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I've been on the fence about the looks of the new R1's. I like the front side, but the tail is a coat-hanger abortion. Regardless, I've been reading about the cross plane crank and the other engine mods they've done, which sounds like Yamaha has really done their homework. I listened to a couple audio recordings of the sound of the new R1's, which was cool. But a few days ago, one pulled out in front of me as I was leaving the airport and went tearing up the street. HOOOLLLYYYYY SCHNIKES that thing sounds f*cking awesome! It's like the perfect mix of the rhythm of a V-twin with the scream of an I4. FUGGIN AWESOME!
... on a side note. I had both wheels off the ground today in a nose high attitude coming up over one hell of a knoll on my way home from the airport. I may have been speeding... but no one was around to hear the tree fall in the woods, so did it make it a sound?