Yamaha Exciter with five-digit license plate worth 1 billion in Vietnam

The 135cc manual sports bike has sporty details brought down from the MotoGP racetrack.

Exciter is the pioneer underbone model in the Vietnamese market, and has been a source of inspiration for modification since its appearance in 2005. Players can modify their vehicles in many ways, from simple 3D drawings, decals to replacing branded toys, intervening in engine details.

Depending on the financial level, each person has a different way of playing. For the owner of the Exciter 135 appearing at the Yamaha Y-Motor convention (HCMC) this time, the amount of money spent to transform the vehicle is up to nearly 1 billion, according to Mr. Tino Tuan, advisor of the Southern Exciter club.

Mr. Tuan is also a member of the jury of the Exciter decoration contest in this event organized by Yamaha Vietnam. He said that the owner of this special Exciter model is quite secretive, so he did not reveal detailed information about the items on the vehicle. Looking at the outside, it can be seen that the vehicle has had most of its parts replaced, from small screws to swingarms, rims or tires.

Exciter's bodywork is inspired by sports racing cars, with many details taken from MotoGP as well as the R1 superbike. The 17-inch rims are wrapped in large racing tires, measuring 190/50 in the rear and 120/70 in the front. Brembo brake and clutch levers, Rizoma handlebars, Apido Racing power steering. Ohlins front fork and rear shock absorber system, similar to the one on the R1, Brembo dual front brakes.

Another notable detail is the large aluminum rear swingarm of MotoGP, all other small details such as footrest, tempered glass pot lid, brake pads, exhaust pipe, are all branded. Finally, the license plate with five digits 111.11 is also beautiful, commensurate with the price of 1 billion.

Also at the Y-Motor event at Aeon Mall Tan Phu (HCMC), in addition to the modified Exciter models participating in the decoration contest, Yamaha also brought test rides of motorbikes including R3, MT-03, FZ150i, M-Slaz and a timed track race with Exciter.

Also on this occasion, 15 technicians from Yamaha dealers nationwide beat 500 others to participate in the final round of the skills competition to select the best members to compete globally in Japan. The competition requires skills in customer communication, maintenance, service, and handling situations. In previous years, the best achievement of Vietnamese technicians was winning first prize in 2012.

According to VNE