This provides greater stopping power because it evenly spreads braking force over the pad by compensating for the rotor's tendency to pull in the leading edges of the brake pads. Pad life is also increased. Needless to say, stopping power is awesome, the brakes never faded, and they've always had a good, solid feel at the lever. With a decent front tire, it is easily possible to lift the rear wheel off the ground. Indeed, the engineers gave their flagship open classer such a workout that, save for adding inverted forks in 1991, the bike remained essentially unchanged for the next five years.
Power is up throughout the rev range, and emissions are kept to a minimum.
Thus, Yamaha technicians were able to develop an engine capable of satisfying two seemingly dichotomous objectives with a single device. While riding, the valve goes unnoticed. Living with the big Yamaha for the last five years has been a real pleasure. Turn Eight at Willow Springs. The riding position works well on fast, sweeping mountain roads, but will soon become a strain on the neck and wrists while droning on the freeway.