2015 R1 & R1M

[Arnie]

Not quite the dream bike for me, and no numbers other than price are quoted, but very interesting.
Can't imagine being able to work on this without all the special electronic devices either.

  http://superbikeplanet.com/2014/Nov/14101103aa.htm

[mikedastonfj1100]

   ..... That is one sick bike....  Keep up with the good findings....

[Fj.itis]

Awesome!

Here is kawasaki answer to that superbike, a monster 300hp! But not for rego.... Damn

http://www.wired.com/2014/10/kawasaki-h2r-supercharged/

[ken65]

These new bikes to me are a technological amazement. But how much better are they than my poor old 1st gen 98 version? They must be pretty bloody good.
As usual a photo... ken
These new R1's must be an aninmal cause these old carby ones are a beast of a thing, well back in the day at least....

[FJ1100mjk]

Can't imagine being able to work on this without all the special electronic devices either.

Seems to be the wave of the future. At least with the Supersport liter bikes.

It will be interesting to see how it fares when some rags put it head-to-head against the other electronic gizmo laden liter bikes. Like BMW's S 1000 RR, and Ducati's 1098. Be it their economy models, or their race spec inspired versions.

[novaraptor]

Sooo, how long before we get the "game changer" "paradigm shifting" toilet paper? I get a bit tired of all the uberhype evertime anything new or even slightly changed comes out. I'm still getting used to my "gravitas" cola.
But, rant mode off. Pretty bike, but true enough, you really can't work on most anything new on the roads today without a garage full of computer equipment to analyse, synchronise and remap. I'll stick with the easier mechanical tech for a good while longer..

[the fan]

I prefer working on the new bikes.



Much easier than older machines and other than my trusty laptop, in most cases all you need is a patch cable and service manual to diagnose/tune the fuel and ignition or read the sensor fault codes.

Its pretty amazing how easy it is getting to tune and adjust the new bikes. Can things go wrong? sure, but in most cases the bike can tell you what the issue is all by itself. My SV is pretty crude compared to the current bikes and it amazes me what I can do with a few keystrokes and the right software. The ZX10 we ran in AMA superbike is far more advanced and easy to tune.

[fj johnnie]

 I think the traction  control on this bike will be like nothing before it. The Yamaha and Honda traction control systems in Moto Gp are head and shoulders better than anything on the planet. If they are basing their traction control on the M1 then those  bikes will be a real treat. Watch a close up of Lorenzo or Marquez at full lean and in super slow motion the rear tire is spinning. 
  The original R1 was a paradigm shift for sure.

[motohorseman]

Everything you always wanted to see and know about the R1M -

Well, maybe not everything, but a heck of a lot!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.661372300627120.1073741835.166219790142376&type=1

[Fj.itis]

These new bikes to me are a technological amazement. But how much better are they than my poor old 1st gen 98 version? They must be pretty bloody good.
As usual a photo... ken
These new R1's must be an aninmal cause these old carby ones are a beast of a thing, well back in the day at least....

Yeah ken, the first r1 was real quick and my skills could not match their performance, but the new ones have traction control in order to kerb all that power in some cases 190hp with the same weight as that first r1 but the first r1 having 145 hp. So 45 more hp with the same weight, insane! Never notice much difference on the street.

[motohorseman]

http://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport/products/modelhome/6/0/home.aspx

http://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport/products/modelhome/722/0/home.aspx

And don't forget the Bolt "FOA" (Fathers of Anarchy) Edition

[simi_ed]

OK, I found this gem at MotorcycleDaily.  I suppose if you're an "Alien" this would be fun, but it looks like too much work to set up a bike with this:



The adjustments are:  Power Delivery Control, Traction Control System, Slide Control System, Lift Control System, Launch Control System and Quick Shift System.