Yamaha YZF-R1 2010 at Auto Expo 2010 Yamaha India launched 2010 editions of their popular super bike YZF-R1and a special model of R15 India. Both Yamaha R1 2010 and R15 2010 were showcased the Auto Expo Delhi. The new 2010 model of Yamaha R1comes with a 998cc liquid cooled four stroke engine. It is the only model with crossplane crankshaft technology, that can deliver unmatched power and performance.2010 model Yamaha YZF-R1 will soon be available for booking at all important Yamaha outlets for a price of 12.5 lakhs. All new Yamaha R1 photos from Delhi Auto Expo 2010: Jhon with Yamaha R1 2010 for India The difference in the new R15 is that it will be available in white color. This special edition of Yamaha R15 has almost same specification of the old model. Yamaha R15 2010 special white edition photos: Yamaha R15 white model photos Yamaha R1 2010 specifications: Engine: 998cc 4 cylinder. Power: 179.5 bhp at 12500 RPM. Max torque: 115.5 NM. 6 speed gear box. Yamaha R15 2010 model specifications: 149.8CC engine that produces 17bhp@8500rpm and 15nm max torque at 7500 rpm. Electric start, alloy wheels, 6 gears and disc brake. Mileage: 45kmpl. Price of Yamaha R15 2010 White color special edition: 98490/- Price of Yamaha YZFR1 2010: 12.5 lakhs Ex-showroom Delhi. Detailed review and more photos will be added soon.Yamaha YZF-R1 2010 and R15 white model launched
The 2009 MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi and runner-up Jorge Lorenzo are back on the track at the Sepang Circuit ready to continue their success in 2010. “2009 was the most successful year for Yamaha’s racing activities for many years. It will be difficult to follow such a performance but we are intending to try!” says Lin Jarvis, managing director of Yamaha Motor Racing. “We are lucky to have the same fantastic rider line-up with Valentino and Jorge and we are looking forward to getting started with our work on track.” Valentino Rossi is ready to defend his MotoGP crown. For 2010, team engineers worked at improving the M1’s chassis and extending the durability of the engines. Teams will be limited to six engines through the entire 18-race schedule or face penalties. The engine rule may have an effect on many teams’ overall strategy, especially as the season goes on. In particular, damaging an engine in a crash early in the season could put a MotoGP team in a tight situation. Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will no longer be sharing their data with each other. The previous two seasons, Fiat Yamaha erected a dividing wall to separate Rossi and Lorenzo in the pit garage. The wall will be back in 2010, but Yamaha is taking the additional step of not sharing data between the two rivals. “This year we are taking into consideration the two riders will be main rivals for the championship. We decided to respect this internal competition, to respect their own way to race and to approach the competition therefore during the (race) weekend, the two teams will be much more independent,” says Davide Brivio, Fiat Yamaha team manager. “Of course, at the Yamaha Motor Company level, back in the factory and the office, the engineers will have access to all information but the two teams inside the garage will work more independently, even from a technical point of view.”Fiat Yamaha unveils 2010 YZR-M1
Rossi and Lorenzo will no longer share data
Yamaha Motorcycle History
The Japanese company was well known for its musical instruments, but in 1955 it began producing motorcycles. It began with simple and inexpensive machines but has grown to its position as a powersports powerhouse, offering some of the best sportbikes, cruisers and off-road bikes on the market. It ranks second only to Honda as the leader among Japanese manufacturers.
· 1851Torakusu Yamaha is born. He will train as a watchmaker and make his first reed organ in his mid-thirties.
· 1890He incorporates Nippon Gakki Company Limited, for the purpose of making pianos and organs. The company’s origins as a musical instrument maker are still reflected in its logo, which depicts three interlocking tuning forks. It becomes the world’s largest musical instrument maker.
· 1916The founder passes away.
· 1955In the years after WWII, the company’s president Genichi Kawakami realizes that if
· 1957The 250cc twin-cylinder YD-1 is an improved version of another German bike, the Adler.
· 1958The first Yamaha motorcycles are sold in the
· 1959The YDS-1 mounts a tuned-up version of the YD-1 motor in a double-cradle frame (the earlier version was built on a pressed-steel spine). The YDS-1 establishes the pattern for the next 20 years of sporty Yamaha two-stroke Twins.
