First the yamaha yzf r1 crossplane engine isn t faster than the 2008 model no crossplane at least.
R1 crossplane street bike.
The bike has a slightly different feel and sound to it.
The 2009 r1 was the first production sportbike to use a crossplane crankshaft.
Problem is 1000cc is a bit too much for me.
I know it would probably result in my death lol.
Anybody interested in buying a yamaha yzf r1 knows about the new crossplane crankshaft setup and most people have the idea that the yamaha crossplane or big bang produces more power.
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Therefor we would like to explain the benefits of the new crossplane crankshaft setup more clearly.
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The new r1 takes engine technology from the m1 motogp bike with its cross plane crankshaft.
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I also am not a track guy and just don t need that much power on the street.
Crossplane crank shaft can t affect the peak torque number cause physics the only way to increase torque is to generate more boom it can only affect just how soon it arrives in the rpm range and in the case of the r1 it does so quicker than other bikes.