the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R3 is a comfortable (almost) upright ride

the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R3 is a comfortable (almost) upright ride. One doesn’t have to assume a Moto3 stance on the R3; scoot closer toward the tank and sit up straighter for a more relaxed ride and greater visibility around town. The chassis is compact enough that you can still reach the clip-ons and operate the controls.
For 2019, the chassis construction and geometry remains the same, but the forks are now 37mm upside-down KYB units, while the damping and spring rates have been made more sporty. That doesn’t mean it’s become uncomfortable though – on track the R3 feels confident and stable, even with my 5’10”, 85kg lump on it.yamaha r3 fairings, There’s plenty of ground clearance, but it will eventually touch down – the hero-blobs had been removed from the launch bikes, and on one right-hand bend I started scraping the edge of the foot brake, but the R3 never felt unsettled. You can also panic brake mid-corner without the bike standing up too violently, as I found out after over-cooking one double-apex turn.
During my week with the R3, not once did getting in the saddle feel like a punishment. I gladly chose the tiny bike over my car because it’s just that much fun. It’s easy to get on (literally and figuratively) and is actually a respectable commuter. In the city,monster fairings, it’s willing to go anywhere if you are. I got stuck in some rush hour traffic one night and it wasn’t even that big of a bummer because the R3 is easy to maneuver. The clutch isn’t so heavy that you feel a physical strain from crawling along (we don’t have lane splitting/filtering here).
There’s very little rise or pullback in the bars and jockey-mount foot controls, a setup that encourages an aggressive, forward-leaning riding position but leaves room for a more casual, if not completely upright, upper body position. abs fairings,A sharp rise behind the rider’s seat to the pillion serves to cup and contain the pilot, but the vestigial P-pad and subframe that quickly tapers off to nothing leaves the passenger seated right at the edge of disaster.