· 1960Yamaha International Corporation began selling motorcycles in the
· 1964Phil Read gives Yamaha its first-ever World Championship, in the 250cc class.
· 1966The YDS-3 is the first Yamaha streetbike to really capture the American imagination.
· 1967The Yamaha TD1C 250cc production racer is released. Though the factory racers have been effective for years, this is the beginning of a brilliant run of proddie racers. More than any other manufacturer, it is Yamaha that forces out four-strokes engines from Grand Prix racing.
· 1968The DT-1 Enduro is introduced. It’s perhaps the world's first dual-purpose motorcycle.
· 1970Yamaha’s first 4-stroke motorcycle model, the XS-1 (650cc vertical Twin) is introduced.
· 1973Kenny Roberts wins the AMA Grand National Championship, racing a Shell Thuett-tuned 650 Twin on the dirt tracks and a 350cc two-stroke Twin (later TZ700 and 750 Fours) on road courses. He’ll repeat the win the next year, despite the 650 being outgunned by the Harley-Davidsons on the dirt tracks.
The fine RD350 middleweight sports bike is released. Its air-cooled 350cc parallel-Twin two-stroke motor is fitted with reed induction and produces an impressive 35 horsepower at the rear wheel.
· 1975Yamaha pioneers the very first single-shock production motocross bikes.
Giacomo Agostini gives Yamaha its first 500cc World Championship.
In a desperate effort to keep the #1 plate, Yamaha encourages Roberts to try a TZ750-powered flat tracker. He rides it to an epic win in the Indy Mile, but says, “They don’t pay me enough to ride that thing!”
· 1976The legendary XT500 is born. This thumping trailbike is the last nail in the coffin of the old British mystique. “The Japanese can even build a better 500 Single!” In its fourth year of production, an XT500 will win the first running of the Paris-Dakar.
· 1977Yamaha Motor Corporation,
· 1978The four-cylinder shaft-driven XS1100 is introduced.
Kenny Roberts becomes the first American to win the 500cc World Championship. He’ll win again in ’79 and ’80, proving that the first one was not a fluke.
The XS650 Special was introduced. This was the first production cruiser built by a Japanese manufacturer.
· 1979YICS (Yamaha Induction Control System), a fuel-saving engine system, was developed for 4-stroke engines.
· 1981Yamaha’s first air-cooled V-Twin cruiser, the Virago 750, is introduced.
· 1984The RZ350 (sold elsewhere as the RD350LC, for “liquid cooled”) finally reaches the
The hairy-chested RZV500 is introduced. With its water-cooled V-4 two-stroke engine, it’s a Grand Prix replica for the street, but it’s heavy and no match for Suzuki’s RG500 Gamma.
The first production 5-valve-per-cylinder engine is introduced on the FZ750.
Eddie Lawson wins the 500cc World Championship. He’ll do it again (on Yamahas) in ’86 and ’88.
· 1985The V-Max 1200 muscle-bike hits the streets. Its 145 claimed horsepower sets a new motorcycle standard.
· 1987Yamaha introduces EXUP, a new exhaust system for 4-stroke engines that includes a power valve to control back-pressure for optimizing the width of an engine's powerband.
· 1989The FZR750R homologation special briefly challenges the GSX-R750 for sportbike supremacy.
· 1990Wayne Rainey wins the 500cc World Championship. He’ll do it again in ’91 and ’92, and is leading the 1993 championship when he suffers a paralyzing injury in mid-season.
· 1991Thomas Stevens becomes the only person ever to win the AMA Superbike Championship on a Yamaha.
The FJ1200A sets the sports-touring standard and includes ABS.
· 1993The striking GTS1000 features electronic fuel injection and hub-center steering designed by James Parker. Consumers failed to bite on the innovation and balked at the relatively high price.
· 1996Yamaha introduces its first Star model with the 1300cc V-4 Royal Star.
· 1998The YZ400F four-stroke motocross bike is introduced. This is the first mass produced 4-stroke motocrosser. Doug Henry won the AMA outdoor motocross championship with it while it was still a prototype in development. As soon as the public gets its hands on the production model, the two-stroke 250s are doomed.
The YZF-R1 sport bike is introduced to wild acclaim.
