Latest News about Yamaha FZ16

It is highly unlikely that Yamaha is testing and preparing the bike for its India launch. The company has recently clarified that it will be focusing on premium motorcycles only, including models with the engine capacity of 150cc and above. 

Yamaha's new quarter-litre streetfighter has been spotted testing once again. Rumoured to be christened FZ 250, this motorcycle will be based on the Brazil-spec Yamaha Fazer 250.

Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. has inaugurated two new dealerships in Maharashtra. One of the two dealerships is located in the Mumbai city while other is in Palghar District on the outskirts of the city.

Yamaha has been testing its new FZ-16 for quite a while now. Test mules of the facelifted version have been spied on a number of occasions in the past, suggesting that the company is actively testing the motorcycle before introducing it in the market sometime before this festive season. 

Yamaha India has posted a jump of 29 per cent in its domestic sales figures for March 2014. Yamaha managed to sell 46,052 units in March 2014 as against 35,782 it sold in March 2013. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer also posted a marginal 3.4 per cent increase in its exports for the last month.

Yamaha has announced three new colour schemes for the FZ16, FZ-S and the Fazer. The announcement was made through Yamaha India's official Facebook page and the website has also been updated. The good news is that the ex-showroom prices of these motorcycles are unchanged.

Few days ago we reported about a facelifted YZF-R15 which Yamaha is planning to launch soon. Now we also have few pictures of the facelifted FZ motorcycle that was spied testing in Chennai. This makes us believe that the Japanese manufacturer is extending the life cycle of both these bikes by at least a year as it doesn’t plan to launch any new motorcycles till 2015. 

Yamaha’s popular FZ series has been in the Indian market since 2008. Modeled after the FZ1 litre-class sports bike, the FZ-16 and the FZS are amongst the bestselling bikes that Yamaha India makes. Now, the company is all set to bring in a comprehensively updated version of the bike.

Yamaha Motor India has announced revised pricing for its range of motorcycles and scooters in India with immediate effect. The slashed prices now range from Rs 1,033 to Rs 3,066 depending on the variants of the bike.