Thursday, August 11, 2011

Yamaha R6 is designed to do one thing extremely well


Compact, lightweight aluminum Deltabox frame offers an optimized total rigidity balance for incredibly light and agile handling. This frame is a MotoGP inspired innovation that Yamaha calls a "straight frame concept". This means the top spars of the frame lie as close to possible to the frame's torsional axis (the line connecting the head pipe to the swingarm pivot point). The ram air duct passes through the frame at the head pipe for a straight ram air effect too. A mix of revised mold castings and pressed aluminum plates make up the frame. The engine is a fully stressed chassis member allowing for a super-light frame design.

Lightweight, detachable magnesium rear subframe. The detachable design allows rear shock access and is less costly if the unit is "looped out".

Lightweight, aluminum "gull wing" type swingarm uses a mix of castings and pressed plates for optimum rigidity. The swingarm pivot position has been optimized to reduce the "squat" tendencies caused by drive chain reaction to hard throttle openings.

Key chassis geometry figures include: 1380mm wheelbase, 24 degree caster angle, 97mm of trail and a 52.5% front and 47.5% rear weight balance. The maximum lean angle is a knee scraping 57 degrees.
Because there is a wrong placement of the reflector headlights, Yamaha must withdraw Yamaha R6 sport bike.

The withdrawal was carried out on R6 models manufactured from August 2005 until March 2010, the number reached 54,000 units, as reported by Autoevolution on Wednesday (08/11/2010).

According to the manufacturer logo Tala fork, the front side reflector R6 are not placed at the right height, so that it can be a source of accidents, because the motor will decrease visibility.

Placement error is also well equipped to make motor sport called Yamaha YZF-R6 does not meet the safety standards of the U.S. federal government.

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