MCN Roadtest: 2009 Yamaha R1 first impressions

MCN Road Tester Michael Neeves is at Eastern Creek, Australia testing the latest incarnation of the Yamaha R1. Here's his trackside first impressions on the new flagship supersports model.

Neeves is clearly impressed with the new Yamaha YZF-R1 and hails it in his first ride report as one of the best sportsbikes he's ever ridden, going on to say "I was shaking after my first ride on the new R1, it's so different, so exciting and so damn good".


For a full review of the new Yamaha R1, including a technical explanation of the bike's radical new engine, pick up this week's copy of MCN, on sale Wednesday 21 January.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Roadtest
• MCN
• Motorbike
• Motorcycle
• Yamaha
• R1
• 2009
• 2008
• YZF-R1
• YZF
• motorcycle racing
• motorcycle news 2010
• Motorcycles
• MotorBikes
• MotorcycleNews
• MotorcycleReviews
• Motorcyclenewsdotcom
• FastBikes
• MotorcycleRacing
• motorcycle
• motorbike
• bike
• Motor
• Cycle
• News

[dunchooby]

MCN has stepped up, their earlier videos were pretty shitty now I look forward to seeing them hahaa

[k4l31d05c0p3]

looks like it was filmed with a mobile phone.

[BeamRider100]

The R1 grunts out of few corners there.

[MrRon4444]

i need the blade!!

[matt97gst]

"Blade?, who needs a Blade?"....strong words for a magazine that absolutely deepthroats the Fireblade in nearly every other review and comparison.

[Trulyloyale]

I'd also like to add that no warranty claims related to the problem discovered during

RSVs test controls in January has been reported till now, but Aprilia were very concerned about safe and made everything right to prevent any eventual problem before it happened . Those few engines have been replaced in short time from Aprilia tech personnel in USA .

Try harder mate, you cant change true facts ...!!

[Trulyloyale]

@funkybeat0 typing on google is the easiest and most senseless thing any can do : you may find whatever u want and its opposite at one time. You should read more carefully to see that Aprilia didnt act like

some other brands ( cars included ) : the recall affected a small part of RSVs production and it was due to a small component in a little quantity of engines that didn't suited the Aprilia quality standards, which was meant as unacceptable

by Aprilia's factory .

[funkybeat0]

@Trulyloyale ... I actually like Italian bikes but you may want to Google "aprilia RSV4 engine recall"..... hmm, how can I put this? ... mama mia!!

[Trulyloyale]

I repeat, cheaper stuff x miniature minded people who know nothing of bykes out of oldtime litter clichès & senseless untrue 1way bs : not even close to any Aprilia

RSV4 or mythic Ducati Desmosedici RR , probably the best byke engine ever built.

Ducati & Aprilia are the best road bykes they have greater reliability and they have

something japanese will never have : the most amazing performances by the best engineering, the Italian one !

[Trulyloyale]

mediocre stuff, just in the average ....

R1 ? cheaper shit but lots of faults just like all japanese bykes : electronics on board,

troubles with light switchers ( just have a laugh , thats true D ! ) , igition troubles at slow routes, speed display failing at high speeds ( a ticket x your funeral ), and many others ....

[VR6Boki]

It sounds like 2 stroke engine :D

[Biker16Madd]

i do like the sound of it, its changed completely comparing it to my dads old '98 R1, but it sounds almost beastly as it flies past, amazing