2000 Yamaha YZF-R1

Pros: Looks, Engine, Tractability, Handling
Cons: Can go "earth-sky-earth-sky-ambulance" if your ego is bigger than your ability

...and for most of the sport bike fraternity, it is. Enter the new Y2K Yamaha YZF R1 and exit the competition. As I mentioned elsewhere on these pages, the R1 was almost a foregone conclusion when looking for a replacement for my mighty FZR1000. Well, it...

Pros: Bonkers fast, great brakes, superb suspension
Cons: You can die on it, easily.

Epinions has failed to add newer model years to the listing for reviews for the Yamaha YZF-R1 so I will go ahead and add my review to the 2000 R1 listings. So to be perfectly clear, my review is for a model year 2004 R1, which I purchased on ...

Pros: Powerful, Highly stylish; lightweight
Cons: you will need to buy a radar detector :)

Ahhhh, the Yamaha R1! Nine hundred ninety-eight cc's delivering 150 horses to a lightweight, (385 lb dry), aluminum framed rocket on wheels. The '99 was great and the new 2000 model is even better.

Super stylish and flashy, this bike gives...

Pros: powerful, lightweight, agile, beautiful
Cons: can be downright dangerous

In September of 1997 I crashed my '95 Yamaha V-Max (was not my fault :P). I was thinking about buying another one, but a friend of mine who used to race told me I should really get a sports bike. I went to motorcycle.com and there it was, a picture of...

Pros: Sexy, powerful, fast, dependable
Cons: Too powerful for just about everybody, lazy turn in, unstable midcorner

As I said in my review of the R6, I feel particularly qualified to rate sport bikes. I have raced my R6's to 8 Formula USA Championship Cup Series Championships and been an an instructor at the world famous California Superbike School teaching on both ...

Pros: '02: Absolutely Un-F^*&-ing believable!!!
Cons: Extremely hard to find (not anymore, yamaha delivered)

This review has been updated since I've now ridden this bike extensively for a season and have fully fallen in love with it. While the bike has some faults (although very few) having seen and ridden all the competition, I'm thouroughly convinced this...

Pros: Beautiful fairing design, Logical controls, Excellent handling, Extremely quick, Reliable.
Cons: Can get you in trouble VERY easily in more ways then one.

I am 18 yrs old and I bought a 2000 R1 in Yamaha Blue(its the fastest ^_^) used with 5400miles on it three months ago as my first bike. Do not buy this as a first bike. I say this for a few reasons = 1. Foremost for me is that this bike has a VERY ...

Pros: Fastest thing I've ever ridden.
Cons: Fastest thing I've ever ridden.

I'm 29 years old and have been riding bikes on the road since I was 14. Over the years I've owned a lot of bikes: Honda CB 125, Yamaha Virago 750, Suzuki GSX 750, Honda Sabre 700, and a Honda Shadow 1100. After owning the Shadow for a year, I decided I...

Pros: Faster than man was made to ride!
Cons: Doesn't handle quite like the R6

Of Course I do! My 2000 R6 will max out at around 165 mph, but the R1 blows me away when I am tucked down and trying not to red line!

I have had an R6 for several months now, and so I figured I would try out my boy's R1 while we were out the...

Pros: Fast, precise, agile, this is the liter-bike to have
Cons: Twitchy, not as confidence inspiring for the intermediate rider - expert's bike

Sorry if the title sounds snobby - however I'd like to say immeidately that snobbiness is not my intention at all. In fact being the owner of the bike, I love to listen to other people's feedback -- truly this machine is of the most elite liter bikes in...

Pros: sporty design, well built, sleek and fast, easy enough for novices to ride
Cons: pricey, a little wobble in the handlebars during changes in road types

While trying to get my wife in the mood for a new motorcycle I happened to notice a 2001 R1 sitting out in the parking lot. It was a 200 model, and it was still warm. I somehow forgot that my wife was there and walked over to the R1. She said...

Pros: Huge Horsepower, Smooth Engine, Crazy Light
Cons: Notchie Transmission, No EFI, Front End Comes Up Too Easy :)

Let me get this disclaimer out. I recently had the privilege of riding a '99 R1, but it wasn't quite stock. It has a full M4 system and a jet kit. So it squeezed out 145 hp at the rear wheel. The owner even had dyno charts to prove it.

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Pros: new gearing ratios sweet deal
Cons: Pricey model.

Being an Yamaha addict I find all yamahas sweet. This has the looks and feel you want along with the power and good quality people behind you.

Grab ahold of something cause you are gonna need it just being around this bike drives...

Pros: riding the easier the faster
Cons: getting feet to earth ?

I have been riding bikes now for a little more than five years, if I count my own bikes only. Sure, I first started riding on the bikes of friends, but I guess that doesn't count ?

The first bike I got was a Suzuki Bandit 600N. Soon I...

Pros: Good for twisties, handles great, high quality
Cons: Un-smooth power delivery at lower RPMs

Great all around street and track bike. I crashed the hell out it...damn near totaled it. After heavy repairs, the bike ran exactly the way it did before I wrecked it. This was definitely a testiment to Yamaha's quality mechanics and design. I am ...