Newbie ( well old newbie )

[mrmark118]

Hi Everyone
Newbie here from portchester .
Off to pick up my first R1 at lunch time and getting a bit excited now !
Its an 03 and I found it on piston heads , funny thing is when I asked the guy why he was selling it he said he was getting a bit old so
I asked his age 39 and he has had the bike from new .
Well I'm 49 lol just hope I am not the oldest member .
Great forum you have here .
Mark

[Luke03R1]

Hey Mark welcome in, great choice of R1 that (the best in fact ) as for the age thing your not the oldest but I'll probably take the piss anyway

[PJC]

Hi Everyone
Newbie here from portchester .
Off to pick up my first R1 at lunch time and getting a bit excited now !
Its an 03 and I found it on piston heads , funny thing is when I asked the guy why he was selling it he said he was getting a bit old so
I asked his age 39 and he has had the bike from new .
Well I'm 49 lol just hope I am not the oldest member .
Great forum you have here .
Mark

Welcome Mark

Welcome in, hope the bike is all you want, get some pics posted once you have caught your breath What colour is she and is she in standard spec.

You are defo not the oldest on here. I am happy to report you are 2 years my senior

Can't believe he thinks he is too old at 39, especially as the 5PW (If that is what it is) has a reputation as a bit of a cruiser (That should stir up the natives)

Have a great ride and enjoy her

[Luke03R1]

Hi Everyone
Newbie here from portchester .
Off to pick up my first R1 at lunch time and getting a bit excited now !
Its an 03 and I found it on piston heads , funny thing is when I asked the guy why he was selling it he said he was getting a bit old so
I asked his age 39 and he has had the bike from new .
Well I'm 49 lol just hope I am not the oldest member .
Great forum you have here .
Mark

Welcome Mark

Welcome in, hope the bike is all you want, get some pics posted once you have caught your breath What colour is she and is she in standard spec.

You are defo not the oldest on here. I am happy to report you are 2 years my senior

Can't believe he thinks he is too old at 39, especially as the 4c8 (If that is what it is) has a reputation as a bit of a cheep pony (That should stir up the natives)

Have a great ride and enjoy her

[mrmark118]

Thanks for the welcomes
Bike is still on piston heads , the only silver one if you want a lookie , standard bike apart from the levers , one owner and full service history , new tyres .
A few bits ill have to sort out cos im fussy like rusty disc rotor bolts and paint flaking on the engine ,
No worries about the piss taking as im used to it ( being ginger ) lol
Pick it up at 12 and cant wait , had my old bike for 13 years but always wanted an R1 , better late than never I guess .
Mark

[Luke03R1]

nice Akra can too with crash bungs & paddock stand bobbins Good mileage too, well done mark she looks nice

[mrmark118]

Thanks Luke
Glad you noticed the paddock bobbins ill see if he has the stand for sale to.
Only an hour to wait then on my way to pick her up in my van .

[Turkish]

Thanks Luke
Glad you noticed the paddock bobbins ill see if he has the stand for sale to.
Only an hour to wait then on my way to pick her up in my van .

Welcome to the forum Mark, bet you've been pacing up and down all morning waiting of the time to pass
Enjoy the new beast mate, hope the weather holds out for you

[Chinny]

Welcome to the forum Mark

[2002r1jon]

Welcome in Mark,great choice of bike mate,Luke and Myself(and a few others) are the others with real taste on here

[Bub]

Welcome to the forum mark

[Madturk999]

Welcome mate

[mrmark118]

Hi Guys
Thanks again for all the wellcomes .
Well I picked it up and got it home safe , leathers on and out for a ride along portsdown hill and bollox it started to rain !!
Carried on regardless being a double hard bastard and it soon stopped , quick blast up the A3m then down to hilsea roundabout .
All I can say is wow this bike is awesome and goes like bloody sh!t off a shovel , its like on rails , deffo a keeper so my firestorm is now for sale ill miss the massive engine braking but not the handling .
Mark

[Luke03R1]

Hi Guys
Thanks again for all the wellcomes .
Well I picked it up and got it home safe , leathers on and out for a ride along portsdown hill and bollox it started to rain !!
Carried on regardless being a double hard bastard and it soon stopped , quick blast up the A3m then down to hilsea roundabout .
All I can say is wow this bike is awesome and goes like bloody sh!t off a shovel , its like on rails , deffo a keeper so my firestorm is now for sale ill miss the massive engine braking but not the handling .
Mark

Glad you like it buddy (you should its the best R1)

[Donny]

Good choice for your first R1 , I owned my Silver 5pw for 4 years or so and loved it tae bits, enjoy the forum mate

[r1Mike]

Welcome to the forum mate, would say nice bike but can't as its the same as Jon and Luke's bikes


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[2002r1jon]

Welcome to the forum mate, would say nice bike but can't as its the same as Jon and Luke's bikes

And anyone who knows bikes knows that Luke n Jon know their sh!t,so dont worry Mark,youve picked the right model,its the best by a country mile

[mrmark118]

Thanks again for all the welcomes , anyone selling a single seat cowl in silver ?
Mark

[Luke03R1]

Thanks again for all the welcomes , anyone selling a single seat cowl in silver ?
Mark

Nope and I've been waiting for months for one to come up I will let you know if one gets added to the bay though

[mrmark118]

Thanks Luke
Have you seen the chinese ones on ebay ?

[2002r1jon]

Thanks Luke
Have you seen the chinese ones on ebay ?

Apparantly not a very good fit and poor colour match(allegedly)