Yamaha drop the r1 Bomb
theIconIcyaMahayZF-r1 getsa reVaMpFor
My 2020 withbetteraerodynamics,electronics,
andperformance.
thelatestversiongetsitsinspirationfrom
Motogp, whichisevidentfromthenewfairing
andscreenthatmergesstraightintothetank.
thenewledheadlampslookmeanerthan
before.new10-spokecastmagnesiumwheels
reducetheweightforquickdirectionchanges
andmoreresponsivehandling.thealuminium
alloyfuel-tankweighs1.6kilogramslessthan
a comparablesteeltank,whichreducesthe
overallweightandiscraftedtogivetheridera
naturallowerbodyconnectiontothebike.
the998-cc,liquid-cooled,in-linefournow
makes 200 psand113.3nmandfeatures
yamaha’sexclusivecross-planecrankshaft
technologyderivedfromthecompany’s
Motogpmachine.upfrontther1 isa 43-mm
KyB fullyadjustableinvertedforkanda KyB
fullyadjustablesingleshockattherear.on
theotherhand,themorepremiumr1Mgetsa
43-mmfullyadjustableÖhlinselectronicracing
suspensionnpxforkatthefrontanda fully
adjustableÖhlinselectronicracingsuspension
singleshockattherear.Boththebikesgetupgraded brakes that
featurefour-pistonradiallymounted front
calipers,stainless-steelfront lines, and 320-mm
rotorswithhigh-frictionbrakepadspairedwith
a compactaBsunit.
the 2020 yZFr1 andr1Mfeaturea new
cable-lessride-by-wire.thenewyamahachip
controlledthrottle(ycc-t) systemtransforms
riderinputintomotion,witha fullsuiteof
IMu-poweredelectronicrideraidsgivingthe
ridergreaterconfidence.the new electronic
systemsonthebikesprovidemorecontroland
personalization.
alsonewisa full-colour,tFtdisplaythat
includesfrontbrakepressureandg-force
readouts.It alsofeaturesa zoomed-inviewof
thetachometerintheupperrpmrange,a lap
timer,gearpositionindicator,andspeed.there
isa streetmodeanda trackmodethatfocuses
onperformanceinformationsuchasyamaha
ridecontrolsettings,includingengineBrake
Management(eBM)andBrakecontrol(Bc)
systems.
Internationally,yamahawill release the new
bikessoonanddeliveriesare expected to begin
byseptember this year.Braunspergerexits
HeroMotocorp
MarkusBraunsperger,chieftechnology
officer,heroMotocorp,hasdecidedto
moveoutofthecompanyandrelocate
toeurope.he wasthebrainsbehindthe
company’sr&dcentreandwasalso
thedrivingforcebehindtheir
participationindakar.royalenfieldOffer
dryWashService
to copewithchennai’sseverewater
crisis,royalenfieldhaveintroduced
motorcycledrywashsystemsacrossall
theirservicecentresinthecity.with this
thecompanyaimstosaveapproximately
18 lakhlitresofwatereverymonth.KawasakiNinja 300
ABSrecalled
Kawasakihaveissueda majorrecall
fortheninja 300 aBsinIndia.the
bikecomeswithseverallocalized
components.accordingtothecompany,
therecallistocheckand,if needbe,
fixanissuewiththefront-brakemaster
cylinder.about1,358ninja 300 aBs
manufacturedbetweenaugust 2018
andMarch 2019 aresaidtobeaffected
bytherecall.fatalcrashforcarlin
dunneatPikesPeak
carlindunne,ridingtheducati
streetfighterV4prototypeatthepikes
peakhillclimb,wasattemptingtobeat
therecordtimeofclimbingthehill.he
lostcontrolofthebikeandcrashedjust
metresbeforethefinish-line,resulting
inthetragicaccident.we extendour
deepestcondolencestohisfamily
andfriends.SnippeTS
Small-capacity MV Agusta
IconIc ItalIanManuFacturersMVagusta
MotorandchineseindustrialgiantloncinMotor
coltd have signed a long-term partnership
agreementtobuildmotorcyclesinthe350-ccto
500-ccsegment.
themotorcyclesfromthisnewpartnership
willbedesignedbyMVagustaandindustrialized
togetherwithloncin,whoarethemarket
leadersintheproductionofmotorcyclesinasia.
Bringinginsmaller-capacitymotorcycleswith
thehelpofloncinwillenlargetheirportfolioand
increasetheirsalesaudience,especiallyinasia.
theirobjectiveistoexpandtheaccessofthe
MVagusta brand and drive incrementalsalesof
the new, smaller-displacement motorcyclesand
ofthecurrentproductrangeof675-,800-,and
1,000-ccofferings.
the new bikes will be available atMVagustadealershipsbytheendof2021.the partnership
willnotbelimitedonlytothesmaller-
displacementmotorcycles.It alsoincludes
MVagustaassistingloncinintoenteringthe
premiumsegmentmarketwiththeirrangeof
800-ccbikes.cagivaresearchcenter(crc), part
ofMVagusta,willhelpdesignandengineerthe
premiummotorcyclesforVoge,loncin’s high-
end premium brand.24 BikeIndia August 2019 http://www.bikeindia.in
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