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The Yamaha FZR1000 is a motorcycle produced by Yamaha from 1987 to 1995. Classed as a sports motorcycle.. The FZR1000 was generally regarded world's finest production sports motorcycle at that time and in its 1989 FZR1000R incarnation the engine produced over 140 hp with a class-leading handling to match.
Yamaha was the first to develop such a system, called the Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve (EXUP). [1] It first appeared on the Yamaha FZR EXUP and was later used on many other Yamahas. Later versions from Honda went by the names Honda Titanium Exhaust Valve (HTEV) and Honda Variable Intake/Exhaust (H-VIX), [ 1 ] appearing on the CBR600RR and Honda ...
The 4-Valve design and the "EXUP" exhaust valve [ edit ] Unlike the larger FZR models, which had featured three intake valves and two exhaust valves per cylinder, the FZR600 had a four valve per cylinder layout, necessitated by the different gas flow characteristics of the 600 cc engine over the 750 and 1,000 cc units in the FZR range. [ 2 ]
The Yamaha YZF1000R Thunderace was a motorcycle produced by Yamaha from 1996 until 2005.. The YZF1000R was a stop-gap bike from the FZR1000 to the YZF-R1 and produced from existing parts bins.
The Yamaha FZR400 was a 400 cc (24 cu in) class sport bike produced by Yamaha Motor Company between 1987 and 1994. The FZR400 was updated every year up until 1994, after which production ended.
Many FZ owners confuse their bikes with the later FZR models due to similar name and body styling. A major difference between the FZ-600 and its successor, the FZR-600, is the Delta Box One-Frame the FZR-600 incorporated, like the one used on the earlier FZR-400s. This gave the FZRs more rigid support, tighter handling and reduced weight.
This new design used only projector lamps in the headlights and used the newfound design space on the nose to position ram-air intakes next to the lights. Testing the 2010 model on a tri-oval racetrack, Motorcyclist magazine reported a 0 to 1 ⁄ 4 mi (0.00 to 0.40 km) time of 10.02 seconds @ 144.23 mph (232.12 km/h), and fuel consumption of 25 ...
The FZ6 received optimized fuel injection (FI) system mapping, redesigned fairing and windscreen, new instrument cluster with analog tachometer and digital speedometer (similar to the FZ1), new four-piston monoblock brake calipers for the front brake, alumite-finished front forks with revised damping, a three-way catalytic converter, a new seat ...