Riding A Yamaha R1 For The First Time!

Riding A Yamaha R1 For The First Time!
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[@PaulRothwell-qo4qf]

I got a brand new anniversary R1 in 2016 for my 50th birthday and I still laugh like that every time I go out especially after it was mapped 5 years back ! It wakes you up for sure as it’s making 189bhp at the wheel. I love it and it’s here to stay ! Do love my MT10 sp though as it’s much more comfortable on the arse cheeks and the wrists 🤪😜🤣🤣🤣🏍️🏍️

[@Patriiiiick]

I know they're probably too much for the roads these days but i'm really sad to watch the demise of 1000cc superbikes(not that i'd ever be able to afford one new). I'm just happy there'll be a steady supply of used examples but I do worry for the used prices if they don't eventually make a return. Pretty much every day I regret selling my RSV4 RF.

[@Englishbikerdan]

I guess people voted with their wallets and didn't buy. We can't really complain if people didn't want them. But, I will miss their lunacy.

[@SongJLikes]

Ummm, liter bikes in general aren’t going anywhere…. The doom-and-gloom is a bit oversold.

[@TimothyT230]

What ? Are you talking in Europe ? Here in the USA nothing has changed with regards to liter bikes. All that changes is them getting further and further north of 200 hp

[@davinadavidson9062]

Always gonae be fast boys

[@vincemarshall8550]

@@SongJLikes well said

[@LeeTillbury]

Wouldn't sell mine for anything. Unique and superb piece of engineering.

[@Englishbikerdan]

She's a keeper!

[@roberttaggart5757]

Same

[@LambChopRides]

Such a wonderful sound ❤❤❤ the bikes not got a bad note either!

[@Englishbikerdan]

Haha!

[@badir1907]

I think that laugh at the beginning sums the video

[@timranachan3224]

I've had my '99 R1 since '03. Still rips my arms off.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Excellent!

[@sharathvasudev]

25 years later. Japanese reliability.

[@timranachan3224]

@sharathvasudev I'm an old git so I put a new top yoke and Renthal Superbike bars on. It has transformed the bike. It's absolutely brilliant now I recommend this to anyone over the age of 30 😁

[@36moto]

I've been using a 23 R1 since Feb 24, just touched 6000 miles , put heli bar riser on, ride all day no worries, its just Fun, I know it makes no sense on the road, but whi cares, it's hilarious.

[@Englishbikerdan]

I'd love to try one with risers!

[@jternesto1981]

I just bought a 2024 R1(Black-Raven), it makes absolutely no sense on normal roads, stupid fast and looks like a stealth fighter, I love it.

[@user-rv3jo8hq4n]

I rode one for the first time on Monday and was fortunate enough for that experience to take place on a track. The sound and torque were amazing!

[@Englishbikerdan]

They are something aren't they?!

[@rustworks2588]

Superb review! That laughter of yours whenever you open the tabs! All the money! 😂

[@deanharris9331]

I absolutely love it ❤ What a machine. Great review Dan 👏 😊

[@craigcooper8810]

love it dan!!! sweet bike /sound

[@bryanjbuchanan]

Beautiful sunny day, lovely green UK countryside and an amazing bike. What's not to love !

[@JohnLongdin]

Great video Dan, gave me a laugh too 😂. My neck and wrists wouldn't consider letting me ride one now but great looking machine 😍

[@SlapshodWingnut]

Epic first impressions mate. Feels like I need a cuppa and a sit down after watching you 😅

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Love the R1, it's a monster! That being said, because I'm a two stroke guy I'd choose an R6 for it's high r.p.m power band. Rode all kinds of bikes, never could get used to the low end, mid range torque of the big inline four strokes. It's just what I'm accustomed to, keeping the revs above 6,000.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Sadly I've never managed to ride a two-stroke!

[@damienhowell3727]

Cracking real world review of the r1, good job fella welldone.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Thanks Damien!

