Yamaha launches Yamaha Gladiator in India
May 11th, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 287 times, 1 so far today
Yamaha launches Yamaha Gladiator in India
Yamaha used to dominate the Indian motorcycle market few years back with their RX-100 model. However, changes in the government policies regarding the pollution norms led to the demise of that popular model.
The company tried to make a comeback but fuel efficient and reliable models from Hero Honda took the market by storm. They have been leading since then. Bajaj Auto is becoming a major player in this segment too and with other players like TVS doing well, Yamaha is in a bad shape in the Indian market.
Yamaha is again trying to establish itself as a major force in the Indian market and they have launched a new model named Yamaha Gladiator in the Indian market.
This model enters the already crowded 125cc space and will take on existing players in the market like the Bajaj Discover and Hero Honda Super Splendor.
The company is also working hard on a new brand marketing initiative with the bike. It is ramping up its capacity to four lakh units in 2006 and is hoping to garner a 15 per cent market share by the end of the decade. In addition, Yamaha is also considering launching scooters in the Indian market.
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May 13th, 2006 at 11:28 am
glad to know the yamaha is launching its gladiator 125cc variant…but then,, i heard gladiator would be launched in the 150cc version.. what are these yamaha dawgs upto…i was rejoicing seeing theyr new model in the auto expo and now…its just a 125cc???? and the model is also very diff. frm the 1 shown in d expo?? now DATS BAD NEWS actually!!!
yam sux
May 15th, 2006 at 9:31 am
The Gladaitor has changed whatever turned the head….instead of 150cc its 125 cc and the looks oh my GOD what they have shown n what they r out with are just same NAME abd no other featurees match…really yami needs to keep what it is capable of ;-)
May 15th, 2006 at 11:08 am
the yamaha gladiator dosn’t meet the game anyway with its 125cc it needs to launch something bigger we cant wait much longer but will give yamaha a second chance to offer us a great bike . but the gladiator looks like a fat elder brother of fazer.
May 15th, 2006 at 11:43 am
i would like to say about gladiator of company launch 150/125 cc in makwheel segment it’s more attractive and this kind of bike every youngster will prefer.
May 15th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
I purchased yamaha on dated 14 May 2006. I think this one is my mom gifted to me on mothers day this bike is very special for me. Who said this is not a good bike the yamaha gladiatoe is most attractive bike and its pickup , average and every thing in this bike so attractive.
May 16th, 2006 at 6:44 am
This happen to me before, i had a new about getting a 150cc bike from yamaha…. and it was suppose to be a Gladiator, i am sorry to say this … but gladiator means a unbeaten warrior and it seems that gladiator has just lost the battle… even I had pics of it through Auto Expo….
and it was shown as a JA (john abraham) model… which didnt come out…
why yamaha..?
May 16th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Hi Guys,
I have purchased bike on 14 May 2006. Its superb bike. Having a great pickup. Yet to find out the average. As petrol prices are reaching the big height, I think Yamaha has done good trick to launch 125 cc bike. But surely they should launch gladiator in 150 CC also. Cause it will be attraction to youths…
Amol
May 16th, 2006 at 12:56 pm
Yamaha is bluffing people by showing something in auto expo show and launching something else like Gladiator.
I think yamaha is only capable of building 125cc bikes, these guys dont know hw to build a 150cc or 180cc bikes which indian youth is expecting frm them……these guys have been struggling to launch a good 125cc bike which they are not able to ….they first came with YBX, YD125, fazer, gladiator and but next…… these guys dont hv guts to compete with bajaj, honda,or Tvs guys……etc…YAMAHA SUCKS…..good for nothing….!!
May 17th, 2006 at 4:53 am
Yamaha is definately a repectable name in the motorcycle world but in india they are simply not able to compete with our very own bike majors hero honda and bajaj. Gone are the days of RX 100 and RD 350. Now first they have to battle it out in the 125cc segment then only they can think of a big bike say 150cc or above. But yes still in 125cc segment Yamaha’s gear boxes and engine tranmisson by far better than most bikes. so yamaha “best of luck”.
—yam fan
May 17th, 2006 at 5:04 am
with GLADIATOR I hope yamaha will bounce back and and redefine this category of 125 cc segment.
