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Adi, I’ve measured my dog bone, the one on the bike comes out at 16cm, centre of bolt to centre of bolt....

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Sorry my thumb was in the way... not easy holding a tape whilst taking a photo lying on your back... lol ...

Bit late but hi and welcome to the forum.

Congrats on your new bike, something about the R1 that no other sports bikes can equal, i finally got the R1 ive always wanted in jan this year the 4xv. In reality my 04 R1 was better in many ways but i still love the original. Yours is a great bike may ...

There were two in Llandovery last weekend one had an sc project decat and pipe well it was a piss take he’s going to get pulled every 5 mins. The other was a yoshy carbon fibre job much more sensible but still fruity not as nice looking but not stupid loud.


Actually they won't get pulled over ...

Jompy, the thought never crossed my mind:)) its just that I always get to places where people that hear that others want to lower a bike..they do anything but killing them or something...its like is something sacred or something..I'm 5'6 with a 29" inseam but my upper side is taller then my lower ...

Jompy, the thought never crossed my mind:)) its just that I always get to places where people that hear that others want to lower a bike..they do anything but killing them or something...its like is something sacred or something..I'm 5'67 with a 29" inseam but my upper side is taller then my lower ...

Welcome to the forum Adi, like you I’m vertically challenged and was on my top toes , however my dealer lowered the bike for me, they replaced the dog bone at the bottom of the shock, it’s made it perfect for me.... indeed they lowered a demo for me to try and then fitted the same dig none to the ...

I'm down in East Sussex


Haven't been there in a while(ever since I used to have a Girlfriend there :doh: )

Welcome in Adi.
Absolute beauty. Congrats.
Plenty of folk here with your model that’ll help you out on best options for lowering and link pipes matey.

SteveR1 might be along shortly ...

MrGman wrote: Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:29 pm Hello and welcome.

Only just joined myself and also picking up a 60th in a couple of days, can't wait!

Ohh thats soo nice, hope you enjoy it as much as me any chance you're around London?

Hello, I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say Hi.

Bought my first R1 a few days ago, coming from a CBR1000rr 14...tired of the common ABS issues..but mostly not out of need but because my dream was always an YAMAHA R1 ever since I got on bikes I was a Yamaha fan and had other smaller ...