· 1999The YZF-R6 is introduced.
· 2002The R1 gets fuel injection, a first for a Yamaha sportbike.
· 2004Valentino Rossi wins the MotoGP World Championship. He’ll repeat the feat the next year.
· 2006The R6 gets YCC-T (Yamaha Chip-Controlled Throttle), a partial fly-by-wire system that is an industry first.
· 2007The R1 gets YCC-I (Yamaha Chip-Controlled Intake), a system that varies the length of the inlet tract depending on throttle position and engine speed. The bike also gets a slipper clutch. Nori Haga uses the race version to finish second in the World Superbike Championship, just two points behind James Toseland. Haga and teammate Troy Corser combine to win the Manufacturer’s Championship for Yamaha.
· 2009After an incredible run of more than 20 years, the Vmax is finally put out to pasture in favor of a new version powered by a monstrous 1700cc V-4 engine pumping out a claimed 200 horsepower.
Morning rain showers followed by a sunny afternoon provided for mixed track conditions on the second day of testing at the Sepang International Circuit. As he did on day one, Rossi recorded the fastest lap as the only rider clocking in just under 2:01. The Fiat Yamaha rider wore the “chicken helmet” he used in the 2009 race at Sepang when he clinched his ninth World Championship, perhaps as a reminder of just who is the man to beat this season. Valentino Rossi, wearing his "chicken" helmet" led all riders in both days of the Sepang test. Ducati Marlboro’s Stoner also repeated his day one performance, once again recording the second fastest time at 2:01.320. Stoner didn’t take to the track in the morning, waiting instead for the track to dry up in the afternoon. “We are quite happy with the test. Today didn’t start really well because of the rain and the wet track, which set us back a few hours, but when it finally did dry out we were able to make some progress. We have definitely improved the set-up of the bike, trying some different things with the swingarm,” says Stoner. “The lap times are still not where we want them to be and we have to work on taking another couple of tenths off on hard tires, but to be consistently doing 2:01.9 or 2:02.0 laps is a decent pace. Considering that we are using a different engine to the one we’ve had for the last three years and some other new parts that we still need to get the best out of we certainly can’t be unhappy with where we’re at. There is work to do but we have two more test sessions before the season starts for real. In general I am really pleased with how it’s gone.” Casey Stoner showed little sign of the ailments that kept him out of several races in 2009. Stoner’s time placed him between the two Fiat Yamaha riders, Rossi and Lorenzo. Fourth was Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa who trimmed over a second off his best time from day one. Pedrosa and his teammate Andrea Dovizioso spent most of the afternoon testing suspension set-ups, as the Honda team switches to Ohlins shocks from the manufacturer’s own subsidiary Showa. “We were working mainly on the rear suspension and we’ve managed to collect a lot of data that should help us for the next test here in two weeks’ time. We were also testing swingingarms and at the end of the day I could feel the improvements, and so I’m happy about that,” says Pedrosa. “Yesterday it took me longer to get into a rhythm on the machine because it was the first day back in the saddle, but today it was much better – though I’m not at 100 per cent yet.” World Superbike Champion Ben Spies was fifth on the day, clocking in at 2:02.266. Spies improved on his day one time by 0.712 seconds. The Monster Yamaha Tech 3 racer complained about jetlag on the first day and spent much of day two adapting his riding style to the YZR-M1. “I rode as good and as hard as I could considering how I've been feeling. I'm not wanting to make any excuses but I didn't feel really good with the jetlag,” says Spies. “It was still a good test because I learned a lot about improving my riding and adapting my style to suit the Yamaha MotoGP bike. It is hard to break some of my old superbike habits at the moment but I made some big improvements in a couple of places on the track where I was really struggling, particularly in the braking. It started to feel more natural today and I got down to some decent times on race tires.” Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards take to the track in Malaysia. Spies’ teammate and fellow Texan Colin Edwards was seventh fastest, spending day two working on chassis and swingarm options. “This has been a great test and I'm really happy. The big bonus of the test has been the performance of the engine. Putting it simply it seems they have made the engine with more power and more reliable,” says Edwards. “Accelerating off the corner was a problem last season but with the new engine it is a strong point. I tried a few things with the chassis and at this stage of the year it is all about crossing off pieces that work and those that don't. We found a couple of things that improved the bike and gave me more confidence and a couple of things we need to work on.” Eighth on the time sheet was Nicky Hayden who, unlike his Ducati Marlboro teammate, rode in the