Yamaha YZF-R1

Yamaha · 29 model years · 1998-2026 All Yamaha models →

Yamaha’s R1 defined the modern litre sportbike in 1998: a 998 cc four with a compact chassis that made Honda’s then-CBR900RR look dated. Every generation since has been a racing homologation exercise as much as a street bike.

Key jumps: 2007’s Yamaha Chip Controlled Intake and a new Deltabox frame; 2009’s crossplane crank, which changed how the R1 delivered drive off corners; 2015’s M1-derived electronics, short-stroke engine and aluminium frame that still underpins current bikes. Later years added ride-by-wire refinements, aero and, on some markets, an R1M with Öhlins electronic suspension and carbon bodywork.

Claimed power on current bikes is in the 200 hp class. Seat height is around 855 mm - tall for a sportbike - and wet weight is in the high-190s to low-200 kg. The R1 is a track tool that can be ridden on the road, not the other way around. The R7 and MT-09 are the Yamaha answers for the street. Compare current years with the BMW S 1000 RR, Ducati Panigale V4 and Honda CBR1000RR-R.

Year	Photo	Engine	Power	Weight	Seat	Fields
2026		997 cc	197.3 hp	177 kg	855 mm	52
2025	–	998 cc	197.3 hp	177 kg	856 mm	52
2024		998 cc	197.3 hp	177 kg	856 mm	54
2023		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2022		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2021		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2020		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	54
2019		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2018		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2017		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2016		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	55
2015		998 cc	200 hp	177 kg	856 mm	53
2014		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	836 mm	53
2013		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	836 mm	51
2012		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	833 mm	52
2011		998 cc	179.6 hp	177 kg	833 mm	56
2010		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	833 mm	54
2009		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	833 mm	52
2008		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	836 mm	51
2007		998 cc	197.2 hp	177 kg	836 mm	49
2006		998 cc	172.6 hp	173 kg	835 mm	42
2005		998 cc	180 hp	175 kg	833 mm	48
2004		998 cc	180 hp	172 kg	835 mm	47
2003		998 cc	150 hp	174 kg	815 mm	44
2002		998 cc	152 hp	174 kg	820 mm	46
2001		998 cc	150 hp	175 kg	820 mm	49
2000		998 cc	150 hp	175 kg	815 mm	50
1999		998 cc	150 hp	176 kg	820 mm	51
1998		998 cc	150 hp	177 kg	815 mm	47