All these three bikes are the upper segment sporty and in the same price range. Although Yamaha is yet to unveil its new bike rumored to be the fastest Indian bike (defeating the present fastest Indian bike - Bajaj Pulsar 220cc DTSi). Compare the features below, and to print / store these details on your PC, you may download this Microsoft .xls (excel) sheet.

After a successful launch and marketing of Yamaha FZ-16 last year, now Yamaha-Motor has felt and seen the potential of Indian automobile market. The company not only enjoyed the overwhelming response it got for it's macho bike in the India's favorite segment - 150cc, but it has also looked carefully for features lacking in it's present model and tried to improve it to meet the expectations of Indian youth, and recently launched the the new improved Street Fighter - Yamaha FZ-S. The FZ-S Bike is launched in two attractive colors: Yellow Streak and Silver Tech.

In the words of Mr. Y. Tsuji, CEO & Managing Director, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.:

Yamaha has set forward on a journey where each and every product of ours will set a benchmark in the market with its technological superiority, quality & manufacturing excellence and style quotient. The arrival of this new variant FZ-S is a clear illustration of how the market has responded to FZ 16. Our strategic intent is to provide customers with stylish variant to suite his fashion statement and personality.

The bike is a more stylized version that comes with an aerodynamically chiseled windshield, a more aggressively styled headlight design and a carbon-fibre replica instrument console along with new color schemes and sporty graphics. The bike has been priced Rs.2000 higher than it's previous version, at Rs.67,000 (ex-showroom - Delhi).

Now that we have a number of bikes in the 150cc to 220cc segment, while selecting a bike from this huge range of options, people get confused even in a single company, and when they visit showrooms of different companies, it only adds to their confusion.
For your convenience and to help you in better selecting the right bike, this post contains the specifications of all popular bikes in the 150cc to 220cc segment.
The bikes are from Bajaj, Hero Honda, Honda, TVS, and Yamaha, namely Pulsar 150cc, Pulsar180cc, Pulsar 200cc, Pulsar 220cc, Hero Honda Hunk, Hero Honda CBZ Xtreme, Hero Honda Karizma, Yamaha FZ 16, Yamaha R15, Honda Unicorn, TVS Apache.
You can compare the following specifications in the pictures below:

Engine and transmission : Displacement, Engine type, Stroke, Power, Starter type.
Physical measures : Front suspension, Rear suspension, Front brakes, Rear brakes, Gear box, Length, Height, Curb weight, Fuel capacity, Reserve fuel volume, Mileage/Fuel efficiency, ex-Showroom price.

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Bajaj Pulsars - Click the Image to Enlarge

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Hero Honda - Click the Image to Enlarge

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Yamaha - Click the Image to Enlarge

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TVS Apache & Honda Unicorn - Click the Image to Enlarge

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You can download all these details together
in a single file (Excel sheet) from here :
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*Update: The reviews I am getting from my online friends (owners of this beast machine) about this bike are truly amazing, guys on other big bikes like pulsars, CBZ xtreme, and even Karizma are turning their heads to  have a look of this bike. People who know least about bikes are also amazed by the looks of the bike.
The rear Tyre and silencer are very attractive, and makes the bike more muscular and a true macho machine. The tyres and overall shape of the bike adds to better control of the bike.
Yamaha is easily going to rule the roads for next few months !

And even the visitors on this web page as compared to other pages of this website are almost 10 times in the last 15 days, which shows a heavy demand and a huge popularity of the bike among the people.

As it was already planned, that it's a do or die situation for Yamaha, with heavy losses in Indian bikes market, with very few bikes launched here, so this year Yamaha has brought some real quality products to India from its collection.

After the Yamaha R15, here comes a very stylish product from Yamaha-India. The bike may be proven a strong competition for Hero-Honda Hunk, and also to other Indian bikes of this segment like Bajaj Pulsar. Although the pricing is pretty high at Rs.70K +, but as compared to the looks, features and specs of the bike, it may be proven a threat to many other Indian bikes. Moreover being a 150cc bike, a 40-50 mileage can be expected from it, which is also very advantageous for the bike and will definitely add to the sales of the bike.


