Yamaha Motor India is to usethe 'DiASil' (die-casting Aluminum-Silicon) technology the Indian market, to be used in the new 150cc YZF-R15 bike, which will be launched later this year.
The YZF-R15 was unveiled at the Auto Expo in January here. "Developed in 2002 by Yamaha Motor Co, the DiASil technology uses an all-aluminum die-cast cylinder with 60 per cent better cooling performance and 30 per cent cheaper production cost than a conventional cylinder," it said.
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