2012 Brings New Electric Bicycles From Yamaha

Yamaha’s electric bikes did well enough this year that Yamaha Motors is expanding their lineup for 2012 by another five models. The new electric assist bicycles – 2012 MY – will go on sale on January 30th.

The common point for all new models is the easy battery level tracking system; until 20% charge is reached, the battery level is shown in increments of 10%. Below 20%, the battery level is shown decreasing in increments of 1%. Yamaha is also offering a 2-year warranty on the battery, and a 3-year warranty on everything else, hoping to recreate and improve on the popular aspects of their 2011 models.

Five New PAS Models in Total

The new target demographic is women in their 20s, for whom Yamaha has designed the PAS Ami. The bike comes in light pink and has increased battery capacity (from 4.3Ah to 6.6Ah). Yamaha also introduces the stylish PAS CITY S, which runs along the same lines and has 27-inch tires.

Yamaha designed a new frame to make getting on and off the bike easier (very handy when wearing a skirt!) for the PAS Natura sub-series. The PAS Natura S is the base model, with a 6.0Ah battery, while the PAS Natura M also sports the 6.6Ah battery in the same size case. Rounding out the Natura line and Yamaha’s new offerings is the PAS Natura M Deluxe.

If you’re in Japan, you can get one of the PAS 2012 models for a price ranging between 99,800 yen (about $1280 USD) and 108,000 yen (about $1390), battery and charger included.

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Yamaha’s Zuma 50: 132 mpg of fun!

At the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach this past weekend, I spoke with Yamaha’s Tim Olsen about their Zuma 50 and Zuma 125, both excellent scooters for new riders and young urban commuters. The 50 gets a mind-boggling 132 mpg, and must be loads of fun to ride. I only say this because I haven’t ridden one yet, but I know of at least one very talented racer whose preferred mode of commuting 60 miles to work is on his Zuma 50.

He’s hopped his up a little, in the longstanding tradition of young Europeans looking to get the most out of the small displacement vehicles they’re limited to. This guy lapped me about a million times in the 24 hour endurance race we competed in, on 50cc bikes designed for children. So I figure if it’s fun enough for Jason Perez, it must be fun. The 2012′s are 4-stroke, making them cleaner than the previous models which were 2-strokes.

When I asked Tim if Yamaha was looking to enter the EV market, he explained that he feels it’s going to happen, but not until they’re able to introduce the vehicles at a price people expect. Once again, there’s that perception that sticker price is the only price. People are so accustomed to paying a lot for fuel and maintenance, they forget that these costs are drastically lower with electric vehicles.

I’m hoping to get some seat time on the 2012 R1, the newer version of the gas guzzling rocketship I ride when I’m not on my bicycle. Why that may interest you is that the 2012 features a chip-controlled intake manifold which restricts the air/fuel mixture as you roll on the throttle. On previous models, the fuel injectors released too much gas, particularly with an agressive roll-on. The 2012 upgrade is designed to limit the amount of fuel to exactly what’s needed, reducing the amount of unburnt fuel. I want to do a proper road test to compare it to the average MPG I get from my 2009 R1. Which I’m embarrassed to admit here. It’s less than most of the cars we feature, which is why I ride my bicycle as much as possible.

Although I’ve been saving for an electric motorcycle for some time, I may have to give in to the siren song of the Yamaha Moegi (mentioned here) if they actually produce it. It’ll get great mileage, although I won’t be able to carry as many groceries as with a scooter. There’s a rumor it may even make a live appearance at the New York International Motorcycle Show…

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Yamaha Y125 Concept Bike Gets 220 MPG (!)

When Yamaha announced it had stopped developing Japanese-market motorcycles over 250 cc back in August, everyone (myself included) thought it was the beginning of the end for the company’s sexy motorcycle designers. We needn’t have worried; Yamaha’s latest (revealed at last week’s Tokyo Motor Show) is this 220 mpg (188 mpg US), 80 kg, 125 cc cruiser called Y125 … and it. Is. Gorgeous!

