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2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 World-GP 50th Anniversary Edition Reviews

2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 World-GP 50th Anniversary Edition

Fifty years after Yamaha sent its first ever GP riders to compete in the World Championships, our newest factory rider Ben Spies helped to commemorate the occasion with his maiden Moto-GP win at Essen in June 2011. Riding a YZR-M1 in Yamahas specially-designed red and white WGP 50th Anniversary livery, Spies was continuing the strong tradition of winning that has enabled Yamaha to become one of the industrys most innovative and creative manufacturers.

This is the machine thats leading the way in the World Super sport Championship. And its highly advanced engine and chassis designs make it one of the most outstanding motorcycles in the class. Our compact ‘mass-forward’ body layout and lightweight aluminum die-cast Delta box frame concentrate major components around the centre of gravity for super-agile handling. The Yamaha YZF-R6 With 599cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, forward-inclined parallel 4-cylinder, 4-valve engine is equipped with a highly advanced electronic intake (YCC-I) and throttle (YCC-T) giving instant response and seamless power. And with its new 50th Anniversary colors, the Yamaha YZF-R6 looks and feels like a born winner!



Ever since it made its first motorcycle, Yamaha has believed that racing improves the breed. From winning our first ever Grand Prix points at the Isle of Man TT in June 1961 through to this years Moto-GP victories by Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies, every single success on the track allows our engineers and designers to develop and refine tomorrows cutting-edge street-bikes.

Over the past fifty years Yamahas racing programmed has led to the development of some of the most innovative engine and chassis technologies -as well as the creation of the most ground-breaking race-developed models like the Yamaha YZF-R1, whose cross plane crankshaft is a direct spin-off from the factory YZR-M1 racer.

The 2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 was born on the racetrack. Its Moto-GP bred technology is tuned to give you the kind of outstanding engine and chassis performance usually reserved for professional racers. The 2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 World-GP 50th Anniversary Edition is full of innovations and technology, you just wont find on the competitors machinery.

2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 WorldGP 50th Anniversary Edition - Specifications

ENGINE
Type 599cc liquid-cooled inline 4-cylinder; DOHC, 16 titanium valves
Bore x Stroke 67.0 x 42.5mm
Compression Ratio 13.1:1
Fuel Delivery Fuel Injection with YCC-T and YCC-I
Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition
Transmission 6-speed w/multiplate slipper clutch
Final Drive O-ring chain

CHASSIS
Suspension / Front 41mm inverted fork; 4-way adjustable, 4.5-in travel
Suspension / Rear Single shock; 4-way adjustable, 4.7-in travel
Brakes / Front Dual 310mm floating disc; radial-mount 4-piston calipers
Brakes / Rear 220mm disc; single-piston caliper
Tires / Front 120/70-ZR17
Tires / Rear 180/55-ZR17

DIMENSIONS
Length 80.3 in
Width 27.8 in
Height 43.1 in
Seat Height 33.5 in
Wheelbase 54.1 in
Rake (Caster Angle) 24°
Trail 3.8 in
Oil Capacity (with oil filter change) 2.75 qt
Fuel Capacity 4.5 gal
Fuel Economy** 40 mpg
Wet Weight*** 417 lb

OTHER
Primary Reduction Ratio 85/41 (2.073)
Secondary Reduction Ratio 45/16 (2.813)
Gear Ratio - 1st Gear 31/12 (2.583)
Gear Ratio - 2nd Gear 32/16 (2.000)
Gear Ratio - 3rd Gear 30/18 (1.667)
Gear Ratio - 4th Gear 26/18 (1.444)
Gear Ratio - 5th Gear 27/21 (1.286)
Gear Ratio - 6th Gear 23/20 (1.150)

The 2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 World-GP 50th Anniversary Edition Price:$11,390 (World GP 50th Anniversary Edition - Pearl White/Rapid Red)

Yamaha YZF-R6...Confidence, agility, performance... maximum excitement for maximum fun.

2012 Yamaha YZF-R6 World-GP 50th Anniversary Edition