It definitely is not easy to equate, but owing to a Mr. Torakusu Yamaha, an instrument designer, the name Yamaha has turned out synonymous with not only music instruments, the guitar and such; but now motorcycles.
Torakusu Yamaha put together his original reed organ in 1887 and 1st upright piano 13 years later - which was displayed at the St Louis World Fair in 1904. Okay , let's leap forward to 1955 when the Yamaha Company manufactured the first motorcycle - the YA1. It was a single cylinder 2 stroke 125cc motor, known as the Red Dragonfly. 1965: Yamaha introduced the automatic oil system for the two stroke so one did not have to worry about mixing oil and gasoline during fill up.
In 1968, the YZF -R6 was introduced and was made as a supersport version of the superbike, the R1 and as a 'buddy' to the YZF600R sportbike. The R6 had a totally different engine design with the ability to supply greater than 81 Kw (108 horsepower) while it stands still.
The bike has been reworked, as a matter of fact, more than a few occasions since it was introduced. The 2003 model developed to be fuel injected, a system of combining fuel and air inside the internal combustion engine * 2006 modelwas considerably modernized with a new engine management mechanism which showcased the YCC -T fly-by-wire throttle and a multi-plate slipper clutch. * The 2008: this model assimilated the YCC-I variable length intake mechanism that enabled it to increase horsepower at higher engine revolutions per minute as well as an advanced Delta box frame design.
The R6 now does one thing very well and that is to burn inside the track in the shortest time. It's been termed as both track-ready as well as street smart. Its stretched body gives room to the rider to shift from straight to absolute forward bend in a very short time.
Costly? Never - retailing for just over $US10, 000 and if a new R6 model has not been made available it will very soon. Your R6 gives you 40 mpg about 180 miles from its 4.5 gal fuel tank.
Yamaha has not let you down with the Yamaha R6.
Torakusu Yamaha put together his original reed organ in 1887 and 1st upright piano 13 years later - which was displayed at the St Louis World Fair in 1904. Okay , let's leap forward to 1955 when the Yamaha Company manufactured the first motorcycle - the YA1. It was a single cylinder 2 stroke 125cc motor, known as the Red Dragonfly. 1965: Yamaha introduced the automatic oil system for the two stroke so one did not have to worry about mixing oil and gasoline during fill up.
In 1968, the YZF -R6 was introduced and was made as a supersport version of the superbike, the R1 and as a 'buddy' to the YZF600R sportbike. The R6 had a totally different engine design with the ability to supply greater than 81 Kw (108 horsepower) while it stands still.
The bike has been reworked, as a matter of fact, more than a few occasions since it was introduced. The 2003 model developed to be fuel injected, a system of combining fuel and air inside the internal combustion engine * 2006 modelwas considerably modernized with a new engine management mechanism which showcased the YCC -T fly-by-wire throttle and a multi-plate slipper clutch. * The 2008: this model assimilated the YCC-I variable length intake mechanism that enabled it to increase horsepower at higher engine revolutions per minute as well as an advanced Delta box frame design.
The R6 now does one thing very well and that is to burn inside the track in the shortest time. It's been termed as both track-ready as well as street smart. Its stretched body gives room to the rider to shift from straight to absolute forward bend in a very short time.
Costly? Never - retailing for just over $US10, 000 and if a new R6 model has not been made available it will very soon. Your R6 gives you 40 mpg about 180 miles from its 4.5 gal fuel tank.
Yamaha has not let you down with the Yamaha R6.
About the Author:
Bike riding is recent passion of Dr Nakamuro Iogozaki, nevertheless he has quite the knowledge already, changing bikes all the time. So his words are worth listening to. He liked the Yamaha R6 and especially his Yamaha R6 2006 so much that he actually started a web site regarding it: http://yamahar6info.com
