first bikes - why not an R1

[Steve R1]

Hi mike,

Glad you got a bike mate, sorry re the problems it's giving you. You did right, you would have been gutted if you had dropped an r1, though we have all done that at some stage.

See you around mate and rue safe

Steve

[stug]

Good honest post there.
Personally I think you were right not to get an R1 for your first bike and you have listed some of the reasons yourself why not.
You are better making all the stupid mistakes on something that you dont really care about than on your pride and joy.
When you are ready to move on you will have benefitted more from having a smaller less powerful bike first.

[PJC]

After passing my test a few moons ago i went and purchased my dads bike from him a cbr1000fl..Thinking i was able to handle it with np, almost killed myself on several roads getting it home, i can remember getting home and thinking wtf this isnt what i thought it would be like.

Next day i awoke thinking it wont beat me and duly set off for more, 300 yards down the road i opened the throttle and almost highsided myself into the following week . it took time and lots of omg moments and lots of underware changes before i felt in any way confident on the cbr.

In short it was far to much bike for me after just passing my test.. god only knows what hospital i would have been in had it been an R1

You bought an CBR1000FL, FFS man what were you thinking, should have bought the ZZR1100D1 like me, that would have killed you

As far as the OP bike, good luck get it fixed learn and by a proper bike

[hash29]

Cbr1000rr was mint and my dads old bike , I loved it


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[jompy]

Welcome back Mike
Glad to hear your not dead . . . . . . yet ! the F800's are ment to be a fantastic bike , no it's not a screeming inline 4 sports bike but then it wasn't built to be , you could do with finding some adventure bike guys to go out for a play in the dirt with that'd help improve your balance & clutch control .
Sorry to hear you bought a bit of a lemon but hopefully it'll be ok now , sounds like the lying bastard of a previous owner didn't like spending any money on it like sevicing & such like , ohhh well lesson learnt don't scrip & scrap on your bike maintain & service it regularly .
Hopefully your bike should be sorted now but the other lesson you've learnt is don't trust previous owners , if they say it's had a service maybe it's worth doing again unless you see a receipt for the work , infact ask for receipts to back up their claims !
maybe a year or so of the F800 should do you but remember an R6 or R1 is a different animal but at least you'll have some experience & your insurance should be lower .

P.s. those MT09's look like alot of fun

[hash29]

Mike nice to hear you got the bike that will allow you your mistakes, you have kept a good level head and that will stand you good.
When you feel you have squeezed all you can outa that lemon you will happily step up to full on fire breathing mental r1

[Luke03R1]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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[Steve R1]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

[Bub]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

me too, my sister had one, great for popping wheelies


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[Luke03R1]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

me too, my sister had one, great for popping wheelies


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And a bike that fitted you too!

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[Bub]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

me too, my sister had one, great for popping wheelies


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And a bike that fitted you too!

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Still does

[jompy]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

me too, my sister had one, great for popping wheelies


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Didn't Sarah Connor have a melody ?

[pod]

Wasnt she in terminator ??

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[Steve R1]

Let's see if you wouldn't sway a new rider against an r1 after you try one!! It'll make the f800 seam like a honda melody

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I remember them.....

me too, my sister had one, great for popping wheelies


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And a bike that fitted you too!

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Yeah it fitted me too... At least I could get both feet in the ground at the same time

[Steve R1]

Wasnt she in terminator ??

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Yep she fancied arni

[pod]

The mother of jon conner , leader of the humsn race. No pressure then

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[Steve R1]

The mother of jon conner , leader of the humsn race. No pressure then

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You a terminator can then..... I prefer Star Wars.... Or doctor who... That's real

[pod]

Im into both of them. Star gate (all of them) star trek ( all of them apart from first series) god I sound like such a geek lol

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[Steve R1]

Im into both of them. Star gate (all of them) star trek ( all of them apart from first series) god I sound like such a geek lol

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Love stargaze SG 1 and star treck ... Well I'm of the original vintage variety as that's what I grew up with, love science fiction, all those black and white films of the 50's the remakes have never been the same! the day the earth stood still! forbidden planet! war of the worlds! day of the triffids..... I remember when doctor who started And when we won the World Cup

[pod]

John pertwee wad my "first" everyone talks about tennant and smith but eccelstone brought it back to being populsr again. Never missed an episode since return. 24 is the only other ptogramme I have never missed an episode

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[Steve R1]

John pertwee wad my "first" everyone talks about tennant and smith but eccelstone brought it back to being populsr again. Never missed an episode since return. 24 is the only other ptogramme I have never missed an episode

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I agree eccelstone did bring it back and I am glad he did, have lived through all the doctors, but must admit I liked John Pertwee and Sarah Jane.... I fancied her who are your favourite baddies, I love the Darliks and Sibermen .. Mind you a siberwoman would be been worse

[pod]

Weeping angels as badies. Must admit tourchwood was good , a little more "adult"

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[hash29]

[pod]

Brilliant hash

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[Luke03R1]

Weeping angels as badies. Must admit tourchwood was good , a little more "adult"

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You should start a new thread

Geek chat

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