Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura for Tokyo Motor Show
yamaha XS-V1 Sakura concept motorcycleYamaha keeps rolling out the concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show and the XS-V1 Sakura follows the same retro line as the honda concepts revealed a short time ago.
The press release is long on philosophy and short on detail but the Sakura looks like a nice throwback to a standard motorcycle.
From the yamaha press release:
We display the “XS-V1 Sakura†(special exhibition model / prototype) as a symbol of our long-nurtured corporate philosophy. This is a V-twin sport model with a look of “Japanese style†in the image of yamaha’s first 4-stroke model, the XS-1 (650cc), released in 1970. Its design is full of XS-1 DNA, in its simplicity and functional beauty and finds new refinement in a retro-modern aesthetic. It is a model that proposes a very yamaha and very Japanese vision of premium motorcycling life, bringing together the unique characteristics of a 1,000cc air-cooled, V-twin model with its strong pulse feeling and easy-going running performance in a finely crafted body that is lightweight and slim and defined by a low seat height.
Source: http://thekneeslider.com/ar...
issued: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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