Newsgroup: it.hobby.motociclismo
Titolo: FROM ENGLAND WITH LOVE R1-part 1

ciao a tutti,vedo che la R1 non interessa solo Carughi,quindi
incomincerei a "ricopiare fedelmente" il tanto sospirato test
esclusivo.Prima pero' un paio di premesse:
-per Dario:mio fratello dall' inghilterra e' appena tornato e non
penso gli capiti ancora nel breve periodo una vacanza GRATIS nella
citta' del Big Ben.Quindi di news sulle triumph non ne ho eccetto il
richiamo delle 595 per non meglio precisati problemi al telaio (vedo
che c'e' gia' chi ha postato la notizia).SORRY :).
-per Amicucci:la birra come onorario la accetterei volentieri anche se
la baratterei moooooltoooo piu' volentieri con un girettino sul nuovo
missile yamaha (a buon intenditor...).
-per Carughi:con lo scanner e' un problema,perche' il formato della
rivista e' enorme rispetto alle nostre (tipo la repubblica per
intenderci)e la carta e' brutta.Quindi se ti accontenti io continuo un
pezzettino alla volta a scrivere e se ci riesco in questi giorni provo
a scansionare (si dice cosi' e non scannerizzare o peggio scannare;)))
)e se ci riesco mando tutto in mail agli interessati;))))
-Per  Gago:GELOSONE lo sai che Carughi e' tutto per te,ma per la sua
nuova bimba e per delle news che la riguardano sarebbe disposto,come
si usa dire,ad andare a dar via il  ####(ammesso che non l'abbia gia
fatto  ;))))))))))   ) .    ;-PPPPPP
-last but not least nonno Claudio:dati a banco-prova non ce ne sono
(e' un test,non essere impaziente;)))) )ma c'e una tabellina con
prestazioni "stimate",non dalla casa,ma da loro!Scrivero' il tutto
appena possibile;)))
and now   FROM ENGLAND......
From MCN wednesday november 5 1997
"The new yamahaR1 has taken the superbike rule book and torn it to
shreds,just like the honda FireBlade did in '92.Riding the R1 is the
best sports bike experience in the world.In a tough 500-mile test on
motorways and mountain roads,the R1 to be a fun-seeking missile.The
chassis is perfect and the engine is the best ever.there's bags of
power and torque right across the rev range-from trickover to the
11,750rpm red line.
It's a perfect balance between usability and performance.But it never
lets you forget it's maddest road bike ever built and it wheelies like
nothing else.The torque and power come in so smoothly you can pick and
choose when to loft the front end.
Any hard acceleration will have the front reaching for the sky at
7000rpm in first and second gear.And if that's not enough,ride the
bike in third gear at 90 mph,snap the throttle and give the handlebars
a tug and the front wheel points to the clouds again!
But don't think for a moment the engine is peaky.It pulls cleanly in
top gear from as little as 15 mph at around 1000rpm without any judder
or snatch and then piles on the power all the way to an indicated
178mph on the digital display,250rpm short of the red line.It should
be capable of an indicated 190mph,but that will be closer to 172mph
through a radar trap.There's a rush in the powerband as the engine
swings past 7000rpm and it keeps on coming hard until the needle
bounces off the limiter at 12500rpm.
Despite the in line four engine being rigidly mounted in the
frame,there is no vibration and the gearbox is faultless.Changing up
or down is hassle-free.There's a slight clunking from first to second
when you're gunning it off the line but that's really nit-picking.
And there's a perfect carburation all the way through the revs.Many of
today's sports bike are tuned with a flat-spot to get through noise
and emissions regulations,but Yamaha has cleaned this up to enable the
rider to get the most from the bike.And Yamaha has sorted its
clutches-wich have been a weak spot on previous sports bikes.The R1
can be spanked hard away from traffic lights without a single
complaint.
But it's not only the engine that makes the bike horny.
Never has a big-bore sports bike felt so light,so compact and so
stable:The new deltabox frame is so strong and lightweight that the R1
flicks and sticks better than a 600.This bike simply out-handles
everything.The front and rear suspension are the best ever fitted to
any road bike and no otherbike steers as quickly,turns as hard and is
so confidence -inspiring as the R1.
You can change lines at any point in a bend.Even cutting the throttle
mid-corner to load the front enf fails to make the bike misbehave.You
have to be a complete animal on the brakes to get the bike to lift its
back wheel and even if this does happen,the moment you let go of the
brake lever the bike settles down instantly.The front brakes sre
excellent.Not too sharp,not too soft,but a balance that keeps the bike
under control at all times.
The R1 shoots out of corners like a bullet.Drive any other 150 bhp
bike out of a turn hard and most misbehave.Not the R1.You can ride
harder than ever before and never find the true limit of the bike on
the road-it's that good.
Part-exchange your Blade or 916 now,before they sell out of R1s!"
Questa era la prima parte dell' articolo,appena possibile provvedero'
a trascrivere le impressioni in pista e il resto dello speciale
(magari tralasciando la descrizione tecnica).
Ciaooooo ;))))))))))
PAUL CBR900RR ...e ricordate il proverbio:
                "CHI VA PIANO..... ARRIVA ULTIMO"

 missile yamaha (a buon intenditor...).
Contaci, perche' se' anche il 10% di quello che hai scritto e' vero, la
scelta e' fatta :))))
Vado ad informarmi sulle prenotazioni.
Ciao
 Andrea,CBR600F1 (sempre per meno)

 fatto  ;))))))))))   ) .    ;-PPPPPP
Scusa, dopo trent'anni (30) di Fiat, pensi che il c$Ło ce l'abbia ancora
integro? Ma cosa credi che ci facciano qui? ;=)))))))))))))
Bai Paul, tankiů eghe'n from Ciarli