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The Genesis engine was also used in the Yamaha YZF-R1, FZX700, FZ750, and the USA-only FZ700. Other applications ranged from the Supersport YZF-R6 and YZF-R1 models, using electronic fuel injection with YCCT and YCCI, to the less extreme but still powerful Yamaha FZ6 (4 valve per cylinder) and FZ1 Fazer line, which had a simpler fuel injection ...
The Yamaha FZR600 engine was slanted forward in the frame. This was the basis of the Genesis engine and Delta Box frame concept, and helped to lower the center of gravity and help centralize mass. This layout allowed the real fuel tank to sit behind the cylinders, low between the frame rails, and further aided with lowering the center of gravity.
Yamaha sold the YZF600R "Thundercat" in Europe from 1996 to 2003, and from 1994 to 2008 in the United States and Canada. From 1994 to 1996 the YZF600R had distinctive twin "Cats eye" headlights. In 1997 it was updated to have a single rounded triangular headlight, and it left behind the more boxy 1980s/1990s style fairings in favor of a more ...
The same front brake master cylinder was used on the FZR-600 up until the end of its production (1999). In 1986 Yamaha produced the FZ "pure sports" version, with more performance oriented modifications. The FZ-600's main competitors when it was released were the Kawasaki GPZ600 and Honda CBR600F. Suzuki's GSX-600 Katana was given little ...
Yamaha FZ-600; Yamaha FZ1; Yamaha FZ6; Yamaha FZ8 and FAZER8 ... Yamaha FZR600; Yamaha FZR1000; Yamaha FZS600 Fazer; Yamaha FZX750; G. Yamaha Genesis engine; Yamaha ...
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The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine [1] YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke. [1] YD-1 (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1. [1]
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