Awesome bike, this R1 !! Just amazing. It could've been geared a bit shorter, and yet it was still even more punchy off turns than the Aprilia, and it has unbelievable power all through the rev range. Honestly, it pulls like a randy schoolboy from corner exit to rip-your-arms-off revs. I have no idea how Mr Yamahahaha achieves this feat. It's very small, feels very light, and turns very very well. It's farken loud too

Only did a session on it, and there's a few teething issues to sort out... the quickshifter didn't work for some reason, and the brakes were pretty ordinary (new fluid needed, I reckon). But otherwise it's a fantastic machine, and if it fit in multiple classes I'd have two of 'em.