Yamaha has boosted the midrange power of its dominant YZF-R6 in an attempt to broaden the appeal and performance of its 16,000rpm supersport screamer. The firm, keen to re-emphasise the R6 as the bike which benefits from race-derived technology first, still doesn’t give it a crossplane crank however.
The midrange-boost comes from tweaks to the variable intake stacks, airbox, a re-mapped ECU and altered exhaust system. No figures available yet and the colours shown aren’t confirmed as those for the UK.
Changes include:
- Revised YCC-I (Yamaha's Chip Controlled Intake) funnels
The changes to the R6 are significant compared to the competition, but if you were hoping for ever bigger developments you’ll have to wait til 2011.
