600 Units Available, Yamaha Presents YZF-R15M MotoGP Edition For IDR 50 Million

YZF-R15M Monster Energy Edition 2023. (Doc. Yamaha)

JAKARTA - In order to attract the attention of motorcycle racing lovers, especially MotoGP, Yamaha officially launched the YZF-R15M Monster Energy Edition 2023 for the Malaysian market which will be sold on a limited basis of 600 units.

Reporting from the Paultan page, Friday, October 13, the sport-style motor has been equipped with a single hydraulic disc brake on the front and rear with two ABS channels as standard. The braking system is covered by 17-inch rims with 100/80 front tires and 140/70 rear.

The manufacturer, based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, equipped the motorbike with LED lighting units both on the front and rear, including the LED DRL lights.

Yamaha claims that R15M has a weight of 140 kg in order to optimize the thinness of driving. In order to support optimal motorization, the motor has a seat height of 815 mm. Suspensi uses an integrable inverse telescopic fork and a tunable preload shock mono mounted on the back.

Moving to the driving position, a monochrome LCD screen is displayed which brings all the latest information related to the motorcycle. To find out the fastest time, there is also a time controller in it.

Talking about the runway, this special edition of the motor still carries the same engine as the standard version with 155cc single cylinder 4 valves cooled by SOHC liquid accompanied by a Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) system, so that the motor has 19 dk of power and 14.7 Nm of torque.

The performance of the machine is supported by transmission of six accelerations equipped with a quickshifter and slipper cluster and channeled to the rear wheels.

It is limitedly available, customers need to spend 14,998 ringgit or around Rp49.7 million to get YZF-R15M which is covered in a typical livery of Yamaha racing motorbikes that run in MotoGP. However, this price is not yet included in other options offered by the brand.