Not much has changed with the 2012 R1, but the big news is it now has a six-stage traction control system, incorporating anti-wheelie in its two most intrusive levels. It also has a restyled nose, a slotted YZR-M1-style top yoke and a longer, softer rear shock. The changes aren%X92t enough to compete with the new-generation of hardcore superbikes, like the...
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- 07 November 2011
This is like no in-line-four cylinder sportsbike ever produced. It%X92s simply sensational. The Yamaha R1%X92s ultra-short-stroke engine has a cross-plane crankshaft, with its crank pins set at 90%XB0 and has irregular firing intervals, which is technology lifted directly from Valentino Rossi%X92s factory YZR-M1. At a standstill the motor spins up like a two-stroke and on the move the R1%X92s ability...
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- 28 January 2009
whats happened to the R1 forum site,and all the other sites come to that.slow to load hard to navigate.i have been away for a while have i missed something???????????????????????
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- 11 May 2007
Hi. My local dealer has offered to take my 11,000 mile GSXR750K5 plus %XA32500 against a pre reg (0 miles) 2006 R1. Previously I had a 2001 R1. Is there a huge difference between 06 & 07 models ?? If I wanted an 07 model it would be another %XA31500 to swap. Do I or don't I ?? Cheers Mike
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- 09 May 2007
It%X92s hard to fault the clinical, precise and devastatingly fast Yamaha YZF-R1. Its chassis can cope with all kinds of road surfaces and demolishes tight hairpins at any track. But it does demand skill and rivals like the CBR1000RR and GSX-R1000 are simply less work. For purists the Yamaha YZF-R1 still has something unique; a superb focus on the dark...
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- 01 March 2007
The third and final great sports bike of the nineties. The FireBlade set the agenda, the 916 added finesse and the Yamaha YZF-R1 topped them off with extra power and madness. Even today the original Yamaha YZF-R1 is a sports tool to be reckoned with and updated Yamaha YZF-R1s are even more potent and easier to use too.
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- 01 March 2007
Yamaha%X92s latest R1 features new-found midrange drive from junking Yamaha%X92s tried and tested five-valve per cylinder in favour of the traditional four-valve set up, but at the same time installing some of the %X93bad boy%X94 engine manners the original model was famed for. The chassis also gets updated by way of new frame, swingarm and suspension to make this latest...
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- 01 March 2007
Bagalux leather tank harness to fit 1999 Yamaha R1. Perfect condition Colour: Baltic Blue OFFERS TO john@hough0.freeserve.co.uk
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- 12 November 2006
.....before the '07 is offered at 0% discount judging by the pre sales orders! Yamaha missed the point perhaps?
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- 09 November 2006
could any body plse put me in the right direction on fitting instructions for harris rearsets to fit r1 06
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- 03 November 2006
