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Trackdays

An R1M on a trackday feels like cheating. It makes ordinary riders good, and good riders almost uncatchable. The only niggle is the over zealous electronic brake intervention which takes some getting used to.

THE CCU

The Communication Control Unit lives under the carbon pillion cover. You put the password on the CCU into the Yamaha apps on your phone and bingo – your motorcycle talks to you. That gives you access to…

Datalogging

I’m sure this is schoolboy stuff for works teams, but it seems pretty trick to us. You get all the usual readouts, plus the GPS can overlay the bike onto Googlemaps so you can see your lines round the track.

Switchgear

The knurled wheel on the righthand switchgear needs a firm press to access the main electronics menu and is a finicky pest. Once every three goes it refuses to work, and requires an on/off style fix.