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Introducing the Yamaha YXZ1000R – Yamaha's First Performance Side-by-Side
It might not be a two-wheeler, but the brand new YXZ100R is truly worthy of mention for numerous reasons, one of which equates to serious performance for a Side-by-Side. Recently earlier this week, the YXZ100R delivers the kind of four wheeling fun most of us can only dream. Yamaha touts it as the world’s first Side-by-Side that’s built for pure sport and nothing else. Not farming, not hunting, just pure hooligan mayhem.
Yamaha YXZ1000R
Now, here's why you should care, the all-new YXZ1000R’s 998cc triple cylinder motor dishes out a whopping 110 horsepower and mates it all to a bonafide 5-speed sequential manual, direct-drive transmission. The short-stroke shift lever is manually actuated with a clutch pedal. Also, a belt drive helps it lay down up to 20 percent more power to the rear wheels.
The motor redlines at a screamin' 10,500 rpm. It’s officially the world’s first sport 3-cylinder engine in a side-by-side, which provides the high-performance SxS with a broad and linear torque curve for on-demand power at all speeds.
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But luckily the new Yamaha has a lot more goodies than just a badass engine. The YXZ100R benefits from Fox 2.5 Podium Shocks that strike a balance between performance and driver/rider comfort with 16-inch travel in the front and 17-inch in the rear. Both front and rear are fully adjustable.
Here's another cool piece of tech in the SxS, the wheels travel back and forth instead of out and in. So when you hit a bump, there's no drastic change in camber or rebound, like with traditional suspension.
The Yamaha has 2WD (rear wheels), 4WD or 4WD options with a full locking differential, so the YZX1000R is just as good as throwing dirt on hard drifts as it is crawling over boulders and downed trees. The front differential is a controlled by the driver via a simple dial located on the YXZ1000R’s center console rather than an automatic computer-activated system, so there’s no slippage or hesitation to speak of. Depending on your choice of terrain and speed, just reach out, dial it in and let the fun begin.
