Finally...

[bones135]

Well....been a long time between rides but picking up my R1 next week....stoked & soooo cant wait,lol:yes:

[SMOKEU]

Do a wheelie.

[bones135]

Yea ok, haha

[Tryhard]

Nice. pics please

[bones135]

Nice. pics please

Cheers....yea only got the shop pics but ill definately post a couple when i picked it up.....just in time for summer

[ducatilover]

Nice. pics please

Pics are mandatory
I do like R1s...

[bones135]

HAHA hell yea......like the R1s myself.....just something about them makes ya go ooohhhhh, :yes:

[tigertim20]

HAHA hell yea......like the R1s myself.....just something about them makes ya go ooohhhhh, :yes:

they are lovely! what vintage have you scored?

[bones135]

they are lovely! what vintage have you scored?

Its an oldie....99 but excellant condition, runs extremely well, great price.....best of all....its an R1 & ITS MINE :woohoo:

[wasiler]

I kind of know how you feel. I had mine shipped from the states and it is suppose to arrive in Aucky on Monday. Then has to go through customs and transported down to ChCh. I have been waiting 3 months bikeless but, it is good timing now. The weather is starting to be good riding weather. If you are anything like me, the wait is killing me.

[bones135]

Trust me, i know EXACTLY how you feel. Sold the blade back in 08 & with moving round a bit & settled again back in Whiti, i hadnt ridden since then.....getting highly gutted every weekend whe they al come riding through town doing the loop....my turn again.
Hopefully yours turns up real soon.

[slowpoke]

Its an oldie....99 but excellant condition, runs extremely well, great price.....best of all....its an R1 & ITS MINE :woohoo:

Good man! Great "real world" sportsbike, still miss my '00 model :crybaby:

[tigertim20]

Its an oldie....99 but excellant condition, runs extremely well, great price.....best of all....its an R1 & ITS MINE :woohoo:

nice, I have the 01, and a friend just bought a 99, in mint condition, 20k on the clock for a real bargain. fantastic bikes with power everywhere. Ive done everything on mine, commuted, trackdays, long distance touring lone as well as two up, weekend blasts, they do everything without complaining. Ill never sell mine.

got some pics? Yamaha Porn!!

[bones135]

Yea im stoked & cant wait to pick it up.....will get a few pics & load them on the weekend :woohoo:

[skippa1]

Its an oldie....99 but excellant condition, runs extremely well, great price.....best of all....its an R1 & ITS MINE :woohoo:

one of the best IMHO. I loved mine but my neck was getting too old for that seating position so out she went. Great power delivery....enjoy

[bones135]

Yea know what you mean but i find it a more comfortable riding position, roll on Saturday....

[Boob Johnson]

Do a wheelie outside Katman's shop in Taupo & post pics of it..........maximum rep points will ensue.


ps: congrats on the new steed.

[bones135]

Do a wheelie outside Katman's shop in Taupo & post pics of it..........maximum rep points will ensue.


ps: congrats on the new steed.

Lol cheers.....as for the wheelie....hell of a long way to go to do that.....might have to find something else fun there too :scooter:

[Boob Johnson]

Lol cheers.....as for the wheelie....hell of a long way to go to do that.
Come on, on an R1, Taupo is "just down the road mate"

[ducatilover]

WE NEED PICS ALREADY!

First gen R1s are my favourite
Probably one of the few liter bikes I'd buy, so pretty!

[bones135]

Im sure ill do Taupo sometime soon, got a pretty good "friend" down there,lol

Yea true, they are a good looking bike.

[tigertim20]

WE NEED PICS ALREADY!

First gen R1s are my favourite
Probably one of the few liter bikes I'd buy, so pretty!

I went out yesterday on did some of the middlemarch GP - hopefully these pics will satisfy you untill bones' lovely bike turns up on the weekend.
btw bones, what scheme is you one? I always had a boner for the red/whites, but the blue really grew on me too

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[bones135]

I went out yesterday on did some of the middlemarch GP - hopefully these pics will satisfy you untill bones' lovely bike turns up on the weekend.
btw bones, what scheme is you one? I always had a boner for the red/whites, but the blue really grew on me too

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Yup....awesome looking bike, great pics. Like the Blue ones but yup love the red & white....thats what i got.
Cheers for sharing the pics too, ill definately post a few on the weekend.

[ducatilover]

I went out yesterday on did some of the middlemarch GP - hopefully these pics will satisfy you untill bones' lovely bike turns up on the weekend.
btw bones, what scheme is you one? I always had a boner for the red/whites, but the blue really grew on me too







My favourite scheme that blue, only mods I'd do looks wise is a single seat unit and "iridium" screen.
Mega fap.

