Yamaha YZF-R1

One of the truly great late century superbikes the infamous Yamaha R1. Hugely powerful sports motorcycle, one for the purists. Selling on behalf of a fastidious customer. A quick Summary :

2 previous owners from new
2x Keys
24604 miles
Recently Had New tires and full service completed including Fuel tap and starter relay.
Very clean

Original condition arguably one of the best in the uk.

From MCN:

The third and final great sports bike of the nineties. The Honda FireBlade set the agenda, the Ducati 916 added finesse and the Yamaha R1 topped them off with extra power and madness.

Related: 2020-on Yamaha R1 review

Even today the original Yamaha R1 is a sports tool to be reckoned with and updated Yamaha R1s are even more potent and easier to use too.

They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but the R1 just makes everything so easy. There are no vibes, knee ache or surprises that mar the experience of riding it, and there’s even a huge space under the pillion seat for a couple of sandwiches. Try that on your Panigale.

The Yamaha R1 is a track bike to demolish rivals and wring the rider’s adrenal glands dry. The original 98-99 model was the liveliest and hardest to tame.

Later Yamaha R1s were easier to pilot but don’t think that means they’re soft in any way. The suspension is well-suited to fast, smooth A-roads, but on undulating B-roads it tends to get a bit out of shape and shake its head under acceleration over bumps. Keep your wits about you or it could bite.