SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 MOTORCYCLE MOJO 23
LIST PRICE
$6,299
WARRANTY
12 months, unlimited mileage
CONTACT
yamaha-motor.ca
ENGINE TYPE
Liquid-cooled, DOHC, parallel twin
DISPLACEMENT
321 cc
POWER
41 hp (30.6 kW) at 10,750 rpm
(European spec)
TORQUE
21.8 ft-lb (29.6 Nm) at 9,000 rpm
(European spec)
BORE AND STROKE
68 x 44.1 mm
COMPRESSION RATIO
11.2:1
FUEL DELIVERY
EFI with 32 mm throttle bodies
TRANSMISSION
6-speed
FINAL DRIVE TYPE
Chain
FRONT SUSPENSION
37 mm inverted fork, non-adjustable
REAR SUSPENSION
Single shock, adjustable for preload
WHEEL TRAVEL
Front: 130 mm (5.1 in.)
Rear: 125 mm (4.9 in.)
BRAKES
Front: Single 298 mm disc with
two-piston caliper
Rear: 220 mm disc with
single-piston caliper; ABS
WHEELBASE
1,380 mm (54.3 in.)
RAKE AND TRAIL
25 degrees/95 mm
TIRES
Front: 110/70-17
Rear: 140/70-17
WEIGHT (WET)
167 kg (368 lb)
SEAT HEIGHT
780 mm (30.7 in.)
FUEL CAPACITY
14 litres
FUEL ECONOMY (CLAIMED)
4.3L/100 km
FUEL RANGE (ESTIMATED)
325 km
2019 YAMAHA
YZF-R 3
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any ill effects on handling. Sometimes
installing high-grip tires onto a bike
with a less than stellar chassis actually
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so on the R3, which handles better in
every respect compared with the R3
with OEM tires. I do have a preference
for those Dunlop Q3s because when the
R3 is equipped in that manner, it is a
very good sporting street bike that you
could ride to the track, then ride on the
track after only paying your entry fees
and pulling the mirrors.
Proving Itself On The Track
While the Yamaha R3 might not have
the most remarkable spec sheet in the
sub-400 cc category, especially when
compared with the larger-displacement
and more powerful offerings from
Kawasaki and KTM, the R3 nonetheless
proves its performance potential on
the racetrack. Not only did the R3 win
a championship last year, but at the
time of writing, halfway through the
racing season, a Yamaha R3 had won
every round of the CSBK Amateur
Lightweight Sport Bike championship.
So, not only does the R3 now resemble
its bigger Yamaha R siblings, it backs
up those looks with impressive perfor-
mance.
A session on a stock R3 equipped
with Dunlop Q3 race rubber permitted
a quicker pace, easily enabling
peg-scraping lean angles. These tires
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back and surefooted stability lacking
in the OEM tires. And the chassis
easily handles the extra grip without