Test rode the 2007 R1 today at Paihia.

**R6_kid:Me** · 5th June 2007, 23:16

Originally Posted by boomer

my k7 thou span up in first and ending up going full lock, left, right, left before straightening out again... those horses on the new thous are something else Gareth mate... i was friggen scared!

i'd be a bit worried about you saying it didn't like to corner though... they're supposed to have esp and know exactly where to go before you even do!

damn sexy lookin bikes tho.. but i hear they're not the best at handling.

I almost took a silly loan (read paying 35k+) on the R1, but i had some dude on my shoulder yelling in my ear saying get real... i'll take your word for it big man. The gixxer thou k3 i kinda got the hang of, not fast paced by any means (lol, when have i been fast!), but was enjoying it and was relatively smooth and not getting stupid.

I'd be wary of the thou not wanting to corner, my guess is he had gas on when he shouldn't have... but i wasn't there so can't say.

Did you end up on a K7 or a 'late' k6?

**boomer** · 5th June 2007, 23:20

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I almost took a silly loan (read paying 35k+) on the R1, but i had some dude on my shoulder yelling in my ear saying get real... i'll take your word for it big man. The gixxer thou k3 i kinda got the hang of, not fast paced by any means (lol, when have i been fast!), but was enjoying it and was relatively smooth and not getting stupid.

I'd be wary of the thou not wanting to corner, my guess is he had gas on when he shouldn't have... but i wasn't there so can't say.

Did you end up on a K7 or a 'late' k6?

you are fast bro... crazy fast

k7 bro... with 0k's and all dressed in blick and shes sexy sexy.. except for the pipes, bent nose and cheap looking plastics

and with any luck.. our Jais will sort me out with some rear sets, lines, tail tidy, 2 growlers and some other sexy shit that i can throw down teh road when she spits me orf!

**Cr1MiNaL** · 5th June 2007, 23:24

Originally Posted by R6_kid

my guess is he had gas on when he shouldn't have... but i wasn't there so can't say.

but i thought the bike will corner better if u have the gas on... ffs dont be tellin me sumthin n others tellin the the opposite u all deceide once n for all what to do then tell me... this shit is dangerous!

**Deviant Esq** · 6th June 2007, 00:00

Originally Posted by R6_kid

180/55/17 as it says on your R6 means 180mm wide, 55% height(aka profile) (correct me if im wrong), and 17 inch rim.

The 55 is height of tyre from rim, yeah, but it's also in mm rather than percent. Percent of what?

Weird how they do it... 180mm (width of tyre) / 55mm (height of tyre from rim, measured in the middle) / 17 inches (inside diameter / wheel rim diameter). Why metric for the first two, then imperial for the last? I know, I know, something about wheels always been measured in inches... blah blah... it just doesn't make sense!

Edit: Ooo, posted right on midnight... wooooOOoo...

**Sanx** · 6th June 2007, 00:09

Originally Posted by Karma

190?? Where'd you pull that figure from?

Probably exactly the same place as he pulled the 140bhp and 18:1 compression ratio for his R6 in another thread...

Originally Posted by YamahaR64Life

but i thought the bike will corner better if u have the gas on... ffs dont be tellin me sumthin n others tellin the the opposite u all deceide once n for all what to do then tell me... this shit is dangerous!

Dude ... work it out the best way for yourself. Some people like cornering under a trailing throttle, but it loads up the front wheel. Some people like gassing it out of a bend, which adds to the risk of the rear stepping out and the bike highsiding. Some people prefer backing the bike in with the rear brake, whilst others go into a corner absolutely neutral then accelerating whilst straightening up.

Work out the way you like best, and stick to it. But FFS don't have a go at others for having different opinions. There's no one right way, though there are plenty of wrong ways. If you can't understand that, then there's a nice GN with your name on it somewhere.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 6th June 2007, 00:19

Originally Posted by Sanx

Probably exactly the same place as he pulled the 140bhp and 18:1 compression ratio for his R6 in another thread...

If you can't understand that, then there's a nice GN with your name on it somewhere.

Dude theres no need to get nasty .. we were all havin a nice friendly conversation till u cane with ur bitter words... also FYI 190 bhp is accurate! so is 140 on the R6 with ram air (but u dont know what that is do u?) looks to me like u know just about nuthing about bikes.... look it up before critiquing others. also i wasnt havin a go at anyone.. this thread was started because I felt good about riding a nice bike... and u go and try to stuff it all up like u did in the other thread stop following me ffs.

**Karma** · 6th June 2007, 00:37

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/compare/5835/6112/

Who quotes BHp figures including ram air...

**Sanx** · 6th June 2007, 10:36

Originally Posted by Karma

http://www.motorbikes.be/en/compare/5835/6112/

Who quotes BHp figures including ram air...

He does. But I can't comment, 'cos apparently I know nothing.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 6th June 2007, 11:01

Originally Posted by Sanx

He does. But I can't comment, 'cos apparently I know nothing.

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**R6_kid:Me** · 6th June 2007, 17:56

I've heard of 135rwhp from an R6, but that was a full spec AMA race bike... so not particularly cheap!

**Back Fire** · 6th June 2007, 19:36

Originally Posted by YamahaR64Life

Dude theres no need to get nasty .. we were all havin a nice friendly conversation till u cane with ur bitter words... also FYI 190 bhp is accurate! so is 140 on the R6 with ram air (but u dont know what that is do u?) looks to me like u know just about nuthing about bikes.... look it up before critiquing others. also i wasnt havin a go at anyone.. this thread was started because I felt good about riding a nice bike... and u go and try to stuff it all up like u did in the other thread stop following me ffs.

I'd love to see a legit source on where you are quoting those HP figures from...

either way... sanx is still right about do it your own way... or you'll get 'advised' all the way into A&E from conflicting opinion

**SlowHand** · 6th June 2007, 19:38

hehe, scenic drive, obliviousness. JSG has returned!

**Gremlin** · 6th June 2007, 23:28

I've seen people lower what mags say, for hp figures... I ain't ever seen anyone list higher figures

My personal opinion, it doesn't actually matter what mag says what about what bike. Saying you have 5hp more than your mate is only making other people laugh. Its how you feel on the bike, and how it delivers the hp.

Originally Posted by boomer

my k7 thou span up in first and ending up going full lock, left, right, left before straightening out again... those horses on the new thous are something else Gareth mate...

you don't need that many horsies... I had a massive lock to lock slapper on my old 7, which had... mmmm 110-120rwhp, the power just kicked in, no smoothness. Scary shit tho

back to normal events... please carry on, this thread is hilarious

**Biggles08** · 7th June 2007, 13:28

Originally Posted by YamahaR64Life

No mate im gonna keep my R6 I feel at home on her and am able to keep upto the litre bikes I ride with, with the R1 I think Ill have to learn how to ride all over again.... massive 18" rear tire though

I'm not sure this is quite accurate dude...when people are helping and making sure you don't get lost and go the wrong way its a fairly big call to say that you can keep up with them. Anyway, doesn't really matter because we all should ride at a pace that is comfortable for us and there is no heroism in riding out of our skin...just need to be accurate when reporting on these sort of things or next time you may find these 'litre' bikes a little harder to 'keep up with'

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Had a good ride with you though cause although my bike probably could actually keep up with the ZX10R's, R1's and ZX14's of this world, I wasn't too keen in tryin