morning on the wet track. Hayden was the fastest rider in the wet conditions. Nicky Hayden rode in the morning session despite the wet track. “I am satisfied but I could be happier. These past two days have flown by and the weather hasn’t helped us to make the most of the track time available,” says Hayden. “Anyway, this morning we got the chance to find a wet setting for the new forks and engine. When we went out in the dry I could feel an instant improvement on yesterday and I set a decent pace but then we didn't improve further. I would have liked to post a better lap time but just when we put some new tires in the rain came back. However, it was a very positive test and I can’t wait to get back to work at the next one in a couple of weeks’ time.” Teams and riders will have a couple of weeks to process their data before returning to Sepang for another test Feb. 24-26.MotoGP: 2010 Sepang test 1 - day two
Spies fifth fastest, just behind the Big Four
2010 MotoGP Sepang Test 1 Day Two Results Pos. Rider Team Best Lap 1st Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha 2:00.925 2nd Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro 2:01.320 3rd Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha 2:01.680 4th Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 2:01.822 5th Ben Spies Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:02.266 6th Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda 2:02.272 7th Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:02.479 8th Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro 2:02.493 9th Aleix Espargaro Pramac Ducati 2:02.647 10th Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki 2:02.763 11th Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:02.810 12th Hector Barbera Aspar Ducati 2:03.032 13th Randy De Puniet LCR Honda 2:03.043 14th Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten-Honda 2:03.195 15th Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini 2:03.245 16th Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki 2:03.274 17th Mika Kallio Pramac Ducati 2:03.359
Yamaha Motorcycles
The Japanese company was well known for its musical instruments, but in 1955 it began producing motorcycles. It began with simple and inexpensive machines but has grown to its position as a powersports powerhouse, offering some of the best sportbikes, cruisers and off-road bikes on the market. It ranks second only to Honda as the leader among Japanese manufacturers.
Yamaha announces AMA Road Racing teams
Road racing contingency program announced
Yamaha will be represented by four teams in the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing Championship.The manufacturer announced October 2009 it would not run a factory team in the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing season. Instead, Yamaha will be represented by four teams, the championship winning Graves Motorsports team, the Pat Clark Motorsports Team, Team Project 1 Atlanta and Team MPH Racing.
“I couldn’t be more excited for our effort this year,” says Keith McCarty, division manager for Yamaha’s racing department. “All of our associated teams will receive direct support from our in house management and our factory technicians, and this should give us the competitive edge to win.”
Josh Hayes, who raced for Yamaha’s factory effort in the 2009 American Superbike class, will join the Graves team on the R1. Hayes finished second to Mat Mladin in the 2009 season, compiling seven wins including a victory at Infineon Raceway that ended Suzuki’s 55-race winning streak.
Returning with Graves Motorsports is its Daytona Sportbike duo of Tommy Aquino and Josh Herrin. Herrin finished second in the 2009 championship despite finishing the season with four straight wins and eight podium appearances in the last nine races. Aquino finished eighth with three third-place finishes.
Hayes’ former factory teammate and reigning Daytona 200 winner Ben Bostrom headlines the Pat Clark Motorsports team. Bostrom will race in the American Superbike class alongside Chris Clark. Bostrom finished fifth in the 2009 American Superbike standings with eight podium results. Chris Clark, son of team owner Pat Clark, competed in the Daytona Sportbike class in 2009 and will be making his Superbike debut in 2010. Clark received the AMA Sports Road Race Horizon Award in 2008.
 Racing couple Josh Hayes and Melissa Paris will ride Yamaha motorcycles in the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing season. |
The Project 1 Atlanta team will enter riders Dane Westby and Clinton Seller in the Daytona Sportbike class on a Graves Motorsports-prepped R6. Westby had four top-ten finishes in the class in 2009 while Seller scored a ninth-place finish in his debut round at the season finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Rounding out the Yamaha family is the MPH Racing featuring Melissa Paris. The first woman to qualify for a World Supersport Championship round, Paris is the highest-placing female rider in Daytona 200 history, finishing 21st in the 2009 race, finishing ahead of her husband Hayes. Paris will compete in the Daytona Sportbike class with support from Yamaha and Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing.
