Yamaha R3

Yamaha R3 is a motorcycle with a starting price of Rs 4.65 Lakh. It is available in India in 1 variant and 2 colours with high end variant price starting from Rs 4.65 Lakh. R3 is powered by a 321 ccbs6-2.0 engine which develops a power of 42 PS and a torque of 29.5 Nm. It has Disc front brakes and Disc rear brakes. The weight of Yamaha R3 is 169 kg and comes with a fuel tank capacity of 14 l.

The Yamaha R3, along with the Yamaha MT-03 have been officially launched in India at a shocking price! If you want to buy something at a similar price tag, then you can check out this story.

The R3 is the flagship Yamaha bike in India. The latest version comes with several design changes as compared to the Yamaha R3 BS4 sold in India earlier..

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 at a price of 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.