Yamaha's 2015 R3 sportbike lounging on the track (pictures)
Take a look at the budget-but-far-from-cheap exterior of the Yamaha R3 sportbike.

2015 Yamaha R3
This is it: the 2015 Yamaha R3!
2015 Yamaha R3
It's Yamaha's most affordable sportbike, but don't call it cheap.
2015 Yamaha R3
Detailing throughout the machine is quite good, and the styling that apes its bigger brothers, the R6 and R1, looks very nice.
2015 Yamaha R3
A single disc up front provides stopping, squeezed by a little two-piston caliper.
2015 Yamaha R3
A squat, race-style exhaust looks the part.
2015 Yamaha R3
Even the swingarm has great, racy styling.
2015 Yamaha R3
Put any bike on a race stand and it instantly looks faster.
2015 Yamaha R3
Its dashboard has a solid selection of information, including gear, real-time MPG and a fuel gauge.
2015 Yamaha R3
Integrated bar risers mean you won't put much weight on your wrists.
2015 Yamaha R3
Turn signals flap in the breeze on rubber mountings, which means repairs should be cheaper if or when you drop the thing.
2015 Yamaha R3
It looks the part on the race track.
2015 Yamaha R3
We had a lot of fun on the YZF-R3, both on the road...
2015 Yamaha R3
...and on the track.
2015 Yamaha R3
Twisty, flowing roads are ideal for this bike.
2015 Yamaha R3
Your choice of colors. Which do you prefer?