Yamaha YZF-R3 discontinued; removed from website

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Yamaha has discontinued the YZF-R3 in India. The bike is no longer listed on the official website.

The bike was powered by a 321cc, twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke engine with fuel injection that put out 41 BHP @ 10,750 rpm and 29.6 Nm of torque @ 9,000 rpm. The engine was paired to a 6-speed transmission.

In October 2019, Yamaha had unveiled the 2019 YZF-R3. The bike is expected to be launched in India at the end of 2019 of early 2020. It is likely to get a BS6-compliant engine.

In India, the Yamaha YZF-R3 is expected to compete with the Kawasaki Ninja 300, TVS Apache RR310 and the KTM RC390.