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New 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 gets traction control



This is the new 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 which has six-stage traction control and a mid-life redesign.

The R1 is still instantly recognisable; Yamaha is holding back on a radical redesign for at least another two years according to company insiders. The biggest change for 2012 is the new six-way adjustable traction control system (TCS) which will come as standard. Much of the rest of the bike is unchanged – the innovative 998cc crossplane crankshaft inline four-cylinder engine with an uneven firing order and underseat pipes remain.

Other changes to the R1 include:

Revised front lights and lower fairing
Remapped ECU for smoother power delivery and a boost to low and mid-range power
New LED front lights
Newly shaped exhaust heatshield and end caps
MotoGP inspired top yoke
The traction control works by using front and rear wheel speed sensors which detect the rear wheel spinning and then adjusts the fuel injection, throttle opening and ignition timing to reduce power. The current three-way Variable Map Function stays.

Source - http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/Ne...ction-control/

Noor

News approved

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Will love to see the 2012 Versions of SBKs like Fireblade & R1 in a head to head race like comparison

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pixantz

The Cross Plane Crankshaft stuff has proven itself already. Personally I'm a Honda fan, but I'll have to say, this is seriously hot stuff.

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Revised front lights and "lower fairing"
Remapped ECU for smoother power delivery and a boost to low and mid-range power
New LED front lights
Newly shaped exhaust heatshield and end caps

Doesn't This Sound Familiar

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Those turn lights looks like it came off the first gen ZMA!so big!

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now thats an answer to the technology drivenn market......

btw any ideas if the traction control system can be put into the 09-11 models?

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Yes those BIG Indicators look fugly :P

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I was wondering what a top yoke was, this is what i found, an example top yoke:


So they have change this part..