Yamaha scooters now get combined brakes

The safety feature comes at a nominal cost of Rs 400-600, based on the model. The updated range also introduces a new maintenance-free battery.

Published On Feb 04, 2019 02:22:00 PM

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2018 has not been a good year for Yamaha India’s scooter sales. While the company’s motorcycle sales numbers climbed last year – largely thanks to the success of the new Yamaha YZR-R15 V3.0 – scooter sales dropped from 4.12 lakh units in 2017 to 3.64 lakh units in 2018.

The company has now announced that it has updated its entire range of scooters with a combined braking system, termed as UBS (Unified Braking System) by the brand. This comes short of the April 1, 2019 deadline that requires all two-wheelers below 125cc to have CBS while all above should feature ABS.

Yamaha’s current scooter range consists of five models – the Fascino, Cygnus Alpha, Cygnus Ray Z, Cygnus Ray ZR and Cygnus Ray ZR Street rally. All five scooters share the same 112cc engine; and the company’s absence in the 125cc segment has been conspicuous for some time now.

The addition of CBS comes at a nominal price increase of Rs 600 across the range for models with a disc brake and Rs 400 for drum brake equipped versions. The non-CBS models will no longer be on sale.

The Yamaha Fascino also gets a new colour named Season Green. In addition to this, the entire Yamaha scooter range has been updated with a new, maintenance-free battery. Check the table below for the new prices:

Product-wise prices (ex-showroom, Delhi)
Name	Non-CBS model	With CBS	Difference
Fascino	Rs 54,793	Rs 55,193	Rs 400
Cygnus Ray ZR Street Rally	Rs 58,098	Rs 58,698	Rs 600
Cygnus Ray ZR Disc brake	Rs 56,098	Rs 56,698	Rs 600
Cygnus Ray ZR Disc brake DARKNIGHT	Rs 57,098	Rs 57,698	Rs 600
Cygnus Ray ZR Drum brake	Rs 53,651	Rs 54,051	Rs 400
Cygnus Alpha Disc brake	Rs 55,130	Rs 55,730	Rs 600
Cygnus Alpha Drum brake	Rs 51,872	Rs 52,272	Rs 400
Cygnus Ray Z	Rs 51,017	Rs 51,417	Rs 400