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    YAMAHA YZF-R1M 7th Place

    Jun 23, 2019 5 minutes

    B-road Boothy

    I ’ve always had a soft spot for Yamaha’s R1. As a kid I had the posters, as a teenager I had the R1 emblazoned Nokia 32-10 phone case, and last year I had an R1M as a long termer.

    “THE CROSS-PLANE CRANK ENGINE PULLS LIKE A TRAIN”

    Yamaha’s entry to USB is the updated for 2018 YZF-R1M and with its carbon fibre bodywork and its Öhlins EC2 suspension, it doesn’t half look the part. But looks are only a part of the package. As soon as you jump on the R1M the thing feels mega sporty. The riding position isn’t like the others, it lunges you forward to the extent that you feel like your head is right over the front wheel. At slow speeds, and through town, the hunched forward positioning didn’t

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