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Yamaha YZF600R

Autor Reviews | 17.02.2009 | Category Yamaha Bikes

Yamaha introduced the YZF600R several years ago, it was Yamaha’s cutting-edge 600cc sportbike, featuring fully adjustable suspension, front and rear, (preload, compression and rebound), good tires, thorough instrumentation, and very streetable ergonomics and wind protection. Shortly thereafter, Yamaha introduced the R6 — a bike much lighter and much more aggressive from a sportbike perspective. The R6 was the “no compromises” sportbike.

Yamaha continues to manufacture and sell the YZF600R, because it offers a very comfortable and practical alternative to the R6. What you get with the YZF is a 600 that is heavier and less focused on hard core sport riding, but with trade offs that make it a much more practical mount.

The YZF600R has excellent mid-range power for a 600 — even compared with more current designs. The carbureted engine has good throttle response after it warms up (like a lot of carbureted bikes, it is a bit cold blooded). It might lack the top end rush of some of the other 600s available, but the motor works extremely well at sane rpm levels, and is very flexible.

The ergonomics and wind protection, simply put, are the best in the 600 class. The bar/seat/peg triangle is far less severe than most other 600s, with the exception of Kawasaki’s ZX-6R. The Kawasaki also offers excellent real world comfort, but the YZF has it beat in this regard.

The fully adjustable suspension is outstanding. Indeed, we were a bit surprised at how well it worked, both on the street and on the track (yes, we took the YZF to a track day at California Speedway). Its standard settings are very plush, yet reasonably controlled on the street. The added weight the bike carries is actually a plus in most street riding situations, reducing the unsprung weight of the machine as a percentage of its overall weight. The YZF600R proved to be an excellent freeway mount here in Southern California, where high speed travel can unsettle many bikes. The bike felt completely planted at elevated speeds.

Moreover, the 600R has a balanced feel cornering on the street. It changes directions easily, holds its line through corners well, and is largely unaffected by mid-corner bumps. Excellent.

The YZF600R has a very large, comfortable seat, both for rider and passenger. We took some long trips with a passenger, and, once again, passenger comfort easily surpasses that offered by most modern sportbikes.Ground clearance is more than you would typically need on the street, and adequate for the track, as well.

Where the YZF600R really shines, however, is on the street as an all-around, every day, do-it-all machine. With large capacity gas tank (5 gallons), good touring range, low vibration, and the comfort discussed above, the YZF600R offers a very strong package to the person who uses their bike for more than Saturday morning blasts through the canyons, but still wants high handling limits.

YZF R15

Autor Reviews | 12.02.2009 | Category Yamaha Bikes

The YZF R15 is the India’s first bike with 150cc liquid cooled engine. Yamaha has brought lot of advanced technologies which are usually used in higher displacement engines for this 150cc bike. Here are few highlights of YZF R15’s hi-tech engine.

YZF R15 makes use of DiASil (Die-casting Aluminum-Silicon) cylinder. The DiASil Cylinder is an all-aluminum cylinder made possible by an exclusive Yamaha aluminum forging technology. Because it uses a 20% silicon aluminum alloy, it is possible to create a cylinder wall that is so hard and durable that it eliminates the need for a conventional steel cylinder sleeve. And, because the cylinder is all aluminum, it has excellent heat dissipation qualities (cooling capacity is improved by 60% and reduces engine weight (by 30%) at the same time.

YZF R15 makes use of forged piston (India’s first) which enables lighter piston design and excellent power developement. YZF R15’s 4-valve combustion chamber adopts centrally mounted spark plug and six hole type injector which leads to path breaking performance.

A compact radiator cools the engine to maximize stablity and performance. Similar to the R1, Yamaha has adopted a six speed transmission for its new 150cc YZF R15. Optimized ratios will help you to keep the motor singing in the high-rpm range throughout all the gears.

YZF R15 must be the most compact bike in its class. It’s overall length is 1070mm, overall width is 670mm and its wheels base is 1290mm. Since sporty YZF R15 is shorter too and its height is just 1070mm. YZF R15 150cc features F 80/90 -17 inches tyres in the front and 100/80-17 inches tyres in the rear. Both the tyres are tubeless.

Yamaha FZ-16

Autor Reviews | 11.02.2009 | Category Yamaha Bikes

Yamaha is here with another of its great bike to rock the Indian market. The launch of the new Yamaha FZ 16 right after a few months of R15 is a sure Indication that Yamaha is very serious.

The Yamaha FZ 16 motorcycle boasts of a 153 cc air-cooled, four-stroke, single-cylinder high torque engine, single-axis balancer and mono-cross suspension. Other feaures that come with bike that sports street-fighter looks include 5-spoke die-cast alloy wheels, brakes of 267mm single cross-drilled ventilated rotor with 2-pot calipers and 130 mm drum and a fuel tank with a 13-litres capacity.

According to company top brass, FZ 16 has all in it to provide Indian bike enthusiasts with both a rough and brutish expression as well as a certain subtlety. Expected to be a bike that could be picked up by all bike enthusiasts who love the thrills of biking, the FZ 16 is being offered by the company in in three hues, Lava Red, Midnight Black and Flaming Orange.

The petrol tank, silensor, the yellow-gold plated rear shock absorber and fat tyres give enough clues to the true strength of the Yamaha FZ 16 motorcycle – torque that is a bit higher than the 160 Apache RTR and tuned for acceleration and mid-range than outright top speed. Unlike the YZF R15, the Yamaha FZ16 motorcycle is more a city bike, tuned for aggressive city riding than for pure top speed.