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Titolo: FROM ENGLAND:R1 part 2-on the track

Ciao a tutti!!!Sto  cominciando ad avere un filo di nausea a furia di
copiare fedelmente estratti del test della R1,ma visto che ho
incominciato e sono con questa parte oltre la meta' del resoconto
(piccola parentesi:i test di assaggio delle riviste straniere sono
moooltooo piu' lunghi di quelli pubblicati da noi,beati loro! ) penso
di finire la titanica impresa quanto prima ed ora,ciancio alle bande,
rullino le trombe squillino i tamburi....ops sono un po fuso,ma il
senso l'avrete certamente capito;)))))))
FROM MCN WEDNESDAY NOVENBER 5 1997
Power-packed performance and awesone handling will make the R1 a
winner on race tracks all over the world.
Nothing short of a full-blown World Superbike will be able to live
with the R1 on the circuit-as we discovered at Spain's Cartagena test
track.
The recipe for the R1's success is the amazingly flexible engine,its
tiny size,lightweight feel and excellent steering.
It's easy for anyone to ride it fast or slow,but to make it perform to
its full potential you've got ot be fairly experienced as this is an
absolute rocketship.The Yamaha has a rare quality which makes it feel
right the moment you get on it.You know it' going to be frightening
and fun at the same time.
It takes a couple of laps to warm the new Metzeler ME3 tyres,but even
as you pile on as much speed as you can handle you know there's always
more to come.
Enter a corner in the wrong gear or too slowly and the motor will pull
up you out of trouble and  catapult you on the next turn like a
bullet.
If you want to take a rest just stick it in top gear and it will pull
you through any obstacle the track can throw at you,including
hairpinis-even if the revs drop below 1500 rpm.
Stir the ultra-smooth gearbox and take the tacho needle sitting
between 7000rpm and the 11750rpm red line and the world becomes a
blur.
Nothing can prepare you for the sheer acceleration on tap at themerest
twist of your right hand.Feed the throttle open with careand the bike
gently squats and leaps forward.
Get a bit more confident and give the throttle a handful and the rear
tyre will leave a dark line behind it as the front end goes light and
the wheel paws the air as the power rushes in.
Before you know it the next corner arrives faster than you thought
possible.But that doesn't matter.The brakes will haul you down to a
good entry speed with just one or two fingers on the lever.The
feedback is more than enough to tell you how much more the bike can
take.Even if you get over-eager you can ease off a little and still
bring the bike under control.
The brakes aren't as fierce as those on triumph's t 595,nor are they
as progressive as Ducati's916SPS,but they strike a very good balance
between the two.
The R1 handles like no other big capacity sports bike.It just doesn't
feel like a 1000cc machine,or even a 750.In fact,it doesn't even feel
like a 600-a 400 is a lot closer to the mark!
You can flick the R1 so hard and so fast around the track that you are
amazed by it every turn.
The chassis is well balanced,the suspension progressive and smooth
and,most importantly,the whole package can deal with the amazingly
powerful engine with ease.
The chassis  showed no signs of flex or misbehaviour while dealing
with the rush and aggression of a claimed 150bhp.
Stability is excellent too.The only time the head shook was over a
fast,bumpy rise.It would wag the bars twice and then settle
immediately.
The R1 is everything it should be on the track.The only tweaks the
bike needed was to the rear suspension to try and make the back tyre
work better.It took four clicks of compression and two of rebound
damoing,but the tyre still couldn't cope with the R1's awesome power.
Metzeler's new MEZ3 tyres are less than perfect for track action,and
they let down what's otherwise a brilliant bike.The front tyre is
superb,offering good feel and feedback,meaning you can ride the R1
very hard in corners.
But both on the road and the track the rear tyre lacks grip.On the
road it never gives you masses of confidence and after 10 laps on the
track it starts to slide and spin,stopping you from getting drive.
But you never feel in danger of a high-side or loosing the back
end.This sliding prevents you making the most of the R!'s superb
engine and chassis.
It is the only fault on a near-perfect bike which is sure to enjoy
success on the world's circuits. 
Con questa seconda parte ho quasi concluso,mancano solo una parte su
quello che potremmo definire "il confort in marcia"ed una piccola
curiosita' sulla capacita' di piega misurata staticamente.Quanto prima
completero' l'opera.Spero sia stata di vostro gradimento;)))))))
CIAOOOOOOO
PAUL CBR900RR ...e ricordate il proverbio:
                "CHI VA PIANO..... ARRIVA ULTIMO"

