$31,000 R1? Where's WT?

[Smifffy]

It needs more gold bling bits added to it, it would definitely be worth it if it had gold coloured bar ends.



Seriously tho, nice bike.

[marty]

what amazes me is the photos trying to sell a $30k piece of equipment on TM are basically shit. look like they're taken with a 5 year old Nokia cell phone.

[Nonbeliever]

Over priced? Quite possibly. Over rated? I very much doubt it.

well, if it sells or not at 31k will determine if it's overpriced.
overrated as in the hype that surrounded the bike when it first came out. A very good bike (yes Ive done alot of kms on one) and I do like alot of things about the bike, but I think it's fallen short of the expectations.
But you do make good points, especially the NZ case.
As far as Spies is concerned, well lets be honest a wsbk spec machine is a far cry from what we see in showrooms and on our roads, plus spies was the only one that did any good. It's not like the top 5 wsbk spots were filled with r1's.
And as far as the Rossi edition is concerned, I wonder how long it'll be before we start seeing Rossi 1198's come out?

[White trash]

Simple answer...because they can

Fuckin BINGO. Personaly, if I owned an 09-11 R1 I'd happily pay 4K for the Graves as it's the sexiest system available and gets rid of the horrible underseat exhausts. Rear shock stays cooler and you save a shedload of weight plus gain the most unique exhaust note you're likely to hear.

[White trash]

what amazes me is the photos trying to sell a $30k piece of equipment on TM are basically shit. look like they're taken with a 5 year old Nokia cell phone.

Susan's 25, thanks very much. And seeing as she's hot as all hell, I'll let her keep her job this week. But point taken, I'll have to address that.

Interestingly though, a customer was in the shop a week ago and mentioned that he was really impressed with the quality of pics on that very bike. That being said he may have simply wanted to interfere with her and I can hardly blame him.

[White trash]

well, if it sells or not at 31k will determine if it's overpriced.
overrated as in the hype that surrounded the bike when it first came out. A very good bike (yes Ive done alot of kms on one) and I do like alot of things about the bike, but I think it's fallen short of the expectations.
But you do make good points, especially the NZ case.
As far as Spies is concerned, well lets be honest a wsbk spec machine is a far cry from what we see in showrooms and on our roads, plus spies was the only one that did any good. It's not like the top 5 wsbk spots were filled with r1's.
And as far as the Rossi edition is concerned, I wonder how long it'll be before we start seeing Rossi 1198's come out?

About 6 months I reckon. Probably being sprayed in the booth as we speak. Ducati are no morons, they need to capitilize on the immense salary he's being paid.

[Drew]

I'm not a fan of the current R1 at all. But that one is a collectors bike methinks.

I know a few people who have spent that much money on exhausts for road bikes, so I hardly see why there's so much debate about the worth of this one.

[DMNTD:Me]

Susan's 25, thanks very much. And seeing as she's hot as all hell, I'll let her keep her job this week...

Don't ya mean that she'll allow you to continue turning up?

Fuckin BINGO. Personaly, if I owned an 09-11 R1 I'd happily pay 4K for the Graves as it's the sexiest system available and gets rid of the horrible underseat exhausts. Rear shock stays cooler and you save a shedload of weight plus gain the most unique exhaust note you're likely to hear.

Personally I still prefer the sound that the 2 Bro's make out the back of ours...raw and fuckn loud!

[Nonbeliever]

Susan's 25, thanks very much. And seeing as she's hot as all hell, .

pics please??

[Mental Trousers]

Even taking transport costs and being full titanium into account that exhaust has quite a mark up on it.

Having said that, if I had the dollars I'd buy it. With that low mounted exhaust it's farken stunning.

[White trash]

pics please??

I'll try convince her to pose tomorrow Susan's also a VERY accomplished MotoX racer, piloting her YZ250F to second overall in the womens champs recently. Her boyfriend Will is very proud as are we all at the shop.

[marty]

Susan's 25, thanks very much. And seeing as she's hot as all hell, I'll let her keep her job this week. But point taken, I'll have to address that.

Interestingly though, a customer was in the shop a week ago and mentioned that he was really impressed with the quality of pics on that very bike. That being said he may have simply wanted to interfere with her and I can hardly blame him.

a 5 year old phone, not a 5 year oldS phone

[marty]

I'll try convince her to pose tomorrow Susan's also a VERY accomplished MotoX racer, piloting her YZ250F to second overall in the womens champs recently. Her boyfriend Will is very proud as are we all at the shop.

oohh a challenge even. how big is Will?

[John_H]

$4,000 for an exhaust is ridiculous. I don't know why anyone would pay that much for an exhaust on a road bike.

If money isn't an object and it's what you love, why not? I couldn't afford it but if I was rich I would chuck stuff like that on.

[hayd3n]

oohh a challenge even. how big is Will?

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