–yam fan
May 17th, 2006 at 9:37 am
we want some more from Yamaha :( but they launched this 125cc.
they should launch a fixed fairing 400cc
May 17th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
Gladiator is good for nothing. We youth expects a 150cc cutting edged bike from YAMAHA. Whats ur openion guys?CN we expect it in 150cc segment also?Wait and see..They r going to compete against bajaj,tvs and hero honda.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Hi
i have yamaha fazer it is my fist love if you are buy hamaya byke deffinetly u mad for speed
May 17th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
yamaha is reputed name in world biking but when it comes to indian market yamaha needs to improve a lot.
lots of changes in bike in a short span of time makes customer unhappy its seems as if some thing wrong in the bike we have purchased therefor the new changes.
i my self have yamaha frazer 125 cc bike its really a dream bike.
May 18th, 2006 at 10:47 am
yamaha is reputed name in world biking but what they r doing from past few years…
Gladiator is just like big bro of Frazer….
Nothing good, but the model shown in Auto expo was totally diff…
Yamaha should show some real competence to Pulser.. but Gladiator can only compete low end bikes….
May 18th, 2006 at 10:58 am
yamaha name sounds speed but its not done well in da power sector of da 4 strokes but quality of spares is good not like da degraded an cheap bajaj which has da looks but no reliability the future is open an yamaha already has bikes outside if ur a speed freak yamaha rules
May 18th, 2006 at 11:19 am
Me a Hard-Core Yammy Fan
Plain & Simple… Only a Yamaha can beat the Yamaha…
Bring it on… get the monster out we need one soon
Guys at yamaha.. WAKE UP…
May 18th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
what the hell is happening in yamaha,,? before 1 month they told that they realese the yamah 150 cc model at superb sportive design ,,now they are realesing 125 cc??
who needs the bloody 125 cc? its shit to hear this news .. if u people keeping like this u wont survive in market .. rx 100 is mega hit for guys ,, and rx 5 speed is good , rx135 ok ,, after then all the models are utter flop with worst design,, i am a greatest yamaha fan ,, i plan to take the yamha gladiator 150 cc at first in india ,,but now i got rid of yamaha .. i plan to go for another .. best of luck yamaha
May 18th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
very worst designs from yamaha motor cycles ,,
do u people have eyes , do u have seen the pulzar , cbz , apache etc ..why you people giving a shit design of vehicles .. last month u told 150 cc with superb design ,
on seeing that i thought u people were back to fill our thirsts . . on seeing the 125 cc annoucement ..i felt shit to be fans with u .. now i am having rx 100 .. i plan to keep my life in yamaha motor cycles.. but now i plan to get away from u drainages..
May 18th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
Hai guyzzzzzzzz!
i was very eagerly awaiting the launch of the 150cc gladi, but i am really feeling broken. I was planning to get the 150 cc bike that was seen in the expo and the web sources showed it really big and i am waiting for the last 2 & 1/2 months for the 150 cc… please release the 150 cc bike am very much interested to buy the bike with scoop and high looks… waiting for the gladi 150 cc soon….
sankar mahalingam
May 22nd, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Yamaha simply have to get it right this time around.
I hope and pray for their sake and for the young at heart in the country that the Gladiator will spearhead that effort.
A 5 speeder instead of a 4 speed gearbox as in the Shine clearly shows that they want to give the buyer an edge, something extra.
Only the dummy scoops on the tank look like … yes ! like a dummy. Come on Yamaha, who are you trying to fool? Let us have a good and proper basic shape that is attractive, without the stupid looking scoops.
Rest of the bike seems to be moving closer to the mark.
The tail lamp should be scaled down by about a 1/5. Why? Simply because when viewed in contrast with the tyre, it looks too big. The integration of the blinkers is a desirable thing though.
All the intentions are honorable and I for one certainly hope that Yamaha hits the big time once again with Gladiator.
In future they must react faster to public opinion. That way they will save valuable time.
May 22nd, 2006 at 5:41 pm
It is really disappointing. I was waiting for long time and holding my patience only to think that YAMAHA will launch it’s Gladiator 150 and I would be able to have a grip on it. Inspite many of my frieds upgraded from their 100cc to P150 but I restrained from doing so only after looking at the pics of YAMAHA Gladiator. But what came out in the market is not even near to that cool style. When would YAMAHA realize that Indian buyers also have the buying capacity?
I would say guys forget about FAZER250 as well. A company which can’t even launch a 150 cc bike how can it even think of launching a 250cc?
I have no grudge towards YAMAHA but I am really heart broken.
