A design that looked nothing like any previous R1 and took heavy inspiration from Yamaha’s YZR-M1 race bike. Yamaha's MT series is an open invite to explore Japan's torque-centric motorcycles.

Visually, the Yamaha R1 looks even more menacing than ever before ... The design of the winglet is inspired by the Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP bike. Yamaha has also updated the KYB fork.

MotoGP: The Spaniard had been named to replace Jonathan Rea on the R1 in SBK at Portimao, but Oliveira's injury at Termas de Rio Hondo changed the plans ...