Yamaha R1 2009 forks,..yeah right!

[Billy the kid]

In keeping with this machineâ€s exceptional cornering ability and crisp handling, the all new aluminum frame has been designed to offer exceptional rigidity balance. The rear frame is now lightweight CF die-cast magnesium, contributing the optimum mass centralization. Suspension includes new SOQI front forks which use one of the tricks developed for our winning MotoGP bikes: independent damping. The left fork handles compression damping and the right side handles the rebound damping. And the rear shock adopts new bottom linkage for optimum suspension characteristics.

So it is going back to a simpler,cheaper,effective set up of forks..
This is a major wow for me!Instead of offering more to overcome the competition they try to '"sell us" coal for diamonds....

[DAD]

I think its a gay idear as I used to own a Triumph speed triple and I just couldnt get the thing set up how I wanted it and they have comp on one leg and rebound on the other leg it just doesnt make sence to me that this is a good idear.