Yamaha Gts1000 motorcycles for sale in San Diego, California

2014 Yamaha YZF-R1

$4,999

San Diego, California

Own a piece of history. This is a rare vintage M/C. We were not sure what to make of the GTS 1000 when it materialize back in 1993. Who you ask, it was either a technical note or a new chapter in motorcycle chassis design. James Parker's pioneering parallel-arm RADD front end was the star of the show, but Yamaha didn't stop there. Tuned for mid range thrust rather than top end, the 20 valve FZR are derived four arrived with Nippon Denso EFI and a three-way catalytic converter upstream over the single muffler-both first for Yamaha four stroke. The package was nicely sorted right out of the box. Fuel metering is quite good, and through flattening the torque curve for sports-touring during duty reins horsepower output to 100 hp at 9000 RPM, the test bike covered the quarter mile in 11.67 seconds at 113.7 mph and hit 141 mph at the top of the fifth gear. That's quicker and faster than Hondas ST 1100, but well behind the 10.31 seconds/ 135.7 mph logged by Kawasaki's 175 mile-per-hour ZX 11. But the Yamaha is much smoother, even while flirting with triple digits. Led by a single six piston caliper squeezing may ventilated 330 mm front rotor, ABS assisted brakes were the class of the class. Range is a bit short: a 5.3 gallon tankful last about 215 freeway miles. One owner, low mileage, Halogen Head Light, Aeroflow Windshield, Tank Bra, Corbin Seat, Carbon Fiber Rear Fender, Polished Rims, Yoshimura Racing Muffler, Maintained by Lee Cycle.