Yamaha YZF-R1

Motorcycle ⭐ Popular pick

6 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Yamaha YZF-R1 on record.

Netherlands: 1993–2026; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland: 2006–2026; Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Spain Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

6 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

Create a free account Already have one? Sign in

Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-r1/full

Registration history

Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year

View as table

Netherlands
1993	1
1998	294
1999	308
2000	40
2001	26
2002	49
2003	33
2004	59
2005	41
2006	202
2007	292
2008	194
2009	245
2010	77
2011	70
2012	74
2013	37
2014	25
2015	101
2016	50
2017	33
2018	23
2019	11
2020	23
2021	22
2022	8
2023	33
2024	27
2025	32
2026	3

Finland
2006	33
2007	90
2008	80
2009	50
2010	27
2011	24
2012	24
2013	4
2014	5
2015	2
2016	7
2017	3
2018	3
2019	7
2020	4
2021	9
2022	7
2023	10
2024	3
2025	4
2026	6

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

Try the API

The Yamaha YZF-R1 as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

GET /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-r1/full

2 credits per call. Unknown ids are free. Free accounts start with 100 credits.

Get a free API key

GET …/motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-r1/full free plan response

{
  "id": "motorcycle/yamaha/yzf-r1",
  "name": "YZF-R1",
  "make": {
    "id": "yamaha",
    "name": "Yamaha"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "il",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "nz",
    "th",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "as",
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 1,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "motorcycle/yamaha/r1",
    "motorcycle/yamaha/yzf1000",
    "motorcycle/yamaha/yzfr-1"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

On Developer and up, enrichment carries production runs, variants, related models, powertrain counts, reference links and make facts.

More motorcycles from Yamaha

Something off about this record? Fix it on GitHub. The catalog is open data, and corrections make it better for everyone.

Years on record

Worldwide popularity

Where it's been spotted

Powertrains on record

Registration history

Try the API

More motorcycles from Yamaha

Aerox

CZD300

DT125

Exciter

FJR1300

FZ1

FZ6

FZ8