to-launch-fz1/

Great news vibhor. Hope they bring FZ 6 here and some other like FZ25;)

well CC, FZ6 is a long time for them to bring it here but this is a good news vibs, atleast with correct pricing, yamaha can really push honda's sales which is cheapest available sports bike in india.

actually i like this FZ 1
i am sure it will sell much better than competition!

I don't think there is a FZ25.

I know that Zal. Just like FZ16, they can launch FZ25 with 250cc engine :)

Crazy cat wrote:I know that Zal. Just like FZ16, they can launch FZ25 with 250cc engine :)

Oh ok, I get ya. I think they should have launched FZ6 instead of FZ1.

Yup Zal, the lesser the CC, the lesser the price, results in more sales. But don't know why these manufacturers sell only 1000+cc bikes :evil:

Manufacturers sell 1000+ CC bikes for image and a cool model line-up!
who cares if it sells or not?
it just matters that Honda is selling CBR and Yamaha is selling R1 and FZ 1!

This Naked Machine will surely makes heads turn around :)

wow, it seems to be a good machine on roads which would turn heads around, yellow looks stonker.

lots of action at yamaha india. they have finally woken up.

with the success of r15 and fz16, yamaha india finally got back that confidence in indian market and with consumers, which shows their plans with new launches here, good going yamaha.