The attention to detail Yamaha put into the Y125 is amazing, combining a quiet belt drive system, featherwight aluminum frame, ultra light-weight brakes, and more, to deliver a simple, elegant, and stunning reinterpretation of the YA-1, Yamaha’s first-ever motorcycle. All that lightweight tech should generate a more thrilling ride than the old YA-1 could ever deliver, though, since the Y125 weighs almost 40% less than its ancestor, while getting nearly twice the power out of the 125 “world engine” (currently seeing active duty in Yamaha’s YBR 125, albeit in less pretty/polished form).

Yamaha’s Y125 is just a concept, at this point, but definitely points the way ahead for Yamaha’s next generation of small cruisers, themselves set to do market battle with bikes like Kawasaki’s Eliminator 125 and Sym’s Wolf 125 … and possibly Yamaha’s own line of 125 cc scooters.

Expect a production version of the Y125 to show up at next year’s EICMA show in Italy. Until then, however, you’ll just have to join me in drooling over the photographs, below.

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New 2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 With Dual Clutch

New colours for 2012 Yamaha R1. Yamaha has ready new details of motor sport that will be released 2012. 2012 Yamaha R1 is ready by the Japanese manufacturer. Sadly Yamaha just leaked a brand new color, not the motor specifications.

Yamaha did not desire to miss with its major competitor, Honda, to start to apply the functions of a double clutch or dual clutch. Yamaha YZF-R1 in India starting next year, becoming the first sportbike manufacturer’s logo can be a tuning fork that utilizes dual-clutch transmission. Honda first employed this technologies inside the Honda VFR 1200F.

Dual Clutch is the innovative transmission program essentially the most advanced and significant. With this feature enables the rider to quickly switch among manual and automatic. Yamaha R1 is among the most well-known sportbike. Armed with 4-cylinder DOHC engine having a capacity of 998 cc engine that will create power 189 hp at 12,500 rpm and peak torque of 118.three Nm at 10,000 rpm.

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Yellow Black Design

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Yellow Black Turing

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Yellow Black Front Side

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Yellow Black Side

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Review

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Review Right Front

The new YZF-R1 LE sports Valentino Rossi livery as the YZF-M1 MotoGP bike, but comes in a very limited number.

The new 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1LE not only gives much of the technology of the championship, Valentino Rossi, but his look and style of the championship. The R1 is the first ever production motorcycle with a transverse crankshaft. The result? Outrageous torque and raw energy at high speed by providing incredibly smooth power delivery out of corners. While the bold graphic style Fiat Yamaha provides incredibly smooth.

Yamaha YZF-R1 LE Review Side

2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 LE - USA Specifications
* MSRP $ 14,500 (Fiat Yamaha Team Graphics) Available from January 2010

Motor
Type 998cc, liquid-cooled 4-cylinder DOHC 16-valve (titanium intake valves)

Diameter x 78.0mm long x 52.2mm

Compression ratio 12.7:1

Delivery fuel fuel injection with YCC-T and YCC-I

Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition

Transmission 6-speed w / multi disc clutch shoe

Final Drive # 530 O-ring chain

Chassis
Suspension / Front 43mm inverted fork, fully adjustable, 4.7 in travel

Suspension / Rear Single shock w / Piggyback Reservoir, 4-position adjustable, 4.7 in travel

Brakes / Front Dual 310 mm disc, radial-mount ceiling for six piston calipers

Brakes / rear 220 mm disc, single-piston caliper

Tires / Front 120/70-ZR17

Tires / rear 190/55ZR17

Dimensions
Length 81.5 in

Width 28.1 in

Height 44.5 in

Seat Height 32.8 in

Wheelbase 55.7 in

Rake (forward angle) 24.0 °

Path to 4.0

Fuel capacity 4.8 gallons

Dry Weight 454 pounds

Another
Primary Rate Reduction 65/43 (1.512)

47/17 High Rate Reduction (2765)

Value transmission - 38/15 1st gear (2533)

Value Transmission - 2nd gear 33/16 (2063)

Value transmission - 3rd 37/21 (1762)

Value transmission - 35/23 Fourth Gear (1522)

Value transmission - 5th Gear 30/22 (1364)

1 year warranty (limited factory warranty)

Value transmission - Sixth Gear 33/26 (1269)