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In a period when manufacturers were undecided between following the controversial litre bike path the FireBlade had forged or sticking to the traditional WSB-rule complying 750cc capacity, Yamaha’s new sportsbike was the determining factor. It came, it saw and conquered our hearts with cutting edge design, mouth-watering power figures and a look like no other that had come before it. Here’s our guide to the R1 clan…