One of the brightest stars from this year's EICMA motorcycle show in Milan as to be the all-new 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1. Back in 1998, the original R1 was a big departure for Yamaha, a compact machine that changed perceptions of what a superbike could be. Will the all-new R1, which has a renewed emphasis on track performance, sustain that legacy? At the EICMA show, we had a chance to chat with Yamaha's Derek Brooks about the bike, which was developed with help from riders Valentino Rossi and Josh Hayes.
EICMA 2014 VIDEO: 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1
Yamaha Product Planner Derek Brooks talks about the all-new R1.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/4SJ3RQBZTNH3PCPQLGZOXK3TZQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/MEJHURDIJRCZDDJS4P7MYWU7PE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/4QLNDR5OYFFULANQ52EMYZQHPQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/UUJZR5PY4JBFDID6WD7N5KWOUQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/3P36NSBXW5GO5IFGBG3IE6AQFA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/XG7E3VVMQ5ACJFI7MH6BQZ7H6Q.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/626SUOJNEFDSPIS7GYHTYKHFJU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/N7N5BNWR6ZEJLKA2OTWYEP5RF4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/4BB2E5ZI3FGQLCQOQAFAXZBACM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/HN64MWKTTRHLHNPQYJIGJY6AFU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/NJCLKUANHJBQHM55DYHY4AO7OE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/YIFYMF24DFCHPIDNPPOHBBQYBU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/COO4OX6R35DWXCR6MYMUCLHB6Q.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/ZEQN7WVDKNBSXABNWRVIZID4Y4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/47BFFKNH4JDYFIRCXIHXILCOJ4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/PRIFYL67PJCE3KZRE2YKUIQ64U.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/E7652PZGL5FBZMULOCBZZUIAJU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/EOZIDHNHIZBNVPKWDUONOQ37Y4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/QFWSHFIAVJFYHJP2EW2WCBSQKM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/E7JIQW5QUFEETJSINPACVVMNJA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/YMKBS7MTURCA7LA75AJO6JY5OY.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/UDBX2JQRSJFVLNX54ECANKDT3E.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/B4UURXJ4B5CY5CEOIESDYXNVDA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/octane/6YFSJYDYEJHSFJ2EE3E2VP5SBA.jpg)