Yamaha Getting The 2015 R1 Ready For Austin + Video
In this video, provided to us from Yamaha, we see the all-new, 2015 R1 getting stripped of its street clothes in preparation for racetrack battle. The introduction of the new R1 coincides with the new chapter in American road racing, as MotoAmerica is set to take over. Here, we see the bike stripped to its frame, its engine run on the dyno, and geometry measurements being taken. Interestingly, the beginning of the video shows a computer screen with a CAD drawing of a fuel tank. The length of a road race forces the engine to consume more fuel than the stock tank allows, so one of the first modifications is to design a larger unit that mimics the shape of the stocker. Check out the video below, and keep an eye out for the new R1 at the season opening race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, April 10-12.
Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.
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