Yamaha Planning to Launch Honda CBR650F Rival Soon

Yamaha is planning to enter the mid-weight touring sports segment in the Indian two-wheeler market, which can become a burden for Kawasaki Ninja 650 followed by Benelli and Honda. Yasuo Ishihara, Yamaha Motor Research & Development India President, said in an interview to Autocar professional that the Indian handle of the Japanese manufacturer is in talks to introduce a Honda CBR650F rival for the sub-continent. But the name of the model in the mid-wight touring motorcycle space was not disclosed in the interview.

If the line up is considered, there is a possibility that a 600cc in-line four cylinders, fully faired and touring spec FZ6R would grab its space into the Indian market.

Also Read: Honda CBR650F Price, Specs and more



Stating the future product strategy of the company, Ishira said, “This is related to the marketing strategy and manufacturing condition, but personally I want to expand in an over-500cc segment. Honda has recently launched the CBR650F (in India) and we want to catch up. If everybody in our company agrees, then we can introduce such a model very quickly as we have it in other countries. Initially, we can bring it as a CKD.”

Specified date for the launch of Honda CBR650F’s assassin was not revealed as Yamaha is yet to finalise the product for Indian roads. But if the things run in a smooth way, we might get to see the mid-weight sports touring vehicle flying on Indian streets by the end of 2016 or early 2017.



Current Specs of Honda CBR650F are:
Engine: Liquid-Cooled, 4-Stroke, 16-Valve DOHC, 4-Inline
Power: 85.2 bhp
Torque: 62.9 Nm
Gearbox: 6 Speed