SWARM spotted – Multiple 2006 Yamaha R1’s

The bee’s nest is up for sale!Multiple low-mile 2006 Yamaha R1’s, including a couple of LE’s are on Craigslist in California. Seller2006 Yamaha R1’s for sale. Very low miles on all bikes.Standard 50th Anniversary’s $10,000Limited Edition with 2500miles $17,500Limited Edition with 150miles $21,000All have current California TitleSeveral available, OR $90,000 for the whole collection. Open to…

All The Carbon: 2016 Yamaha R1M

One could be mistaken to think that RSBFS has some kind of bias towards Italian motorcycles.  Well maybe not completely wrong, but exotic bikes come from other places too.  Case and point is the Yamaha R1M.  Not just the basic, but also well respected R1, the M adds carbon, Ohlins and more.  Think of it…

1999 Yamaha YZF R1 For Sale!

1999 Yamaha YZF R1 For Sale on eBay! Make: Yamaha Year: 1999 – First Gen! Model: YZF R1 Miles: 8,650 Location: Charlotte, NC Price: $5,950 – No Reserve! Okay, I understand and I know some of the RSBFS die hard folks will hurl insults and profanities at me, but “Jimmy crack Korn . . .…

2001 Yamaha YZF-R1 For Sale!

2001 Yamaha YZF-R1 For Sale on eBay! Price: $7,995.00 Make: Yamaha Model: YZ-FR1 YZF-R1 Mileage: 12,592 The good- It’s an early model YZ-FR1 YZF-R1 that looks to be in pretty good shape with good miles. The bad- I’d love to see some better pictures- especially from a dealer that put money in a spiffy backdrop.…

Featured Listing: Low mileage 2000 Yamaha R1

Update December 2019: This bike has been sold to an RSBFS reader. Congratulations to buyer and seller! -dc As we spill countless pixels on aging, air-cooled weapons of yesteryear, bikes that ride on weird anti-dive forks and odd-size tires, it’s easy to forget that machines like the first-generation Yamaha R1 are quickly approaching classic status…

Yellow Jacket: 2006 Yamaha R1 LE

To celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2006, Yamaha kicked out 500 extra-special versions of their newly-redesigned, 175 horsepower flagship bike, the R1. Normal R1s that year were on another level from earlier iterations, with frame and engine modifications that took them closer to the all-conquering YZR-M1 MotoGP bike of Valentino Rossi, but marketability dictated that…