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Perfect beginner bike for bros who can handle 200 horsepower and don’t need to learn how to steer or brake.

Yamaha R1. Its like bringing a bazooka to a gun fight.

The crossplane is a legendary engine. In my opinion one of the best sounding bikes ever made.

Salute to all R1 and R6 owners, please keep them well maintained and cared for. These bikes will be relics one day.

The giggle factor is high with this one 😂

r1 owner here-- the thing I would have added re: urban use, beyond just the coolant temp - the bike in general **GETS** **HOT** hot hot hot hot HOT. If you're not going 70+ it just doesn't have the airflow to keep itself appropriately cool for urban riding. This means the aux fans kick in early / often / (always). You will abhor every stop sign/red light on the planet, as motion is your only savior from drowning in the lava-cycle's fiery wrath. The "fire logo" you put on this thing is 100% appropriate. If you live in phoenix like me, the dead of summer actually becomes an off-season. Good thing all winter is fair game! That said, not in a million years would I trade it for a cbr/gsxr/aprillia/bmw. Mayyyyyybe a duc. Maybe- but that would be a 35-40k bike, and this is ~19k.

Time to buy an R1

I daily my 2015 R1 fully modded. And never skipped a beat. Just regular maintenance and I take her to the canyons on the weekends. I love it

Zach is such an eloquent and well spoken smart person and of course he really knows how to ride a motorcycle and put it through its paces when most of us just scratch the surface 😅. Kudos to you Zack👏😃 your analogies are always spot on. Cheers!!!❤

Antidepressant of the day. Thank you, Zack!

Resident near RR tracks: Officer, I'd like to report a motorcycle doing wheelies. Officer: Is it the same guy every day? Resident: Absolutely not. It's a different bike every time.😆

Let's see the track vid man...

I have owned 3 of them, one an R1M. They are magic on the race track, not to mention faster back roads. Miserable around town though or on rough backroads, though the current generation is better in that regard than the previous. It is a really well built motorcycle.

I'm sorry, you have a dirt road test section for Super Bikes on your way to work? I'm new to your reviews and the idea of an R1 hitting a dirt road, let alone your request for a jump, just makes my day. 😂 It's been 5 minutes and I'm still 😂 Well done Sir. After a bit of reflection, maybe it is a good test to see how it handles if you leave the Racetrack. I'm partial to the old FZ1 from the turn of the century myself

Definitely not designed for long rides. This has to be one of the most track-focused bikes I've ridden. You mentioned how smooth it is, and I 100% agree. On track it's amazing. The R1M is even sweeter, give one of those a try on the track. Both deserve to be on the race track.

I rode my r1 on track, and on a road trip from Scotland to the south of France no problem!!

God I miss my R1! Best bike I've owned! Also had heaps of fun on a Grom 😅

As a Yamaha R1 owner, I approve this message!

This video brings a tear to my eye. I wanted an R1 badley "for the engine" but the 50 year old in me won and am currently rocking the 23 MT-10.

I pressed on like button before playing the video.

I like how you ended the video at Buttonwillow. Strangely my favorite track .

Excited to see how an R1 handles the dirt!!

Me remembering the same kind of video of you about 3 to 4 years back I watched and now looking you again. Hope you're doing well.

watching Zack sweat trying to place this bike on the leaderboard is pure gold

Thanks for keepn it real… as to what a daily rider is about.

Haha😂😂 the giggles when you went off road on the R1, that was very funny, then followed by the wheelie. Loved it. Great motorcycles these R’1’s, and by great I mean legendary. It is far from a beginner bike. This generation R1 is very track focused. Ok on short street rides, but they are definitely designed for the race track. They feel great to ride, so smooth with loads of power. Hence your laughter when riding it. Good video, loved it.

You explained that well great video bro 🛡️

I daily my 2024 r1 (when it's not raining) and I love it. So much fun.

Had a 2020 R1, amazing machine:) Ride safe!

Great job Courts

I have a red 2019 Yamaha R1 and I love it so much!

With all of the amazing grunty more comfortable naked bikes these days it really makes no sense to be riding uncomfortable superbikes on the street anymore. However, it will be sad to see the iconic R1 go away.

A legendary machine! Nice

Yeah boy, you shouted out the Triumph 765 Street Triple - my daily rider and a phenomenal bike.

My very first bike was an 07 R1, I loved the R1 because of the undertail exhausts. It's still a sweet bike, but I fell out of love with it when they ditched the undertail pipes.

