Yamaha Thunderace YZF1000R

Yamaha Thunderace YZF1000R: WOW! (85 words)
by Bengt Backstrom - written on 10/04/07
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Just got my first Thunderace, And i love "her" I've been out on the curvy roads in sweden already and "she" is willing and gives me the power-rush I need. Bought her from a Triumph dealer in the south of Stockholm, She's a -98 and has 52000km on the meter. 1 owner before me and in almost mint condition. The servicebook is filled and in order and I really look forward to the summer and riding her in the sunshine ...

To ThunderAce Applause ... (725 words)
by rikjwells - written on 10/06/02 (Very useful, 3839 readings)
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I have owned two of these beasties. The first, black and silver model, I bought in September 1996 and covered 29,000 miles on before some tealeaf nicked it. The second, a much more preferable blue and black, I picked up a couple of months after the theft on my birthday in May 1998. I adore this machine: I had the "chance" of having a different bike, but there wasn't a comparable, let alone better bike for me in my mind. I like to hurtle about sometimes, while still being able commute and to travel hundreds of miles in a day carrying luggage and pillion. When I was considering an R1, but I was worried about the, err, scant pillion ...