Yamaha launches its Alpha Scooter at Rs. 49,518

Japanese bike-maker Yamaha has unveiled its fresh off the block scooter rechristened as Alpha at the recently held 2014 Auto Expo event. he Apha is based on the Ray’s underpinnings and has a bulbous body similar to the Honda Activa, TVS Jupiter and Suzuki Access, its competitors in the segment. The Alpha is only a new design and not an all new scooter as it shares mechanicals with the Ray and Ray Z. Yamaha India plans to sell 2,00,000 units of the Alpha scooter in its first year.

Roy Kurian, Yamaha Motor India’s VP – Sales and Marketing, said, “You can expect our growth and our focus more in scooters because it is going to drive volumes.”

The Alpha has the same 113cc air-cooled 4-stroke two-valve single cylinder engine powering the Ray scooters. Peak power is 7.1 PS at 7,500rpm and peak torque is 8.1 Nm at 5,000 rpm. It gets telescopic suspension up front and unit swing type in the rear. The 104 kg scooter get 130mm drum brakes for the front and rear with no disc brake option. Yamaha claims a SIAM certified fuel efficiency figure of 62 kmpl for the Alpha.

The Alpha gets top mounted headlights unlike the fairing mounted ones on the Ray and Ray Z, wide body and what looks like a comfortable seat. It measures 1,795mm in length, 675mm in width and 1124mm in height with a wheelbase of 1270mm. It will be available in five colours – Black, Grey, White, Red and Magenta.