For 2017, Hong Leong
Yamaha Malaysia has announced two new colour schemes for the quarter-litre
Yamaha YZF-R25 sportsbike in Racing Blue and Matte Black. The recommended basic
selling price of the YZF-R25 stays unchanged from 2016 at RM 20,630, with GST,
and is available at authorised Yamaha dealers immediately.
Using a liquid-cooled parallel-twin with four-valves
per cylinder, displacing 249 cc, the R25 produces 35.5 hp at 12,000 rpm and
22.6 Nm of torque at 10,000 rpm. With EFI feeding the engine, power gets to the
140/70-17 rear wheel via a six-speed gearbox.
Braking is a single-disc in front grabbed by a
dual-piston caliper while a single-piston caliper is installed at the rear. Wet
weight for the 2016 Yamaha YZF-R25 is 166 kg, and fuel is stored in the 14.3
litre fuel tank. Seat height is a rider friendly 780 mm.
Rivals to the Yamaha YZF-R25 locally include the
Kawasaki Ninja 250 which retails for approximately RM 22,000 excluding GST and
the KTM RC250 with ABS, which goes for RM 21,081 with GST.
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