It takes a couple of laps to warm the new Metzeler ME3 tyres,but even
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Un'altra gomma, vado subito a vedere se c'e' sul sito! 
Steu (Stefano Colanzi)  
e-mail: 
col...@micronet.it
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Ducati 851 Strada '92 (il mio cuore batte desmo)
BMW R1100RS (perche' vado piu' forte con questa che col pompone?)

 CIAOOOOOOO
Proprio il confort rappresenta l'ostacolo finale.
Mi chiedo se potro' usarla come ora per andare a lavoro tutti i giorno.
Ciao
 Andrea,CBR600F1
P.S.
E' rispuntato il sole :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Un'altra gomma, vado subito a vedere se c'e' sul sito! 
Se le trovi, raccontaci. Queste nuove ME3 interessano anche a me.
Ciao.
LHG, Claudio Ratti
CBR 1100 XX - la BESTIA NERA!!!!

 Andrea,CBR600F1
Ciao Andrea,quanto prima "copiero' " l'ultima parte.
Considerazione strettamente personale:per il confort spulciando qua' e
la su altre riviste inglesi mi pare di capire che sia da privilegiare
la kawa,decisamente meno pistaiola;considera anche ,per esempio,che la
R1 ha il manubrio sotto la piastra della forcella (piu' racing),mentre
sulla kawa e' posizionato come sul cbr600 e il vfr sopra la
piastra;))))))))
Ciao dal piccolo amanuense milanese;))))
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BMW R1100RS (perche' vado piu' forte con questa che col pompone?)
Ciao Stefano,ti ricordi di me?Se non ti ricordi ti rinfresco la
memoria:sono il"drogato d'elaborazioni e parti speciali" con i capelli
lunghi raccolti a coda che al salone di milano girava sbavando tra
scarichi e pezzi di carbonio insieme a Filippo.
Veniamo al dunque:visto che ormai passo ore a battere articoli sulla
R1 allungo un po' il mio compito trascrivendo una parte della prova
dedicata alla nuova gomma,cosi' la tua competenza nel campo sara'
ancora piu' vasta.
FROM MCN WEDNESDAY  5 NOVEMBER 1997
  R1 GETS A GRIP
METZELER's new MEZ3 has been fitted to the outstanding Yamaha R1.
The MEZ3 is the next generation of high performance rubber from the
German firm and has been in development for more than two years.The
tyre has a nearly identical tread to the MEZ1 but uses a new compound.
It has silica embedded in it to improve grip in the wet and the front
tyre uses steel belting,instead of Kevlar,which Metzeler says makes
the front more stable.
The tyre will be at the NEC Show in Birmingham this week and avaiable
for other road bikes from March 1998.
CIAO:)))))))))))))
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                "CHI VA PIANO..... ARRIVA ULTIMO"
Si ma quanti cavalli ha al banco?
e quanto fa' a manetta?
Ciao
Mototopo

METZELER's new MEZ3 has been fitted to the outstanding Yamaha R1.
Ho capito e' la versione spotiva della MEZ4.
Quindi Z4 evoluzione di Z2, Z3 evoluzione di Z1.
Sul sito MEZ non c'e' ancora niente, le ultime novita' sono
l'omologazione degli MEZ4 per il VFR e' la versione speciale degli Z1
omologati a 300 KM/h per il CBR1100XX.
Una comodita' del sito e' che impostando il modello della moto oltre a
dirti che gomma montare fornisce anche la pressione a cui gonfiarle.
Lo scomodo e' che non c'e' di ogni modello di gomma l'elenco delle
misure per far lavorare la fantasia.
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