Likely to be discontinued
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Most likely won’t be updated to meet Euro5+ emission norms, due in 2025.
24 Feb '24
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Euro5+ regulations bring more longterm control over emissions over the life of a vehicle.
24 Feb '24
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Selling an R1 for road use (in countries that follow the Euro regulations) will no longer be permissible once the deadline has passed.
24 Feb '24
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Yamaha will join the likes of Suzuki, which has also discontinued its GSX-R 1000 superbike.
24 Feb '24
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Could still soldier on as a track-only model à la the R6 Race.
24 Feb '24
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Autocar India Team
First released in 1998, 2009 saw the arrival of the big bang R1.
24 Feb '24
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Autocar India Team
2015 was when the latest-gen model arrived and final update was bestowed upon the R1 in 2020.
24 Feb '24
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