Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Yamaha YZF-R1


There's no doubting that sportbike performance just keeps getting better year after year. Engines gain more power, machines get lighter, handling becomes more agile, suspension is better controlled. As every new bike season unfolds, we're continually amazed at the annual increase in speed. How can they keep getting better?nd yet there was beginning to be a subtle, creeping boredom to it all. The marketing hyperbole was starting to get a little old--"The new bike is more powerful, lighter, better handling than before..." Yawn. The conventional approach to better performance is a road that's beginning to get pretty worn down. And while some have ventured off the beaten path, they might receive some accolades for innovation--but the end result was usually more an exercise in engineering soap-boxing than in increased performance.Until now.

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