…model. 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 Highs & LowsHighs True MotoGP technology and affordable Middleweight handling in a liter-bike body Pushing the evolution envelop Lows Love it or hate it styling Loses some peak HP Gains weight Wind protection has never been an issue with the latest liter-class Yamahas, and this…

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…overwhelmed by the brute force of the GSX-R1000, and I was enthralled by the new CBR1000RR I rode last month. But this Yamaha, whoo boy, what a ride! I remember back in 1998 when the first R1 debuted. It was a great leap forward in the open-class, and I was amazed that I could loft the front wheel at 80 mph…

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2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 - 5th PlaceMSRP: $12,390Curb Weight: 476 lbs.Horsepower: 146.08 @ 11,800 rpm Torque: 73.12 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm Quarter Mile: 10.53 seconds @ 137.5 mph 60 to 100 mph Roll On (fourth gear): 4.81 secondsAverage MPG: 29.61Top Speed: 186 mphOf all the motorcycles in this comparison perhaps…

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2007 Yamaha YZF-R1 SpecsDisplacement: 998cc - 77mm bore x 53.6mm strokePower: 156.5hp @ 12,300rpm - 74.7 lb-ft @ 9,600rpmRake: 24.0 deg Trail: 101.6mm Wheelbase: 55.7 inMeasured Weight: 430.5 lbs MSRP: $11,599 MPG: 29.7Yamaha YZF-R1When Yamaha unveiled the 2007 R1 at Laguna Seca late last year the feedback…

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We've been itching to get a 2007 R1 for street duties ever since we turned laps on the new Yamaha literbike at the press intro in November.Kenny came back from the new YZF-R1's press introduction at the renowned Laguna Seca race circuit raving about improved midrange power and greater feedback from…

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The contenders for Superbike Smackdown (from left to right): 2008 Honda CBR1000RR, 2008 Yamaha YZF-R1, 2008 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, 2008 Suzuki GSX-R1000 and 2008 Ducati 1098.We live in the golden age of sportbikes. It may not seem like it at the moment, but years from now, hopefully many decades - when…

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…class standards.The five-valve head has been the heart of the R1 since its inception, so the fact that Yamaha has decided to replace it with a four-valve unit speaks volumes. But don't mourn the loss of those poor little intake valves - this R1 returns to its roots as a good-looking no-nonsense literbike…

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…has been given an '05 ZX-10R to work his magic on.For the build-off, CSC was given the task of transforming an' 06 Yamaha R1. Working primarily with 'Busas and Gixxers in the past, the R1 presented a new challenge. CSC's work included changing the look of the tail section. The rear fender was replaced…

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…-san didn't have his hands in designing. In what must be a bitter taste of irony, the CBR's press kit touts the same features as Yamaha did when it unveiled its first R1 back in 1998: a long swingarm better for putting down literbike power, made possible by stacking the transmission gears into a tight…

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