Yamaha R3

The R3 is the flagship Yamaha bike in India. The latest version has several design changes compared to the Yamaha R3 BS4 sold in India earlier. If you are planning to buy a new Yamaha bike or scooter, check out the latest price list here.

Here’s the Yamaha R3 reviewed in detailed images.

Design

The R3 comes with an aggressive supersport design with a full fairing. The bike incorporates a lot of design elements from Yamaha’s higher capacity motorcycles like the R1 which makes it look like a proper supersport. 

Price 

The R3 comes for Rs 4,64,900 (ex-showroom Delhi) and is offered in 2 colour schemes: Icon Black and Yamaha Black. The bike is currently imported from Indonesia.

Features

Coming to features, the instrument console on the MT-03 is a LCD unit that displays speed, revs, time and tripmeters. The bike doesn’t come with smartphone connectivity or turn-by-turn navigation, which even smaller capacity bikes have. There are no electronic aids apart from the dual-channel ABS. The lighting system is all-LED with the headlight being a split LED unit.

Engine

Powering the R3 is a 321cc liquid-cooled, twin-cylinder engine mated to a 6-speed gearbox and produces 42PS at 10750 rpm and 29.5Nm at 9000rpm. It does not get an assist and slipper clutch, which even the Yamaha R15 gets. There’s no traction control or any other electronic aid either (except for the dual-channel ABS).

Suspension, Brakes & Other Details

The R3 is built on a diamond frame and is suspended on a 37mm inverted fork at front with 130mm wheel travel and a monoshock at the rear with 125mm wheel travel. Braking duties are handled by 298mm disc at front and 220mm disc at the rear with dual channel ABS as standard.The Bike comes with a 14-litre fuel tank and kerb weight(wet) of 169kg. Ground clearnce stands at 160mm and seat height is 780mm.

Rivals

In terms of rivals, the R3 goes up against the Kawasaki Ninja 400, KTM RC 390 and the new Aprilia RS 457.