The inline 4 cylinder engine offers a new dimension in linear throttle action. This is achieved through the cross plane crankshaft and the 90 degrees phase positioning of its four crank panes. The rider operates the throttle producing torque. This torque is solely produced from the engine combustion. However the total engine output produced or [...]

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The all new Yamaha R1 2009 uses projector style headlamps same as you find in the high performance European automobiles. The headlamps is designed to reduce unnecessary glare to oncoming motorists. This is extremely compact design unit also allows greater flexibility enabling the R1 designers to neatly incorporate the forced air intake into the framework [...]

This is the new technology introduced by Yamaha in their latest creations. This is highly automated technology which controls the flow of fuel into the engine by considering various aspects. The aspects are measured using various sensors.
The YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) uses a conventional motorcycle fuel injection system with twin fuel injectors per [...]