In the '90s, Japan's "big four" (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha) clashed for superbike supremacy, making some of the fastest and wildest superbikes the world had ever seen. Launched in 1998, the ...
Yamaha released the first YZF motorcycle in 1998 with the debut of the YZF-R1. Extremely fast for the time, the R1 set a new standard for mid-price-range sports bikes, and the word "superbike" soon ...