Bought R1!

[mr motorbiker]

99 r1 at the weekend pickin it up next weekend.

would like all the info and advice people have on the bike to keep me entertained while i have to wait the longest week of my life.

what mods can i buy to make my ride better, and make it look better?, what should i expect riding it, any advice on what i need to know about them?

cheers

[0ddball]

You bought it without even riding it?

[mr motorbiker]

yeah ive bought all my bikes like that and loved them all.

[slimjim04]

[colin1]

i tried out 20 bikes, and the 98 r1 is the best bike i have ever ridden, so im sure the 99 is even better

I was a bit intimidated by it before I got on, but it is probably one of the easiest bikes to ride I have tried as well. The slightest touch on the throttle alters your speed as required. You dont really need to be in the right gear, or at the right revs. It handles really well too.

you are gonna love it

pls leave it standard tho, i hate tarty mirrors, indicators, undertrays etc

you are permitted to get a yoshi can tho

i guess you could justify a steering damper, but I think it would spoil the low speed handling
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[Visitor Q]

[colin1]

the thing that surprised me most about the r1 was how agile it was and quick at turning. I knew it would be powerful and i knew it was more agile than other litre bikes of its day, but i didnt realise how agile it was.

im not talking lock to lock for u turns

i made the guy take off the steering damper so i dont know what its like with one on, but i think it wdnt turn in as quick
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[ram_doom]

If being heroic on an R1... beware the highside beastie doth nay rear its ugly head.
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TL1000s, KDX200

[LUXY DJ]

get us a pic of it!
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[McGee]

[TOM M]

[colin1]

yes it is his, and he can add whatever he likes to it, i just asked him to not get the tarty stuff, and save his money for a yoshi can

they sound good

nothing wrong with that

one day I may like to get an r1 and I'd like it if there were a few original ones left
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[LUXY DJ]

WELL.....thats you!

& you do what YOU want with YOURS!

i like them done up abit rather then a std same old same old bike coming down the road
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[colin1]

fair enough

im not asking you to change
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[boabster]

oh yes your going to love it mate...
grin factor from ear to ear 0.to 60 in 3... quater mile in 10.0 or under at over 140 mph.

it will pootle about at 30 mph in 6 gear no propbs and laugh at you no matter how gard you think you are riding it...

and as for looks well mine is a standard 2000 model and hese she is

[colin1]

[Jammy-R6]

Get the wheels powdercoated white like my (ex) R6 in my sig pic.

[McGee]

[Wave2k]

Get the Standard suspention set up to suit your weight and riding style.
also go for a nice sounding exhaust.
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[colin1]

[Jammy-R6]

[colin1]

fair enough
im more lazy than most, but after seeing pheonix's cbr600rr after a wash and some wax, im even thinking about washing my bike maybe even using wax

its a big decision tho so im not gonna rush into it
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[mr motorbiker]

the first theing im doing is getting a full exhaust system.
anyone reccomend one?

did i mention i'm only 19?

[TiN]

[Dan 4RR]