2014 Yamaha R1 - No change

Could stand to loose a few pounds and gain some HP. I guess they're spending all their money on the AMA bikes to make them fast.
 
R1 could stand being modified to not roast the rider's butt ... could use being de-restricted ... and I'm no fan of the R1's headlights / ram air openings. To me, it looks like someone forgot to install the outer headlamp covers.

On one hand, I'm not surprised that Yamaha is staying the course. Sales volume in the supersports categories has been trending down and it simply does not make sense to do frequent design changes. The money is not there.

But by the same token, the segment needs a shake-up, and leaving these bikes the same doesn't do that.

I was half expecting Yamaha's new 3 cylinder engine to go into a replacement for the R6 ... may yet happen, but I guess it won't be for at least another year.

What would really pique my interest is a modern FZR400. Take an R6, chop one cylinder off on the drawing board and add the needed balance shaft, cut the stroke down to get the displacement down to 400cc. Keep pistons, rods, valves, transmission etc all the same to control the cost. Should make 70 - 75 hp and be lighter and narrower than the old 400 ... It'll never happen ...
 
Since BMW introduced the wildly successful S1000RR, all the jap makers basically gave up.
 
SunnY S said:
Since BMW introduced the wildly successful S1000RR, all the jap makers basically gave up.
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At the rate the S1000RR is going at, it'll be the new squid ride and replace "gixxers" lol
 
Apparently the R1's new for last yr traction control is a revelation. They should've added ABS this yr. If it had ABS and I were shopping for a new litre bike, since they are all so incredible, and too much for roads anyways, it would be an R1, based solely on sound.
Anytime they wanna move the exhaust to where it belongs is alright with me.
 
vrus said:
What will Yamaha's crossplane triple sound like?
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"Crossplane" is an absurd term when applied to a three-cylinder engine. I suppose the marketing wizards thought it sounded good. The crossplane 4-cyl has an uneven firing order, hence the different sound of the R1 compared to a normal inline 4. A three-cylinder has evenly spaced 120 degree crank throws, it inherently doesn't have the crank speed variation that the crossplane 4-cyl was intended to resolve. The Yamaha triple is a completely conventional (for a triple) even-firing engine with 120-degree crank throws ...
 
Brian P said:
"Crossplane" is an absurd term when applied to a three-cylinder engine. I suppose the marketing wizards thought it sounded good.
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Yamaha never called it a crossplane engine, people just got confused on their own because they said it had the same throttle control benefits as a crossplane four.
 
Yamaha has said that there will be two more bikes for 2014 with triples.....the MT09 is one....I'm assuming it will be the FZ6R and the FZ1....we'll see I guess.
 
油井緋色;2069122 said:
At the rate the S1000RR is going at, it'll be the new squid ride and replace "gixxers" lol
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Highly doubtful.

Maybe in 5-6 years when they are trading for $5k on the used market.
 
Thanks for this informative thread!
 
I'm curiously waiting to see if Suzuki will update their GSXR1000, it's been the same bike for 5 years with minor tweaks. And I hope they move away from the plastic look
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