It is known as the Spark 135/135i in Thailand, Sniper/MX 135 in the Philippines, Jupiter MX 135 LC in Indonesia, 135LC in Malaysia, Exciter 135 in Vietnam, and Crypton X 135 in Greece.
To promote the T135, Yamaha organized a 9,000 km (5,600 mi) road tour of ASEAN countries in November 2005 through May 2006, passing through Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.
The Extreme Spirit has some upgrades over the Supersport which were foldable footrest, blue tinted signal lens and taillamp, two piston caliper with 267mm brake disc and fork stabilizer.
[2] Hong Leong Yamaha Malaysia manufactured a cut-off from the CDI which limits the motorcycle's performance for the facelifted version.
The 2023 model received a redesign influenced by the larger T-150 and some other major upgrades such as new digital speedometer interface, larger basket with USB port, bigger fuel tank (4.6L) and rear brake no longer uses drum-brake system and is replaced with disc brake system instead.
[1] Yamaha Exciter 135 (as this bike was called) was first launched in 2005, but initially with a 125cc engine and a 4-speed manual transmission with an automatic clutch, sold in 2 versions: Standard and RC.
It took lots of design reference from the facelifted Yamaha Exciter 135 Fi in Vietnam, but whether the bike will go on sale and the release date remains to be unknown.