Yamaha R1 arrives at the EICMA fair, substantially renovated into
engine and electronic system using the Ride by
Wire technology which Yamaha was pioneer and controls for anti-spinning. The
engine of Yamaha R1 street legal has six steps to manage the control that works with the usual sequence
(managing butterflies, delay switch, cutting power) that
distinguishes all the traction control known at the time. The
system could be switched off and works according to a new electronic
control unit that uses maps updated to improve performance during
acceleration and out of corners. The new R1 tested last October at
the Spanish circuit of Valencia does not increasing the power (182hp) but
has a better torque. Remain confirmed the three steps of
engine operation (standard, A and B) characteristics of
the current R1, as is the technical peculiarities of
the 4-cylinder Iwata. YamahaR1 2012, the fairing has
been redesigned (the headlights turn away from them) and
even the lights are LED. The rider footpads have a better
grip, and there are no changes of cycling if you exclude
the arrival of a new triple clamp derived from racing MotoGP
M1 Lorenzo and Spies. The available colors remind the WGP 50th
Anniversary celebration, which reproduces the beautiful graphics for
the 50 years of racing Yamaha.