Expert Reviews on Yamaha Bikes

While the Apache was touted to follow the bloodline of its racing pedigree and the innovation that TVS was famous for, the FZ was acclaimed as the ‘Lord of the Streets’, offering refinement, quality and handling from the Japanese two-wheeler giant.

We have ridden the Yamaha MT-15 at the track and liked what it offered there. Now it was time to ride it where it belongs, in the hustle and bustle of a city. 

It all started with the FZ-16 that was introduced in India back in 2008. It was the bike all the young guns wanted. Fast forward to 2019 and here you have the FZ-S V3 which, as the insightful lot of you might have guessed right, is the third generation of the FZ-16. How much has changed over the years? Is it still…the ‘Lord of the Streets’?

We all know what the Yamaha YZF R15 V3.0 is capable of when it comes to the track. It is dynamic, agile, packs a potent motor and is, nevertheless a good-looking motorcycle. Now, using these same ingredients, Yamaha has got the streetbike version based on the former, in the form of the MT-15.

The YZF-R15 now has a cousin in India. It goes by the name MT-15 and has been brought to India to do things that the R15 couldn’t do comfortably – give out a practical city riding experien

11 months and 7000kms later, it’s time to bid adieu to one of the most favourite long-terms I ever had, the Yamaha FZ 25. The last one year has been great fun with this quarter-litre Yamaha. We did a 3500kms long-distance ride down south, spent a full gruelling day at the track and it was also my preferred companion for every day commute.