Yamaha YZF-R6

Yamaha YZF-R6
1999 YZF-R6
ManufacturerYamaha Motor Company
Also calledYamaha R6
Production1999-2020
SuccessorYamaha YZF-R9
ClassSport bike[1]
Engine600 cc (37 cu in) transverse inline four
RelatedYamaha YZF-R1

The Yamaha YZF-R6 is a sport bike,[1] produced by Yamaha as a 600 class from 1999 to 2020. From 2021, production availability is limited to race-only specification in most global markets,[2][3] causing race organisers to realign their engine eligibility criteria to encourage other manufacturers having larger than 600 cc displacements to enter road-race competition from 2022.[4] Race organisers wanted to provide scope for alternative machinery to move away from established tradition of the Yamaha R6 being the dominant marque in Supersport racing.[5]

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  2. ^ Yamaha YZF-R6 Discontinued Globally: Finds A Permanent Home At Race Tracks Drive Spark, 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022
  3. ^ Yamaha R6 to be discontinued although track-only R6 Race lives on visordown, 17 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022
  4. ^ "World Supersport Set for Big Rules Overhaul for 2022". asphaltandrubber.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ^ Yamaha R6 to get upgrade rather than replacement for WorldSSP visordown.com, 19 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022