On my terms

For all the lady lovers in the country, there is some good news in the end. If you are one of those who have always dreamt of bringing the Queen herself but have never been able to afford her after adding up the import prices, this news is going to bring a smile to your face.

Finally a biking company is bringing the super sport design in the Indian markets, and that’s the master bike maker itself - Yamaha. Yamaha YZF R15 is due for its launch in India around Mid 2008. Though R15 does not possess a huge engine like the other R series bikes, but the small 150cc engine is the first liquid cooled engine in its class. The compact engine packs up a punch of 22 bhp which is impressive for such a compact design.

R15 comes from the same team which created the legends of R1 and R6, and you just need to look at the bike once to figure that out.

R15 is pretty much international, extremely well designed – and get this – there will be a little piece of plastic that will fit snugly over the rear seat giving your r15 motorcycle that single-seater look. What else have we got? You get a steel Deltabox twin-spar frame, digital speedometer and tachometer, tubeless tyres, clip-on handlebars.

And then the most important factor – price. No official figures have been given so far, but rumors say it would cost Rs 90,000 max on-road in Delhi.