What Is The Difference Between A Flat And A Crossplane Crankshaft?

Name: What Is The Difference Between A Flat And A Crossplane Crankshaft?
Uploaded: 2018-12-05T13:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Channel: Cycle World
Description: If you have listened to Yamaha’s YZF-R1-based Superbikes at a racetrack, you may have noticed they have a sort of V-8 sound. Part of the reason for that is the crossplane crankshaft, which has 90-degree crankpins, not the 180-degree pins of a Honda CBR600RR or a Suzuki GSX-R750.

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If you have listened to Yamaha’s YZF-R1-based Superbikes at a racetrack, you may have noticed they have a sort of V-8 sound. Part of the reason for that is the crossplane crankshaft, which has 90-degree crankpins, not the 180-degree pins of a Honda CBR600RR or a Suzuki GSX-R750.

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