December 18th, 2014 9:29 pm by eddy
Yamaha Vietnam has unwraps the cover of the Exciter RC that comes with 150cc fuel-injection SOHC liquid-cooled engine
that is the successor of the Yamaha Exciter 135 (135LC in Malaysia,
Jupiter MX in Indonesia or T135 everywhere else). There is also a rumor
that Indonesia will get this bike with the name Jupiter MX King. There
are a lot of improvement of this Exciter RC 150 compared to the Exciter 135. 
The first objective of this machine is to ‘boost the feeling of power’
and with that in mind the 135cc engine has been increased to 150cc in
capacity to enables it to harness more power. It is also said that the
project leader for this Exciter RC 150 is the same project leader who
handles the Vixion (FZ150i) development project. Reducing power loss also taken into consideration here with the proven technology that is the DiASil cylinder use to minimise the friction. Also here to minimise the friction is the use of the roller rocker arm that are now being extensively in many small bikes. Not suprising to us, is the use of FI system
to make sure fuel-efficiency and accurate fuel delivery in high speed
for more mileage and more power when in need. The power rating of the
Exciter RC 150 is 15.4PS @ 8,500RPM with the torque 13.9Nm @ 7,000 RPM. All this numbers beat the 1st generation Yamaha FZ150i which also 150cc FI bikes.
We can say that Exciter RC 150 is an all new bike as the chassis are also improved for more rigidity but still maintain the backbone or ‘underbone’ frame.
We have said earlier that the Exciter RC 150 wheelbase is looking
longer than the Exciter 135 and yes, our prediction is correct as it is
now measured at 1290mm, which is 45mm longer than Exciter 135 at 1255mm.
The front signal indicator are now separated from the fairing light and attached to the side panel which reminds me with the GSX superbike indicator style.
The front fairing light are now much smaller but excellently executed which makes it looks sharp and dynamic. It also looks very much the same like the YZF-R25 front headlight. On the left of the fairing, there is the ‘150’ to show that this is the King of Street.
Rear indicator are separated as to follow the UNECE regulation. The rear brake light is LED and that can give a bright illumination in the night.
This one in the special model that is the Yamaha Exciter GP 150 that comes in iconic Yamaha Race-Blu colour with the Yamaha speed-block shape just like to one used in YZR-M1 in MotoGP.
The Exciter RC 150 meter is very nice with the digital and analog combination. You’ll get to see the gear indicator, analog tachometer, trip and of course the speedometer, in digital display. The fuel indicator is nicely integrated between the analog and the digital display which I think is brilliant design decision from Yamaha team.
From the brochure here, we can see clearly that the bike is equipped
with 1-piston caliper, but now it comes in bigger size that is at 245mm, which 25mm bigger than the Exciter 135 at only 220mm. The transmision is 5-speed for that sporty riding feel.
Monoshock rear suspension are retained, but now the rear tyre is wider at 120/70-17, bigger than the Exciter 135 at 100/70-17, which for me is already big and wide tyre for a moped like this.
There are three colour choices for the Exciter RC 150 that is
Yellow/Black, Red/Black and White/Orange combination. The one most
riders will be interested too is the GP edition.
2015 Yamaha Exciter RC 150 is VND44,990,000 or RM7,295.10 (direct conversion)
2015 Yamaha Exciter GP 150 is VND45,450,000 or RM7,354.90 (direct conversion)
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