2017 Yamaha YZF-R6 To Debut At Intermot Next Month

Yamaha has just released a new teaser video on its official website and social media accounts. The video features a supersport bike moving fast on a race track. Though it is difficult to discern the bike in the teaser, there are a few hints that it could be the updated Yamaha R6. The teaser also suggests that the bike could make its first public appearance on October 4, which is the date for the media day of Intermot, an international motorcycle, scooter and e-bike fair held in Cologne, Germany. That said, chances are high that the Yamaha YZF-R6 will make its international debut at this upcoming event. The screaming sound note of the engine in the teaser video affirms that it is an inline-four-powered motorcycle. And Yamaha already updated the litre-class YZF-R1 less than two years ago. So the only supersport bike with a four-cylinder engine that remains in the Japanese automaker's line-up is the YZF-R6. Another fact indicating the debut of the new R6 is a post by Valentino Rossi on his social media with the caption, “Shot on board with GoPro on Yamaha R6.” It is no secret that the MotoGP rider is partly responsible for the development of many Yamaha bikes and the one in this new picture seems like a prototype of the upcoming R6.

The 2017 Yamaha R6 is expected to get heavy cosmetic updates, while the company could use the existing crossplane-based motor with some upgrades. The new version will be Euro-4 compliant and its performance might be improved as well. Other features of the upcoming bike will be revealed on October 4. Till then, we can only wait for some other interesting updates on the same.

Source: BikeDekho.com