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2007 Yamaha R1 Road Impression: TNT Wrapped in a Teddy Bear (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
It's late February. It's Vancouver. It snowed briefly this morning. By late afternoon the temperature "warms" to 5C (41F) allowing for the return of our 2007 Yamaha R1 tester to Pacific Yamaha. For eight days the weather's been oscillating from warmish sunny days to pure cold wet misery. On those latter days riding has been about restraint and control, and that fits, especially given the flurry of contention around Yamaha's Chip Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) in communities like R1-Forum.com. In conditions like these, throttle control makes the difference between a cold rear Diablo Corsa stepping out on damp gritty roads, or an elegant run of the twisties. Riding now is challenging, confusing, slightly unpredictable and occasionally rewarding... sort of like the 2007 R1.
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2007 Yamaha R1: Heart and Soul of the Track (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
Losail circuit; 5400m of infamy, a complex and challenging track that tests the limits of man and machine. Beneath my moto-journalist bravado I'm questioning life's inconsequentials; like whether I've a living will? The thought is completely drown out by the devilish howl as our flight of 2007 Yamaha R1s hurtles out of the pit lane onto Qatar's one-kilometer front straight.
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Model(s) covered: 2007 Honda CBR 1000 RR, 2007 Suzuki GSX-R 1000, 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1, 2007 Kawasaki ZX-10R
You've heard the names before: Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, Honda CBR1000RR and Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. You've seen them at race tracks around the world, on television or maybe even in person. They have passed you on the freeway or the back straight at a trackday, usually on one wheel but occasionally on two. The howl of their motor is intoxicating and the allure of their legendary power-to-weight ratio is hard to resist. They are called the open class sportbike and it's important to give them the respect they demand or you might not walk away.
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Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
The Yamaha YZF-R1 has been carving its way into motorcycle history since 1998, and in 2007 the scalpel has been sharpened to the point of being dangerous... at least to the competition.
In the beginning the R1 set new standards for performance in the literbike class with a combination of a sick motor and track-inspired good looks. It enjoyed a long successful run for the next half decade before raising the visual standards to another level in '04.
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Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
My day started like any other as I went through my e-mail systematically throwing away all of the spam that magically finds it's way to my inbox....
As I scroll through saving only the e-mails with headlines containing the words Jenna Jameson and Propecia I notice a subject line that catches my attention. No, fancy whiz bang headline, just a subtle message saying Yamaha R1 intro.
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Monster Yamaha flexes its muscle (Wheels24.co.za)
Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
At the very first ride on the motorway with the '07 R1 everything went so fast that my adrenaline hungry brain didn't understand that even spaceship Romeo 1 needs fuel to fly! The range at warp-like speeds is 209km and that is a hard learned fact. Luckily it's only 177kg to push with no fuel, which is slightly heavier than last year's model due to Euro 3 requirements. Not that you'd notice as both power and torque has been increased too.
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Model(s) covered: 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1
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 its overhauled chassis.
But there were a few things he couldn't examine, such as how its dyno curve compares with the older bike, how much it weighs on our digital scales, and what it's like to ride on the street. We now have those answers.
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