Once an absolute force to be reckoned with, the iconic Yamaha R1 now seems to be slowly walking into the setting sun. Ironically, this is happening in the land of the rising sun (AKA Japan ...

The Yamaha YZF-R1 is one of our favorite liter-class motorcycles, primarily because it was a class leader multiple times. There’s the original R1, which took the lessons of the Honda CBR900RR ...