We all expected it to happen at some point, but now it’s official. The Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM) has released a list of new bikes that it has homologated and yes, the Yamaha YZF-R1M is one of them. That means that the YZF-R1M will now be allowed to compete in the Superbike & Superstock 1000 classes of racing series all over the world. Pop open the bubbly, fellas!
Here’s some more good news: the YZF-R1M isn’t the only bike that has been added to lists of homologated bikes. It’s sibling, the YZF-R1, also made the list. Other new superbikes from other manufacturers also made the cut, including two Aprilias (the RSV4 RR and RSV4 RF), a Ducati (the 1199 Panigale R), a BMW (the S1000RR), and an MV Agusta (the F4 RR).
With all due respect to the other superbikes on this list, the YZF-R1M is probably the most technologically advanced of the lot, having been designed with a pretty extensive list of electronic features that not a lot of bikes have right now. It also doesn’t hurt that the YZF-R1M is quite literally a new generation machine, making it a real barn-burner in every sense of the word.
Now that it’s allowed to be used in the Superbike & Superstock 1000 classes, it’s going to be really interesting to see how the YZF-R1M can compete with the rest of the field. From what I’ve seen, though, a lot of superbikes will definitely have their hands full trying to keep pace with Yamaha’s new racing toy.
Click past the jump to read more about the Yamaha YZF-R1M’s homologation.
FIM Gives Homologation To Yamaha YZF-R1M originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 18 February 2015 14:00 EST.
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