Tuesday 12 January 2010

2009 Best selling sportsbike: Yamaha’s YZF-R1


I just read a small piece on sportbike sales. In Australia, Yamaha's YZF-R1 was the top selling sportbike of the year! I can imagine, myself I want to put my hand on the revolutionary new 2009 R1 with the crossplane crankshaft.

Monday 11 January 2010

2010 Yamaha R1/R6 Racing Parts Order Deadline Approaches


The perfect chance to hone your edge on the racetrack with Yamaha Racing Parts for the YZF-R6 and YZF-R1 is drawing nearer with the second ordering deadline for receiving these indispensible YEC kit sets to close on January 15th.

Forged through the efforts of world champions Ben Spies and Cal Crutchlow with their respective title winning teams in World Superbike and World Supersport, the high-performance engine and chassis components as well as the specialist tools are now in demand and any remaining orders must be received by the end of next week for delivery by late April. The total YEC line up consists of over 120 parts for the latest generation R1 and over 110 parts for the current R6 such as race camshafts, ECU units and wire harnesses, gears, valve springs and generators. Also available in 2010 are optimum selected sets of uniform weight production pistons and connecting rods and well balanced production crank shaft sets. As in previous years, the range includes a selection of race parts for former model year R1 and R6 machines too.

Yamaha's YEC Racing Parts are sold through the official Yamaha dealer network and are for closed-circuit use only. For further information on specifications and availability teams and riders must contact local Yamaha dealers or national distributors without delay to ensure priority on these essential tools for racing ambition and success.

The third and final ordering deadline is May 15th for delivery in August.

For more information including a downloadable leaflet please consult: www.yamaha-racingparts.com