[@markstaley5922]

Brilliant bike your laughing and review of the bike superb thank you dan

[@The-walloper]

I have the 23 R1 replaced every oem panel for fullsix carbon fiber as well as many other mods, tail tidy, carbon seat cowel, passenger fotrest removal, titanium akrapovic full system with sprint filter and ecu flash tune etc and i will never sell this bike. It looks unbelievable and rides amazingly smooth and responsive.

[@bearclaw5115]

Your roads are nuts bro. Surprises around every corner. Hell, there are surprises on the straights! Looks fun but isn't it dangerous riding on roads like that?

[@Englishbikerdan]

They can be for sure. But also exhilarating!

[@ma3stro681]

Needs to come riding in the mountains and plains of SE Australia, where we have some of the best, most remote motorcycling roads on the planet …

[@flesz_]

@@ma3stro681 no thanks lol

[@Englishbikerdan]

Mate I cannot wait. It's literally my dream to ride in Australia!

[@AfaqDraw]

An absolute monster. Thanks for showing us the experience lol

[@inked-96]

I'm looking at buying one. Install some bar risers and just use it occasionally. Pointless for the road I know. But it's better looking than the MT10.. Can see them holding value well.

[@johnschlesinger2009]

Better looking than the MT10: that's not difficult lol.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Not a bad shout!

[@soggywuffles882]

What a noise that CP4 makes. Probably one of the only bikes (R1, MT-10) I’d buy just for the engine.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Hurry up Tracer 10!

[@MatNewtonTrio]

Great bikes, and actually one of the few I fit on. 6’3 The performance is pretty impressive and the sound is one of the best.

[@volt8684]

I had a test ride of one of these many years ago. Was terrifying when trying to rev it out. Gorgeous engineering but appropriate for the track not road imo. Rode a honda blackbird when they came out and that too was terrifying when trying to meet max revs in 3rd. I remember thinking my brain can’t keep up. The TT guys ride them flat out in 6th😮

[@ianbolton9882]

Fookin awesome 🙌

[@leominus9758]

i had one of the first original ones loved it & again in 2016 for a sports bike i thought they are comfy, its a sham there going to be discontinued. if i was looking for a new bike, one of these or bmw came across my path i would have to have both. your laugh all the way though thumbs up. in years to come ..

[@Mastora9]

looks like a blast

[@rustytanks]

Yeah...the R1 is all business, watching this I miss my old 2004 20valve R1 😢 used to be so comfy on the highway, but a real bastard in traffic (palms, arms and back 😢)

[@Englishbikerdan]

Yep, sounds familiar. My back is still protesting weeks later!

[@chickennugget3362]

It was the 1992 Honda Fireblade that changed the game. It re-wrote the rule book. Before it we had rf900's, gpz1000's Z1000's etc.

[@IanTed]

Brilliant piece of kit, bur probably not suited to my 64 year old body and the back roads of Northumberland but it sounds awesome.

[@Englishbikerdan]

I struggled and I'm a bit younger!

[@colinradford7546]

Bonkers for us Tracer 9 GT riders! But looking forward to seeing the rumoured R9 to replace it as the main road bike.

[@Englishbikerdan]

I cannot wait. After riding the XSR900GP I think the R9 is going to be special.

[@roberttaggart5757]

I love my 2022 R1 it was the first one in Ireland & only 3 in the UK at the time …. Let the big bog eat !!!

[@ma3stro681]

Such a long, strong pull in 1st, it’s insane. Up to 160kmh! Mind blowing … 🎉

[@Englishbikerdan]

Yeah it's so daft but fun!

[@sobek]

Im new to motorbikes (passed my tests for full licence back end of March). Currently have a BMW 850GS, which is 94 BHP...cant imagine the power of something that is 200 BHP...hope I get to experience one day, although it would feel intimidating

[@midlife-crysis]

That exhaust is criminal how much it is muffling the engine sound!

[@bearwolffish]

For sure, can imagine how hard they are limiting to stay under us sound level and eu emissions.

[@Englishbikerdan]

It's damn loud enough as is.

