Supertrax Article: New Yamaha?!

[Laban]

Aaah, the good o'l "torque vs horsepower" ..

For example a Caterpillar D6 dozer has a 9 liter engine producing 185 hp.. put your R1 motor in that and how much dirt do you suppose you can push? my guess is it will have a tough time moving its own weight.. same hp.. completely different torque.

Would work just fine if you had a suiting gearbox, the engine itself could take the forces involved and the engine would last forever when running at 13 000 rpm most of the time

 

[w8tn4snow]

Has anyone even pondered the thought of the new FZ8 motor ?
Its a 750 thats replacing the R6 next year . Apparently a significant bump in hp . I read a little about it , i guess Yammi is dropping the R6 and replacing it with a naked version , some euro looking thing . Whole new engine i guess . I havent been able to find a reliable source that states to hp numbers but its supose to be lighter and more powerful then the R6 engine . 150 ponies in a 100lb lighter , better handling Apex "like " chassis would pretty much destroy anything else in my opinion .
Just my 2 cents !

 

[Ike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6i7_mFfzU

Supertrax guys on the new release.

Ike

 

[Yami450D]

They will not be replacing the R6, They may add the FZ8 to the lineup i would think, not for sure though. But Yamaha will always make an R6. Always.

 

[MagMeister]

Ha! Someone mentioned cross-plane...

http://www.supertraxmag.com/article.asp?nid=1482

 

[kyzer]

So we know Yamaha is coming out with a big gun ...Just how big is the question !!!!!!!

 

[cat hunter]

Just enough to keep us buying!!!

 

[Yamaha205]

there puting the new crossplane engine from the R1. same cc, more hp.

for the frame...somthing lighter.

 

[TurboJamie]

It better be at least 165 hp from the factory or they may as well leave the sheets on it. I think the smartest move would be 170hp

 

[snowbeast]

Sure sounds like the nytro chassie with a mono skid to me,with a perked up 3 holer,but just maybe its got the 4 holes we have all come to love maybe!!!

 

[snowbeast]

It better be at least 165 hp from the factory or they may as well leave the sheets on it. I think the smartest move would be 170hp

Ya thats what alot of us are hoping for,but goes aganist the grain at yamaha corp.

 

[Vectornut]

It's a Phaser with a 3 Holer. Got to take care of us old guys that still can afford to snowmobile and have the strenght to do it. 05 Vector ER.