The Yamaha R1’s ultra-short-stroke engine has a cross-plane crankshaft, with its crank pins set at 90° and has irregular firing intervals, which is technology lifted directly from Valentino Rossi’s factory YZR-M1. Related: 2020-on Yamaha R1 review At a standstill the motor spins up ...
With styling originally inspired by Yamaha’s 2011 MotoGP machine the new R1 is tweaked to look more like the current YZR-M1 with a new fairing nose, side panels that flow into the bottom of the fuel tank, magnesium bellypan panels, a reshaped air scoop (going into a new aluminium air...
As we reported in December, energy drink producer Monster Energy has signed a sponsorship agreement with Yamaha‘s factory MotoGP program, putting its brand on the Yamaha YZR-M1 race bikes, team clothing and equipment, as well as riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi. Monster Energy already ...
For 2-strokes on the other hand, the YZR500 was competing in the World GP and knowhow gained from the race machine would be fed back into new development challenges by Yamaha, leading to models from the RZ250 to the TZR250.(Continues in Vol. 5) XJ650The XJ650 was Yamaha’s first ...
Yamaha’s MotoGP racing prototype is the YZR-M1. Yamaha Museums For those who would like to see the full collection of Yamaha’s top racing prototypes, and a full overview of the company’s motorcycling history, then there’s no better place to visit than Yamaha’s very own “...
allows riders to experience firsthand the technical philosophy behind Yamaha’s MotoGP racing machine, the YZR-M1. Along with an impressive 200PS, this YZF-R1M was one of the world’s first two commercial motorcycles (besides the YZF-R1) with a 6-axis position sensor th...
Yamaha's RZ500 (also known as the RD500LC) was a two-stroke rocket that was kept out of America thanks to EPA regulations. Only built between '84 and '86, it's now a desirable collector's bike - and this one's already been titled in the US. This was sold