[@kerrinnaude2777]

No doubt, need an Akra for sure

[@colinm1325]

Hey Dan, 1st time l rode a R1, l think l had a similar giggle.... I rode one on suburban roads only with a 50mph/80kph speed limit, and nowhere near redline, so no real need to change gear, but l did, just to feel what the change was like.

[@MotoTourIreland]

Madness. Love it

[@Englishbikerdan]

Amen!

[@maamajhigouri1207]

Initially I didn't liked the design but later I've started to like it. Still the earlier model lookes too good 👌 😍💖

[@neilcole3406]

Faster than a bag of fast things!

[@Bob-ts2tu]

i know how pokey my 750 is, and can still get an omg moment, so don't think i'll ever need or buy one like this myself, but still, what a machine !!

[@Englishbikerdan]

Yeah these are mental, but fun!

[@markfalshaw-gv9im]

I rode my mates Kwak H2 Supercharged with the limiter off with a Akrapovic Exhaust ,it's completely insane ,I got to 170 mph and my arse went he's had it to 205 mph on a runway of course ,tbh the throttle is in my opinion dangerous zero to full throttle is under 2 inch wind on if you slip just slightly its gone ,you need tons of practice and miles on the clock to even try to get used to it and to feel confident, looks fabulous but not for me ,in the wrong hands all these super sport bikes are lethal and for me not enjoyable, I will stick to my 1973 Z1B 900 wich i have owned since 1978 for me the most beautiful sport tourer ever made and still flies no technology only a steering damper and she draws a crowd everywhere i go but i do like the new retro version of it

[@user-ru5yy7bw9k]

That is n awesome bike n lovely sounds too but the price of em qulp qulp but then no performance cars can touch u 😂😂😂

[@jeffersonpacker1841]

Former motorcycle salesman here, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that I’ve ridden almost everything. And I’m going to tell you a secret: If you’re riding on the street, the 600’s are the most fun.

[@Bumbaclot213]

I’ve only ever had 600s since passing obtaining my full license, and I can safely say my 07 ZX6R is certainly fast enough! God knows how 200bhp feels like

[@bigworm2051]

Beast

[@Englishbikerdan]

Mode.

[@paulfowler7618]

I owned a 2008 model R1. The same model Nick Sanders toured the world on and I was inspired by him so decided to tour the UK on mine. 2 weeks and nearly 4000 miles later turns out I'm not Nick Sanders and an R1 is not a good bike to tour on. 😢

[@user-ru5yy7bw9k]

For only being 5 foot 8 n u r on tip toes that is not bad really u will never have chance for even tip toes on most trail bikes nice reviews if u r not used to going on sports bikes then the riding position is not going to b comfortable especially for longer rides harder for wrist n forearms n neck ive always riding super sports bikes n know I'm thinking of going for sports tourer like the Kawasaki sx. ✌

[@neilcole3406]

The trouble is and as wonderfully engineered the R1 is,you know you can kiss goodbye to your license or worse on our British rods! And where is the fun in that?

[@bobeyes3284]

I daily an 09 R1, beat the crap out of it. Only crashed twice in 2 years 🤣🤣🤣

[@bendavies6775]

Unadulterated joy 🤩

[@JEmmertz]

Not a bike for me, but I would - almost happily - soil myself on a test ride on one of those.... It looks mean, it sounds mean, and it knows how to react when you twist the throttle. I envy your test ride on it. 👍⭐👍

[@Englishbikerdan]

I did soil myself. It wasn't poo though.

[@rodneybutler7939]

KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL (some how ) !!!

[@Englishbikerdan]

Not possible!

[@mmahdim5912]

R1👑👑👑

[@duanestiles4821]

It sounds like a beast dan yes it is not made for comfort but it is made to shit and get stay safe around that beastly machine and thanks for the video bro

[@robvanduren761]

I had the pleasure of riding one of these. The main thing is you need to go to the gym to train your left foot to be fast enough to change up the gears. RIPPER

[@Englishbikerdan]

And your right hand will power!

