Yamaha FZ-X 250 ADV Incoming

THE SMALL-CAPACITY ADVENTURE BIKE SPACE is heating up, what with the Hero Xpulse 200 and Royal Enfield Himalayan going strong and even the Austrians entering the fray with the KTM 250 Adventure. Yamaha have always played the Indian two-wheeler market on the front foot, so it is not surprising to see them lay the groundwork for a model set to occupy this emerging segment as well.

Yamaha have two major FZ lines here in India: the 149-cc FZ-FI and the 249-cc FZ 25. Considering the displacements of the models already available in this segment, it would only be logical that Yamaha would use their FZ 25 platform in the FZ-X as well. We can vouch for the robustness of this platform and the tractability of that 249-cc air-cooled, fuel-injected single which churns out

21 PS and 20 Nm of torque. Logically, Yamaha are likely to use the same FZ 25 platform and make small tweaks such as re-routing the exhaust and increasing the ground clearance for even more off-road capability in the Yamaha FZ-X.

One reason for that late 2021 timeline is the fact that the trademark for “FZ-X” was filed on 5 November 2020 and is currently in the “advertise before acceptance” stage, which means any party who feel this trademark infringes on their intellectual property have to respond within the four-month period from the date it is filed. So, Yamaha should have this IP under their belt by 6 March 2021 at the earliest.

We expect the Yamaha FZ-X to be priced at a slight premium over the naked street-style FZ 25 and our prediction is that Yamaha will slap on it a sticker of Rs 1.80 lakh upwards.