Yamaha R1 - official release pictures

The seat looks low enough for Suze as well

 

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:18:19 +0100, dwb yammered:

[of the new R1]

Look, you're in enough bother already, matey...
;-)

 

It's what the Japs do, mostly, isn't it? Every once in a while one of
them goes a bit daring and the rest follow suit. For my money, the last
significant change of this ilk was the original R1 back in 1998 when
things suddenly got smaller, lighter and more powerful. Pretty much
/every/ Jap sportsbike since then has been of the same mould from 600s up
to litre-bikes.

Prior to that, it was (probably) the ZZR1100; cue Blackbird, 'Busa and 12R
(albeit with bigger gaps between).

Prior to that, it was the original 'Blade in '92, etc., etc.

Well, for a start, one reason the CBR6RR looks daft is 'cause it's not
"they", is it? It's "it"; the cat's ring-piece look.

I think whatever way you cut that particular cake, it has to be into even
numbers; one = gash, two = cool, three = gash, four = cool...

 

Hmm, the tail piece (not the pipes, the bodywork) looks very 999-esque
from some angles; not as clean and chiselled as the gorgeous 2003
arse-end.

Personally, I like the look of the quad projector lights a la R6, although
I've heard complaints that the R6 items are not very effective...

As I said elsewhere, I think the clocks are stylish, mind.

 

Well thanks for the history lesson, granddad!
;-)

I was just trying to draw a rough example of what the Japs have done for
years, i.e. copy from each other and attempt to improve (although not
always succeeding).

You're right about the GPz, though and I wasn't trying to compare the ZZR
and the 'Blade as they are very different creatures, so perhaps I should
have worded it better.

Cheers.

 

Reckon you'll be going to the NEC this year?

 

The 2004 R1 has these as well, according to the blurb...

 

Umm, er, yes, hence the remark. Check out some of the later piccys.

 

Nope, 1000/1100 Katana.

 

Nar the GPZ900R was the first of the superbikes where handling and
aerodynamics were treated with as much priority as the engine. The Kats
were just GSXs in a posh frock.