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Yamaha will bring more 60th Anniversary motorcycles to the US and hopefully to other markets, as well. The first bike confirmed to be available in the classic Kenny Roberts yellow and black speedblock livery was obviously the R1 flagship superbike, but no mentions on the rest of the street bikes had been made.
However, we now know that at least two more motorcycles will be donning the retro livery, the R6 supersport machine and Yamaha's top adventure bike, the XT1200Z Super Tenere. Rumors have it that the R3 might also be riding the retro wave, but so far, the latest confirmed news about this particular machine is that its upper triple clamp may crack. Follow the link for more info on this Yamaha R3 recall.
It's true, there are no updates coming from Iwata for the R6. After we saw the new generation R1 introduced at Milan one year ago, we hoped that the 2016 season would also bring a massive makeover of the 600cc R machine, but it wasn't to be.
We know that the supersport segment is passing through a rather hard time, and Yamaha makes no exception, so it's easy to understand why they are not in a hurry to make big changes to the R6.
On the other hand, the Super Tenere is a fresh model, with no needs of major improvements, especially as it is available in multiple trims, ranging from the bare bike to fully-kitted adventure-ready options.
Still, the retro Yamaha livery will only be available with the base versions of the three bikes, meaning no R1M or the recently-introduced YZF-R1S, or the higher-tier Super Teneres. In the US, getting a bike with the Kenny Roberts livery comes with a $500 price increase. Totally worth it!
No updates on the R6, the retro livery costs you $500
Regardless of how cool the R6 looks in this yellow livery, this will most likely be only a small and feeble consolation for the fans of Yamaha's supersport machine.It's true, there are no updates coming from Iwata for the R6. After we saw the new generation R1 introduced at Milan one year ago, we hoped that the 2016 season would also bring a massive makeover of the 600cc R machine, but it wasn't to be.
We know that the supersport segment is passing through a rather hard time, and Yamaha makes no exception, so it's easy to understand why they are not in a hurry to make big changes to the R6.
On the other hand, the Super Tenere is a fresh model, with no needs of major improvements, especially as it is available in multiple trims, ranging from the bare bike to fully-kitted adventure-ready options.
Still, the retro Yamaha livery will only be available with the base versions of the three bikes, meaning no R1M or the recently-introduced YZF-R1S, or the higher-tier Super Teneres. In the US, getting a bike with the Kenny Roberts livery comes with a $500 price increase. Totally worth it!
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