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If you were to draw up a list of the most popular motorcycles sold in India, the Yamaha YZF-R15 would easily feature on it. After all, it brings genuinely accessible, sporty performance to the masses and everyone’s aware of our love for faired motorcycles. In fact, the R15 is so popular that the world sits up and takes notice each time a new version rolls out. Which is why we wanted to see what Yamaha has come up with on the latest R15, version 4.0.

Yamaha YZF-R15: design and features
Walking up to the motorcycle, it is apparent that the new R15 looks even better than what the pictures suggest. As has been the case with the R15s of yore, version 4.0 takes its design cues from a bigger Yamaha R-series motorcycle. This time around, it is a copy of the 2021 YZF-R7, and that's a great place to begin with.The front end looks sharp and aggressive with the bi-functional LED projector headlight sitting inside the faux air intake. The LED position lights that flank the headlamp appear like a set of mean eyes, whilst lending it a contemporary look.

Slotted above the front fairing is a new windscreen that's shaped very well to shield you from head-on wind. Yamaha claims this fairing is more aerodynamic, helping it achieve its near-150kph top speed with a little more ease. That is something we'll verify, if and when we take this motorcycle for a track day.

The side fairing flows neatly with the rest of the bike and I love the 'Racing Blue' paint work with the dual tone, matte and gloss effect. The fuel tank is also new and is shaped to offer more purchase for your knees to grab on to. It looks chunkier than the version 3.0's tank, however, it has the same capacity at 11 litres.The tail section, again, is reminiscent of the R7 with its floating panels.

On the whole, the new R15's design is cohesive, proportionate and arguably the best looking of all versions so far. It certainly managed to attract a lot of eyeballs while we were testing the bike. The only jarring element is that the angle of the exhaust doesn't match the angle of the tail.

There is a marked improvement in quality levels as well – the R15 V3 had received some flak for its sub-par quality in areas such as the plastics. This is not the case with version 4.0, be it in the quality of the switchgear, its tactile buttons or the plastics used to mould the fairings. Then there's the impressive paint finish that adds to the sense of premiumness about the motorcycle.

In terms of features, the new R15 has a nice LCD display with Bluetooth connectivity for phone, SMS and email notifications, but there is no navigation functionality. Yamaha's proprietary Y-connect app offers more information such as last parked location and fuel consumption data. The display also switches to track mode that shows your current and best lap time on a racetrack.