Read more: 10 Of The Most Reliable Motorcycles Ever Built If we were to assign a Gen-Z term to the 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1, then OG would be perfect. Upon its launch, the YZF-R1 became an instant hit.

Yamaha is phasing out their YZF-R1 for the streets only 2025 model year refresh will include YZF-R1 as a track-only model Yamaha to continue to invest in GYTR PRO efforts, which include a returning R1 ...

Introduced back in 1998, the Yamaha YZF-R1 was the bike to spark the imagination of many riders as the century drew to a close. In those days, the R1 was known as one of the highest power (140 crank ...