Yamaha India will soon bring in the 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 superbike to the Indian shores in coming months.
The bike will be legally available at selected Yamaha dealerships across the nation and the company will provide complete service and spare part backup to the customers of this elite motorcycles. Yamaha is already selling the older generation YZF-R1 and the street-fighter model, the MT-01. The 2010 model YZF-R1 carries forward the revolutionary MotoGP-inspired crossplane crankshaft technology as seen on the 2009 model.
The crossplane crankshaft technology adopts an un-even firing order of the cylinders unlike typical inline-four cylinder engines for improved rideability and more accessible power delivery. The new YZF-R1 borrows host of technologies from Yamaha's MotoGP race-bike, the YZR-M1 and incorporates them suitably for the street on the YZF-R1. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Yukimine Tsuji, CEO & MD, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd., said, "This launch signifies our successful brand transformation efforts in India."
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