New 2009 R1 and Diversion...

[Keen]

Yamaha's just announced some of it's 2009 models...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2008/september/8-14/sep0808-yamaha-launch-2009-range-of-moorcycles/

There's a new R1, with a 'big bang' engine, a purple frame and weird eyelids... and they've brought back the Diversion

james
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[chris-red]

That Divvy looks well swish, It should sell well, looks sporty. Possibly competition for the SV, I like the new R1 too.
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[PeterNSR]

i prefer the 08
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[AngelGrinder]

The R1 looks like it's got a bit of the ZX10R cross eyed look going on.......

Not impressed
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[Keen]

I like the R1... I even like the weird purple frame...

I'm also intrigued by the new divvy, 78bhp is a bit weak, but I guess they had to position it below their FZ6.
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[Tristan.]

What an alarmed looking bike.

[mark83]

What the f. is that R1 about?

When will these manufacturers get it????

Tarts like me prefer a good looking bike to one that looks shit but has slightly better power/weight!!!!!

Come on people! First the blade. Now this!!

I give up, honestly.....

ps. thank god for the 1098 or our kids will rip it out of us for being a generation of "functional but ugly" bikers.
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[Moonie]

Hahah the R1 has pinched the lights off a Reiju.

https://www.leblogmoto.com/images/rieju_rs2_matrix_pro_2006_1.jpg
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[Mr Nice Guy]

Jesus christ.

Suzuki, please do not ruin the K9 1000 with that stupid a$$ headlight you have dumped onto the 600/750. The rest of the litre bikes are now ridiculously ugly.


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[Fahd]

The headlights look like they've got thinner which makes it look a little like the R7 at the front which makes sense because the R7 was made to be as aerodynamic as possible as will this new R1.

Personally I like it but if you don't I can't see it being that hard to get the old headlights to fit. I'm not too sure I'm a big fan of that exhaust system though.
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[Mr Nice Guy]

It does say "Official Yamaha pictures" though, and not the usual "sneak preview spy shots we bought off a bloke named Bob in a loo in Davenport"
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[iooi]

Ah bit better looking that some of the unoffical pics of the divvy.

I really wish that they would still use the air cooled engines though. Far prefer them to a water cooled one. But thats the greens and the keep the emissions down...
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[Damon]

that R1 looks like its got a rather large pole shoved up its bottom

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[jayvfr]

I have to say the divvy does look very good, I guess they're going after the CBF. On looks alone the divvy wins that battle!

As for the R1...What happened there? Yam have gone from making one of the best looking bikes to perhaps one of the ugliest! I'll hold back major judgement until the bike show but for now...NO TA!
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[Keir]

i fear that may have made the same mistake as kwak did when they replaced the angry 04-05 ZX10r with the 06 and the sales dived.
no doubt its a bloody good bike but the looks are not great.
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[Keir]

what difference does it make?
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