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Yamaha Reveals Limited-Edition YZF-R1 Petronas Replica
Is it too early to start a Christmas list?
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Dustin Wheelen
24 August 2020
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Sportbikes
Yamaha R1 Rider Arrested After Posting Video Of 186-MPH Highway Tear
There’s a thin line between cool and stupid.
By
Dustin Wheelen
21 July 2020
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Design
Could You Handle This 2.0L V8 Sport Bike?
The thunder from Down Under.
By
Dustin Wheelen
20 August 2019
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The Yamaha YZF-R1 GYTR Is The Ultimate R1
This 20th-anniversary edition is the closest you can get to a MotoGP bike.
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Justin Hughes
19 December 2018
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News
Is This Yamaha Racing Transmission Coming to the Street?
Yamaha has filed a patent for a seamless transmission. The technology in itself isn't new, but it might finally make its way into a road-friendly model.
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RideApart Staff
04 September 2018
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Celebrating 20 Years of R1 at Suzuka 8 Hour
Yamaha will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the R1, with a special nostalgic edition of the model that will be competing in the Suzuka 8 Hour.
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Sabrina Giacomini
19 June 2018
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Yamaha R1 wins German Design Award
The Yamaha R1 has picked up another international award for its revolutionary R1 superbike.
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Tod Rafferty
28 October 2016
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News
Introducing the 2016 Yamaha YZF-R1S - Yamaha's Entry Level R1
Introducing the 2016 Yamaha YZF-R1S - Yamaha's Entry Level R1The Yamaha R1 and R1M are technological achievements in modern motorcycling. They’re two...
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Jesse Kiser
06 October 2015
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Technology
Old Vs. New: Yamaha 2014 YZF-R1 Vs. 2008 YZF-R1
"I volunteer as tribute"
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RideApart Staff
24 February 2015
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News
2015 Yamaha R1 and R1M Specs - A Closer Look w/ Video
2015 Yamaha R1 and R1M Specs - A Closer Look w/ Video Frankly, this has been an awesome year for motorcycling. The manufacturers are beginning an...
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Jesse Kiser
06 November 2014
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Reviews
Review: Arai Vector 2 Hawk
We review the Arai Vector 2 helmet with the new, safer R75 shape. How it fits, feels, and sounds inside the helmet and if it's worth the price.
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Greg Emmerson
10 September 2014
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News
AMA Pro SuperBike: Josh Hayes Wins Road America
AMA Pro SuperBike invaded Road America for stop two on their 2014 season. Josh Hayes dominated the field with a pole to podium finish.
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Andrew Chen
02 June 2014
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News
New Yamaha R1 In The Works?
Could a new Yamaha R1 be under development?
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Tim Watson
10 April 2014
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Sportbikes
Best Sportbikes Of The 1990s
The 1990s was an era of some astonishingly good motorcycles. Here’s six of the best sportbikes of the 1990s.
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Tim Watson
08 January 2014
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HFL
A Question of Motorcycle Character
Character is a term often thrown around when discussing motorcycles. RideApart's Tim Watson discusses what exactly defines motorcycle character.
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Tim Watson
03 November 2013
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News
Real Rides: Devin's Heavily-Modified Yamaha YZF-R1
A RideApart reader shares his heavily-modified Yamaha YZF-R1 with us and shares his experience with the bike.
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Daniel Silverman
26 September 2013
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News
New 2014 Yamaha Sportbikes Unveiled: R6, R1, FZ6R & FZ-09
New 2014 Yamaha sportbikes to get new colors. See the new paint schemes for the 2014 Yamaha R1, 2014 Yamaha R6, 2014 Yamaha FZ6R and 2014 Yamaha FZ-09.
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HFL Staff
06 September 2013
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Reviews
2013 Yamaha R1 Review - Photos and Specs
This 180 bhp superbike has been updated with traction control, smoother fueling and a new rear shock. Learn more in our 2013 Yamaha R1 review.
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RideApart Staff
05 September 2013
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Custom: Sesto Cycles R1
Custom: Sesto Cycles R1Unveiled yesterday at the International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, this custom Yamaha R1 is the winner of the Custom...
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HFL Staff
08 December 2012
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News
Crashed 2005 R1 sets new Ring record
A crashed, repaired, road-legal 2005 Yamaha R1 has unofficially set a new lap record of the Nurburgring. Lapping in 7 minutes, 10 seconds, Andy Carlile bested the previous record by a full 20 seconds. Andy’s R1 is completely street legal, down to the tires, mirrors, license plate and headlight and uses a completely stock motor. Photo: Frozenspeed ...
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HFL Staff
01 June 2012
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Photos: an R1 in the sand dunes
How’s this for a magazine cover? With the help of Yamaha Europe and Michelin, French mag L’Integral equipped 10-time Dakar winner Stephane Peterhansel with a 50th Anniversary R1 and sent him to the Sahara desert to grab these images on the huge sand dunes there. The only modifications necessary? A set of bar risers and a pair of race wets, the rear hand-cut to form paddles. And I thought I was...
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HFL Staff
26 March 2012
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News
A cop, a squid or both?
Your first reaction upon seeing a police-liveried R1 is likely one of worry. Could the cops finally be riding bikes capable of catching other motorcyclists? Then you scope the lack of gloves (or any other safety gear this side of the mandatory helmet), the loud exhausts, the anodized gewgaws and, lastly, the inches-wide chicken strips on that back tire. What on earth is going on here? Like the po...
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HFL Staff
12 March 2012
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Reviews
Can Traction Control Tame The 2012 Yamaha R1?
The 2012 Yamaha R1 is updated with the addition of traction control, smoother fueling and a new rear shock to make the 180 bhp superbike more exploitable.
By
Adeyemi Bennett
24 October 2011
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2012 Yamaha R1: traction control
Call this one a recession special. In lieu of an all-new model or significant updates, Yamaha is instead heaping its flagship R1 with classy new paint jobs and all manner of popular aftermarket upgrades. Foremost among those? A seven-level traction control system, bringing the 2012 Yamaha R1 up to speed with bikes like the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R and BMW S1000RR. The rest of the upgrades read like ...
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HFL Staff
14 September 2011
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