While we’ve seen models from all of the big Japanese factories lead the horsepower hierarchy at least once in the last 20 years, it has been BMW and their S1000RR which was released back in 2010 and has led the pack in terms of peak horsepower and straight-line acceleration.
Litre motorcycles have been chasing big numbers with each new generation of machine one-upping the last in terms of peak power.
Like all motorcycles that we plan to test, the Yamaha YZF-R1 will have its acceleration measured from a standing start in 10 mph increments all the way to its maximum speed. The Yamaha YZF-R1 will be the first motorcycle that Motostatz will measure against the clock.
The 15-19 Yamaha YZF-R1 is the latest addition to Yamaha’s legendary R1 range, and no doubt the fastest motorcycle from the Hamamatsu factory to date.
