Yamaha R25 – Massive Success Or Disappointment?
Yamaha R25 Hurray everyone! The Yamaha R25 has been finally launched in Indonesia. This is the first time ever a concept was turned into a production model so soon. The R25 is here with a twin-cylinder engine producing 36 PS of power and 22 Nm of torque. With a kerb weight of 166 kgs, it is 6 kgs lighter than its chief competitor, the Kawasaki Ninja 300 but the green machine has more cubic capacity, more torque and more power too. The R25 is aimed against the Ninja 300 in many ways and the Honda CBR300R can simply not match it. When we start considering the facts, the Yamaha R25 has the same type of chassis, suspension, tyres as few bikes in the segment (Honda CBR300R and Kawasaki Ninja 300). Yamaha seems to be so impressed with their latest offering that they are proudly calling it the baby “M1″. Baby M1? Are you serious? A bike which does not have a perimeter frame, no pro-link suspension, no aluminium swing arm, no upside down forks is being called as a MotoGP inspired motorcy...