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Form
Follows Function Simplicity meets
technology - and style and performance are the result with
Yamaha's Street Sports Single, the SZR660.
Big singles
have long been a feature of Yamaha's model line-up, and now
Yamaha is pleased to add the inspired SZR660 supersport
machine to its range.
Combining the concept of simple, low
maintenance single-cylinder engines with modern chassis and
engine technology, the SZR is a sharp handling torquey,
neat-streeter. Powered by an up-rated version of Yamaha's
proven 659cc liquid-cooled, five-valve engine, the SZR offers
strong low-speed torque for threading congested city traffic,
as well as an excellent top end power surge for the longer
stretches of black top. The high-efficiency air intake and
exhaust system sees cooling air directed beneath the twin
headlights and supersport-style fuel tank, and exiting through
ducts in the futuristic tail section.
The engine is mounted between the rigid
alloy spars of a lightweight Deltabox frame, contributing to
the SZR660's outstanding steering precision and ease of
manuvrability.
At the front, flex-resistant 41mm tubes
offer full compression and rebound adjustability, while the
rear features an asymmetrical, boomerang-style swingarm,
directly descended from Yamaha's Grand Prix racing machines,
and a Boge rear shock. Keeping unsprung weight low are a pair
of hollow, 3-spoke, 17 inch wheels similar to those found on
the YZFR range, while high spec. Brembo brakes and a single
320mm front disc highlight the SZR's identity as a true
performer.
Of course,
it's not all technology - the compact, wind-beating bodywork
of the SZR seemingly having a less definable, yet no less
tangible quality.
For full SZR660
specifications click here.
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