RX1-M
Newbie
I was just checking out the R1 bikes on yamaha site and they say the new 3rd generation engine has 180 hp and revs out at 12,500 rpms.... It also has fuel injection 
Cant wait until they throw that in the RX1 !!! maybe another year or two. After the sled has 180 horse stock forget about weight that thing will be nuts ! The new skidoo 2 stroke 1000 doesnt even have 180 horse ....
Cant wait until they throw that in the RX1 !!! maybe another year or two. After the sled has 180 horse stock forget about weight that thing will be nuts ! The new skidoo 2 stroke 1000 doesnt even have 180 horse ....
that's old news. But wouldn't be nice to have a stock rx-1 with 180 ponys
LazyBastard
TY 4 Stroke God
They should keep the current motor, but also offer one with 180 hp. Call it the RX1-S, where S is for Suicide. Personally, I wouldn't want one... if it was available for 03, I would have bought the 120 instead, then I could race it instead of having to pull out the Exciter to keep to the same class as everybody else has.
impalapower
TY 4 Stroke God
I could only imagine what you'd wreck with that kind of power. Belts, tracks, and brake pads would be popular among other things.
RX1-M
Newbie
it would be pretty crazy but it would definitely come in handy on the hills and in the powder.
race24x
TY 4 Stroke Master
You can not spin the clutch that fast but I dont know why they cant gear reduce down further and give us the extra power. I understand motorcycles do not turn that many RPMs all day but what about a button that would allow it when you want LOL like the extra boost button on a turbo.
Anyone know if the R1's rods, bearings, and caps are the same as the RX?
Silverbullet
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
Yamaha makes a 1070cc efi jet ski motor (based on the R-1 block) that makes 160 hp at 10200ish rpms. Seem to me that this would be an easy engine for Yami to add to their sled line up 
SUPERTUNER
TY 4 Stroke Master
Please don't read into advertisements and sales peoples claims of HP too much. Every year when a new model comes out, they claim "X" amount of HP and every year they fail miserably to actually make it. Magazines do this regularly for some reason. Maybe it is payback for the thousands of dollars the OEM's spend all the time on advertising? Who knows? but suffice it to say that I have a 100% failure rate at making magazine advertised HP...yet our bikes go out and set records against some of these other bikes that purportedly dynoed higher.
impalapower
TY 4 Stroke God
Hey race24x, how about a V-Max motorcycle engine with v-boost. No buttons to push, the boost kicks in around 9000 rpm.