The Yamaha R1 received a major overhaul back in 2015, then Yamaha’s initial iteration ran all the way to the 2019 model year. The following model year would see the Tuning Fork brand give its superbike a makeover, which borrows a few cues from the MotoGP YZR-M1 race bike.
I’m sure that everyone would agree that the Yamaha R1 isn’t the most affordable bike on the planet, and if you already have an older R1, it seems a little frivolous to buy the slightly updated version. Though, I’d be lying if I said that the “slightly updated version” wasn’t a looker in its own right.
