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Yamaha Cygnus Alpha Review: Eager Beaver

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Once upon a time, the word Yamaha was defined by a 100cc 2-stroke machine which would leave a white cloud of smoke behind as it sliced through the traffic. People would ride the 2-stroke Yamaha RX100 and RX135 with joy and pride. But with changes in government policies and more efficient 4-stroke engines making way into the market, the RX100 and the RX135 lost their glory and began to fade out of the market. The company responded with products like the Libero, Fazer, Alba and Crux, but it tasted some real success again only in 2008 onwards when it introduced the R15, FZ, FZ16 and the new Fazer. The bold unconventional styling of the FZ-series and the cutting edge technology of the R15 in the 150cc segment worked well for Yamaha.

But the company soon realised that it has to venture into the growing commuter scooter segment in order to improve its sales. This led to the introduction of the Yamaha Ray and Ray Z into the Indian market in 2012. Well finished, and competitively priced, the two products have been doing fairly well in their segment. Now, the third offering from Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer in the commuter scooter segment is the 113cc single–cylinder, 4-stroke scooter which is targeted at the typical Indian family guys, the Yamaha Alpha. But don’t be fooled by the conservative looks of the scooter. There is more to the Yamaha Alpha than what meets the eye.

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If the Yamaha Alpha were a real person, it would have been one hell of a poker player! On the very first look, the Yamaha Alpha looks like any other 110cc scooter. But crank up the engine and pull the accelerator and you would notice the difference right away. This is definitely not a scooter that would stick to the leftmost lane on city roads. And, with body weight of 104 kilograms with full tank of fuel, the Yamaha Alpha feels quick and ridiculously easy to handle. We rode the Alpha for almost 150 km in and around the city and got dozens of photographs to get you an exhaustive review of this latest offering from Yamaha. Let’s have a more detailed look at the strengths and weaknesses of this family oriented scooter from the Japanese bikemaker.

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4 thoughts on “Yamaha Cygnus Alpha Review: Eager Beaver”

  1. I am using Alpha Latest model from 3 months. Services are excellent and mileage is better than other scotty.

  2. I don’t recommend this.. Worst mileage and performance . sweet words of sales executive will give you bitter experience.., so guyz think

  3. This is the worst scooter I hv ever seen in my life neither average nor pickup.vibration is very high.service is very poor of all the dealer

  4. Just bought an Alpha and it is feeling really good to ride. The colour shape, everything feels good and it is also very light making it very easy for my wife to park and manouvre it as well. Just hope its durability is great as well.
    What i liked best was the interest the showroom folks took in selling the scooter, which i found lacking in most other competitors (Esp. suzuki for some reason). I had liked the Jupiter too, but look wise alpha looks better and also feels lighter and zippier. Would have been nice to have a compartment in front under the handle to store extra stuff…

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