Description
Click here for an CycleVIN Motorcycle History Report on this 2018 Yamaha R1M. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
In 2015, when the DOHC inline-four 998 cc Yamaha R1 was released, reviewers proclaimed it with words like “best ever” and “pinnacle of motorcycling.” The R1 was very good; the R1M was better.
The R1M jettisoned the standard model’s KYB suspension for Öhlins’ Electronic Racing Suspension. Yamaha also stiffened the front spring rate by 16 percent and the rear spring rate by 2 percent. The R1M came standard with Yamaha’s Communication Control Unit (CCU), which enables you to communicate with the bike through a tablet or smartphone app and upload your settings for the various rider aids, opening the door to Yamaha’s Y-TRAC data-logging program. A total of 21 different channels are available for analyzing things like throttle opening, speed, lean angle, brake pressure, engine rpm, and more. Yamaha sharpened the R1M’s appeal with a dose of carbon fiber on the front fender, headlight cowling, side fairing, and passenger seat cowl.
Three years after its debut, Yamaha updated the R1M in 2018 with improved electronic suspension, a downshifter for the quickshift system, and better logic for the lift control.
Manufactured in March of 2018, this example is VIN: JYARN40Y4JA000354.
The odometer shows 6,987 miles.
Modifications:
Driven Racing gas cap.
Puig Racing windscreen.
ASV levers, aftermarket lever guards.
RokForm phone mount.
LighTech frame sliders and axle sliders.
Aftermarket tank protector, TechSpec tank guards.
Graves exhaust.
Swingarm spools.
Multiple stickers – the seller states that there are no scratches underneath the stickers.
Guardian bell.
Cosmetic Blemishes: please see the album up top for all known cosmetic blemishes. Here is a selection:
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Road 4 tires from 2017.
The sale includes one key.
Currently located in Alhambra, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Yamaha is offered on a clean California title with registration current through May 2023. The seller has provided us documentation showing that he has paid off the loan on this motorcycle and will be receiving the a clean title in his name shortly.
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