staff@slashgear.com (Cody D. Campbell)
2024-05-06 21:15:42
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The first thing that many who are considering buying the new Yamaha YZF-R1 will want to know is how much it costs. Getting a shiny new bike is all well and good, but it’s important to know if the price has gone up by a significant amount since the previous year.
The 2024 YZF-R1 is currently listed to start at $18,399. This is a $400 increase on the 2023 model which is still available at $17,999, but it seems to be reasonable when compared to the current market.
This price is comparable to the 2024 Suzuki GSX-R1000R which will sell for $18,499 and the BMW S 1000 RR which is going for $18,295. Suzuki and Yamaha have similarly specced street bikes, so it makes sense that they would have similar prices. These three are marginally undercut by the 2024 Honda CBR1000RR which has a base MSRP of $16,699, but all of these sports bikes are significantly more expensive than the 2024 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX ABS which costs a mere $13,699. This definitely puts Yamaha on the more expensive end of the spectrum, but not unreasonably so.