YAMAHA YZF R1 50th Anniversary Edition 2006

[weeksy]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-YZF-R ... SwxTdgGBB8

These for me are one of the most stunning and iconic bikes on the planet.. They just look 'right' to me.

[Beancounter]

I find it hard to believe that bike is nearly 15 years old. It still looks like a fresh design to me. Looks good in the yellow speed blocks but not as nice as the deep red IMO.

[weeksy]

2017-08-27_03-35-06 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

[Beancounter]

2017-08-27_03-35-06 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

An ex of yours?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I prefer the early R1s

[weeksy]

2017-08-27_03-35-06 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

An ex of yours?

Yeah, owned 2 in that scheme

[Scuffmark]

Nice that


6k seems alot for a 15 year old bike, but maybe thats just me

[Mr. Dazzle]

I wouldn't say they're iconic....they're nice enough, but certainly not one of the stand out icons IMO. If any R1 is gonna fit that bill it would be the original '98.

They're "just" one of the many superbikes available from a period when superbikes were still hotly contested, which isn't to take anything away from them.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I had a 98 R1, it was fucking mental, like a 150bhp LC

[KungFooBob]

IMHO the 4C8 just beats the 5VY on the looks.



It's just that little bit sharper looking.