Unaffected by their age, generation, mindset, or ethnicity, most individuals in India are familiar with one particular Yamaha product. Try to make a guess. You're mistaken if you thought of a motorcycle other than a Yamaha RX100. RX 100 has such a large cult following that it is still adored by many people today. Production started in 1985 and continued until 1996. Yamaha India, which still offers replacement components.
While some RX100 owners modify or remove their exhaust completely, posing a serious threat to society, other owners fuel their vehicles with kerosene, producing an insane quantity of smoke. But even a couple of these miscreants can't stop Indians from adoring the legendary and sentimental Yamaha RX100. So it leaves a legacy. With legacy bikes like the RX100, Yamaha, a strong performer in the Indian two-wheeler sector, will reach new heights.
In an interview with BusinessLine, Eishin Chihana, chairman of Yamaha India, disclosed that the company has ambitions for the legendary RX100 name but has not yet used it on any products. Thus indicating that the RX100 will return. However, there is a catch. Since the RX100 was built around a two-stroke engine and will never be able to comply with the strict BS6 emission standards, Yamaha cannot just bring it back.
Additionally, Yamaha India cannot simply put an RX100 logo on any bike and call it a day. Because the old model's legend must be upheld by the current bike. It must be the ideal blend of vintage style paying homage to the previous model, explosive performance matching that of the previous model, and special product rather than a commuter bike. Yamaha India faces a formidable challenge in completing this. But they will pull off.
Yamaha has items scheduled through 2025, which only serves to aggravate aficionados who are eagerly awaiting the RX100's revival. This gives us optimism that the RX 100 will return by 2026. Yamaha's current product line solely includes 125cc scooters, 150cc sport and street motorbikes, and 250cc street bikes. Recently, the prices of the majority of these goods increased, as we previously highlighted. It's also anticipated that Yamaha will soon export its high-end and powerful motorcycles to India.
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Yamaha India now runs two production plants, one in Chennai and the other in Greater Noida. The business also exports from India to 30 different nations worldwide. Additionally, India is anticipated to overtake Indonesia as Yamaha's second-largest export hub after the latter, which now supplies to 60 nations.
The Yamaha RX100 will join the ranks of other vintage and sentimental motorcycles like Yezdi, Jawa, and Royal Enfield in 2026. It will be a premium offering and will cost a premium when it launches. Yamaha's RX100 introduction could spur Suzuki and Honda to release their classic Samurai and CD-100 models as well. The re-launch of this sentimental Japanese trio will be very pleasant.
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