Say hello to Ri-Ri - Tot's 07 R1 - Project OEM+

[The Tot]

Woke up this morning like a man on a mission! I had 3 R1's I planned to view around Berkshire and Wiltshire, but due to one of them being sold late on Friday, it left me with 2. The weather was dire, but a toyota celica shod with winter/snow tyres made the trip a doddle.

So off to Pro-Bike in Newbury to view the first bike on the list.

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Walked in through the door at 9:30, and with intent, marched straight to the R1. I asked to pull the bike out, and took out a credit card to use as a feeler gauge and started probing into the brake calipers. Started stretching the chain out, feeling the tyres and bouncing the bike.

Some close shots

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"Can I see the paperwork and service history?" were my next words. Haggled hard on the fact that the front tyre was cupped, oil looked manky and it had no R&G crash protection! Amongst other things, I "wasn't happy" that it didn't have a double bubble or alarm. All minor things I'm not typically fussed about, given the bike has a comprehensive full service history and previous MOTs!

What came next surprised. Not only did I get a nice wodge off the sticker price, the chap offered to put a new Bridgestone S20 on the front, give the bike an annual service and stick on 12 months MOT! Kev at pro-bikes cited that because I travelled a fair way in the snow, he figured I was determined to score a deal.

Anyway, deposit down and picking her up in a fortnight!

Goes to show that deals can be had in winter, and that not all dealers are there to screw you over. Top job from the chaps at Pro-Bikes in Newbury giving me a pleasant experience . The last time I bought a bike at a dealership was 11 years ago! Needless to say, I scrapped the other visits!

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#Tidy

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Already purchased the following items for mods

H7 HIDs & CREE T10 sidelights (projector headlight winning)
R&G sliders - bagged a bargain - £110 from £180
Stompgrip tank pads
Shorty levers

To come

Zero Gravity Double Bubble
Arrow thunder Carbon fibre exhausts

To rub salt in the wounds for some of the BCF mates on facebook, insurance is only £182
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[Tungtvann]

Need to bring you along next time I go to buy a bike! Nice one, looks great.

[The Tot]

Dress smart, turn up with some tools and follow these steps

Can you pull the bike out so I can have a good look? Just look for things you can knock price off on - any consumables. I exaggerated the point of rolling the tyres and cupping it, pulling the chain and feeling for the brake pads. Suffice to say, work was done to sort those items out in the service history, but I noted it.

Say you're a cash buyer! Some might say that old trick doesn't work, but the dealer doesn't need to know how you've sourced the balance - loan etc. Bear in mind credit cards will be a 3% surcharge

Buy in winter... for sports bikes!

If you sound like a well spoken customer and engage in banter, they'll like you. You need to sell yourself so it gives an excuse for the dealer to "like" you and want to sell it. I was going in for money off, but got a lot more than I bargained for!

Also, rock up in a cast and in really horrid weather, and you'll get sympathy points. Winter + middle to end of the month = keen to sell!
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[stonesie]

How the.......... You must be older than you look to insure that for half what it costs me to insure a STR

[The Tot]

27 with 8 years NCB? Garaged and a job as nuclear engineer. 6k miles including commute.

Us asians age very well
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[stonesie]

I'm 33 with 5 years ncb and a Professional driver of Buses, long story, but I am an advanced driver and get annual top-up training... Insurance cunts still want to raise my premiums every year

Bike is garaged and chained to the re-enforced concrete with Almax's finest and has the factory optional alarm.


Forgot to say, well done, that's a nice bike for some fun and shenanigans

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Glad you have your clothes on in this pic!

Good job.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Nice score! What'd you do to your wrist / arm? Must've missed that story.
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[The Tot]

[Aff]

My favourite shape/colour R1.

Bastid.
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Current Bikes:Honda 929RR Fireblade, Honda CD200 Benly (Project), Stomp Z2 140
Electric Bike Project

[The Tot]

It's not that I don't like my Fireblade, it's just I won't be able to depend on it for another 4-5 years. Once electrical niggles set in, that's it! Considering it lived outside for most of my ownership, it didn't really help with its durability and longevity. R1 or 1000rr was always bound to be the next step in terms of maturity.
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

/Paddy style post/

Whats happening to the Blade...?

Edit: You still down South-East way for nuclear blowing up of shit?
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[The Tot]

Nah, I'm south west... working on Hinkley Point C!

Blade is being sold to Harley off here. If anybody's on my facebook, he's the primary cause why I'm getting de-friended at an alarming rate !

Sending it off the proper way, to a mate, so it can go onto the racetrack. He's taking EVERYTHING, spare fairings etc. I'm not even de-modding the bike, so it'll go with the remus can and PCIII as well as whatever spares I can find; wiring looms, spare speedo (defective). First thing he's gonna do is re-loom the bike, which is probably a wise choice, since it'll sort out all the electrical issues with the bike. Considering he's already got a 929 and loves them, my one with trick bits (Galfer rotors + HMRacing tuned suspension) is good to go.

If it had to go, it HAD to go cheap, and to a mate who knows what he's doing!
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[KLR600]

[The Tot]

Just checking out your freeride edits Rob! I love the freedom of full on trail riding, except sometimes, the penalties are always there! 10 years of sportbike riding, no problems, 18 months on mountain bikes and I've been to A&E 3 times. Lesson is, "When your body is telling you that it's enough riding for the day, do NOT hike up the trail for that last run!" Bonking hard having pedalled a kilometer up the trail to set a fast time for strava ALWAYS ends in disaster! Upside is, I chased my thrills, made new awesome mates who are more or less into the same things (some of them ride too, or did...before having families), and my licence is intact!

That last statement MIGHT change
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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[P.]

Those downpipes look gash, whats happening there?!

Love it

[Iain.]

[The Tot]

Bank of dad. Interest free... Job = jobbed. He insisted on helping me!
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www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!

[map]

[P.]

Because love at first site/is the exhaust stainless... it looks bad as per my post above

[The Tot]

[P.]

Thing is, tyres don't tell of previous owners lack of money, it's the fact he clearly doesn't need to but matching tyres, buying into the con economy. When the triples bt016 dies, it's getting a PR4 on the rear, front can stay for max miles per £££

I'll ask again, are the downpipes stainless, if not why not

[The Tot]

[P.]

Just dirty pipes then, good

It does look nice, unsure if the best looking era, but definitely fap material.

[The Tot]

I preferred the 04-06 5VY model before this one... See below! But, it's probably the sweetest looking of any of the jap bikes between 07-2012.

Falling In Reverse got it right by placing two beautiful objects together... oriental chicks and 04-06 R1s.

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The Tot 2007 Yamaha R1 4C8 2002 Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer &
www.youtube.com/Titot182 for your bike gear reviews and pop punk covers
Earl Of Easycore Pop Punk Will Never Die!