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  1. Griso 1100

    ... it needs to be explored. If you are under 30 then maybe a Yamaha R1 or Ducati 1198 is for you but the long term bike these machines aren't. ...

    Ben Cope - 08/07/2009 - 00:00 - 10 comments

  2. Jimarillo columns from TWO magazine

    ... and the fender-grabber. The weapons of choice today are the Yamaha R1 and GSX-R1000 as opposed to the 'stripped down' 500lb Harley 74's of ...

    Ben Cope - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  3. Riding in the Dark

    ... of the problems with twin headlight bikes, particularly the Yamaha R series, is that the twin lights look like a car a distance off - an R1 nearly fooled me into pulling out in front of it at twilight years ago when ...

    The Spin Doctor - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  4. VTR1000F Firestorm (1996 - 2006)

    ... the reg/rectifier for a more reliable one (I fitted a Yamaha item R1/R6) aftermarket cans with a K&N air filter and dynojet kit as previously ...

    Ben Cope - 01/01/1996 - 00:00 - 6 comments

  5. Road Test: Harley-Davidson VRSC-R Street Rod

    ... 24 degrees of rake). And it's heavy too - 100kg more than a Yamaha R1. But what it lacks in sportsbike flickability it makes up in steering ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:26 - 0 comments

  6. Top ten bikes we wish they had made...

    ... experience with car-like stability. Now, a decade on, Yamaha is ploughing a similar furrow with the Niken. If it proves a sales hit, Harley might be kicking itself. 4: BMW R1 The S1000RR shows that BMW knows precisely how to make a superbike, ...

    Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 1 comment

  7. ZX-10R (2004 - 2005)

    ... looking for low mileage 2nd hand item. I bought a Yamaha R1 2006 to replace it but sold that after realizing its really weak low and mid ...

    Ben Cope - 01/01/2004 - 00:00 - 13 comments

  8. The Undertones - Hornet 900, 955i and ZX-9R

    ... and neither was Kawasaki’s ZX-9R. Both fell foul of the R1, GSX-R1000 and Fireblade. Honda’s Hornet promised so much, but when it ... the Hornet 600 instead. Then there was another problem, Yamaha’s Fazer 1000. Launched in 2001 the Fazer used a ‘proper’ R1 ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/05/2024 - 04:21 - 0 comments

  9. 10 amazing motorcycle crash recoveries

    ... July 7, Rossi tested his fitness with 26 laps on a WSB-spec Yamaha R1 at Misano. Nine days after that he returned to racing to finish in fourth ...

    Visordown - 10/05/2024 - 03:49 - 1 comment

  10. 1199 Panigale S review

    ... their image of being high maintenance bits of jewelry. A Yamaha R1 needs servicing at 6,000 miles and 12,000 miles, a Honda Fireblade at 4,000 ...

    Ben Cope - 10/05/2024 - 04:06 - 0 comments

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