Split top tube? Integrated stem display? Suspension saddle? Real pics of one of the most interesting e-bikes at the moment: Yamaha YPJ-YZ.
Split top tube? Integrated stem display? Suspension saddle? Real pics of one of the most interesting e-bikes at the moment: Yamaha YPJ-YZ.
>>> Original story: Are Yamaha about to release their own e-mountain bike?
We’ve just had a bunch of photos kindly sent to us by Damo Blakemore who’s been lucky enough to attend to Tokyo Motor Show this year.
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The mixed artificial lighting in trade halls can play havoc with colour accuracy. We think the ‘pink’ bits are much more purple really.
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No geometry details yet but it looks fairly on trend to us.
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Arguably the most interesting part of this bike: Yamaha appear to have made their own MTB suspension fork… and it’s inverted.
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4-arm cranks look a bit glaringly retro on this machine.
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First glimpse of the split top tube design.
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That’ll be a 4-bar suspension layout then.
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Hmm… no water bottle mounts. What’s the deal with that saddle?
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There’s a lot to see in this pic: split top tube, the CNC stem with built-in display and the twisty-flat broad saddle rail… stuff.
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You can’t really it in this pic but when you zoom in on the full-res version, the motor has ‘PW-X2’ written on it.
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Hard to say for sure but that looks like a 20mm bolt-thru axle on a BOOST hub. Hope disc brakes. Maxxis High Roller II 27.5 x 2.5in front and rear.
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That metallic shine doesn’t half remind us of the old Honda RN-01 DH bike.
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Yamaha PW-X2 motor in a nice silver grey finish.
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Fork stanchion guards. Overall, the fork looks really well finished.
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The underside is a bit disappointingly grey and plasticky.
Thanks again to Damo Blakemore for sending us these photos.