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Starting in 2018, Yamaha offers an up-spec model called the "Tracer 900 GT," which includes the same engine, frame, and body design as the standard Tracer, but with factory saddlebags (now color-matched) as standard, cruise control, heated grips, longer rear swingarm, an updated full-color TFT dash based on the unit from the Yamaha R1 and a new ...
In 2019 Yamaha briefly announced a GT version of the Tracer 700, similar to the larger Yamaha Tracer 900 one. It included side cases and a few other touring features, but the market availability of this variant is unknown as it was removed from the Yamaha official sites in all the countries, the only references are motorcycle magazine reviews [2] and some Yamaha dealers in Europe.
Yamaha product planners often hear sentences like : "TDM is many bikes in one: a sportsbike on small roads, a tourer on longer trips and a powerful commuter in city traffic." [2] Even completely new, the unmistakable face of the TDM remained In 1996 TDM saw major changes with a new engine and many chassis modification and a new face. The new ...
The Ford Super High Output (SHO) V8 engine was designed and built by Ford Motor Company in conjunction with Yamaha Motor Corporation for use in the 1996 Ford Taurus SHO. It was based on the successful Ford Duratec engine rather than its predecessor, the compact Ford SHO V6 engine developed by Yamaha for the 1989 Taurus SHO.
After 20 years producing the TDM, Yamaha Motor Company stopped the production in 2011. In 2014 rumors and photos leaked on the internet showed a new design of sport touring motorcycle with many similarities between the TDM and this new machine. [2] In 2015 Yamaha released the MT-09 Tracer (FJ-09 in North America) developed from the MT-09 ...
The first bike manufactured by Yamaha was actually a copy of the German DKW RT 125; it had an air-cooled, two-stroke, single cylinder 125 cc engine [1] YC-1 (1956) was the second bike manufactured by Yamaha; it was a 175 cc single cylinder two-stroke. [1] YD-1 (1957) Yamaha began production of its first 250 cc, two-stroke twin, the YD1. [1]
"Cutaway of Yamaha Genesis inline-four 20-valve engine" The DOHC Genesis engine has five valves per cylinder and downdraft carburetors. Yamaha adopted the 5-valve concept, using three intake valves and two exhaust valves per cylinder, because it allowed both excellent volumetric efficiency and high RPM. As designers began to appreciate the ...
In a change from their V-4 YZR500, Yamaha designed the YZR-M1 (for "Mission One") with an inline-4 engine because it was the format considered to have the best mutual balance with the frame. [2] Yamaha wanted to preserve the superior handling of the YZR500, so the M1's engine was designed to fit in a chassis developed around the basic structure ...