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10-07-2012, 09:52 AM
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AMA Supersport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Richmond, Tx
Moto: '10 Tuono Factory
Posts: 4,569
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yamaha goes triple
http://blog.motorcycle.com/2012/10/0...88381481237582
Intermot 2012: Yamaha Unveils Crossplane Triple Concept  Yamaha announced it is developing a new three-cylinder engine using a crossplane crankshaft inherited from the company’s YZR-M1 MotoGP bike and its YZF-R1 sportbike. Yamaha says the new Triple will play an important role in the company’s future. The Japanese manufacturer unveiled a concept sculpture with the new three-cylinder engine at the 2012 Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. The sculpture is abstract, showing little beyond the engine, wheels and front fork, but the tires and wheels would suggest the first model to use the new engine will be a streetbike. Yamaha trumpets the benefits of its crossplane crankshaft which has been used in bikes that have won championships in MotoGP, World Superbike and AMA Superbike. Yamaha claims the engine offers linear driving power and more efficient torque output. Yamaha hopes the crossplane crankshaft can work additional wonders as a platform for a new generation of models.
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10-07-2012, 04:15 PM
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token jewboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
Posts: 10,799
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Possibly a competitor to the 650 twins?
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10-07-2012, 07:58 PM
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Viff6N Mutated Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Texas
Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N
Posts: 8,704
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Sadly it wont cut cost. Less equals more these days.
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10-07-2012, 08:37 PM
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Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
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i want to see a picture of the crank pin alignment. Im thinking they are overusing the name. Also could this be the heart of the ten years late new R6?
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10-08-2012, 10:42 AM
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Ride Like an Asshole
Join Date: Feb 2008
Moto: nothing...
Posts: 11,254
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Triple engines and yarn frames... sign me up.
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10-08-2012, 11:01 AM
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Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
Posts: 11,351
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And if I was getting a new liter bike it'd be the R1 all the way, just for its sound. |
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10-08-2012, 06:31 PM
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Hopster
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Moto: 2009 Buell 1125R
Posts: 4,743
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What's old is re-new again?
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10-08-2012, 10:49 PM
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I give Squids a bad name
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fly Over State
Moto: 1996 CBR600 F3 (AKA the Flying Turd)
Posts: 4,742
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Quote:
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10-09-2012, 12:25 AM
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Keyboard Racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High City
Moto: Old Superbikes
Posts: 1,016
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Maybe Yamaha still has the tooling from the XS750 and 850 triples:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_XS750 |
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10-18-2012, 07:44 PM
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token jewboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
Posts: 10,799
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