No Reserve – 2000 Yamaha R1

SOLD FOR: $4,280

Reserve price has been met.

This auction ended on November 29, 2022

Winner: s*******r

Winning Bid: $4,000
Buyer Fee: $280
Total: $4,280

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Description

Click here for an CycleVIN Motorcycle History Report on this 1999 Yamaha R1. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.

The 1990s were defined by three sportbikes – the Honda CBR900RR, the Ducati 916, and the Yamaha R1. Honda’s CBR900RR started the revolution by being 76 pounds lighter than its lightest competition. Soon after, Ducati released the 916. It was technically competent with fuel injection and even an adjustable steering head angle, but it’s best remembered just for being one of the most beautiful motorcycles of all time. In 1998, Yamaha released the R1 and wiped the floor with everyone else – it was the lightest and most powerful literbike available and you had to work hard to find a dealer with one in stock. Over 20 years later they’re still fantastic machines, so here’s your chance to relive the glory days.

The basic specifications are 150 horsepower, 419 pound dry weight, and a 2.96 second 0-60 time, per MCN. Those are all impressive numbers, but the design of the drivetrain is what made it all possible. Yamaha was able to make the engine/transmission much smaller by vertically stacking the transmission shafts. Further space was saved by putting the water pump inside the engine cases. The packaging let Yamaha shorten the wheelbase and still lengthen the swingarm, which made the R1 feel like a 600cc bike but with 1,000cc power.

For more on the R1 and what made it special, check out this article on Sport Rider. Or for a buying guide geared towards used R1s (with notes like it’s “getting hard to find a clean one.”), check out this article on Motorcyclist magazine.

Manufactured in March 2000, this example is VIN: JYARN05YXYA000239.

The odometer shows 30,478 miles.

Maintenance:
Please note that the carbs are clogged on this R1. It will only run with the choke on, and only through the pilot circuit.

Modifications:
Yoshimura exhaust.

Fabbri Accessori windscreen.

Extras:
The sale includes a spare zero gravity windscreen.

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 Bridgestone Battlax tires with date codes of 1312 and 3012.

The sale includes two keys.

Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Yamaha is offered on a clean California title with registration that expired in April 2021.

Per the California DMV website, it would cost $141 to make registration current through April 2023.

Have any R1 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!

Additional Information

Location

Santa Monica, California

Year

2000

Make

Yamaha

Model

R1

Mileage

30,478

VIN

JYARN05YXYA000239

Title

Clean

Title State/Country

California

Private Party/Dealership

Private Party

Additional Charges

No

VIN Report

https://cyclevin.com/JYARN05YXYA000239.pdf

Total Bids Placed: 27

Auction has ended.

Highest bidder was: s*******r

Bidder Name Bidding Time Bid Auto
s*******r November 29, 2022 9:30 am PST $4,000
w************s November 29, 2022 6:42 am PST $3,900
h******2 November 29, 2022 6:42 am PST $3,800 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
h******2 November 27, 2022 1:38 am PST $3,750
k**e November 27, 2022 1:38 am PST $3,650 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 25, 2022 3:26 pm PST $3,550
w************s November 25, 2022 3:26 pm PST $3,500 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
w************s November 25, 2022 3:23 pm PST $3,400
k**e November 25, 2022 3:23 pm PST $3,300 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 24, 2022 2:55 pm PST $3,050
m**********3 November 24, 2022 2:55 pm PST $3,000 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
m**********3 November 24, 2022 2:51 pm PST $2,900
k**e November 24, 2022 2:51 pm PST $2,800 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 24, 2022 1:42 pm PST $2,400
r****0 November 24, 2022 1:42 pm PST $2,300 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
r****0 November 23, 2022 9:59 am PST $2,200
a**********y November 23, 2022 3:47 am PST $2,100
w*****r November 23, 2022 3:47 am PST $2,000 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
w*****r November 22, 2022 2:49 pm PST $1,850 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 22, 2022 2:49 pm PST $1,750
w*****r November 22, 2022 2:46 pm PST $1,100 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 22, 2022 2:46 pm PST $1,000
w*****r November 22, 2022 2:45 pm PST $550 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 22, 2022 2:45 pm PST $450
w*****r November 22, 2022 2:44 pm PST $350 Auto This was automatically placed for a bidder with a higher proxy.
k**e November 22, 2022 2:44 pm PST $250
w*****r November 22, 2022 1:41 pm PST $1 Reserve
Auction started November 22, 2022 8:31 am PST
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No Reserve – 2000 Yamaha R1
Asking price (including buyer’s fee): SOLD FOR: $4,280
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