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2009 Yamaha R1 VS Honda Fireblade

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Uploaded by on Feb 19, 2009

MCN road tester Michael Neeves puts the all-new Yamaha R1 through its paces against the latest Honda Fireblade in the south of France.

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  • Across the pond they have left-handed throttles too, huh? 7:40

  • a honda persegue a perfeição..

    a yamaha é a perfeição.

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  • as good as it gets

  • R1 has such ugly exhaust tho. The placement and shape could be better. I used to hate the face too but that grew on me

  • @iCHARRLZ hahahahaha

  • @mcbride731

    You wanna come over dude?

  • @Bartholomeusismyname i doubt they were using above 80% throttle right out of twisties, which is where they felt this "grunt" anyway. The ECU flash is more for straight drag/street racing. The R1 is just a machine in general. Keep in mind, the same restrictions applied to the Fireblade too. 

  • I have a black/yellow 09 R1 as well. My friend has a Fireblade and keeps telling me his is better lol...so of course this vid is going on his Facebook wall haha.

  • Sound

  • @RodriguezPvt yup...im getting my ECU flash tuned. Thats why these european speek so highly of them on the test.....thiers have full power.

  • The Blade is too small and cramped for me, although it's obviously a great bike. The 2009 R1 I'm currently racing is the best bike FOR ME that I've ever ridden (and I include in that argument newer, more advanced bikes like the S1000RR). To each his own though, I know a lot of people aren't as fond of it as I am. Might have something to do with me coming from a twin (KTM RC8), but I wouldn't change my bike for anything out right now (OK, a 2012 R1 perhaps, TC would be nice sometimes, hehe).

  • Really amazing machine.

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