[@duanestiles4821]

Everyone needs to protest against the politicians making these laws against motorcycles and stop these damn laws thier not helping the people of uk and the United States take care and stay safe Dan

[@Englishbikerdan]

They'll just make protest illegal. It's how it is over here. Us Brits seem to have a very long fuse, but when we've had enough it'll go off!

[@EscapePlan97]

I like the R1. It’s just too small and stiff for me for on road usage. That’s why I chose the 24 s1000rr.

[@flesz_]

Good choice

[@Alan-cg8gx]

Bring back the Thunder ace.

[@Englishbikerdan]

The Barge!

[@nesta8273]

Bought a MT-07 as first bike after getting my license a few years back. Then a couple of months after that my buddy went to Japan and was selling his R1M so i bought it for a resonable price. That thing scared the sh!t out of me to the point where i sold it off after just 2 months. Made a £2k profit and went back to MT-07. Now have an MT-09 and an Aprilia RS 660. But yeah, 1000cc were too much too soon and i will probably not get one ever again. Bloody hell, i would have died on that thing.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Probably a sensible choice tbh. Even I rode like a bit of a wally on this R1 and I've been riding over 25 years! RS660 is ace.

[@Fromatic]

Looks great and no doubt its an awesome ride, but the sound is severely lacking compared to the older inline 4's from 20 years ago with that beautiful smooth and powerful sound they had, that will always be what a sport or superbike should sound like to me. This sounds more like a twin that just revs higher

[@Englishbikerdan]

That's Euro emissions laws for you.

[@Fatpig-fq3vb]

Would have been good for you to ride the original r1 in comparison

[@Trevster65]

Shred my licence now I’ve bought an R1, only joking this bike is amazing. Ps I’d love to own one.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Haha, the R1 will shred your license for you!

[@JamesBond-is5du]

sensiible, yes we believe you

[@Englishbikerdan]

Would I lie to you......? :D

[@douglasgrosch228]

try MT 10 flashed and exhaust on it

[@Englishbikerdan]

Ridden the SP, still fun but missing that top end.

[@1POB]

Ed sounds like a legend. I bet he is handsome and fast.

[@neilcole3406]

Hi Ed!

[@astridmiller7938]

your own TT

[@juaneduardo3431]

A source of blaspheme! Man keep doing this, is a very enjoyable video, makes me want to sell my soul to buy one of these haha. Thanks!

[@HangingAround1977]

Good video. Sounds odd but if your body needs a rest on a sports bike you need to open the throttle.

[@aromalgr6767]

Plz do aprila rs v4 rr

[@rishrevsR13]

Ahhh you should’ve ridden it in b mode and you would’ve enjoyed it even moreee

[@Englishbikerdan]

Tried all modes, A mode was my fave.

[@johna6968]

The last year of R1's in UK?. To be honest their popularity has been dying for a few years.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Sad times, but times change!

[@ma3stro681]

UK just doesn’t have the roads for litre bikes. You need to ride in Italy, Spain or SE Australia to really get into it … 🎉

[@Trevster65]

R1 enough said.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Say no more!

[@cpuuk]

More "ooos, ahhhs and ughs" than the average pr0n movie (or so a friend tells me). Smooth engine?

[@Englishbikerdan]

R1 brings the p0rn!

[@xB0RNFR0MPAINx]

Can you do a ZX10R comparison please?

[@Englishbikerdan]

Sadly not. I can't get any Kwaks.

[@Matt_Sequel]

@@EnglishbikerdanI was wondering why you didn't have any videos of them, that's a shame I'd have loved to see you review their bikes.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Me too, sadly Kwak UK don't want to deal with me yet.

[@rud_01]

your laugh,make me laugh too,thank you because i will never drive one of those,one filing that i will never going to feel.

[@richardkeyen199]

I wish I could afford one, hell i wish I could afford any bike 😂😂😂

[@bearclaw5115]

Get a used 250 and drive the nuts off it. You can do it!

[@Englishbikerdan]

Start small, even 125cc's are great fun!

