TZ Motorcycle News
07-25-2008, 03:16 AM
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It’s still the lovely Yamaha YZF-R1 2009 (http://www.twowheelsblog.com/galleria/yamaha-yzf-r1-2009/) and one of the most anticipated supersports motorcycles for next year. Motociclismo.es (http://www.motociclismo.es/Pruebas/yamaha-yzf-r1-r1-yzf-novedades-kw-novedad.jsp%3Fid%3D5154) has put together these shots from MCN (http://www.motoblog.it/post/13758/yamaha-r1-2009-secondo-mcn/), collected from some spying and rumour mongering going on.
The company is said to be working on a super-lightweight superbike, thanks to the use of magnesium in many of its components, including chassis, engine carter and others. The magnesium should allow a two kilo reduction in weight in the chassis and overall a good ten kilos less. For a 190 hp bike, that’s hardly to be sniffed at.
The look will be similar to that of the smaller and slimmer YZF-R6 (http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/221/yamaha-r1-2009-according-to-mcn), with a short side exhaust. No news on the engine is available, but it could be a four cylinder in-line, along with a new traction control system. The 2009 Superbike Championships are already looking hot.
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http://static.blogo.it/twowheelsblog/yamaha-yzf-r1-2009/yamaha_yzfr1_2009.jpg (http://www.twowheelsblog.com/galleria/yamaha-yzf-r1-2009/)
It’s still the lovely Yamaha YZF-R1 2009 (http://www.twowheelsblog.com/galleria/yamaha-yzf-r1-2009/) and one of the most anticipated supersports motorcycles for next year. Motociclismo.es (http://www.motociclismo.es/Pruebas/yamaha-yzf-r1-r1-yzf-novedades-kw-novedad.jsp%3Fid%3D5154) has put together these shots from MCN (http://www.motoblog.it/post/13758/yamaha-r1-2009-secondo-mcn/), collected from some spying and rumour mongering going on.
The company is said to be working on a super-lightweight superbike, thanks to the use of magnesium in many of its components, including chassis, engine carter and others. The magnesium should allow a two kilo reduction in weight in the chassis and overall a good ten kilos less. For a 190 hp bike, that’s hardly to be sniffed at.
The look will be similar to that of the smaller and slimmer YZF-R6 (http://www.twowheelsblog.com/post/221/yamaha-r1-2009-according-to-mcn), with a short side exhaust. No news on the engine is available, but it could be a four cylinder in-line, along with a new traction control system. The 2009 Superbike Championships are already looking hot.
http://feeds.blogo.it/~r/twowheelsblog/com/~4/345476881
More... (http://feeds.blogo.it/~r/twowheelsblog/com/~3/345476881/2009-yamaha-yzf-r1-more-pics)