[bones135]

Iridium screen???? now i havent heard of them, lol I know it has a tinted one :yes:

[Parlane]

I went out yesterday on did some of the middlemarch GP - hopefully these pics will satisfy you untill bones' lovely bike turns up on the weekend.
btw bones, what scheme is you one? I always had a boner for the red/whites, but the blue really grew on me too

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You do know it's illegal to obscure your plate like that right?

[BigAl]

Great choice of bike mate.

Match for yours Tiger Tim.


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[bones135]

Great choice of bike mate.

Match for yours Tiger Tim.


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Cheers mate, looking forward to getting on it

[tigertim20]

My favourite scheme that blue, only mods I'd do looks wise is a single seat unit and "iridium" screen.
Mega fap.
yeah money has gone on a lot of other things CF heel gaurds and rearsets and rear view camera and screen, and ohlins damper mounted with a customised bracket across the tank . . . Im getting there, Its a labour of love.

Iridium screen???? now i havent heard of them, lol I know it has a tinted one :yes:
iridium screens are nice, look them up!

You do know it's illegal to obscure your plate like that right?

I have no idea what you are talking about officer!:shifty:

[baffa]

Nice.

I love the look of the thou sports bikes of the late 90s and early 2000s, looked much more muscly, and less like a 250 frame being raped by a transformer. Not that the newer bikes look bad at all, just the older bikes are a bit more... visceral.

Mines bikes in the shop for 3 weeks, thats causing pretty bad withdrawls. Going for years without wheels would drive me barmy.

[bones135]

Nice.

I love the look of the thou sports bikes of the late 90s and early 2000s, looked much more muscly, and less like a 250 frame being raped by a transformer. Not that the newer bikes look bad at all, just the older bikes are a bit more... visceral.

Mines bikes in the shop for 3 weeks, thats causing pretty bad withdrawls. Going for years without wheels would drive me barmy.

I have to agree, theres just something about them.....good looking bikes..

[tigertim20]

I have to agree, theres just something about them.....good looking bikes..

yeah, I have a gsxr as well, K4, and the yam looks just as new, but way sexier. not many that equal the older R1s for the purdy factor.

[bones135]

Yup, been looking for a while & decided on this one. They did a 31 point check today & found it needs something to do with the battery charging system....common fault he says but have to get one in from Aus so may not pick it up till next week :cry:

[ducatilover]

yeah money has gone on a lot of other things CF heel gaurds and rearsets and rear view camera and screen, and ohlins damper mounted with a customised bracket across the tank . . . Im getting there, Its a labour of love.

I know how it is :woohoo:

Nice.
Not that the newer bikes look bad at all, just the older bikes are a bit more... visceral.


IMO all the '06 onwards Jappas have been getting uglier and uglier.
Gen 1 ZX10R was the best looking of the 2000s in my book, Gen1 R1 is the prettiest faired japper in my head.

[bones135]

Question for those who have one of the same vintage.....premium or unleaded??? I was told could be best on premium but found the 900SS & the Fireblade both ran better on unleaded?? What do you reckon.

[Swoop]

You do know it's illegal to obscure your plate like that right?
The real question is "why isn't it firmly attached to the workbench"?

[Katman]

Question for those who have one of the same vintage.....premium or unleaded??? I was told could be best on premium but found the 900SS & the Fireblade both ran better on unleaded?? What do you reckon.

I think you mean premium or regular.

All general pump gas is unleaded.

[BigAl]

Question for those who have one of the same vintage.....premium or unleaded??? I was told could be best on premium but found the 900SS & the Fireblade both ran better on unleaded?? What do you reckon.

Mine is slightly later being an 01 but carburetted as well.

It also has an ignition advancer and runs like shit on 91, I generally run it on 98 if available but runs fine on 95.

Suggest you use at least premium or above.

[bones135]

Mine is slightly later being an 01 but carburetted as well.

It also has an ignition advancer and runs like shit on 91, I generally run it on 98 if available but runs fine on 95.

Suggest you use at least premium or above.
Cheers for that, yea kinda what i was thinking too.

[tigertim20]

I know how it is :woohoo:


IMO all the '06 onwards Jappas have been getting uglier and uglier.
Gen 1 ZX10R was the best looking of the 2000s in my book, Gen1 R1 is the prettiest faired japper in my head.

I agree with your comments on ugly from 06 onwards with one exception,

the 2006 LE R1. ohlins and marchesinis from the factory, I think its the prettiest production bike ever made, period.

I have one as my desktop background. Id love to ship one back from the states after i sell the gixxer
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