The orbital version of YZF-R6 GYTR will return to the US market.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Yamaha's joining WGP, Yamaha released 2022 models of the YZF-R series in the United States and Europe. In any case, just as motorcycle fans set their sights on the WGP Anniversary Special Edition, Yamaha has carefully introduced the YZF-R6, which will be discontinued in 2020. Nevertheless, this time it still uses FRP all-white fairing, and the name of the bike is changed to "YZF-R6 GYTR'. This variant is only suitable for track riding.
Next year, especially on the track, a unique model called YZF-R6 GYTR will be unveiled. Even in the US market where emission laws are not strict in Europe, new motorcycles cannot be registered for public road driving.
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The YZF-R6 GYTR is a fully equipped closed-track racing bike that continues the long tradition of Yamaha YZF-R6 supremacy on the track. 2022 Yamaha YZF-R6 GYTR will be on sale for a limited time, demonstrating Yamaha's extraordinary commitment to motorsports. It will provide a group of carefully selected loyal racers and track day enthusiasts with an extraordinary and unique lucky opportunity to own the supreme and uncompromising Yamaha supercar. These racing bikes are customized and equipped with a series of competitively tested high-end GYTR and Yamaha original after-sales parts. In addition, comfortable racing seats enhance ergonomics.
Due to market demand, environmental regulations and several other reasons, YZF-R6 is equipped with a water-cooled four-stroke parallel four-cylinder engine. This year, Yamaha launched the GYTR kit for YZF-R6 in Europe, also known as GYTR or Genuine Yamaha Technology Racing Kit. GYTR kit is specially designed for Yamaha YZF-R6, including fairing kit, ECU, Akrapovic track version exhaust, brake guard, wiring harness kit, etc. This kit is designed to improve the YZF-R6's ability to intercept on the track to a feasible level.
The 2022 YZF-R6 GYTR released by Yamaha in North America this time will be equipped with the GYTR kit immediately, which means that it has first-class combat effectiveness and is a model that can only be used in such as racetracks.
Like its European counterparts, Yamaha YZF-R6 GYTR has GYTR wiring harness kit, GYTR ABS simulator, racing fairing kit, interface cable, GYTR on/off switch, GYTR keyless fuel tank cap, GYTR AIS plug kit and other attributes. R6 GYTR There is an Akrapovic Full Race system and a GYTR ECU, so the high-end exhaust is top-notch.
R6 GYTR is equipped with AIS plug group management system, Akrapovic Full Race System exhaust system and Quick shifter installation, only increasing gears. It also provides GYTR ECU, which is a central control unit that can be connected to a computer using a PC interface cable, in addition to wiring equipment for engine mapping adjustment. The new model is also equipped with a racing harness with a PC interface cable, and Yamaha has installed a quick shifter on the R6 GYTR. There is also a racing rear group and reverse gear kit.
Compared with the production model, it is also equipped with an excellent keyless engine and disc brakes, and starts with a switch instead of a key slot. All in all, it is not surprising that its price is higher than usual, because the new model has been redesigned to become an absolute horse racing in the field.
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2022 R6 will use the same factory layout as the WorldSSP600 team in the WorldSBK sub-region, and its design will be the same as the format of the European and Asian teams. Since the car is competing in the 600cc supercar level, it will be dismantled in accordance with legal regulations. The engine will be adjusted to a replica used on the main site so that the rules of each project can be modified by the racing team. The new bicycle is equipped with a complete white primer racing fairing kit and GYTR YZF-R6 racing seat.
YZF-R6 GYTR will be extremely rare. It will be available at Yamaha's North American dealers after April 2022. The price is US$18,399, which is US$6,200 more expensive than the 2020 YZF-R6 market version.
Yamaha YZF-R6 is not suitable for road use, because this track-oriented motorcycle gets rid of the restrictions of DOT and EPA, and is equipped with trick components from the GYTR catalog. Drawing inspiration from the winner of the world supersports champion, this new model will be launched for American racers. Although the Yamaha R6 did arrive in the United States in the 2022 model year, it only appeared as a closed track model, very similar to European models.
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