<snip>The motor is also an even shorter stroke design than the current motor. It will be interesting to see how well it accelerates. Brochure stuff all sounds very good but year one of the YCCI (Yam chip controlled intake) did not produce the midrange hit that it promised. Now we get an even shorter stroke motor with the same promises. Hope it all works as well as the M1's seem to be working this year. I especially hope the engine runs smoothly. If it's a buzzer, that won't be embraced by the market. This is an exciting design concept and I sure hope it works better all around rather than just in a racing context. If it works, I'm glad they make it in yellow. ^_^
It should accelerate well (in an overall sense) but, may not yield the top 1000cc 1/4 mile times?
Vale's M-1 crew chief, Jeremy Burgess, says, "You only get to use max horsepower maybe once around the race course -- but, you get to use strong acceleration on every corner."
I doubt it will be a 'buzzer' -- it has a balance shaft.
I think the concept is sound -- in fact, I like all-'rounder type engines -- but, that in no way guarantees success in the marketplace (especially the American market...). In the '60s, the Triumph 650cc TR6 single-carb model may have been the better all-rounder -- but it was the dual-carb Bonneville that sold in America. Later, Kawasaki's 750cc H-2 2-cycle triple was all but unrideable in a real world context -- but was very successful in America.
The new R-1 will be an in-line four that operates like a V-four (with the compact packaging of an in-line four). But -- we haven't exactly embraced V-fours in America. They're very nice motorcycle engines (IMO) in that they encompass both low-end torque along with high rpm power. Yet, V-fours (while certainly enjoying some popularity) haven't ruled.
Maybe, with the new R-1, their time has finally come....? :huh:
