Description
Brief
Viewing by appointment only.
Anybody who is a fan of Superbikes, will of course be familiar with the Yamaha YZF R1.
Having long been playing catch up to the Honda Fireblade which was released in 1992, Yamaha set about a totally new design from the ground up, in 1998 the Yamaha R1 changed the face of Superbikes upon release, creating quite the frenzy at the time.
Thanks to the revolutionary ‘stacked gearbox’ design, the R1 was a much more compact design than previous models & this meant that the R1 was not only a bike with a hugely impressive power to weight ratio, but the design helped with the ability to create a chassis which could handle the power properly with superb handling characteristics.
Speaking of power – the R1 came a claimed 150bhp & 177kg (dry) weight, this meant for some utterly devastating performance figures, with one magazine timing a 0-60mph time of 2. 9 seconds, and a 0-100mph time of 5. 9 seconds.
Here is a chance to own a piece of 90’s superbike history, in the sought after pearl white & red colour combination.
UK bike.
11, 781 miles from new.
Original owners manual.
Freshly serviced.
New tyres fitted.
No modifications, the bike is still sporting the original exhaust, indicators, number plate holder & even the original rear reflector.
A truly fantastic bike with low, yet usable mileage.
History
Complimenting this great example is a lovely history file, which includes the original booklets, MOT history & Service history & various invoices.
MOT & service history help warrant the mileage of this bike, showing regular but little usage to help keep things in great working condition over the years.
Service History:
1998 – 500
07 – 8, 553
11 – 9, 934
24 – 11, 777
MOT:
2001 – 2, 781
02 – 3, 372
03 – 5, 972
04 – 7, 449
06 – 7, 800
07 – 8, 533
08 – 9, 608
09 – 9, 787
10 – 9, 824
11 – 9, 934
12 – SORN
13 – 9, 992
14 – 10, 264
16 – 10, 438
17 – 10, 614
19 – 11, 244
21 – 11, 525
22 – 11, 743
24 – 11, 777
Body & Paintwork
All paintwork and decals appear to be original, the pearl white with the red makes for a very striking bike, a bike sure to attract attention where ever you go!
Original screen is still fitted, along with original mirrors & indicators with original with no modifications.
Overall a very nicely presenting, usable, low mileage example.
A couple of small marks are present as you would expect for a bike of this age & the seat has 3 small dark spots.
Overall a very good example throughout.
Interior & Trim
Obviously things such as the handlebar grips are showing minimal wear with 11k miles, bar ends are unmarked & the top yoke is showing only minor marks (often caused by keys in the ignition flapping around on to the top yoke).
All trim is very good condition.
Engine
The engine runs beautifully, even from cold on choke.
No rattles at all,
All gears engage nicely & the clutch operates perfectly well.
The bike rides smoothly through the rev range & gives impressive performance.
The bike has just been serviced by ourselves, including new premium tyres being fitted.
Running Gear
As with the rest of the bike, the running gear is all original & in great order.
Suspension & brakes feel fantastic, with superb braking performance & handling.
