How’s The Performance Of The BS6 Yamaha FZ25?

Published April 15, 2021
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Has it become better than its BS4 counterpart?

How’s The Performance Of The BS6 Yamaha FZ25 highlights

Yamaha struck gold with the FZ25 in India. The quarter-litre Yamaha commuter arrived at a time when there was no player in the segment, offering the same relaxed riding ethos and reliability as its younger 150cc sibling. While it isn’t an exciting motorcycle, it does do its daily runs quite well. We spent some time with the BS6 variant, which is basically the same old FZ25 but with a cleaner heart. How has that affected performance? Well, here’s what the numbers say:

How’s The Performance Of The BS6 Yamaha FZ25 details

Acceleration

	Yamaha FZ25 BS6	Yamaha FZ25 BS4
0-60kmph	3.94 seconds	3.77 seconds
0-100kmph	11.32 seconds	10.33 seconds

The 249cc air/oil-cooled 2-valve SOHC mill has nearly the same output as before. However, the stringent emission norms have significantly curbed the motor’s enthusiasm. Also, the extra 2kg on it has further hamstrung its performance.

How’s The Performance Of The BS6 Yamaha FZ25 overview

Roll-on acceleration

	Yamaha FZ25 BS6	Yamaha FZ25 BS4
30-70kmph in 3rd gear	4.79 seconds	4.70 seconds
40-80kmph in 4th gear	6.08 seconds	5.93 seconds

There’s almost nothing separating the two versions here. The FZ25 is one torquey motorcycle with a tractable heart. You can pull away from low speeds in higher gears quite effortlessly, and being a tenth slower in city traffic makes no difference.

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Braking

	Yamaha FZ25 BS6	Yamaha FZ25 BS4
80-0kmph	31.67m	30.02m
60-0kmph	17.97m	15.85m

While the extra heft does play its part, our test bike was not particularly in the best of shape. The brakes felt a bit spongy and lacked the ferocity that we experienced earlier. Also, the BS4 model we had tested didn’t have ABS. Hence, while stopping distances are better on the older bike, we believe a well-maintained FZ25 BS6 should fare equally well.

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Fuel efficiency

	Yamaha FZ25 BS6	Yamaha FZ25 BS4
City	50.33kmpl	42.42kmpl
Highway	45.6kmpl	31.17kmpl

One area where the BS6 version convincingly outscores its predecessor is fuel efficiency. A cleaner combustion process leads to better volumetric efficiency. In fact, amid rising fuel costs, the BS6 version will enable you to ride for almost 70km extra within city limits and a whopping 150km extra on the highway.