The specifications are as follows:

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ENGINE
Engine type	Air-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve
Displacement	153.0cm3
Bore & Stroke	58.0 × 57.9mm
Compression ratio	9.5:1
Starting method	Electric starter
Clutch type	Constant mesh wet multiplate
Ignition type	CDI
Transmission type	Return type 5-speed
CHASSIS
Frame type	Diamond
Suspension (front/rear)	Telescopic / Monocross
Wheelbase	1,335mm
Brake type(front/rear)	Hydraulic single disc / drum
Tire size (front/rear)	100/80-17 / 140/60-R17
DIMENSIONS
Length × Width × Height	1,975mm × 770mm × 1,045mm
Seat height	790mm
Wheelbase	1,335mm
Minimum ground clearance	160mm
Dry weight/Curb weight	126 kg / 137 kg
Fuel tank volume	12 liters
Engine oil volume	1.2 liters

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The bike has been priced at Rs.65,000 (ex-showroom), and around 71,500(INR) on-road price.
For a 360° view of the bike, DO visit this page : [See This]

Now you can read reviews of Yamaha FZ 16 here on Mouthshut.com

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Yamaha FZ 16 - TV Commercial

Now almost all the Indian major bike companies have launched their models in the 150cc segment. As we know that only Suzuki was left behind, with only two models Suzuki Zeus and Heat (both in the 125cc segment) for so many years, finally here are they planning to launch a new model Suzuki GSR Lanza 150cc.

As of now, no news is out from them in this regard, so very few information is available through different sources about the bike.

The lanza 150cc boast a bikini fairing with a wolf eyed headlamp similar to the pulsar. The pilot lamps are mounted on each side which increases the aura of the lanza. However the most striking features in the lanza is its muscular fuel tank. Both the speedometer and the trip meter are made digital, and most importantly the bike has a six speed transmission.

The bike will definitely be in competition with Pulsar 150cc, and also with some similarity in appearance with TVS Apache (fuel tank), it may be competitive to it also.

Overall the bike looks good, and sales will of course depend on its prcising and mileage, which will be updated soon on this website.

Mostly, costly and high end Xtreme sports bikes are considered to have more cubic-capacity (cc / displacement), and therefore are assumed to give less mileage ! That means these bikes need an initial huge amount of money and then further bucks are spent for its fuel requirements...

Now here's a bike from Yamaha India, which has all the looks of a sports bike while having the cubic-capacity equal to that of Pulsar (150cc).

One of the main attractive feature of this new bike from "R" series, are the under cowls that are based on the image of a diffuser, to give them the best form for aero-management. These are not cowls for simply enclosing the engine, but forms composed of blade surfaces that actively control airflow.
The YZF-R15 is the first India-made motorcycle in this class to mount a liquid cooling system for higher engine performance. Liquid cooling has not been use on 100 to 225cc class motorcycles in the past.
The YZF-R15 has a 6-speed transmission too. Even if you have a high-performance engine, the power development is going to be different in the different rpm ranges. The reason for a 6-speed transmission is to be able to make the most of the engineʼs power at any point in the rpm range.

According to Yamaha:

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Although a very successful marketing & response to their 150 cc bike "PULSAR",  recent price hike in that model due to new added features (digital speedometer, LED tail light etc.), Bajaj has lost some of its customers - who shifted themselves to either Bajaj Discover 135cc or 125cc or to any other company.

To minimize the large price gap between their 135cc Discover & 150cc Pulsar, now they have introduced an improved version of Discover - Bajaj Discover 150cc.

The new features include - a digital speedometer, comparable with that of XCD Dts-Si 125cc.
Back tail light again looks similar to XCD - sleek & LED.

The front engine covers can be compared to that of new TVS Flame 125cc fitted with the front indicators.

The front wheel - ofcourse with disc brake.

But the overall looks are not much different, when compared to its ancestors Discover 135cc & 125cc.

According to the people in AutoExpo'08 the bike may be launched in another 5 to 6 months. So let's wait & watch !!!