Bucko
11-04-2006, 02:14 AM
I was asked for some pics of my '04 R1. I got home from work around 11pm and took some before I started stripping it down.
I'll post pics this afternoon as my USB ports at home suck more than a H-D with a vacuum connection.
I bought my R1 in 2004 after decideing I needed another bike.
My XJR1300 (RIP, A Sigma T-Boned me and wrote off the bike while fucking my right leg rather nicely) was out of cornering clearance and my road registered Honda CR500 had recently been stolen by scum.
I was planning to buy another dirt bike, but the one I was looking at was a WR450 2-Trac and at almost $25k, it seemed over priced for a dirt bike, so I bought one of the first of the new greneration R1's to come to Australia.
It is a great bike, other than neededing new TPS sensors under warranty (an emerging common problem with the new R1's. When it dies at idle or wants to cut out, you know you hae a problem that Yamaha Oz won't aknowledge).
After 25,000km I looked at trading it, but my arse is huge, it isn't big enough to take $10+k the hit up it that a dealer was going to offer me for a trade in.
That left me with the options of trading (and take the above mentioned hit up the arse), turning it into a track bitch, or Street Fightering the SOB.
I took the Street Fighter option...
So I got home from work, cracked the bottle of Jim Beam and set to work.
I took pics, but you guys can wait for them as my home computer sucks for USB ports.
After removing the fairings I was surprised at how much better it looked.
With a little work and a few $$$ it should be a great bike to ride.
With clip ons and a 6'4" frame, it felt too cramped.
I can see it being a LOAD of fun now though.
As mentioned, stay tuned for pics and the build up into a 'Fighter.
Cheers,
Lee
I'll post pics this afternoon as my USB ports at home suck more than a H-D with a vacuum connection.
I bought my R1 in 2004 after decideing I needed another bike.
My XJR1300 (RIP, A Sigma T-Boned me and wrote off the bike while fucking my right leg rather nicely) was out of cornering clearance and my road registered Honda CR500 had recently been stolen by scum.
I was planning to buy another dirt bike, but the one I was looking at was a WR450 2-Trac and at almost $25k, it seemed over priced for a dirt bike, so I bought one of the first of the new greneration R1's to come to Australia.
It is a great bike, other than neededing new TPS sensors under warranty (an emerging common problem with the new R1's. When it dies at idle or wants to cut out, you know you hae a problem that Yamaha Oz won't aknowledge).
After 25,000km I looked at trading it, but my arse is huge, it isn't big enough to take $10+k the hit up it that a dealer was going to offer me for a trade in.
That left me with the options of trading (and take the above mentioned hit up the arse), turning it into a track bitch, or Street Fightering the SOB.
I took the Street Fighter option...
So I got home from work, cracked the bottle of Jim Beam and set to work.
I took pics, but you guys can wait for them as my home computer sucks for USB ports.
After removing the fairings I was surprised at how much better it looked.
With a little work and a few $$$ it should be a great bike to ride.
With clip ons and a 6'4" frame, it felt too cramped.
I can see it being a LOAD of fun now though.
As mentioned, stay tuned for pics and the build up into a 'Fighter.
Cheers,
Lee