Engine
Type 998cc, liquid-cooled 4-stroke DOHC 16 valves (titanium valves)
Bore x Stroke 78.0mm X 52.2mm
Compression Ratio 12.7:1
Fuel Delivery Fuel Injection with YCC-T and YCC-I
Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition
Transmission 6-speed w/multi-plate slipper clutch
Final Drive #530 O-ring chain
ALL NEW FOR 2009
*In the supersport liter class, there’s always lots of talk about power. You expect that. What you wouldn’t have expected – until now – is a radically superior way to deliver that power. Introducing the 2009 YZF-R1, the first ever production motorcycle with a crossplane crankshaft. Crossplane technology, first pioneered in MotoGP racing with the M1, puts each connecting rod 90° from the next, with an uneven firing interval of 270°- 180°- 90°- 180°.
*YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) is MotoGP inspired fly-by-wire technology used to deliver instant throttle response. YCC-I is Yamaha Chip Controlled Intake which is a variable intake system that broadens the spread of power. The fuel injection system provides optimum air/fuel mixtures for maximum power and smooth throttle response.
*The R1 features Yamaha D-MODE (or drive mode) with rider-selectable throttle control maps to program YCC-T performance characteristics for riding conditions. The standard map is designed for optimum overall performance. The “A” mode lets the rider enjoy sportier engine response in the low- to mid-speed range, and the “B” mode offers response that is somewhat less sharp response for riding situations that require especially sensitive throttle operation. Switching maps is as easy as pushing a button on the handlebar switch.
*In keeping with this machine’s exceptional cornering ability and crisp handling, the all new aluminum frame has been designed to offer exceptional rigidity balance. The rear frame is now lightweight CF die-cast magnesium, contributing the optimum mass centralization. Suspension includes new SOQI front forks which use one of the tricks developed for our winning MotoGP bikes: independent damping.
*Slipper-type back torque-limiting clutch greatly facilitates braking/downshifting from high speed.
*The new SOQI rear shock both high and low speed compression damping plus an easy-to-use screw adjustment for preload. This unit also adopts a pillow-ball-type joint for exceptional shock absorption, road hold feeling, and damper response. To achieve maximum performance, a new bottom linkage is used to work with the rest of the chassis refinements for brilliant, crisp handling characteristics.
Factory racers get machines tailored to their preferences. Welcome to the club. R1 has adjustable footrests, with a 15mm height and 3mm front-to-rear adjustment.
I have always heard people talking about “Having Wings” so that they can fly. I really wonder why are they asking for it anyways. What makes them feel like having wings? What’s the core satisfaction they are looking from wings?
After all that I could make out it was nothing more than a need to feel free cruising through at swiftly and to feel the wind whistling in our ears. When I started biking at the age of 15(although illegally) I never knew what I am I gonna discover from this small commuting skill.
I never knew that a few years down the line I would discover one different world altogether which comprises of speed, life, freedom, nirvana, completion and The Ultimate Adrenaline Rush.
Its 3 am in the night when I am composing this Blog and this is my first one so far. I have just came back touching 137 km/hr on a runway look alike road. Its been ten years since I am riding bikes. There’s something about biking that still gives me a kick as it gave me the first time I rotated my wrist for the first time and felt that I was about to defy the gravity in the coming nanoseconds.
I remember the blood flowing through my veins and believe me I still feel the same rush as soon as I am cruising with my babe. Although now I am more responsible and careful as with “Great Power comes Great Responsibilities”(I am saying this as I have graduated from a basic 100cc commuters vehicle to a Sports bike and tasted 1000cc monsters like YAMAHA R1).
I feel that bikes are the best invention of the mankind. It’s the experience that god deprived us from by not giving us wings. Therefore he gave us an opportunity to swiftly attain 200 km/hr looking at monster trucks vanishing with a blink of an eye through our Rear Mirrors, listening to the Music of wind telling us to be faster and sharper and defying the rules of Gravity feeling the adrenaline taking over control of our bodies.
Theres no better way to live life than to fill in the inconceivable gaps on the roads created by blockages called Cars. Lets get together and explore the world through our helmets and I assure you the world looks beautiful through it. Lets feel free with not commute through boxes running on 4 wheels.
I welcome you all to the world that sees no limits, that has broken the laws of nature, which gives me the passion and goal to work and earn my dream machine R1.
Lets the front tyre rip the air and rear tyre burn the Road
Bikes are calling where are u?
