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Downdraft carburetors were adopted for improved gas flow, but, for motorcycles, a perceived disadvantage was that the intake airbox was above the engine, taking up space from the fuel tank, rather than being sited conventionally behind the engine. However, this apparent disadvantage was an advantage as it allowed for pressurization of the airbox.
Forced induction in motorcycles is the application of forced induction (turbochargers or superchargers) to a motorcycle engine. Special automotive engineering and human factor considerations exist for the application of forced induction with motorcycles compared to other forms of motorized transportation.
The exhaust used Yamaha's Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve (EXUP) system, [5] which controlled exhaust gas flow to maximize engine power production at all revs, resulting in a high-power and high-torque engine. The Yamaha YZF-R6 was introduced in 1999 as the 600 cc version of the R1 super bike.
The Yamaha TW200 is a 196 cc single cylinder dual-sport motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Yamaha since 1987. TW is short for Trail Way. TW is short for Trail Way. In 2001 an update was made that removed the kick start and replaced the front drum brake with a disc brake.
The Yamaha XV1900A cruiser was developed to exploit the large displacement end of the market for large cruisers.Yamaha had a well established range of big "Star" cruisers which went up to the Wild Star 1600 cc but there was a need to redesign the engine to meet anticipated exhaust emissions regulations and the opportunity to update the styling, which had remained largely unchanged for a decade.
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 DragStar 650 (Yamaha V-Star 650) The Yamaha V Star 1300 (also known as XVS1300A Midnight Star and XVS13AW(C) ) is a cruiser motorcycle produced from 2007 to 2017 by Yamaha Motor Company . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It has a fuel injected 1,304 cc (79.6 cu in) V-twin engine , [ 5 ] with a 60° V angle, which produces approximately 72.5 horsepower ...
The Yamaha MT-10 (called FZ-10 in North America until 2017) [1] is a standard motorcycle made by Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha in their MT motorcycle series, [3] first sold in 2016. It was introduced at the 2015 EICMA in Milan, Italy. [7] It is the flagship member of the MT range from Yamaha. [8]