"Place the tip of your thumb and forefinger three millimeters apart. That’s how much Yamaha engineers raised the rear swingarm pivot on the 2007 YZF-R1. Chew on that for a second—not 2mm, not 4mm, but 3mm, to reduce chain tension under power. That’s just one instance of the continuous refinement characterizing the 2007 R1, the successor to the iconic bloodline that first burst onto the scene in 1998...."
From the October 2007 issue of RoadRUNNER Magazine. I'm a contributing editor to RoadRUNNER, the country's largest and dare I say best motorcycle touring magazine. I was lucky enough to be sent out to California to cover the launch of Yamaha's top sportbike, the 2007 YZF-R1.
