Yamaha R1M First Ride and Review! (Absolute Beast of a Bike)

The R1M is a track day monster--but how does it perform on the street? Watch to find out!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Admirers
0:55 Intro
2:15 What is It?
3:00 Added Mods
3:51 Startup & Revs
4:22 Weight & Form Factor
5:15 Quick Shifter
6:16 Control Inputs
7:13 Ride Settings
7:46 Power
9:23 Crossplane Engine
10:09 Acceleration
12:19 Suspension & Frame
14:28 Twisties
15:49 Ergonomics
16:58 What is It For?
17:19 Cost
18:33 Rider Aids
20:00 Race Spec Options
20:23 Wet Weather Performance
22:30 Wet Road Pull
23:24 Fit & Finish
25:25 Final Verdict

[Pettington]

Perfect for beginner riders, absolutely perfect.. go get it all ya squids

[kupalisky]

I love liter bikes. Do we need them? No. Are they practical? No. Too much power than we could ever tap into? Yes. But that’s why I love them!

[VManiac]

I've been riding around a ZX-14R for the past couple of weeks, and almost everytime i look down at the speedo on the highway I'm accidentally doing 100-110. And on main roads easily 60-70. It is not easy to keep bikes of this caliber at normal road speeds.

[citedspace]

Gotta love the wholesome interaction to begin the ride & review that was a great moment

[wrench_boi]

Man those pops and burbles are mint. Crossplane r1s sound too good

[clonewolffe]

My first bike when I was 17 an 89 gsxr 1100 it was in good condition for its age. Maintaining the carbs and tinkering on it really allowed me to gain vital mechanical understanding of these machines before I bought my r1m back in 2020. It was a huge shock to experience the throttle response very unforgiving to beginners 😂 my gsxr allowed me to observe results of critical mistakes without dropping it.. things like gaining rpm’s as you lean, not matching revs correctly when down shifting or griping the throttle too tight when leaning 😅.

[abkarianofs]

The most sci-fi looking motorcycle on the planet. Especially the spec you got. No red, no blue, no flashy yellow/green . Just the raw color of carbon and aluminum. The wires coming out of the suspension makes it even more robotic. Reminds of the anime called Cowboy Bebop 👽

[RxLegacy]

They look sooo damn good those R1's. I have no need for one but i want it!

[yos]

So happy to see this glorious machine in the hands of papa Yam

[davidkuenzel]

Yammie saying he doesn't aggressive street right then saying move so he can go fast, lane spliting, and redlight pulls😂 Got to love poppa squid thanks for something to watch at work

[Joshandthekingdom]

They should have made a R6M. I know Chaseontwowheels just made one but R1 is just for flexing. The R6 is still rediculous for the road but i think its proper rediculous.

[ttiization]

If I had one of those, I would be anxious to ride again every time I parked in the garage

[MichaelJones-vblk]

Love the vids where you’re just cruising on the bike and chatting about it. Thank you

[yanyizhang]

Just ordered the V2 Bayliss 2 days before you bought the R1M. Was struggling to choose between the new R1M and V2 Bayliss. You said you prefer the V2 over the R1, which was a major reason for me to eventually choose the V2 Bayliss. My wife wanted me to buy the R1M, and I literally ignored her suggestion.
Now you got the R1M.
Thank you very much 😤😤😤

[ttiization]

I love how it is the same color scheme as a MT09-SP. Yamaha having a nice design language

[nikbau]

The R1 is the best sports bike ever made by far❤

[dream_ow]

Great review and such an amazing bike, one of my favourite litre bikes hands down 🔥

[ScottMikles]

The Valentino outro was hilarious and well executed. Annnd I also have a cycletrader tab open now, staring at a 2020 Yamaha R1M that's dying to be parked next to my CBR1000RR. Then I'd have to go out in the garage late at night and tell Marcy Marc and Valentino to stop yapping at each other. It'd be wonderful.

[mikeb]

I have the 2016 model which I sold my beautiful 1299s for… when the panigale was being ridden away by its new owner, I was so sad to see it go…. then I turned around and saw what was in its place. 😂 I’ve gotta say- I’m 54 yrs of age have been ridding sports bikes since I was 18- I’ve had em all…. The R1 is hands down my favourite bike of them all.

[whiteblackgrayman]

"Obviously, Yamaha, the tuning fork brand."

*(Unbelievable moment of enlightenment)*