Yamaha showed a new 2-cylinder engine

The closed business conference in Tokyo Yamaha Japanese company has unveiled a new two-cylinder inline engine.

In the past few years, Yamaha is not too pleased often dramatically upgrade the lineup, keeping the interest of the public and the fans make a formal restyling of key models. But it looks like the ice is really broken. At last year's Intermot in Cologne Yamaha showed a new three-cylinder engine, built using the cross-shaped crank «crossplane» - technology developed in MotoGP and tested first on a racing prototype Yamaha YZR-M1, and later on the production model YZF-R1. Eight months after the exhibition to the public presented Naked MT-09 (FZ-09), equipped with the new three-cylinder engine.

Most likely, in the near future there will be one or more new models of motorcycles Yamaha, as the Japanese manufacturer has created another completely new engine. Spy shots of the twin-cylinder power unit Yamaha appeared on the network thanks to the staff's Japanese edition Autoby, who managed to take a picture of the engine at a business conference in Tokyo. While the new motor no technical information. But, judging by the size of the engine relative to the dimensions 847-cubic "troika" of its working volume is not less than 500 cubic meters. see also still not entirely clear on what motorcycles will be installed new power unit. Perhaps with the new motor Yamaha prepare an adequate response to the family of 500-cc motorcycles Honda.