Yamaha also announced its 2010 road race contingency program. The manufacturer is posting a total of $333,400 for various national and regional racing series. For more information about Yamaha’s 2010 contingency program, visit http://www.yamaha-motor.com/rrcontingency.
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माओवादीको राजधानीमा एकसाता लामो चलेको स्थायी समितिको बैठकपछि विहीबार पार्टी कार्यालय कोटेश्वरमा बैठकले गरेका निर्णयहरु सार्वजनिक गर्दै अध्यक्ष प्रचण्डले शान्ति र नयाँ संविधान निर्माण प्रक्रियाकाविरुद्ध देशी/विदेशी तत्वहरु क्रियाशिल रहेको उल्लेख गर्दै त्यस्ता षड्यन्त्रलाई असफल पार्नका लागि संयुक्त मोर्चाको प्रस्ताव अघि सार्नुभएको हो । पार्टी भित्र कुनै विवाद नरहेको भन्दै प्रचण्डले शान्ति र संविधानविरुद्ध षड्यन्त्र गरिएमा जनताको वि्रदोहको अधिकार सुरक्षित रहेको पनि बताउनुभयो । उहाँले केही समययता प्रमुख नेतृत्वलगायतका नेताहरूमाथि भइरहेका चौतर्फी आक्रमण र दुष्प्रचारलाई पार्टीको आधिकारिक विचार एवम् पार्टीमाथिकै आक्रमण र पार्टीमा विग्रह पैदा गर्ने उद्देश्यका साथ गरिएको प्रतिक्रियावादी तथा अवसरवादी शक्तिहरुको सुनियोजित षड्यन्त्र भएको जिकिर गर्नुभयो । शान्ति-प्रक्रियाको महत्वपूर्ण अंगको रुपमा रहेको सेना समायोजनलाई नयाँ संविधान निर्माण प्रक्रियाबाट अलग अलग गरेर होइन, दुवैलाई साथसाथै अघि बढाउनु पर्ने आवश्यकताप्रति सम्बन्धित सबै पक्षलाई स्पष्ट हुन पनि बैठकले आग्रह गरेको छ । आफ्ना जनसेना रहेका क्यान्टोन्मेन्ट पहिला खाली गर्ने र त्यसपछि मात्र संविधान निर्माण हुन्छ भन्ने अभिव्यक्ति शान्ति-प्रक्रिया विरुद्ध भइरहेको षड्यन्त्र भएको बैठकले ठहर गरेको छ । नयाँ संविधानमा राज्यपुर्नसंरचना र सुरक्षा नीति स्पष्ट भइसकेपछि सेना समायोजन गर्नु अझ उपयुक्त हुने निष्कर्ष माओवादीले गरेको छ । बैठकले फागनु १ गतेदेखि झण्डै एक महिने प्रचारात्मक आन्दोलनका कार्यक्रम पनि घोषणा गरेको छ । राष्ट्रिय स्वाधीनता तथा नागरिक सर्वोच्चतालाई मुख्य केन्द्रमा राखेर माओवादीले जनपरिचालन अभियान फागुन २४ गते सम्म सञ्चालन गर्ने निर्णय गरेको छ । माओवादीले फागुन १ गतेदेखि चैत्र २४ गतेसम्म राष्ट्रिय स्वाधीनता र नागरिक सर्वोच्चता लगायतका आन्दोलनप्रति जागरुक गराउन देशभर घरदैलो विशेष अभियान सञ्चालन गर्ने निर्णय गरेको छ । बैठकले कैलाली, बारा, पर्सा, ताप्लेजुङ्ग, धादिङ्ग, सिन्धुलीलगायतका जिल्लामा भएका कार्यकर्ताहरुको श्रृङ्खलाबद्ध हत्या र साँघातिक आक्रमणको घोर भत्र्सना गर्दै दोषिमाथि कडा कारबाही र मृतकलाई सहिद घोषणा एवम् उनका परिवारलाई उचित राहातको व्यवस्था गर्न सरकारसंग माग पनि गरेको छ ।देशभक्त र गणतन्त्रवादीको मोर्चाः माओवादी
