As we have told you, it took four attempts to achieve this feat with the YZF-R1 on a lake. And That’s the only reason why the Cboys They allowed this machine to continue to operate. If you’ve been following our content, you’ve seen them build a Harley-Davidson snowmobile, do crazy things with a sandrail on ice, and even develop their own invention to learn how to safely do wheelies.
Now, everything changes. Without further ado, they had a challenge that they had not yet conquered: adapting snow tracks to a motorcycle and making it work on water. At first glance, it seems like an impossible task.
According to Benthe team has tried to “Jumping over water with a snowmobile» five times, starting in 2019. At first, they used dirt bikes with legitimate snow conversion kits, then they tried a Yamaha R6which looked promising until the engine failed halfway through. This time they left nothing to chance and chose a Yamaha R1who had already proven his worth in the snow in a previous video by these crazy content creators.
Secrets of the Yamaha YZF-R1 underwater
To increase their chances, they reduced the width of the blades from 3 inches (7.67 cm) to about 1.5 inches (3.88 cm). In theory, this should help the bike tread water, staying afloat rather than acting like a giant paddle. 182 HP.
Before venturing into open water, they tested the Yamaha YZF-R1 on a pond on their property. Evan fired up the bike, and while it wasn’t a smooth ride, it was a success. Mission accomplished, at least for the first part. The next day, they took the bike out into open water, where the “WaveR1nner,” as they call her, seemed to be in her element. But, she broke.
The next day, the WaveR1nner was back, this time towing Ben, who was skiing behind it. The machine did not fail and, for the first time, the crazy contraption survived.
