2007 Yamaha YZF R1 road test-Yankee Zulu Foxtrot Romeo 1 calling earth!

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2007 Yamaha YZF R1 road test-Yankee Zulu Foxtrot Romeo 1 calling earth!

Written: 19/02/2007 : 11:29. Read 13502 times (30/day).

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The 1000 info’s per second throttle lift the front wheel at less than a half revolution. It interacts with new for Yamaha 4 valve technology and variable length intake to build an out of this world hectic acceleration above 10K’s. So hectic that even in stealthy black the R1 attracts more unwanted attention from the law than bloodsuckers by Lake Victoria.

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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 130 miles and that is a hard learnt fact! Luckily it’s only 177kg to push with no fuel. That is actually 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.

The new chassis makes the R1 rock solid on fast motorways-As it would be on a racetrack straight basically. On the road this gives an immense sense of safety and coupled with a very agile and responsive steering geometry the R1 is a dream to ride on fast motorways. Through the fully adjustable suspension I can feel every movement from the grippy Pirelli Corsa tyres. A few times I went sideways but all I needed to do was to keep feeding the fly-by-wire throttle until the Pirelli’s found grip on the very slippery tarmac I spent much time on.

It was so slippery one day on the motorway that the rear wheel started spinning up in sixth gear! That’s not everyday stuff and tells a tale both about how slippery it was but also about how powerful the new R1 is. In sixth gear at motorway speeds the new and bigger ram-air starts having an effect. Yamaha are claiming 189bhp with ram-air and that is huge horsepower for a Euro 3 compliant motorcycle. The acceleration is instant even in top gear and we are soon flying low-Perhaps too soon for a roadbike and the safety of your license.

The 07 R1 sounds louder than I had expected, the underseat exhaust might be placed ideally for listening to the engine notes coming out the back. The seating position is sporty and high (835mm) but not as extreme as the R6. As a roadbike the R1 is a good deal better than the R6 in several areas.

Slightly better at ergonomics, much better midrange and the variable intake fallows for the best of both worlds in a much cheaper package than let’s say the MV F4. Best of both worlds because the system allows for a strong midrange punch with long intake funnels before varying to a shorter intake length above 10. ...

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