Maybe this R1 has a crossplane crankshaft:
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and then this is not true:
http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en...&id=442652
It is the same with the V8-engines. Those with crossplane crankshaft like from the US cars sound great and e.g. the V8 Ferraris with flat plane crankshaft sound very poor....
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and then this is not true:
Quote:It's strange it's the same firing order as the fzs600 1-2-4-3 but it's such a massive difference.The firing order of that engine is 1-3-4-2
http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/designcafe/en...&id=442652
It is the same with the V8-engines. Those with crossplane crankshaft like from the US cars sound great and e.g. the V8 Ferraris with flat plane crankshaft sound very poor....
Guenter