I recently had a chance to test drive the new launched motorbike YZ-16 that was launched by Yamaha.
My friend wanted to buy the bike because of its masculine looks and so I went along with him to the showroom to see the bike in flesh. The showroom guys were as usual not interested in making any sales and we had to pester them to know the details about the bike.
Unfortunately we were allowed to test drive only in the showroom parking lot which was only a meters. But still I test drove it in the lower RPM range and found it to be a torquey engine which loves to be reved up. The gear shifts were precise and the engine was smooth. I loved the exhaust note of the engine when reved up. I couldn’t test the handling as I couldn’t go fast in that tiny space. But it should be good as it had mono suspension, very wide rear tyres and great chassis. The seating position was comfortable and doesn’t require the biker to lean down as I thought to be.
The styling was very attractive as well. But I didn’t like the headlights at certain angles and the instrument cluster also. It also felt very short in length and height.
On the negative side, when sat on, the bike didn’t give that big bike feel. It felt small and short. I felt the similar way with TVS Apache as well. It may be due to the fact that I use Hero Honda Hunk and Karizma which are way bigger and taller as well. The fuel efficiency was expected to be around 40 kmpl. It was also expensive than other 150 cc bikes.
Overall I felt the bike was great street bike with good handling and excellent performance combined with good comfort as well. But definitely not for those who care about fuel costs and want a big bike feeling as I felt.
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