R1 Setup

**wkid_one** · 25th August 2003, 23:09

Anyone know a good site/place for R1 setup information??

Or information about the R1?

Or just a place where I can see naked girls on R1's?

Or just the naked girls?

Okay dammit - what are some good porn sites

**SpankMe** · 25th August 2003, 23:13

http://www.r1-forum.com/

http://bunnys.zyns.com/

**Antallica** · 25th August 2003, 23:23

I was a naughty boy before I met my missus

Click here

I want your bike dude!

**wkid_one** · 25th August 2003, 23:41

PMPL

**Antallica** · 25th August 2003, 23:51

Yeah it is a rather good source as my cousin says.

**KiwiDan** · 30th August 2003, 07:34

For better handling ya get a gixxer k3 front, then find a gixxer k3 middle and slot on a gixxer k3 end. That should sort out the R1's poor handling.

Respect

**wkid_one** · 30th August 2003, 08:03

Pity not everyone is one eyed - would keep optometry bills down.

Don't recall saying handling probs? I wanted suspension set up info to set the sag etc up for my weight and riding style. Interestly enuf - they say in some mags (eg Two Wheels) - the R1 is a better mid corner bike - go figure. Each to their own. To Quote
'...The R1 settles into a corner and races around around on a flawless yet easily adjusted line while the Suzuki takes on a loose less communicative character which, ultimately, will come down to that front end drifting unnervingly......'

'....it won't buck like the GSX-R...'

'...GSXR - it fills you will confidence until scaring you with the fron'ts behaviour.....then your confidence is tinged with wariness...'

In saying that, the overall place goes to the Gixxer (no surprises) - a factor being the D208's fitted on the R1 not giving the confidence the testers liked and the degree of rider input - but they RAVED about its mid corner stability??
'IT's frustrating, but there's little you can do - the Dunlop 208's don't have the level of grip when driving out of bends.....'

Go figure - you're wrong about handling.

PS - don't forget these comments about the R1 are against the Gixxer has a factory fitted damper!!! Much closer me thinks if the R1 had one.
'...it's steering damper not doubt helps'

Oh - and re straighthorsepower???
'If there's a couple of kilowatts one way or the other at any point....you won't know it....there's more power here than most of us will use effectively...'

**KiwiDan** · 30th August 2003, 09:07

Ya can always find a road test that will suit ya own line of thought ,or what ya want to hear, I Know what I know and I know this from experience.

Ive owned GSXR,s all my life, I also have friends that have owned R1's from the get go so it is fair to say I have spent a enough time in both saddles.

When you get ya R1 flying down some bumpy back rd with a handfull of throtle I will beat my last dollar you wont feel so confident mid corner, I dont give a fuck what some journo wrote, the diff between where he was ridden, what his experience is , where you will be ridden and your experience is, are worlds apart.

The Gixxers front end is rock solid, the motor has gobs more power and its front hasnt done any to give me any doubts, now the R1 is a different story, although the power is down the front end flightiness is plain intimidating. It scares me.

Id trust Charles Manson first.

PS.. Dont try to tell me its raining when I know ya pissing on my back.

Ive dont a bit more ridding than you.

**What?** · 30th August 2003, 09:59

1 bike + 10 (unrelated) riders = 10 opinions.

The thing is, when you are riding a bike, the only opinion that really matters is your own.

**wkid_one** · 30th August 2003, 10:38

Exacery..... you proved my point Dan - it is all opinon....no one is right - you just have good experiences on the Gixxer and it suits your riding style.....I am a brand slut and can see the merits of all bikes. Has nothing to do with 'time riding' - but rather personal comfort/confidence/preference.

And gobs more power - come on - read the reviews on true power output at the wheel - it isn't as wide a gap as you think (Suzuki are recognised for being liberal with power figures)

If you read the latest BIKE magazine - they rate the Honda the best bike in the world - undisputedly apparently....everyone of the mags seems to contradict the other - biking is about personal preference - otherwise we would all ride the same bike.

Hence my difficulty in buying a bike - I like them all - it came down to price, looks, availability and a whim and a fancy.

In an ideal world I would like one website where you can go in and choose diff parts from different companies parts bins and make my own bike......

In all honesty, most everyday riders struggle to tell the difference between an R1,Gixxer, ZX9, 954 etc - why - because we ride the bikes at probably only 80% of their limit - the differences in these bike show themselves when you are riding at 99%+ of the limit of the bike.

R1 put down for flightiness, Gixxer radial brakes put down for inconsistency, Honda put down for poor power, ZX9 for bulk....yet I think most of us would be rapt to have any of these in the garage.....KiwiDan aside as the others are 'no comparison'.

**wkid_one** · 30th August 2003, 10:58

LOL - I must confess - I do like the feel of the bike (yes, most from likely coming off the VTR) - scary I know...but have only had it for like 5 days.

I was more interested in just setting the bike up for my weight and riding style, not concerned about the 'inherent problems' - all bikes have them.

My point was that - there is more than one bike in the world.

Steering damper has been ordered from the UK (more for when I race than anything - but will help on the road - thanks Harris) and I have spoken with Suspension Tech in Ellerslie about hooking the front and rear up also.....

When does the 04 arrive? - pictures of it look the bollocks (check latest 2 wheels out) You still got a bike or are you relegated to walking/4 wheels?

As for a fitting GSXR parts - well then it would look like a GSXR - ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

**KiwiDan** · 30th August 2003, 18:11

Lets see who other than Ducati are racing with success in the world arena

Honda 954 Ummmmm,,,,NO

R1 Ummmmm,,,,, NO

Zx 9R Ummmmmm ,,,,,NO

Where r these fantastic bikes in the racing arena ???????

Isle of Man TT ???? Suzuki I think.

I dont Know where ya get ya write ups from , but there not the same mags Im buyin.

Mongolian Superbike Bi yearly maybe ??? I dont know.

**wkid_one** · 31st August 2003, 07:30

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Mmmmmmmmmmmm - finally Ram Air

Next year looks interesting

Try reading Two Wheels and Bike. Who reads them to you?? j/k

**750Y** · 31st August 2003, 15:58

both you guys bikes(Wkid1 & KiwiDan) are the ultimate sports bikes(not counting the new kawasaki k1) ;-).
i wouldn't mind either but i would be fooling myself i could actually do them the slightest justice, unlike your good selves.
rejoice in your choice and praise the almighty sticky rubber that keeps it all together. hallelujah!
back to the topic:
that r1 forum that spankme listed is a goody. good luck with the setup, I think performance bike did a setup on the new R1. they sell them(the setup articles). i used their article to set my gsx up & felt it was a good improvement from stock settings. they also explained each change and why they did it. hope you can get that thing just how you like it wkid.