YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike
Dumbfounded from what. The new king of “liter” sportbikes turned out to be athletically sophisticated, quick, agile, and also “dressed” flawlessly. Persuaded and confident in his unconditional superiority in any match, the haughty look of an Asian slanted headlights. In comparison with it, the one-liter flagship Honda somehow immediately turned out to be thick, clumsy, and ugly. Only in 2000, the motor company "number one", recovering from the shock, was able to release a new "fire", already an injection one. But this is a completely different story.
And while this did not happen, R1 conquered the hearts of motorcyclists with huge engine power at that time, incredibly light weight, modern lightweight and at the same time tough chassis with “advanced”, fully adjustable suspensions and a daring design that was provocative… But then, then how is the first of the "er first" perceived?
…Heck! But he just wanted to briskly start from the traffic light! If you do not open the "hole" abruptly and completely, then the "Erka" simply hangs the front wheel, and in second gear, too. If you sharply “unscrew the trigger”, get ready for the inevitable villi. The old man is still ready to tear everyone!
YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike
Something like this I had foreseen before throwing my leg over a high-mounted saddle and taking the pose of the embryo of a sports biker. He examined the gray-haired king better: "But he is still at least where!" The turned forms of the fairing, which was hardly stretched over the mighty “muscles”, the high-lifted “tail” with brazenly exposed two round stopars (supposedly, this is all that you will see after the start), a powerful skeleton of a diagonal aluminum frame Design that stunned the audience a decade ago, and to this day has not lost its freshness and power.
“Well, shall we stare?” - the king flashed inquiringly with narrowed eyes-headlights. Really, it's time. I’ll say briefly about the landing: the classic sport bike. The pilot’s body is strongly inclined forward, but the load on the hands is not prohibitive. Legs are very bent at the knees: on long trips, I feel they will quickly numb.
YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike
The seat cushion is conveniently profiled, and its length is designed so as to maximize the pilot from the inconvenience of moving the body during maneuvers. The passenger seat protrudes forward so that it forms an emphasis for the fifth point of the pilot - this additional convenience will be appreciated when “lying” at maximum speeds. I appreciated one more advantage of landing on the Erka later, when cornering: the gas tank here is quite narrow, and when hanging in turns, it’s quite easy to “hook” your foot on its outer part.
At idle, the R1 engine is unstable, the tachometer needle continues to “jump” after warming up. I do not think that the cause is age or poor care, which caused the malfunction. For motorcycles of the family and later years of production, including injection ones, the motor works in the same way. So with a calm soul I squeeze the clutch, stick in first gear - let's go!
Gently squeezing through city traffic jams, I leave on the highway. Add gas! The engine pulls confidently
starting from low revolutions, without failures, it passes the medium sector, and from 8000 rpm - dear mother! - the old man seemed to think of taking off. The strongest kick in the ass! In a daze I try to hold on to the steering wheel dangling in the air
YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike YAMAHA YZF-R1, sport bike
