I saw some technicians at SPSuzuki Bangkapi (Bangkok) playing with one.....

Engine specifications....

Type: Four-stroke single, Oil-cooled, DOHC, TSCC

Maximum power: 20 hp (14,9 kW)/ 9,900 rpm

Maximum torque: 12,5 Nm (1,27 kg-m)/ 8,100 rpm

Bore: 62,0 mm

Stroke: 48,8 mm

Displacement: 147 cc

It doesn't seem to have anything on the Yamaha you just posted, and it has a touch of dated design. I guess the difference might be in price.

It seems to compare to the CBR I already paid for.

This is a Suzuki FXR-150, and yes it is other countries around Thailand available for some time now.. The Yamaha FZR-R15 is brand new and still not much information available.

Still the Suzuki is maybe not the latest innovation, but, it has still more horsepower and top speed then the Honda CBR-150.

It would be a big improvement (styling wise, at least) over the Raider 150 it would replace. Is it just my eyes, or do the true sportbike frames like on the CBR150 give more rigidity than the scooter frames on the Sonic 125 and Raider 150? Is it fuel injected? Any idea of likely price if sold in Thailand legally? Where is it assembled?

For us Imperial using people, 12.5 Nm is 9 ft-lb of torque. A tad bit less than CBR 150R's rated torque of 1.37 Kg-m, but the HP is a bit higher(1.3 more). If we're to believe Wikipedia that is. Actually, doesn't seem like that bad of a bike...too bad it's not watercooled. Also, unfortunately it sells in Malaysia for 81 408 THB.

It would be a big improvement (styling wise, at least) over the Raider 150 it would replace. Is it just my eyes, or do the true sportbike frames like on the CBR150 give more rigidity than the scooter frames on the Sonic 125 and Raider 150? Is it fuel injected? Any idea of likely price if sold in Thailand legally? Where is it assembled?

True the 'real' box style sport bike frames give the bike so much more bike look. also is the Suzuki FXR-150 a bit bigger then the Raider 150.

2008 at least the last 6 months will become a interesting time for motorcycles, the now Thai top model Honda CBR-150 can find itself outclassed by its rivals.

The Suzuki FXR-150 is maybe air-cooled, but still it punches exactly where it is needed bigger bike (improved seat hight), more power (20 hp)

Edited January 12, 200818 yr by Richard-BKK

True the 'real' box style sport bike frames give the bike so much more bike look. also is the Suzuki FXR-150 a bit bigger then the Raider 150.

2008 at least the last 6 months will become a interesting time for motorcycles, the now Thai top model Honda CBR-150 can find itself outclassed by its rivals.

The Suzuki FXR-150 is maybe air-cooled, but still it punches exactly where it is needed bigger bike (improved seat hight), more power (20 hp)

Don't get me wrong...competition is good. It would be nice to see Suzuki and Yamaha and Kawasaki step up to the plate and deliver some competition in this class. Now if the Thai herd mentality doesn't keep them buying CBR 150R, it may force Honda to go ahead and update their bike.

A bigger bike, if it doesn't weigh terribly much more would be nice. Do you know about the reliabilty of the air cooled engine? I could only find information about this bike on Malaysian and Filippino boards; which doesn't do me much good because I don't speak either Malay nor Tagalo!

http://tekekmeong.files.wordpress.com/2007...uki-fxr-150.jpg

EYE CANDY !!!!!!!

no one had any news about buying this one here in thai ?!

Nice, but to my amateur eye, I suspect it will look like a CBR150R to most Thais, and the higher seat will not endure itself to most Thais. You can always increase the height of 150, but you cannot decrease seats that are higher. For which market segment would this be targeted at? The high dollar boys who buy bikes as toys can choose from many 600cc and bigger bikes that were unavailable just a year ago - Triumph and Yamaha.

Bring it on. Do the other Japanese manufacturers have the marketing skills (such as big ad budgets, or convincing all 51.5 serious Suzuki dealers to put one in the showroom)?

http://tekekmeong.files.wordpress.com/2007...uki-fxr-150.jpg

EYE CANDY !!!!!!!

no one had any news about buying this one here in thai ?!

Forgive me for pointing this out.. but thats one of those digitally modified (read dreamer with photoshop) images..