I was both genuinely scared and impressed during the dirt section, Zak did not hold back.

As Zack recommended the Street Triple 765 to mark_craver, I can only agree. I have a 2020 RS. Comfy position for daily riding, commuting and the weekend twisty run, but when you take it to the track and set up the suspension (only takes 2-3 minutes) and electronics to track mode, oh boy. It feels like you have a separate bike for track days. The intake sound is addictive too.

Loved riding with my Buddy with his 2001 R1 and my 06 FZ1. R1 is legionary, sad day when it leaves

For that extra small screen. Anyone remember those magnifying reading screens or mechanical contraptions. Mount one of those to zoom out the screen if needed.

Zack kickin ass

With alot of luck, I might survive a couple of days on a R1. OTOH, old age is a real bummer 90% of the time, due to a motorcycling injury from 1975. BTW the clips from the track day were fab. Have a good one.

Legendary bike reviewed by legendary reviewer. Keep up with great work 😊❤❤😂😂😂

Hey Zack. Amazing video man. Love the way you explain the features of the bike. I had a simple question. How many bikes have you ridden yet? I'd imagine more than a 1000

Yay more sportbikes please🙏

The STOP road system in America is crazy to watch. Other than that hell yeah love you America!

Just test-rode the MT10. What an engine.

I have a 2024 in black. Such a nice sounding bike

Not the most practical bike obviously but motorcycles, in my case, are an emotional and fun purchase. I’d take this over something super practical any day. Won’t daily it but would ride it often.

Ari should do a in depth video on the crossplane crankshaft and the benefits of it

Hmm.... My job is a gunfight everyday. Do I take the knife? Or the bazooka? Still feels modern, faster than fast enough, and fun. That's all I need to know. Thank you, Zack.

My old 2000 GSX-R750 went (indicated) 101mph in first gear. That thing looks amazing. I'd never consider a new bike but it does look amazing.

What I've learned most from this show is that I personally do not care at all how appropriate for daily riding a bike is. I would take the R1 over all of those in a flash, just because of how beautiful it is.

Nice review, I thought of a few things, as I do. I could imagine wrapping a bike in an AI you can chat with and issue commands to, such as mode b, traction off, blah blah blah - much finer-grained control than the menu system. And you could even analogise it into your own domain-specific language and wax poetic. Interesting thought, poetry as the control interface to ur R1! Good use of Ai, I think. Programmable buttons could be connected to the code words, too, so ur faves (whatever they are) are accessible immediately via shortcut... Because everyone griping about accessing menu choices these days. The AI could learn from you and you could learn from it. No bad thing! I also hear and feel ur pain regards the riding position and have similar gripes with my bike (an old busa) that I am only now regaining the ability to be able to sit on, never mind ride. I have seen people gear down and put dirt bike bars on their busas, for stunning effect. And I wonder about reconfigurable bars and pegs - riding position in other words. Hi-rise bars and lo-rise pegs for around town/touring, and transformers into lo bars and hi pegs for the trackand sportier moments. The tech is all there, just needs to be applied :) ...

33:03 Zack you gave the answer away! Haha I still enjoy watching these videos though!

I can hardly stand to ride my 2022 R1 30 miles on our boring Minnesota roads. But all day on the racetrack is a piece of cake. I actually rode it for 800 miles in 3 days in the wonderful Ozark mountains.

If always had the Fz line up, fz07 and fz10. I want to get an R1 but I've never ridden a sport bike with low handle bars. Would you guy make the purchase?

I’m riding on the street and my tires look worse than that! lol. 😂 took my zx6r out to the canyons. Trying to get ready for my first track day ever June 23th! I’m legit doing leg workout currently in preparation. Oh man I’d love to track that r1. It’s on my list of bikes to one day own… but pretty low so unless I find a great deal I’ll probably never have one 😒 great video!

Proud owner of a 4c8❤

I think that's a common theme for this sort of bikes, my 2012 1199 is surprisingly soft, sweet, safe and civilized when you need it to be.

i hope to see a review on the new 1390 super duke R / R evo soon.

It comes back to same saying...it's more fun to drive a slow thing fast then a fast thing slow.

Great to see you wearing a jacket with high viz patches. I believe it enhances your safety on the road

You're missing an important point. What bike will wake you the f up at 6am and put a smile on your face every commute.

Years ago, I got to hear an R1 that had carbon fiber mufflers installed. OH, MY, GOD!!! It’s like nothing I’ve ever heard, before or since. Definitely one the sweetest sounds ever emitted by a motorcycle. That and the Honda CBX.

