MRW Issue 1

Watching Shez Morais in action on the R1M was
poetic - headlights, mirrors, and all, he was
showing full blown race bikes how it’s done.
Go watch the onboard lap with Shez on our
website; www.motoriderworld.com
It gets the power down and
keeps it there – even when
braking hard and getting the
front a little bit out of shape,
the electronics work together
and pull the bike back inline
without me having to call
on any of my years racing experience,
it does it all for you.
I’m still not 100% convinced
that electronic suspension is
the way to go, especially for
track riding, but after testing
the R1M I’m a bit more
convinced. It’s the best I’ve
sampled to date, even better
than the Ducati V4R and new
Honda CBR1000RR-R SP.
While it might not be the
fastest out of the crop of
new breed sportbikes, it sure
is the easiest to go fast on.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not
far off the top speed of the
V4R, new CBR and BMW
S1000RR, but the way it gets
there is what sells this bike.
Modern day litre sportbikes
are pure bred track beasts
and most of us mere mortals
won’t be able to extract
more than 60% of their true
capabilities, but where the
new R1M has a slight edge
and advantage over the others
is the way it lets the rider
extract all that goodness, it’s
just that little bit easier to use
than the others.
It was so smooth and so effortless
to go fast on this bike
- It was like I was floating on
a cloud, just at a really fast
pace. It’s the smoothest superbike
I have ever ridden, it’s
typical Big Bang R1, just more
amplified than ever before.
I love the new beefier look
at the front and dressed in
carbon, it just looks so good.
I do think Yamaha could have
maybe put some wings on it,
especially the R1M model, just
to make it a bit more exclusive.
Nevertheless, it catches
the eye and doesn’t let go.
It’s a sight that will forever
stay in your mind and believe
me when I say, the sensation
of riding this motorcycle will
forever live in my heart and
soul – it was simply spectacular
to say the least!
Out of all the new sportbikes
I have ridden, is it the
fastest? No, that’s between
the V4R and new CBR. Is it
the best looking? No, but not
far off – that title would still go
to the Ducati V4R for me, although
it’s so close between
all the bikes. Does it handle
the best? Yes and no, it’s for
sure between the new Honda
and Ducati. In fact, they are all
just so sublime. Lap time wise
will it be the fastest? Yes. It
will be close, but I think the R1
will just take it.
Click on the link
above to watch the
full video review