India, April 6 -- Back in 2020, Yamaha pulled the plug on the YZF-R3 from the Indian market. It's not like the model was doing huge numbers in India but there was still a huge following because of the motorcycle's analogue nature. So, yes, people were a bit sad when the YZF-R3 left the Indian market. But then in 2023, the Japanese manufacturer announced that they were bringing back the R3 but what came as a surprise was that they would also launch the MT-03 which is a naked sibling of the R3. This is the first time that Yamaha brought the MT-03 to the Indian market. We spent a few days with the MT-03 to find out whether the wait was worth it or not.

Yamaha MT-03: Looks

The MT-03 derives its name and styling from the larger MT-07. This w...