three-cylinder Articles
Dailies
What’s the deal with Yamaha’s new three-cylinder?
We do know that Yamaha has a new three-cylinder engine on the way which it's very excited about. We don't know why...The engine is very important to Yamaha as it's symbolic of a return to its old values of innovation and risk taking, areas it was stronger in than any of the other Japanese factories. Yamaha has tried hibernating through the recession but this isn't working, the world's economic wo...
Oct 08, 2012
Yamaha unveils three-cylinder, crossplane-crank motor, say's it'll go in a road bike
Yamaha has just stunned the Intermot show, taking the wraps off this totally unexpected, three-cylinder, crossplane crank, seemingly middleweight engine. Currently the equivalent of a concept car, there's little firm detail attached to the motor aside from the above, but this thing seriously has the potential to utterly break the Japanese sportsbike mold. The crossplane crank currently employed ...
Oct 02, 2012
Dailies
Feb 24, 2011
How small is the MV Agusta F3?
Before it was unveiled, CEO Giovanni Castiglioni told us the MV Agusta F3 “will be the smallest supersport ever produced.” We saw the F3 at EICMA, but without dimensions and without any other motorcycles close by for comparison. So, wanting to see just how small this thing is, we decided to do a visual comparison between it and its big brother, the F4. The white silhouette you see above is the...
Dec 13, 2010