Yamaha MT-15 is a
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
manufactured by
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
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since 2018. It is based on the
Yamaha YZF-R15
The Yamaha YZF-R15 is a single cylinder sport bike made by Yamaha Motor Company since 2008. In September 2011, the second iteration, called v2 .0, was released in India, and in April 2014 it was released in Indonesia. In January 2017, the third ...
, with 155cc water-cooled
single-cylinder engine equipped with the mainframe and
variable valve timing
In internal combustion engines, variable valve timing (VVT) is the process of altering the timing of a valve lift event, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions. It is increasingly being used in combination with varia ...
mechanism (VVA), the inverted front fork, etc. The exterior parts are specially designed, but the shape of the front mask is based on the Yamaha
MT-09 from the 2017 model.
Overview
Started manufactured in Thailand in December 2018. Then January 2019 in Indonesia. Indonesia's specifications are also exported to the Philippines and Vietnam. Started manufactured in Malaysia in November 2020.
Manufactured in India from April 2019, with same engine body and frame design from Thailand's specifications, with differences on several parts such as the front fork, swing arm, wheel size, etc. Although the shape is quite similar except for telescopic front fork in terms of appearance, the ABS are standard equipment for India's specifications.
The lastest generation MT in india gets inverted front forks, aluminium swing arm and dual channel ABS and Bluetooth connectivity as standard.
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Yamaha motorcycles
Motorcycles introduced in 2018
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