May 22nd, 2006 at 7:13 pm
yamaha is a great company… no 46… valentino rossi drives a yamaha. the gladiator is a good bike, good competition for the 125cc class. however, i am fedup of waiting for some powerful bikes to come out. can all the bike manufacturers (not just yamaha) start producing some bigger bikes?! *sigh* that’s not going to happen… just gotta buy a car instead…
May 23rd, 2006 at 7:49 am
Good for nothing useless yamaha. We were waiting years for a good performance bike from yamaha and they have dished out a small 125cc in the name of Gladiator. Where has the 150 cc Gladiator which was shown in the autoexpo gone. What Yamaha has done is a very great crime. It is like showing the photo of the enticing elder sister to the bridegroom and his family so that the bridegroom gets to like the girl and then, at the time of the marriage ceremony, they have brought the ordinary looking younger sister for marrying off. This is plain cheating. I wish you good luck in all your cheating endeavours.
May 23rd, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Hi……..
I always like Yamahe and the brand new Gladiator will get rid of other bike in 125 cc category. Yamaha lovers waiting for Gladiator 150.
May 24th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
well.. i just took a test ride this morning.. must say that manoevarability is a very obvious merit for this bike.. cos i was able to twist and turn comfortably in a heavy traffic condition.. but yea its inferior in the sense that its just a 125cc bike.. and the looks are pretty much similar to that of their other models like phasor and libero.. so its just another bike and nothing else.
May 24th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Hi
I am big fan of the Dr.Valentino rossi the Yamaha Rider no 46 performance bike from yamaha and they have brought out a small 125cc in the name of Gladiator. Where is the 150 cc Gladiator which was shown in the autoexpo 2006 i am waiting to lonch in india
the YAMAHA Gladiator 150cc will get good responce in PUNE
May 26th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
hi yammis,
It is really diappointing to see the YBX turned fazer turned Gladiaotr without the bizare cosmetic makeover. Being a RX rider and Yamaha loyalist it is really frusturating to watch the Yamaha fails continuously to counter the threats of DTS-i or Apache or Unicorn. When Honda comeup with unicorn with 13+BHPs and 60+ r.mileage why not Yamaha? Hope the so called Research team would come up with some kind of 150CC Solution with 60+ mileage. Otherwise the 4% market share would remain same and I also will be restricted to the YBX i bought 6 years back.
sathya
May 26th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
i am a fan for yamaha.what they have released is not a good competitor to pulsar@splendor.youths are expecting only the 150cc.
May 26th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
Actually iam useing Yamaha RX-100 1993 MODEL this is the bike i really loved for heaven.My first ever dream bike was this.As far i have not seen any model that had a name like RX-100 in indian road.After that model i dont think no one even yamaha produce in such type with Maintance,spares,Mileage,Pickup,+outlook,price too.I think even pulser 180 can not manage the pickup of the bike even today,So i really say that not yamaha can beat the model RX-100.And not like that bike will yamaha lanuches.But lets look over 150 Gladiator.If u have some picture of 150Gladiator send by mail.
thank u.
Ananth_equ@sify.com
May 26th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
hi
i would like to give a good suggesation for the person who declared to launch gladiator 125cc.better he can hang up
.i was just on a thread inch to take a new bike(gladiator 150cc).But after seeing the model of 125cc i am fed up with yamaha.
May 28th, 2006 at 12:28 am
Y cudn’t Yamaha release the Gladiator 150cc b4 the 125 cc counterpart ??????
May 28th, 2006 at 7:44 am
fazer repainted as gladiator Yamaha think people are fool
May 29th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Hi,
Its a big disappointment that yamaha did something like this. Displayin 150cc and launching something lower than that. Its a big disappointment for yamaha fans. In the world of 150cc – 250cc segment they are launching 125cc bike. Well now i think its waste to expect 250cc Fazer from yamaha (the brazillian devil) coz they will launch somewhere 150cc fazer instead of 250cc. I think hero honda is better atleast they have Karizma. Why dont yamaha people do something to take over Karizma or 250cc pulsar (upcoming). We really have a big hope from you.
May 30th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
hi im very disappointed to see the new yamaha gladiator!wat happened to 150cc and fazer 250cc? i used to be a big fan of yamaha but not anymore? they r just selling old bikes with new name and if this continues im afraid yamaha will lose in the race with others? cant they see others? even companies like tvs and bajaj who used to make scooters and bikes not above 100cc,are now making 150 and 250cc bike wats wrong with yamaha? are they listening!!!!!!
June 1st, 2006 at 3:22 pm
the gladiater would be very fine if the manfacturer changes the sticker style and head light and modify good and neat. further they have to modify the height in the rear side.
June 7th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
The Yamaha Gladiator 150 cc which we saw in the Auto expo is Damn Good. But the Gladiator 125cc which is in the market doen’t have a catching look when compared to Gladiator 150cc. Does this Gladiator 150cc is a conceptual bike or they are going to release it soon?
