Yamaha ALBA

Yamaha ALBA OverView

Yamaha unveiled its Yamaha Alba in Indian market to join the bandwagon of commuter bikes in India. This upgraded bike,Yamaha Alba, comes in two variants viz. Yamaha Alba Alloy and Yamaha Alba Spoke. The bike suits to those commuters who prefer fuel economy and low maintenance. The bike has to compete with the likes of TVS Star Sport, Bajaj Platina, Hero Honda CD Deluxe.

Yamaha Alba is powered by a 106cc of engine that is air cooled, single cylinder, 4 stroke, SOHC, 2 valve. It's refined engine churns out a top power of 7.6 Ps at 7,500 rpm and develops a peak torque of 7.85 Nm at 6,000 rpm. Yamaha Alba uses four speed constant mesh gearbox with multiplate wet type clutch. Now the bike incorporates self and kick starting options.

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Yamaha unveiled its Yamaha Alba in Indian market to join the bandwagon of commuter bikes in India. This upgraded bike,Yamaha Alba, comes in two variants viz. Yamaha Alba Alloy and Yamaha Alba Spoke. The bike suits to those commuters who prefer fuel economy and low maintenance. The bike has to compete with the likes of TVS Star Sport, Bajaj Platina, Hero Honda CD Deluxe.

Yamaha Alba is powered by a 106cc of engine that is air cooled, single cylinder, 4 stroke, SOHC, 2 valve. It's refined engine churns out a top power of 7.6 Ps at 7,500 rpm and develops a peak torque of 7.85 Nm at 6,000 rpm. Yamaha Alba uses four speed constant mesh gearbox with multiplate wet type clutch. Now the bike incorporates self and kick starting options.

Yamaha Alba possesses efficient braking and suspension system as well. It has drum type brakes at both end and front telescopic, rear adjustable fork. For better rigidity and stability, Yamaha Alba is developed on double cradle type tubular chassis. The bike has got largest wheelbase in the segment that is 1290mm.

The appearance of the Yamaha Alba is altogether different from its contenders as it has new front cowl, well-built fuel tank, upswept silencer and sporty graphical job. The machine comes with alloy wheels, stylish tail side, R1 type turn indicators, self start and comfortable riding position.

Yamaha ALBA Designing

The overall dimension of the Yamaha Alba is just same as any commuter bike in India. It has overall length of 2,000mm and width of 730mm while the height is 1,050mm. Whereas the wheelbase of the Yamaha Alba accounts for 1290mm that is the best in the segment. It also gets the maximum ground clearance in the class that is 173mm.

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The Yamaha Alba comes fitted with standard wheels and tyres, both the rims of the tyres are 18 inch long. As you already told that it comes in alloy and spoke wheels variants. The front and rear tyre size is more or less equal. We can claim that it has best combination of rear and front tyres in the segment.

Lookwise, Yamaha Alba 106cc has enough stuffs to get your attention for instance it has aggressive design hood, R1 type turn indicators, muscular body etc. Yamaha Alba has got fine fit and finish that is evident by its curves and flowlines.

Yamaha Alba comes with broad headlamp and aeridtbanmic chiseled front mask along with a black tinted wind screen. The front fender comes in upper half body paint. Yamaha Alba is assembled with a R1 style blinkers at front and rear.

The fuel tank of the Yamaha Alba is quite muscular and its has most of the graphical job along with company emblem. The bike has twin dial instrument panels just behind the windscreen. Both the dials area in Yamaha Alba are analogue format. Yamaha Alba gets distinctive fuel gauge and front and rear turn indicators at the middle of the dashboard.

Yamaha Alba comes fitted with a spacious and comfortable seat, the seat arrangement is quite up straight. In fact you will not feel any fatigue and discomfort when riding the Yamaha Alba. There is an attractive and good looking rear grab rail is fitted as well. Added to this, footpegs and footrest are provided for the comfort of the pillion and rider.

Yamaha Alba has worth watching rear tail lamp cluster and turn indicators. The bike has new design upswept silencer with a long heat cover. The alloy wheels in the Yamaha Alba increase the style quotient of the machine.

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As far as the comfort in Yamaha Alba is concerned, the bike has been assembled with a large comfort features. First of all, it comes the seating arrangements. The seat of the Yamaha Alba is wide, long and flat that allows comfortable seating. The seating is support by a host of other features like footrest and footpegs.

In addition to this, Yamaha Alba is equipped with fuel tank that provides enough knee recess for the rider. The most important comfort feature in the bike is adjustable rear fork. You can adjust the rear shocker according to the needs of the ahead terrain.

Yamaha ALBA Engine And Performance

Yamaha Alba comes fitted with air cooled, single cylinder, 4 stroke, 2 valve, SOHC engine with a compact displacement of 106cc. The same engine is used in new Yamaha YBR. This Yamaha Alba powertrain is capable enough to generate a top power of 7.6 PS at 7500 rpm and delivers a maximum torque of 7.85 Nm at 6,000 rpm. You can get a fuel economy of around 85 kmpl in city on account of fuel efficient engine, alloy wheels and less weight of the bike. Yamaha Alba has 13 litres of fuel tank capacity.

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Yamaha Alba comes loaded with a 106cc of engine capacity that is coupled of 4 stroke, air cooled, single cylinder, 2 valve, SOHC. This powerplant configuration produces 7.6 Ps of maximum power at 7,500 rpm and develops a top torque of 7.85 Nm at 6,000 rpm. Yamaha Alba has been assembled with four speed manual gearbox along with multiplate wet type clutch. The bike is not that much fast as other top-end Yamaha bikes or we can say it do not match with the real DNA of Yamaha, however, it make you to feel better with its nimble acceleration of 14 seconds for 0-60 kmph and pickup. You can also reach to a top speed of 83 kmph.

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The Yamaha Alba has been loaded with a 4 stroke, single cylinder, air cooled, SOHC, 2 valve powertrain with a displacement of 106cc. This mill of the Yamaha A lba pumps out a maximum power of 7.6 Ps at 7,500 rpm and belts out a peak torque of 7.85 Nm at 6,000 rpm. Moreover, it comes added with self and kikc start option. Self start is really useful in heavy traffic.

Yamaha Alba sports four speed manual transmission and multiplate wet type clutch for better acceleration and pickup. Apart from that the engine ensures great fuel economy and quality performance as well.

Yamaha ALBA Braking And Handling

Yamaha Alba is loaded with standard braking system but good enough for instant halting. The bike has both side 130mm drum brakes that leave no stone unturned to give you best results. However you are advised to use both brakes at the same to avoid any tragic accident. In other words, best performance can be achieved after using both brakes at the same time. As a result, you have safe and comfortable ride, other features which contribute for better handling include suspensions, wheelbase, alloy wheels and long rims.

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one of the commuter bike from Yamaha portfolio in India, Yamaha Alba boasts of latest forks at the both end of the two-wheeler. Yamaha Alba has front telescopic hydraulic fork and rear one is adjustable hydraulic one. These forks make sure ultimate comfort when bad roads.

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Yamaha ALBA Colors

Yamaha Alba looks very much a muscular bike with modern graphical work at various panels and fuel tank. The commuter bike comes with two body shades such as red and black with blue stripes. The body colour is painted at front fender (upper half), mask's panels, fuel tank, side and rear body panels. The muffler and its heat shield, alloy wheels and engine have chrome finish that look so sober.

Yamaha ALBA Pros

Good looking bike even it is from commuter bike segment.

Yamaha ALBA Cons

poor brakes, aggressive feeling did not come when riding.