Yamaha has launched their all New R1 Yamah YZF series after nearly 10 years of YZF series development including a fuel-injected engine and Deltabox frame.It's is perfect piece for the real 'sports drive'.With its 179Bhp and 998cc engine, Yamaha is considered to be one of the best in superbikes worldwide.The new generation R1 is very much intimately linked with out MotoGP winning M1 than ever before.Even in 1998 the 150-horsepower R1 was a huge revolution.
Engine
The R1 newly features Yamaha D-MODE( or drive mode) with the friendly driver-selectable throttle control maps to program YCC-Y performance for the optimum riding conditions.The standard map is architechured for optimum overall performance.
Similar to the previour editions,the Yamaha Chip Control Throttle and Chip Control Intake also persist in the new model.It allows you to switch through three different ranges of power delevery and throttle sensitivity settings.
This legendary bike for 2010 is equipped with a 998cc inline four-cylinder engine with a crossplane crankshaft that runs with an uneven firing interval.This MotoGP-inspired engine is the most technologically advanced powerplant ever seen on a Yamaha supersport bike.
R1 Yamaha : Features
Design and Style
The first new eye-catching feature in the new R1 yamaha are the round projector beam headlamps that resembles the traditional R1 shape.The side fairing is smoother and sleeker.
The designer even included retractable eyelids to differentiate between full and dip beam.The aluminium Deltabox frame is also all new , using combination of die cast, gravity cast and stamped components for the lightest possible weight.Yamaha claims a ideal mix of flex,rigidity and low weight.
Suspension and Chassis
The new SOQI front forks take a page from the championship-winning design of MotoGP weapon , the M1.As both the forks move together, the compression damping duties can be confined to the left fork, while rebound damping is precisely handled by the right fork.To achieve maximum perfomance, a new bottom linkage is used to work with the rest of the chassis refinements for brilliant, crisp handling characteristics.
Yamaha Yzf R1 Turbo!
R1 Yamaha : Engine
Engine type : Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, forward inclined parallel 4-cylinder, 4-valve,
DOHC Displacement :998 cc
Maximum power :132.4 kW (180 PS) @ 12,500 rpm
Maximum torque :112.7 Nm (11.5 kg-m) @ 10,000 rpm
Starting system :Electric
Carburettor/Fuel supply : Fuel injection
Transmission type : Constant mesh, 6-speed
Final transmission : Chain
R1 Yamaha: Chassis
Frame type: Aluminium die-cast Deltabox
Front suspension : Telescopic forks, . 43 mm
Front wheel travel : 120 mm
Rear suspension : Swingarm
Rear wheel travel : 130 mm
Front brake: Dual discs: . 310 mm
Rear brake : Single disc . 220 mm
Front tyre: 120/70 ZR17MC (58W)
Rear tyre : 190/50 ZR17MC (73W
R1 Yamaha In India!
Yamaha India has now launced the new Yamha YZF-R1 in 2010.While the market for sportsbikes in India is limited, the bikers response to the previous launch of of YZF-R1 back in 2007 had reached good heights.In India the R1 Yamaha YZF will be available in selected 24 authorized Yamaha CBU dealerships in 13 cities including 4 Yamaha Factory Shops in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata and is price 12.5 Lakhs(Ex-Showroom, All India).
Yamaha Blue, Metallic Black and Bluish White colours are available at the moment.The Yamaha have produced yet another supersport bike with technological supriority that have a a deep and intangible emotional appeal.It's what defines the company and what they call the "Art of Engineering".
R1 Yamaha : Gallery
