The building of the Yamaha YZF-R1
This is a Tamiya kit, a fast streetbike, which requires a demanding two-tone paintjob
Taking digital photo's of chromed parts can sometimes be troublesome; auto-focusing can be hindered by the reflection (chromed parts)
Some background......" At the Motorcycle Show held in Milan, Italy, in September of 1997, the Yamaha YZF-R1 supersport motorcycle made its debut. Sporting a powerful 1000cc engine, it has the compact construction of a 400cc bike. The YZF-R1 was developed for maximum possible cornering ability in a production motorcycle. With a 1000cc water-cooled, four stroke, 4-cylinder, 5-valve engine and adopting a redesigned EXUP exhaust system, it pumps out 150hp of high-intensity power. Subtle throttle control makes both superb acceleration response and rhythmic cornering a reality. The Deltabox II aluminum frame was sought after not only for its rigidity, but more so for its moderate flexibility during tight cornering. With the addition of a long span aluminum swing arm, high control ability has been achieved. By adopting an upside-down front fork, stroke distance has been increased and traction heightened. Boasting a sharp form with multireflector lights, the YZF-R1 has been given an unprecedented style. From the contact points between the rider and motorcycle, right down to the material used in the seat and tank, the YZF-R1 has been thoroughly studied. Of course, the abundance of high precision and high quality parts goes without saying. Designed to cruise at high speeds on winding roads, the YZF-R1 shatters expectations about large exhaust engine motorcycles. Yamaha has expanded the possibilities of a 1000cc bike. "........
The carburators
Right-hand side without frontwheel"
Left-hand side without frontwheel
"nice face"
I got things shiny!
I like the thick "waterhose"(coolant)
The Canon 3S IS (digital camera) delivers extra details!
No decals, right-hand side
No decals, left-hand side
Left-hand side, with decals, the decals sometimes were a little bit britle, and the decal-instructions need carefull reading
Drilling the (rear)brake disk (holes), could have been possible
A warning when polishing red AND white use seperate polishing-pads, white is easy to "spoil"
As said before, i particularly like the shinyness of the fuel-tank
I had some difficulty with the Alcad-chrome on the front-suspension
See the sleek lines of the bike!
Not "a photoshot" which I often take!, the back
When studied(this photo), the tear in the decal (black) can be seen (the decals were a little bit brittle)
Super-macro shows sometimes to much detail (see the paint backside-frontdisk)
I did not (re)paint the tamiya-chromed parts, most of the time tamiya delivers realistic chrome
I modified the bike-stand
Some carbon-decal
The left-hand side of the finshed model