June 13th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
I think the time for ‘YAMAHA’ to luanch 150-180cc good looking racer bikes … Not for 100-105-110-125cc bike this day are gone now….
June 15th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
hi huyyyyyyyz
i dont know abt the present yamaha segment but i know that the name yamaha in the past had a very good demand that beating of yamaha was excellent and that extreme pick up
made guys stand thier hair erect but now in vain
i suggest the company to release one of that kind with the max in C.C(300 cc)
——————Vishal
June 20th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
Helooooooooooooo..
Frnds i just bought Gladiator..itz amazing.. It has got style.. hey dont worry about control, it reminds me of YBX..hope Yamaha will lonch Gladiator in 150cc also…this can increase their market space like RX100 and RX135 had done in the past… sound is like Yamaha typical.
June 21st, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Saw the pics of Yamaha Gladiator 150cc and Fazer 250 cc on the site and was completely bowled over by the looks, my
first bike was a Rx 100 which was really great and a powerful bike in that segment, but after that Yamaha has not come out with anything intresting.Presently own a Bajaj Pulsar and was planing to buy the Gladiator 150cc, but as always Yamaha
is way behind in the Bike market, they have fooled the Public by launching a sh** 125 cc bike, was really excited and epecting the Gladiator 150 cc.
Yamaha has always been late in launching their products and I think by the time they come out with the Gladiator 15o and Fazer 250 the other manufacturers would have come with some other exciting products.
Think tanks in Yamaha have to put their heads together and start thinking ahead of their competitors instead of being just copy cats.
Yamaha please note John Abraham is only a model and he alone cannot sell your bikes, come out with something Good
soon or perish because the Indian consumenrs now want value for their money.
Neville.J.R.
July 25th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
finally, my dad is ready to purchase an bike for me,i heard and am waiting eagerly for the 150cc bike, if this bike is not launched soon,than i am not sure if my dads opinion will be changed in the future. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz tell me when yamaha is going to launch this bike or should i compromise with the tvs-apache. i am waiting for your reply… thanks
August 19th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
DEAR SIR ,
I WANT TO EMPORT YOUR 125CC BYKE IN BANGLADESH.CAN YOU INFORM ME THE RATE IN USD$ & PROCEDURE OF EMPORTING THE BYKE. MY MAIL ID IS ABOVE.
August 20th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
gladiator in its 125 cc segment is best bike
feel silky with its 5th gare
good pick up
good looks
good mileage
in 50 K
ready to take up challange
yamaha rocks
November 22nd, 2006 at 3:15 pm
plz give me the information on the release of the new gladiator 150 cc in hyderabad as soon as possible cause my dad has compromised to wait but his opinion may change
December 17th, 2006 at 5:06 pm
hi
i have purchased gld dlx & its workin well u r fool if
u criticise any bike .
YAMAHA IS VERY GOOD
GLADIATOR 125CC suits those who love POWER,LOOKS,&SURELY MILEGE.
YAMAHA ROCKS
December 17th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
YAMAHA IS BEST IF U WNNA POWER, STYLE
GLADIATOR IS BEST IN 125CC SEG
GLADIATOR RULES IN 125
July 22nd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
lounch 150cc 180cc & 200cc becouse we hyd’s want u to see ur bikes in more cc bikes we want u to com in
August 3rd, 2007 at 4:24 pm
plz tell me lounch of 250cc bike in delhi’s yamaha showrooms
October 2nd, 2007 at 4:19 pm
yamaha is the best one which can choose so we want a new and a better and best of the bike
October 26th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I want 2 no that wen yamaha company is goin 2 launch gladiator 150cc or above.And m havin gladiator 125cc black ja type.aND I WANT 2 NO THAT WHICH NEW MODEL CO IS GOING 2 LAUNCH.
December 17th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Hi all,
This is shiva. I am a good fan of yamaha Motors. But as there is no options in 150CC,I am planning to buy the hunk from HH. but if the glad’s 150 version is coming soon its worth waiting or not?
February 15th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
ALL DEAR FRIENDS
YAMAHA is going to launch 150 cc version with name R-15 & its really great, so dont be confused by gladiator becasuse Gladiator is coming with advance version so pls go to website yamaha-motor-india.com & feel the YAMAHA. Happy Biking
Deepak
April 4th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Hi,this is Rohit I lick yamaha bick .yamaha 125cc GlaDiator a power of rode .So, happy with YAMAHA INDIA
ROHIT……….
September 1st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I purchase ybx 125 yamha just two years back but sorry to note that sparesfor light coil not avaible with the dealer from where i purchased it
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