Registration: X517BFJ
Frame: JYARN041000008460
Odometer: 37,653

• 998cc inline four-cylinder
• 6-speed manual
• UK bike from new
• Micron exhaust
• Penske rear shock
• No V5

The Yamaha YZF-R1, or simply R1, is a 998cc sports motorcycle made by Yamaha. The R1 was launched in 1998 after redesigning the Genesis engine to create a more compact engine by raising the gearbox input shaft and allowing the gearbox output shaft to be placed beneath it. This ‘stacked gearbox’ was followed by other manufacturers. Compacting the engine made it much shorter, allowing the wheelbase to be shortened as well and the centre of gravity to be optimized. The swingarm could be made longer without compromising the overall wheelbase, which was a short 1,385 mm (54.5 in). Four 40 mm Keihin CV carburettors fed fuel to the engine.

The R1 was also equipped with a 41 mm KYB upside-down front fork and 300 mm semi-floating disc brakes. The instrument panel was electronic, with a self-diagnosis system and digital speed readout. The exhaust used Yamaha's Exhaust Ultimate Power Valve (EXUP) system, which controlled exhaust gas flow to maximize engine power production at all revs, resulting in a high-power and high-torque engine.

This bike has come from a local vendor who has a number of bikes going through the Auction. It has a number of upgrades to include, rear sets, adjustable levers, steering damper, Penske rear shock absorber, Micron exhaust. The bike is sitting on slick tyres and starts and runs and has no key.

PLEASE NOTE: This Lot is recorded on HPI as ‘Category C - Repairable Total Loss 20/07/2016’.