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2007 Yamaha R1 on 2040-motos

$7,200
YearYear:0 MileageMileage:0
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Spring Lake, Michigan

Spring Lake, MI
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Brand new rear tire just before storage, fired up on the 1st try 3-14-12, ready to ride! Pre-owned to drive to work, never laid down, mint condition. Red and Black in color.

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Jefferies' TT V&M R1 for sale

Tue, 26 Apr 2011

We got a tip-off about a former David Jefferies TT R1 for sale on eBay. The owner says it's from the 1998 TT but I'm pretty sure it was the one he raced in 1999. Here's a little bit more background about the V&M TT effort in 1999: In 1990 Jack Valentine gave up racing to concentrate on running V&M Racing, and after being sacked by Honda at the end of the 1998 season, the team set about to do some giant killing.

US Motorcycle Sales First Half 2011 Results

Thu, 28 Jul 2011

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R1 noise, bike porn and a quick lap

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Trawling the internet for a sound clip of the Crossplane Crank Yamaha R1 on full chatter, I came across this: a few fast laps on board with New Zealand Superbike racer Tony Rees as he works the CABS Throttle Blipper on his 2011 R1. (Skip to 7:35 for the fast ones.) CABS is a system used by Superbike teams that makes use of the R1’s digitally controlled throttle. When you change up a gear, the bike blips in the perfect amount of revs to save time on track and make downshifts as quick and easy as clutch-less upshifts.