2015 Yamaha YZF-R1, unveiled at EICMA

Japanese two-wheeler major, Yamaha has unveiled the 2015 YZF-R1 motorcycle at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy.

The new R1 design is inspired by the YZR-M1 MotoGP racer. It has two LED headlamps positioned on either side of a central forced air intake, LED tail lamps and a side mounted exhaust system manufactured mainly from titanium. The bike uses a new Deltabox aluminium frame with a 43 mm fork suspension at the front and an upward-truss-type swingarm rear suspension. The bike's fuel tank is made out of aluminium and has a capacity of 17 litres. The R1 rides on cast magnesium alloy wheels and has a wet weight of 199 kg.

The R1's engine is also inspired from the M1. It is a 998cc 4-stroke, in-line 4-cylinder crossplane unit that is capable of producing close to 200 bhp and 113 Nm of torque. The R1 has twin injectors fueling each cylinder. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a 6-speed gearbox.

Yamaha has given the R1 safety features such as banking-sensitive traction control, slide control, anti-wheelie control, quickshifter, launch control, ABS and a unified braking system. The bike has a TFT LCD instrument cluster with bar-type tachometer, speedometer, and brake pressure display.

The YZF-R1 will be available in three colour options - Team Yamaha Blue/Matte Silver, Rapid Red/Pearl White, and Raven. The bike is likely to make it to India by mid-2015.