Yamaha R2 Launched in India | Looks, Features, Ergonomic and More | Times Drive

Yamaha YZF-R2, now it's finally here, 20 years almost after the R15 first made its way to Indian showroom floors. Now we're really excited for this motorcycle because these R series from Yamaha have always been a benchmark for performance. It is said to be a 200cc motorcycle but it will be punching above its weight. Let's take a quick look at what's going on over here. Now if you're going to look at the front here, it's a similar design as other R series motorcycles from Yamaha. It's very sharp, very edgy, you've got that centre headlamp with these DRLs flanking. A really aggressive position. If we come to the side, you will see a muscular tank over here. They say it's bigger than the R15, looks also bigger than the R15 and I have a feeling, this will be a lot more easier to hold on to the motorcycle when you're pushing it on the racetrack. Now at the back, you see a double seat over here, well, it's a stepped up seat and you know, the visual identity of the R15 has always been that high seat at the back. And well, this one kind of levels out with the tank but it looks like a cohesive design over here. Now overall, this looks like a proper super sport motorcycle. Now the engine on this, it's a 200cc motor, makes about 26.5PS. You've also got it making 19.1Nm of torque, 6-speed transmission. Now you've got different variants throughout the lineup. The base variant that does not have a quick shifter, mid variant onwards, you do get a quick shifter on this motorcycle. It is an up and down quick shifter and you've also got an electronic throttle body. So basically, the integration over here is going to be a lot, lot better. Now one thing I really love about the R2, it's the instrument cluster. It is not a very big unit but the graphics on there, they look really, really cool, really, really sharp and I think they look really aggressive and you've got these buttons over here, which basically allow you to go through different things over here. So you can get your music, your navigation, your notifications, weather, your ride control and settings basically to go through the entire motorcycle. You've got a lot of stuff that's happening over here but I want to talk about the main stuff. You've got three different riding modes over here. You've got a sport mode, you've got a street mode, you've got a rain mode and then you've also got a custom mode in which you can basically tweak the traction control, the quick shifter settings and stuff like that. Now, when you'll be going through the different engine modes over here, basically what it will do is, it will tweak how the motorcycle responds to your inputs and that's been majorly possible because of the fact that this motorcycle gets an electronic throttle body. That's how they'll be tweaking everything on there and that's how you will basically be able to experience the motorcycle in different modes. Now what's the R2 like to sit on? Well, right here. This is the position you will get onto the bike in. This is how you're going to be tucking it in. Now this is going to be the more relaxed position to ride. Now, if you really, really want to tuck in, this is how it will be. You can really drop your arms low right here and I think this is going to be a fantastic position for the track but obviously, I'm going to reserve my judgments on that until I ride this bike. Let's come to the price. Starts at about 2.3 lakhs for the standard base variant, about 2.39 lakhs for the mid variant which has got a quick shifter and then you've got a top-end variant which is the basically R2 M variant which has inspiration from the MotoGP series. That's about 2.53 lakhs if I'm not mistaken. Now, on the top variant, you get a lot of adjustability in terms of suspension, clutch levers, exactly how much adjustability, that is something we've not been able to confirm until now. We will find it out before we ride the bike next month but that is going to be the price range. So, 2.3 lakh to 2.53 lakh, that's about what the R2 is going to be priced at. Now, what's your take on that? Do you think the jump from the R15 to the R2 demands that much of a jump in the price? I want you to tell me in the comment section below. Thank you so much for watching and until the next one, goodbye!