Australian Road Rider

GET 'EM WHILE YOU CAN

The Fireblade, GSX-R1000 and now Yamaha R1 won't be road registrable in Europe for much longer. The forthcoming Euro5+ emission requirements are too tough for the four-pot race replicas to meet, and their manufacturers don't see the value in trying to develop technologies which will.

Here in Australia though, the bikes will continue to be available, at least in the short term, so if you're

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