The new low-price version gets few mechanical changes, and is slightly heavier than the YZF-R1.
If you wanted to buy a Yamaha YZF-R1, you had two options till recently, the YZF-R1 and the YZF-R1M. However, those looking to buy these, have to walk into a Yamaha showroom with a thick wallet. From next year, if you want to buy the motorcycle, but don't have as big as a wallet, Yamaha seems to have you covered too, because they have introduced a cheaper version, badged the Yamaha YZF-R1S.
The Yamaha YZF-R1S isn't exactly cheap too, however the Japanese manufacturer has managed to shave off almost Rs 1.3 lakh from the price of the base R1. Despite this, there are very little differences between the R1 and the R1S. On the front, the multi-spoke magnesium alloys have been replaced by five-spoke aluminum ones, the titanium connecting rods in the engine have been replaced with steel ones, the oil pan and right-side engine cover are now alluminum instead of titanium. The exhaust headers are also stainless steel now instead of titanium. The Yamaha YZF-R1S also reportedly redlines a little lower than the R1, and this could be because of the use of new valve springs.
Yamaha have now made the quickshifter optional, instead of it being offered as standard, but rest of all the hardware remains unchanged. It gets the titanium muffler and the entire electronics package that has a six-axis Inertial Measurement Unit and offers traction control, wheelie control, launch control, slide control programs, and ABS.With all the changes, the Yamaha YZF-R1S weighs in a little over 203.2kg wet, which is about 4kg heavier than the R1. It does not even get a separate 'S' badge.
This motorcycle should be available with dealers across the globe early next year, and we can only wait and see the if and when of it coming to Indian shores.
Courtesy : Autocar
Oct 07, 2015
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