yamaha issues

[bikerKO]

i just bought a 03 Yamaha R1 its in really good condition,but all the biker are telling i bought a crappy bike.that its not reliable and that i wont last long riding i should sell it.
any one who has owned an 03 what is your experience did i buy a shit bike!!!!!!!!!!

[chris-red]

They are known for the Subframe to bend and the chain to go slack. HTH
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[MarJay]

It's not a crappy bike, but it might be too much for you if you don't have much experience in riding high performance bikes.

At the moment, you sound like a troll.
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[angryjonny]

[drzsta]

Let me guess, you've bought an '03 R1 and havnt done an insurance quote on it yet?

[lihp]

Just hope your liners don't fall apart.

[SQL]

What color powerband's does it have? there should be two on the left jabba casing on the left shift clip.

Report back with colours

[magpiemale]

Right on angryjonny
A bike is a bike yamaha make decent bikes some years are better than some but depends who serviced it,who took care of it etc .
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