- Double clutch transmission.
- Electronic clutch.
- Obviously, quick shifter.
- Electronic suspension (dunno if semi active)
- Bosch MSC - same one used on the KTM 1190 which includes:
a. Traction control
b. ABS
- All led ligting
- OLED display
- Sumitomo monoblock brakes.
- Two versions, the high end will come with Öhlins suspenders.
Looks like Yamaha is preparing to trump over the competition.
Headlights remind me of the late 90s when a bunch of us were running race fairings with tiny coves bolted underneath. Still got mine on my 900rr lol! It'll be interesting to see the actual production bike
Granted the way a bike rides should be the only thing that matters for a motorcycle, this is definitely NOT a design you come up with for a long awaited tech upgrade. This thing looks like shit. Now it needs to ride like a dream to compensate for its obnoxious looks. Once upon a time the r1 used to be the epitome for sex on wheels. They brought that to a sudden stop in a single generation. Quite an accomplishment in its own right.
The dash looks desirable, but those headlights are fugly. I would not call that a clean front end. Clean area under the windscreen, sure, but they fucked up the nose to get there.
Hmmm, with all the magnesium, and other weight savings, i wonder if reliability will suffer much.
while i don't normally notice the ascetics of bikes much, even i think that that whale tail looks silly; and i am a bit skeptical about if their headlights are practical.
over all though, i think it sounds interesting.
if it lives up to its hype, and god is their a lot of hype for this bike, i will be impressed.
(living up to its hype for me would mean, electronics that work.. well, no reliability issues, performance specs that are at least close to the brochure specs (~170 hp or so). )
Cool updates to the electronics but man is that front butt ugly. I can usually look past an ugly front end (my last bike was a street triple) but what an abomination of headlights those are.
The rear of the bike looks sexy.
Did anyone see the R1(M) version on yamaha's website? $22k
I disagree. If you look at the shape of the bike it clearly resembles the M1. In regards to the headlights Yamaha is genus for making a street bike that appears to have race fairings.
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