The 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 was the first production superbike to break 150 horsepower, featuring a revolutionary stacked gearbox ...

Except for a couple of insignificant scratches, the bike we’re about to examine is quite literally in perfect condition. Follow us: The '98 MY Yamaha YZF-R1 comes equipped with a liquid-cooled DOHC ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

Back when the R1 first showed up in the late nineties, it absolutely annihilated its competition. Hailing from the model’s first year in production, this 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 is just a few blemishes ...

In the '90s, Japan's "big four" (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha) clashed for superbike supremacy, making some of the fastest and wildest superbikes the world had ever seen. Launched in 1998, the ...

The older you get, the faster time goes. It’s hard to believe that the Yamaha YZF-R1, the motorcycle that revolutionized the superbike category, is now a quarter-century old. The original R1, circa ...

The sportsbike world changed forever in 1998 when Yamaha launched the revolutionary YZF-R1. Its sharp angular lines hinted at the bad boy within but nothing prepared you for the first ride aboard that ...