Tokyo-Yamaha announced it will release a sports bike YZF-R1. "We will release the latest YZF-R1 in India in 2010. This bike will be more expensive than the YZF-R1 current, but still the same engine 998cc engine, "said National Business Head, Pankaj Dubey Yamaha Motor India. YZF-R1 were previously released in India in 2007 with the Model MT-2001. Yamaha targets 50% sales increase in the Indian market next year with a sales target of 2.2 million units and 70,000 units for export.