If I understand correctly, the R1 engine is so smooth because they can't remove the balancer, unlike all the other regular inline-4s that have deleted the balancer because they have end-to-end balance naturally to chase peak whp (but not totally balanced, so they still vibe without a balancer).

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Great review, as usual.

YESSSS its my bike on daily ride!

My 02 FZS1000 is the best bike I've ever ridden. Let alone own. Love that engine!

My go to beginner bike recommendation.

i love to watch these videos, even for bikes i would not consider. I doubt you will read this question, but if you had a 98 VFR 800 that you loved, and were looking for a newer bike (under 10 years old) what would you recommend as a quality replacement? i have trouble finding a parallel to most anything "current". I am not saying that the VFR800 is the best bike ever, just that i have not seen anything i would want to "replace" it with in my garage.

Sad to see these go. I love the super sports. I can ride them all day and it would be at the top of my daily rider list.

I bought a brand new 2009 Yamaha R1 as my first street bike back when it came out, and used it as my primary vehicle for 2 years. Lately been thinking about getting a new one to relive my youth. Curious how this generation compares to the 2009 for street use. I lucky to live in the outskirts of western Oregon with lots of curvy roads and not much population so everywhere is kinda a private race track.

31:30 FYI - a swan song is not a song. its a last effort at greatness

Very excited to start on one for my daily 100km commute, I m bussing now but going to skip the whole car thing and teleport there from cp4ward

love the honesty. Yes it's cool. No, it's not good for the road or commuting.

It’d be cool if he did a review of the new RE Shotgun 650. It fits into the midsize cruiser market that’s pretty scarce in the states. A great daily rider

Awesome video! Trace Adkins maybe?? Best!

“watch this”💯🔥⚙️✌🏻‼️🤣

The only one that makes me nervous the R1!! One day ill have one but not yet im not ready 😅

looking forward to the R9 in the daily ride when it arrives in the USA

I had one of these on order but cancelled it and got a gorgeous blue and black 2019 R6. With the gold forks it looks absolutely exquisite. The R1 is just too much for English roads. The R6 even struggles to reach its stride on most roads here. I’ll be trading it for an MT09SP next year 👍🏻

It may not be the most comfortable commuter, but it sure as hell is the coolest commuter! 😍

Can’t wait for you to do the new mt09!

I would love to see a Daily Rider for the z900rs (cafe maybe?)

I own this exact bike and frankly couldn't agree more with the entire review. It's a bad (perhaps laughably so) streetbike and a great trackbike, with a unique character that somehow manages to feel pretty intoxicating in both settings. Truly more of a lust object than a rational choice. Totally fair criticisms about the small display, humdrum suspension, and so-so brakes aside... I have to point out that you do get a peppering of exotica compared to much of its similarly-priced superbike competition: cast magnesium wheels and subframe, titanium exhaust headers (and much of the muffler, if I'm not mistaken), titanium intake valves and titanium connecting rods.

Would love to see a ranking of the top bikes from 2021 to now. Hoping/presuming my Tuareg would be #1.

Ride one, 23 R1, ride one most days... 5k miles in 4 months...top tip....fit helibars. Great bike.

Ehat a legend: the man and the bike. CP4❤

Finally! I am waiting for this video for the last years

Cool bike, but after the experience of owning an RC51 many years ago I swore off race bike ergos. I could only handle being on it for an hour at a time when I wanted to spend all day riding.

Can't wait for Zack to test Aprilia 457.

Wow a Brooks & Dunn reference!

I own a 2023 V4s and I rode my friend's 2019 R1 yesterday and I must say the R1 is a much more smooth and REFINED ride compare to the V4 which is just RAW. every thing is smooth AF. the only down side of the R1 is the narrow handle bars. It's bit harder to initiate counter steer compare to the V4. V4 is twitchy so it turns really fast and easy. R1 is smooth and stable. the word best describes the R1 is REFINED

I'm thinking of getting my first motorcycle. Will this be a good one?

I bought one of these and the seller had done a sprocket upgrade, I forget what exactly the specs were. The bike lost some top end, but got there really fast. The throttle was like an on-off switch. I absolutely loved it. Fastest motorcycle I ever owned.

Great bike, but it was a better overall package years ago. Great review as always 👍

Ever thought on reviewing Sherco, APJ or Husqvarna Norden Expedition/701?

been watching your vids for awhile now, just realized we have the same name lol

did you put gsxr-dave up against the R1? i would watch that video.