Newbie to an R1 and Newbie on the site!

AliG · Post by **AliG** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:23 pm

Hi everyone,

I joined the site a few days ago in anticipation of a bike order, and this afternoon I got the thumbs up.....a 2016 R1M is all mine

I am proper happy to be getting one, it will be my first super bike, and what a bike!

I've been riding for 13 years, starting off on a GSX-R 600 K2.
The R1 won't be my first Yamaha, I once had a WR250F (09) for a season to use off road, before the big end bearing seized doing 70 on a dual carriageway and I had to rebuild the whole engine! That bike also broke me a few months before on a motocross track...first and last time!!

From there I bought a Daytona 675R (13) for sunny Sundays and track days to live alongside my Triumph Sprint ST (07) commuter and wife-lugger. Unfortunately both of them have to go to make way for the R1M, but I don't mind so much now that I know I'll be getting my hands on my new bike in a few months....just enough time to start saving for some accessories

Hopefully I can meet some more R1M owners here, maybe have a ride out and catch up at the YRE event next year. Which one to choose though?!

Cheers

Post by **PJC** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:40 pm

God help you with the animals on here

Welcome in and I already hate you

samr1 · Post by **samr1** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:55 pm

Hi welcome in

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Post by **jompy** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:20 pm

Welcome in Alan
You lucky , lucky , lucky , lucky bastardy !
Enjoy

Post by **LOCKE** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:08 pm

Nice one mate and welcome in.

Colin

Post by **Steve R1** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:09 pm

Welcome to the forum Alan and congratulations on your allocation of an R1M, a few of us were unlucky last year, but we dropped lucky, like you this year.

Anyway welcome to the mad house, I hope you have a sense of humour as you will need it. This is a great forum, no clicks loads of banter and advice.

So welcome and congratulations

Stephen

AliG · Post by **AliG** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:23 pm

Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the forum Alan and congratulations on your allocation of an R1M, a few of us were unlucky last year, but we dropped lucky, like you this year.

Anyway welcome to the mad house, I hope you have a sense of humour as you will need it. This is a great forum, no clicks loads of banter and advice.

So welcome and congratulations

Stephen

Thanks Steve,
Sounds like you got one for yourself too, congrats. I've read over the R1M thread and got some good info from that, it will be interesting to see how many make it over to the UK this year. I'm just looking forward to getting it on the road!

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Post by **Steve R1** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 10:35 pm

AliG wrote:
Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the forum Alan and congratulations on your allocation of an R1M, a few of us were unlucky last year, but we dropped lucky, like you this year.

Anyway welcome to the mad house, I hope you have a sense of humour as you will need it. This is a great forum, no clicks loads of banter and advice.

So welcome and congratulations

Stephen
Thanks Steve,
Sounds like you got one for yourself too, congrats. I've read over the R1M thread and got some good info from that, it will be interesting to see how many make it over to the UK this year. I'm just looking forward to getting it on the road!

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Thanks

And I too am looking forward to getting her in the road

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:53 am

Welcome along! Fairly new myself, all friendly on here!

Very jealous of the bike though.. We like a few pictures when you get it!

Post by **Bub** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:49 am

Hi pal and welcome to the forum

AliG · Post by **AliG** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:10 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
I was trying to send a PM to Bub today so that he can add me to the map, but apparently I am too New?!
How many posts do I need to do before I can participate fully?
I noticed that I can't add a "for sale" until 20 posts are reached - it seems a lot...I have 2 bikes to sell to fund my R1M habit

Post by **jompy** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:35 pm

AliG wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome guys.
I was trying to send a PM to Bub today so that he can add me to the map, but apparently I am too New?!
How many posts do I need to do before I can participate fully?
I noticed that I can't add a "for sale" until 20 posts are reached - it seems a lot...I have 2 bikes to sell to fund my R1M habit

God knows how many but just do what the rest of us do & post a load of crap , posts going off topic are the norm here

Post by **R1Clarky** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:14 pm

Just spotted this - welcome aboard m8

congrats on the 'M' allocation & jompys right just post any old sh!t and 20+ posts will occur without hardly any thought

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Post by **Donny** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:28 pm

Welcome in bud, ive the standard 15 plate R1 and its awesome , so im thinkin your gonnae love the M version

R1-Ray · Post by **R1-Ray** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:08 pm

Hi bud,

Welcome here.

I got a brand new R1 Milwaukee. Same price than the R1M, just looks better

. Enjoy ya ride and give us buzz if ya wonna see the Milwaukee from behind lol

AliG · Post by **AliG** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:19 pm

R1-Ray wrote:Hi bud,

Welcome here.

I got a brand new R1 Milwaukee. Same price than the R1M, just looks better . Enjoy ya ride and give us buzz if ya wonna see the Milwaukee from behind lol

Hi Ray,

just had a look at your pics, its a very nice paint scheme!
Where did you get it done?
I am looking for trackway fairings and I fancy a race rep paint job when I do

Cheers

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