Yamaha Motor India today finally launched the Yamaha R3 and MT-03 in the Indian market. The R3 was sold in India earlier and is priced at Rs 4.64 lakh (ex-showroom). The MT-03 comes to India for the first time and is priced at Rs 4.59 lakh (ex-showroom). Both bikes will be bought to India via CBU route.
In terms of design, the R3 looks very similar to the R15. It gets fully faring with dual LED headlamps up front and intake in the centre. The bike weighs in at 169kg and has low seat height of 780mm. The bike also gets an upside-down fork at the front and a monoshock setup at the rear. Braking duties are taken care by discs on both ends with dual-channel ABS.
Talking about the engine, the R3 is powered by a 321cc, liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine that puts out 41.4 BHP of power and 29.6 nm of torque. Engine comes paired with a 6-speed gearbox. In terms for features, the R3 gets an LCD instrument cluster but it doesn’t offer Bluetooth connectivity.
The MT-03 too looks simair to the MT-15 and gets naked design. It features an LED headlamp with aggressively styled fuel tank and extensions on both ends. The MT-03 also gets upside-down fork at front and monoshock at rear just like R3. The MT-03 is identical to the R3 with same chassis and engine. The bike is powered by the same 321cc parallel twin motor which puts out 42hp and 29.5Nm and comes paired with a 6-speed gearbox.
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