1999 Yamaha YZF-R1
First-generation RN01 in preserved original condition

Registration No: S189 AAV
Frame No: JYARN011000005974
MOT: None

• Five keepers from new, including single ownership from 1999 to 2020
• Retains its original Yamaha silencer
• Extensive paperwork file includes the 1999 sale invoice

Introduced in 1998, the 998cc YZF-R1 was Yamaha’s top sports offering for the millennium (discounting the homologation-only YZF-R7), rivalling the Ducati 996 and the Honda CBR900RR Fireblade. The brainchild of Kunihiko Miwa, its ‘vertically stacked gearbox’ whereby the mainshaft sat above (rather than in line with) the crankshaft made for a lighter, more compact drivetrain which in turn allowed the frame to utilise a longer rear swing-arm within the same compact wheelbase. Better able to put its power down as a result and wieldier because of its lower mass, the Yamaha earned rave reviews. With some 150bhp and 79lb. ft. on tap, the YZF-R1 was found capable of 0-60mph in 2.96 seconds and 168mph. Finished in a bold red and white (or subtler blue and white) colour scheme, the earliest RN01 versions were more visceral and less forgiving than their successors.

This desirable RN01 model represents a very good example of an original, unrestored bike. With five registered keepers from new, it was in single ownership from 1999 to 2020 and was bought in 2024 for a collection of Japanese motorcycles which is now being dispersed due to a house move. It has been started recently but will require light recommissioning. It is supplied with current V5C, handbooks, and the 1999 purchase receipt for £7,096.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217