[@aidencoder]

I love any bike that represents unnecessary lunacy. Bye bye R1

[@Englishbikerdan]

Damn straight!

[@janjensen7398]

You are lucky, you are out of EU, Wish We(Denmark) came out of EU Btw nice youtube video

[@tomryner5830]

UK and Europe… Mate. Even though the UK left the EU you are still a part of Europe. It’s in the continents name… Europe. Thanks for the up. It certainly is a cool bike

[@Englishbikerdan]

You mean the UK didn't float off and create it's own continent? Damn.

[@tomryner5830]

@@Englishbikerdan 🤣

[@tomryner5830]

Thanks for the up Dan. I’ll have to eat my own words about not buying another Yamaha. That bike is Very very tempting! And it might just make this fifty three year old feel a bit younger ☺️

[@stevenfreeman7798]

Incredible bikes but bye bye licence, unfortunately if you have the power you cant help but twist the throttle!! . Up North you may be ok but you will get nicked in many parts down south. Stick to track days if you feel the need for speed.

[@peterwilson8039]

Back in the day I had the opportunity to ride a 1980 Suzuki GS1000, and I absolutely loved everything about it. The problem was that open throttle would launch me immediately into super-legal speed, and with the number of points I had my license, one more ticket and I was going to be walking. Many years later I had the opportunity to ride a mid '90's Suzuki RF900R, and it was dramatically faster. I can't imagine what a current liter class superbike would feel like.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Absolutely, I failed it keeping it sensible!

[@julielockett7886]

R1Liz tours on her pink R1

[@Englishbikerdan]

S1000RR now.

[@stubbk3]

Its criminal that they are stopping all these and its tosh that its emissions they still have super nakeds on the same engines, i blame the marketing lot pushing hipster cafe racers and adv bikes not to mention the nanny state mentality ,, if i had the money id buy one of the last available ones just for sunny days , TAU reference lol

[@Englishbikerdan]

It's all about sales. If the sales numbers were there they'd be getting this one through Euro 5+. People don't seem to be buying litre sportsbikes much these days.

[@stubbk3]

@@Englishbikerdan as I said it's either an age demographic or the marketing pushing different bikes. I grew up on sports bikes so I'm biased

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

Still the best looking sportsbike imo

[@Englishbikerdan]

Agreed@

[@Bumbaclot213]

Best sounding too

[@HeldIntegral]

Yammie thumbnail

[@Englishbikerdan]

Who?

[@johnstannard8366]

What is your thing just out of interest?

[@Englishbikerdan]

Naked bikes for the most part. But I'm also getting into dirt and light adventure bikes too.

[@CanadianDupa]

I had no idea the R1 was an inline 4.

[@Englishbikerdan]

Yeah doesn't sound like one does it! Crazy good engine!

[@ma3stro681]

Yamaha, Kawasaki and Suzuki run inline 4s, same as with their racing bikes …

[@jondoe5532]

I am on my second purchase of a 2019 R1m because the previous owner had upgraded to brembo gp4-rx and a corsa corta master with abs delete as well as a whole host of upgrades like ohlins steering damper, gilles rear sets, ima clip ons, carbon air intake , ima air filter and so on etc. The reason why i went back to the R1m is because it is reliable and an awesome and exciting superbike if ridden hard. I had the 2020 bmw s1000rr-m which was bland and boring and i found it hard work to get the most out of it at the higher speed (180+) because it would make me tired of trying to ring the neck out of it. The 2022 rsv4 factory was a step above the R1m and R1 in terms of power and torque and i could feel it in the way the bike would wheelie on slight lumps in the road surface when i wound the throttle back 90 ish % but my 2022 rsv4 factory had a coolant leak (at 1000 miles give or take a few) which was fixed after about 6 weeks and eventually led to a complete engine failure about 1000 miles after- which was replaced under warranty, after i got the bike back after a complete engine change, it then had an oil leak after less than 50 miles after i picked the bike up so i handed it back to the dealership. The yamaha R1 and R1m is the bike to have if your looking to have the kind of fun without a pilots licence and access to a jet plane but want the reliability of 100,000 miles of reliability with the regular service intervals and minor part replacements. It is insane how this bike performs if you can ride it to its full potential and the little bit of power that i wish it had at the top end is something that i will live with compared to its euro rivals lack of reliability.

