YAMAHA YZF-600 R6 Rossi "R46" (2005-2006) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2005, Yamaha Launched the YZF-R6 Rossi R46, an exclusive new limited version of the R6 that featured eye-catching livery and graphics inspired by Valentino Rossi, the world's MotoGP Champion racer.

For the 2005 R6, Rossi, with the help of its designer, created a motorcycle that incorporated several of its personal styling icons, such as a split paint job with the sun on one side and the mood on the other and his famous 46 race number.

The specially designed motorcycle featured performance upgrades such as bigger throttle bodies, an improved fuel injection system, and revised intake funnels that offered a smoother, bigger powerband and more horsepower at 13,000 rpm.

As for the power figures, the 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6 Rossi R46 motorcycle had at its core a 599cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that provided an output power of 123 hp with a peak at 13,000 rpm and 69 Nm (51 lb-ft) of torque available at 12,000 rpm.

For suspension, the bike packed an adjustable 41 mm inverted telescopic fork on the front and an adjustable piggyback shock absorber on the rear, while the braking performance was provided by two 310 mm floating discs with radial-mounted four-piston calipers on the front wheel and one 220 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear.