[KPR]

Originally Posted by ringoism

So this bike already died, or ???

Would second this above, I don't quite understand all the hate and merciless rejections of the design earlier in the thread... I thought the Vikrant was a brilliantly fresh and creative while utterly practical design, and moreover someone here who had one said it pulled great in these hills even with pillion, despite the tame figures.

-Eric

The bike hasn't died. I'm seeing many FZx in my town. I went to Yamaha showroom and sat in this bike and felt it very comfortable to sit, ride and manoeuvre through traffic as it is light in weight. I currently own a TB500 which is a comfortable couch and FZx is also good. As you had already mentioned in your post, the engine is one part that I can't accept. There is sluggishness after 60 kmph with BS6 tuning. OTOH my TB500 can comfortably cruise at 80 KMPH with acceptable vibrations. For a normal mileage oriented user this bike is an excellent package over now boring Unicorn design. There are buyers for FZx and in fact there is a waiting period for this bike as said by showroom guy. Now I'm more inclined to check Bajaj CT110x if it can give company to my TB500 .

[sunilch]

Originally Posted by KPR

The bike hasn't died. I'm seeing many FZx in my town. I went to Yamaha showroom and sat in this bike and felt it very comfortable to sit, ride and manoeuvre through traffic as it is light in weight. I currently own a TB500 which is a comfortable couch and FZx is also good. As you had already mentioned in your post, the engine is one part that I can't accept. There is sluggishness after 60 kmph with BS6 tuning. OTOH my TB500 can comfortably cruise at 80 KMPH with acceptable vibrations. For a normal mileage oriented user this bike is an excellent package over now boring Unicorn design. There are buyers for FZx and in fact there is a waiting period for this bike as said by showroom guy. Now I'm more inclined to check Bajaj CT110x if it can give company to my TB500 .

Reviving an old thread

I got a chance to ride FZ X for a small 3-4Km stretch and was not able to push it beyond 50KMPH as I was in a residential area and there is no point in risking it there. But the bike is comfortable to sit, posture is good for commute and has the typical 'Yamaha pickup'. I saw the sales numbers for June 2022 for bikes and can't figure out FZ X numbers separately but for sure this bike is giving Yamaha some incremental sales and is not a bad buy in the budget segment.

What we need to understand is that even though FZ25 is only INR 30-40K more, that is a considerable number for a budget buyer (almost 20-30%) and the bike looks different (including the colors)| than the crowd.

Hope to see more variety of bikes across segments and manufacturers