MAKE. Yamaha
MODEL. YZF-R1 4XV (2 owners, 1st owner 27 years, Original)
YEAR. 1998
REGISTRATION. R
OWNERSHIP. 2 owners – 1st owner 27 years
MILEAGE. 16000 miles
- Recent recommissioning work including Front Brake Calipers overhauled, Carburettors stripped/cleaned, New Hel braided brake lines, All suspension linkages / bearings stripped inspected and greased, New Chain and Sprockets, Fork Oil Replaced, Engine oil and filter, New Battery, New Fuel Filter and K&N Air Filter
- Brand new Continental Conti Sport Attack tyres
- Service bills/invoices
- Old MOTs
- New MOT provided at point of sale
- Clear HPI report
- Original owner’s manual
- Period Yamaha dealer directory and sales brochures
- All keys (with number tag)
COLOUR. Bluish White Cocktail (paint code BWC1)
ENGINE SIZE. Liquid Cooled In-Line 4 20v DOHC 998c 150bhp / 80 lb/ft
TRANSMISSION. 6 speed manual Wet clutch
TOP SPEED. 175mph
ACCELERATION. 10.8s 1/4 mile
WEIGHT. 177kg (Dry)
MODEL SUMMARY.
Not too much to say about this one, other than it is a completely original and virginal bike, totally standard other than for it’s original Yamaha dealer fitment Yoshimura exhaust which has been on it from new (standard exhaust never fitted and also provided) Remarkably nice…
Yamaha YZF-R1 4XV, UK supplied in May 1998, and finished in the unusually named original launch colour scheme of Yamaha Bluish White Cocktail (paint code BWC1) which is actually Red and White
Just 2 owners, with the original owner retaining it for 27 years, and using it sparingly but consistently throughout the years until 2017, at which point it was stored away
In early 2025, the bike was sold to it’s 2nd owner, a friend of the original owner, and treated to some light mechanical recommissioning work…
…this included the front brake calipers being overhauled, carburettors stripped/cleaned, new Hel braided brake lines, all suspension linkages / bearings stripped inspected and greased, new chain and sprockets, fork oil replaced, Engine oil and filter, new battery, new fuel filter and new K&N air filter fitted
Brand new Continental Conti Sport Attack tyres have also just been fitted
Mileage is 16000 miles with complete MOT provenance to support, including all test locations, along with some service bills/invoices, the original owners’ manual, period Yamaha dealer directory and sales brochures, all keys (with number tag) and a clear HPI report. New MOT provided at point of sale
Totally stock, standard and unmodified, other than for HEL braided brake lines, it rides almost as a new machine, and is in original, essentially unmarked condition, proudly displaying all it’s originally fitted parts, from it’s indicators, to it’s levers, to it’s clear screen, to it’s number plate hanger etc…
These original 4XV R1s were genuinely a game changing motorcycle, taking superbike performance to another level back in the late ‘90s, and paved the way for future superbike development
Year 1 4XV’s are becoming ever more sought after, particularly in the launch model Red and White (Bluish White Cocktail) colour scheme as here. They are very much a modern classic and one of the most desirable of the 90s/00s superbikes
Given this particular bike’s excellent ownership and originality provenance, it is too good to be bought for general use, but would of course suit a collector, and also serve nicely for high days and holidays
DELIVERY INCLUDED WITHIN 250 MILES OF TN35 4SE
P/EX WELCOME
PRICE. £9995
