Yamaha Motorcycles

Yahama says this about their R6's: "The R6 is one pure sportbike, designed from the asphalt up to achieve a delicate, sublime blend of handling and horsepower, finesse and feel, hyperactive agility and laser-beam predictability. Absolute leading-edge technology takes tangible form in the R6's light and rigid DeltaBox III frame - an almost seamless piece of alloy masterpiece that allowed the engineers to put strength - and the revvy 15,500 rpm redline 4-cylinder - exactly where they belong. From there, all sorts of good things flow."

We move many R1's. Yamaha calls them "The Ultimate Expression". They say "Obviously with it's 998cc, 180-horsepower ram-air fuel-injected engine, the YZF-R1 is intended for riders who like their performance straight up."

Above right is the Yamaha Road Star. Yamaha has created a new identity for their line of cruisers. They now call them Star motorcycles. They say this about their Road Star - "It's in the details. Some might say it's not fair to offer a cruiser that looks and runs this good right off the showroom floor. Wonder what they'll say when you've added a few customs touches of your own."