A decision is yet to be made on whether the 850cc will feature an Inline or V engine. “As Yamaha, we had a V4 two-stroke, but we never built a V4 four-stroke,” Bartolini replied, when asked if ...

Engine Configuration Liquid-cooled, 70-degree V4, DOHC, 16 valves Bore x Stroke 76 x 66 mm The original and first-gen V-Max went on to enthrall enthusiasts for two decades. In 2005, Yamaha ...

If two-stroke engines had four cylinders, they tended to be of V4 or square four configuration. When Yamaha unveiled its ...