Yamaha why 1999

And man was it good. Spanish homeboys Barbera s and Pedrosa s took their respective class wins to the screaming delight of the Spanish fans, with new world champ Pedrosa causing quite a stir on his victory lap with young girls bursting into tears as he went past.

For the main event, it was a less successful Spanish effort with Ruben Xaus taking an early bath and Gregorio Lavilla and Charlie Checa failing to set the world on fire in 17th and 14th.

Even so, the Rossi-Biaggi-Bayliss podium was excuse enough for the firework-crazy Spanish crowd to set off enough explosives to turn the circuit into something like a scene from Saving Private Ryan. Bless 'em. Excitement over and hangovers took hold. Whit and Daryll weren't looking any better, but somehow we made it out of the circuit before hitting the hay for an early night. We had another day's riding ahead The early night was a very good idea because the roads we found in-country the next morning were amazing.

If you're in the area, get yourself on the road between Valencia and Albacete and prepare to be knocked out. Bring some spare knee sliders too, because parts of this road are made up of seemingly endless mph knee down sweepers, all better surfaced than most of the UK's racetracks.

What better place to assess the road capabilities of our Yamaha quartet? In fact the road, even with its lesser demands than the track, only confirmed what we'd learned at Cartagena.

The first generation bike was still the hardest to hustle. Bumps had it skipping about and it needed the most forceful input to go where it was told and stay there. As well as this, mistakes weren't advisable as your options once committed to a line were far fewer than on any of the other bikes. The bike was a gem once more, wheelying beautifully everywhere and steering sweetly through the winding Tarmac paradise.

Compared to the two later bikes, the only weak areas were its brakes they faded slightly , and its gearbox, which needed a firm boot. The '02 model was the biggest surprise in that it hardly felt any different to the bike in its feel. On the track where you could push harder, its chassis let you get away with more, but on the road the only real difference came in the less-nervy front end.

And as for the newest bike Well, it is a stunning piece of kit and it does have all the looks and gizmos to let you hold your head high if you simply must have the latest and greatest. As well as this, it is ferociously fast and capable, but as a road bike alone your mate on his tidy bike is never going to be far off your tail light.

In fact, he may even get ahead occasionally So as the sun set across the Spanish scrub, it was with a collective lump in our throats that we loaded the R1s back into the TWO van for the long haul home. Quoting Vinnie Jones in Lock, Stock Feels like it'll bite if you push it. Brakes a big improvement. It's that powerful it feels like they've had to design the rest of the bike around the engine. If money were no object I'd have one - it's too mad not to. Niall Mackenzie This bike could be better but ours showed its age.

There's a big heart in there though and I'm still a fan. Easy to ride fast, but a bit dull when you really want to have fun.

Probably the most potent of the new s, but needs rearsets on the track. Not the best around Cartagena though - give it a bigger circuit and prepare for take off. Looks old, too Home Manufacturer Contact. Contact Terms of Use Policy Links. Yamaha YZF R1. Make Model. Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 5 valves per cylinder. Bore x Stroke. Compression Ratio. Cooling System. Liquid cooled. Wet sump. Engine Oil.

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