[@allistairneil8968]

Stock : 160 hp. Mods 180

[@Englishbikerdan]

At the wheel? Surely it doesn't lose 40ishbhp from crank to wheel?

[@andrewshore262]

Very similar to my FS1E from the 1970’s 🤥

[@KimmyR3]

the euro regulations are such an ass

[@Englishbikerdan]

That they are.

[@Apocalyptic656]

Would of liked to see it on the back wheel, but then again I don't think you have the skills, BMW. RR for me

[@Englishbikerdan]

I do the occasional wheelie, but I've never perfected the clutch up since doing the wheelie school a few years ago. Simply, the law here will throw the book at you if you are caught wheelieing. So I've not really spent the time doing it more. RR is great, but I think it lacks a bit of character.

[@flesz_]

BMW 1000 costs the same I think I would get bmw

[@Englishbikerdan]

Nice, also a good bike!

[@gregsmith9470]

The reason why superbikes r disappearing is because people arnt buying them , if u don't want em ta disappear, whip ur wallet out , and why do people worry that their feet arnt flat on the ground, u don't have ur feet on the ground when u ride , u shouldn't ride a bike if u can't at standstill tippy-toe with 1 foot an the deck

[@barry5138]

Some yake alright, probably break 70 mph maximum speed limit in 1st gear......

[@bally632]

When they first brought them out 1st gear speed was quoted at 93mph,think later one's will just clear 100mph before rev limiter cuts in 🤔,too fast for me now😅. Good job they weren't around in the 80's 😅

[@Englishbikerdan]

It'll do 98mph in first! Wowzers!

[@bally632]

@@Englishbikerdan guess you found that out on a track day 😁🤣🤣

[@Englishbikerdan]

Ahem, of course! :D

[@pmanning431]

I sat on a new R1. Not for me. Death is coming but not with this bike

[@Starstreak170]

You should support yourself with your core rather than your arms. No need to have weight on the clip ons.

[@Englishbikerdan]

I hear you, but in reality, unless you are a Terminator you will feel it on your wrists with the 20/30mph roads we have. I dare anyone to come out on my test route and feel fresh at the end on one of these bikes!

[@roadwarrior8560]

Out of the EU but still following EU laws and regs?

[@Englishbikerdan]

Some laws and regs, not others. I don't fully understand why tbh.

[@mtkoslowski]

The bike’s probably wasted on UK roads. Now the freeways of Houston Texas on the other hand…

[@Englishbikerdan]

Fun is never a waste though, but I get your meaning!

[@Bumbaclot213]

Yeah, riding on a motorway is the best place to enjoy riding a motorcycle 💀

[@MikKemp-kg6kh]

To big for u

[@Englishbikerdan]

*Too. Come on you can do better than that bro.

[@Soulvinum]

If we can speed in uk roads why selling a bike like that...??? To ride 70 MPH...??? German Autoban is the best example how to do the things right ! Not like GREEDY Vision Zero/ police uk company looking for money. Buy a ebay folding license plate and ignore the uk speed limits ridiculous law

[@Englishbikerdan]

I'd never have a flip up plate. Just ride on the roads that aren't covered by cameras. :D

[@markburns2545]

Brother, get real, and get u on a proper road, not some crap lane...it's. a road 🏍 bike.....super quick.....

[@Englishbikerdan]

Unless the road is Road America, it won't matter bro!

[@FourIntoOne]

Pfft! a well ridden Harley bagger will easily best that.... 🤪

[@Englishbikerdan]

It's all about the rider really, I am very average.

[@johnsabin3626]

shame the video quality is so poor

[@Englishbikerdan]

Sounds like you may have internet issues. It's pin sharp for me.