Except for a couple of insignificant scratches, the bike we’re about to examine is quite literally in perfect condition. The '98 MY Yamaha YZF-R1 comes equipped with a liquid-cooled DOHC inline-four ...

Back when the R1 first showed up in the late nineties, it absolutely annihilated its competition. Hailing from the model’s first year in production, this 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 is just a few blemishes ...

Allyn started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2008 for outlets such as eHow, USAToday, and subsidiaries of MotorTrend. Formally trained as ...

The older you get, the faster time goes. It’s hard to believe that the Yamaha YZF-R1, the motorcycle that revolutionized the superbike category, is now a quarter-century old. The original R1, circa ...

A true milestone in superbike history, this 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 is presented in the striking original red and white colour scheme that helped define the R1's legendary status. With its lightweight ...

The McAMS Yamaha team will run a special livery for tomorrow’s two Bennetts British Superbike races to celebrate 20 years of the YZF-R1. Josh Brookes and Tarran Mackenzie, who were second and third ...