My new R1...finally

**mark247** · 5th April 2009, 09:19

Is it fast au?

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th April 2009, 09:55

Originally Posted by Kendog

That's high praise indeed. Perhaps I better not take one for a test ride, I simply don't have the money.

Heh...good thinking! Same thing happened to me after I test rode the 1098

Originally Posted by mark247

Is it fast au?

I know it gets to 100kmph pretty quick I guess

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th April 2009, 10:09

Originally Posted by Korumba

Sounds like a fantastic bike.
Enjoy....

Take mine for a fang Mr Plushy
Should have Ohlins/Racetec etc by the time you make your way back too so will be an even better ride

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th April 2009, 11:07

Tail tidy should be installed this arvo...

**EJK** · 5th April 2009, 11:29

Mint exhaust. It looks like it can fit a 600ml coke bottle down the barrel nicely.

Wonder if it will make a nice "Katoom" sound when the bike is ignited with the bottle in it

Follow by a projectile launch.

**bully** · 5th April 2009, 13:55

Originally Posted by DMNTD

This is going to hurt...
As an all round road bike...the R1, and this is coming from a guy that LOVED his 1098S.
In saying that I'm thinking that Ohlins are going to have to make their appearance sooner than later but then again I've been a bit spoilt when it comes to good suspension etc of late.
With the new Two Bro's cans it has really woken her up a bit and that noise...FFS...oral porn!!
Only problem is finding manufacturers that have actually produced some after market blingage for my R1. I'm not so good at waiting for stuff

All in all I have to say that it's the best all round bike I have ever owned

cool, not to mention you could just about get two r1s for the price of a ducati i would imagine. check out www.r1-forum.com heaps of info there, maybe ull see you there.

**NZsarge** · 5th April 2009, 17:51

Originally Posted by DMNTD

Tail tidy should be installed this arvo...

Man, that looks angry.

**Unit:Me** · 7th April 2009, 18:20

Originally Posted by Kendog

That's high praise indeed. Perhaps I better not take one for a test ride, I simply don't have the money.

Believe me, you will not want to take it back

**kiwifruit** · 7th April 2009, 18:32

Nice chicken strips!!

**robertydog** · 7th April 2009, 18:36

aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Stop it

**Unit:Me** · 7th April 2009, 18:49

Originally Posted by robertydog

Very nice.

Did i say very nice?

Originally Posted by robertydog

aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Stop it

Take one for a ride, go on, you know you want to

**Dooly** · 8th April 2009, 07:31

Thinking about booking a ride on the demo when down in Welly next week.
dunno if thats a good thing.
Saw one at the Kiwitrackday last Sat and it was humming and sounding real sweet with the big exhaust.

**NZsarge** · 17th April 2009, 08:44

Originally Posted by Dooly

Thinking about booking a ride on the demo when down in Welly next week.
dunno if thats a good thing.
Saw one at the Kiwitrackday last Sat and it was humming and sounding real sweet with the big exhaust.

Go on, you know you want too!
'Bout time you had a decent Jappa in your garage.

**NZsarge** · 17th April 2009, 08:50

DMNTD/Unit
Might sound like an odd question but what's it like on fuel consumption? My FZ1 used pretty much the same as the 14 does, hungry wee pig it was, just wondering if the big bang set up has changed the penchant for 1000cc Yamaha's to drink gas?