Yamaha celebrates its 60th birthday by unveiling its limited edition YZF-R1

Yamaha has decided to produce a very exclusive, limited-edition 60^th anniversary special YZF-R1 to celebrate its 60^th birthday.

The year was 1955 the guys at Yamaha made their first bike ever known as YA-1. What happened then onward became an era which changed the world of motorcycling across the globe.

To mark its 60^th birthday, Yamaha has decided to make very limited number of its 60^th Anniversary Special YZF-R1 which will go on sale in 2016. The limited-edition R1 will carry Yamaha’s iconic Yellow and Black livery. The bike has also been provided an Akrapovic slip-on exhaust.

The limited edition YZF-R1 will be powered by the existing 998cc, inline four, crossplane engine which produces a massive 197bhp of power and 112.4Nm of torque and is found in the current generation of the YZF-R1.

The bike will be available at Yamaha dealerships across the world December 2015 onwards. In 2016 the bike will also be available in Race Blu and Racing Red with a little design update.