Yamaha YZF-R1

The new 2008 Yamaha yzf-r1 is the ultimate state-of-the-art super sports motorcycle. If you want fast riding with race technology, instant acceleration, breathtaking performance, and competitive racetrack handling then the 2008
yzf-r1 is the bike for you. A snarling brute of a machine, the 2008 R1 takes technological inspiration from Valentino Rossi's mighty M1 MotoGP bike, with a ferocious engine giving Yamaha's best-ever performance - 180 horsepower at 12,500, “and that's before the forced air intake system kicks in."

Providing for riders who take great pride in their motorcycle, the yzf-r1 2008 racebike improves track prowess as well as straight road performance, combining awesome good looks with stunning power, to achieve the accolade of being the most advanced open-class production motorcycle ever built. The ease at which the 2008 Yamaha yzf-r1 devours the miles, carves the corners, and accelerates out of twisting roads is pure divine inspiration. New features start with the four cylinder engine (replacing the previous five) working in tandem with the new electronics-controlled, variable length intake funnel system. This ensures ideal power and torque throughout all rpm, giving a fantastic torque curve and maximum acceleration whatever revs or throttle you're at. No other bike gives such a flawless response under all conditions. The 2008 yzf-r1 motorcycle really is the pinnacle of super sports riding.

Other key features new for 2008 include six-piston radial-mount front brake callipers with 310mm discs, providing the necessary precision braking for a machine that goes this fast; a new aluminium Deltabox frame and swingarm, and a slipper-type back torque-limiting clutch, facilitating efficient downshifting from high speed.The very embodiment of speed, white hot competition, aggressive handling, and agile, powerful capability, the 2008 Yamaha yzf-r1 motorcycle is not for sissies.

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