newbie in scotland

[lee_b7101]

hi all, newbie here from perth scotland, i bought my r1 on boxing day after a year with a 2000 r6, wanted the bigger brother, the r6 was good but it just wasnt an r1! anyways after a look of searching i found a mint 2000 5jj that had been bought by a printing company in blue but had been resprayed in kenny roberts colours with a slight change, the bottom of the fairing is yellow and the wheels are yellow, looks better in my mind, pops out more but is a nightmare to keep the wheels clean! it sat in the reception of said business for 9 years until they went bust and put her up for sale, so i have ended up with, for £2900, a mint r1 with 3500 miles on her, she has a full yoshimura system on her, custom race hump and seat and stunning paint job, pics will be to follow. can someone help me though, i decided to stubby the exhaust can and am not happy with the sound, i wanted deeper but just got louder lol, can i repack it or what is a good stubby can to put on that wont cot the earth and will give a bit more gruffness, thanks guys

[disco!!!!]

Welcome to Scotland's no 1 forum
There is a good bunch on here of which a good chunk are north of the border. make sure you post plenty of pics, a few of us do like the Kenny Roberts colour scheme

[jompy]

Welcome in Lee
+1 on the pic's . theres a couple og the guys messed around with their can & might be able to help you

[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate. Plenty of 'locals' on here. Looking forward to the pics.

Colin

[blackal]

Welcome along!

Keen to see the pics!

Al

[hash29]

Welcome in Lee, the 5jj is a great model with nice mid range power for hoisting the front .
As said there is a large number of your fellow Scots in here, enjoy the forum fella and get stuck in with any topics or questions no matter how daft or serious , we try and get a reply or 50 to anything

[jompy]

Welcome in Lee, the 5jj is a great model with nice mid range power for hoisting the front .
As said there is a large number of your fellow Scots in here, enjoy the forum fella and get stuck in with any topics or questions no matter how daft or serious , we try and get a reply or 50 to anything

And quite often nothing to do with the original post lol

[Steve R1]

Welcome in Lee to another friend north of the boarder, as peeps say post some pics. This is a real friendly forum and as hash if you have a question ask away, someone will know the answer or know someone who does know the answer...... They all know I know f.... All.... Now how many bedrooms does that have

[hash29]

Welcome in Lee, the 5jj is a great model with nice mid range power for hoisting the front .
As said there is a large number of your fellow Scots in here, enjoy the forum fella and get stuck in with any topics or questions no matter how daft or serious , we try and get a reply or 50 to anything

And quite often nothing to do with the original post lol

yes the terrorist hijack threads often on here

[Steve R1]

Welcome in Lee, the 5jj is a great model with nice mid range power for hoisting the front .
As said there is a large number of your fellow Scots in here, enjoy the forum fella and get stuck in with any topics or questions no matter how daft or serious , we try and get a reply or 50 to anything

And quite often nothing to do with the original post lol

yes the terrorist hijack threads often on here

Really, I've never noticed that

Could you give an example please

[lee_b7101]

thanks for the warm welcome guys!! oh ive got a thousand and one questions !!

thats "sunshine" before i stubbied the can.

[jompy]

not the clearest of pic's lol
Well seeing as your newbie post was so good you'd best find the relevant sections of the forum & ask away , we'll try to find some one that knows wtf they're on about to give you an answer

[lee_b7101]

haha cheers! david bailey i aint, il agree with that. now to find someone who can help with exhaust repacking!!

[jompy]

Bud maybe it'd be a good idea to make a new "exhaust repacking" post in the general bike section or in the workshop & then people may read it

[Donny]

Welcome in mate, lots off help on here, my ol 2002 R1 had a Scorpion stubby on it , sounded wicked , ill be at a racetrack near you soon enjoy the forum bud

[PJC]

A big welcome from just south of the border, nice find I do like the look of ya bike. Enjoy the forum and bike.

[Steve R1]

Nice to meet sunshine Lee and glad I'm not the only one who has given their bikes a name

Ask your questions away, that's what we are here for

[LOCKE]

Nice to meet sunshine Lee and glad I'm not the only one who has given their bikes a name

[Steve R1]

Nice to meet sunshine Lee and glad I'm not the only one who has given their bikes a name

Colin.... It takes all sorts and if we were all the same then life would be boring, and we would all be riding R1's called Vicky, with the same mods, leathers lids etc....... What would the fun be in that my friend?

[Chinny]

Welcome to the forum mate

[lee_b7101]

haha am i getting grief for naming my bike?? shes called sunshine cos shes yellow and like the sunshine she makes me smile. a bike is not just a bike to me, its an extention of my personality, its part of me, and when i turn that key to on and fire her into life, she is a living, (fire) breathing monster..... so to that end, she deserves a name!! deal with it!!

[joe_bloggs]

haha am i getting grief for naming my bike?? shes called sunshine cos shes yellow and like the sunshine she makes me smile. a bike is not just a bike to me, its an extention of my personality, its part of me, and when i turn that key to on and fire her into life, she is a living, (fire) breathing monster..... so to that end, she deserves a name!! deal with it!!

Lee have you ever heard "think you took that too far" lol nice one welcome in

[PJC]

haha am i getting grief for naming my bike?? shes called sunshine cos shes yellow and like the sunshine she makes me smile. a bike is not just a bike to me, its an extention of my personality, its part of me, and when i turn that key to on and fire her into life, she is a living, (fire) breathing monster..... so to that end, she deserves a name!! deal with it!!

Lee have you ever heard "think you took that too far" lol nice one welcome in

+1 on that Joe

Sunshine FFS man at least Steve rides a vicky. riding sunshine just sounds wrong on all levels. Down here sunshine is referred to as a boy, just saying, not judging

[lee_b7101]

Sunshine FFS man at least Steve rides a vicky. riding sunshine just sounds wrong on all levels. Down here sunshine is referred to as a boy, just saying, not judging [/quote]

dyo know you guys are the only ones who have commented like this because i choose to name my bike "sunshine". i find it quite saddening that i join a forum for owners and enthusiasts of the same type of machine only to be ridiculed!! sorry guys but yous can all go f**k yerselfs, after you take a look in the mirror and see a cyber bully looking back at you. if i need any info on "sunshine" i shall google it. by the way, up here sunshine is referred to as what the sun does when it shines!! so, bye bye and thankyou for reminding me why i never join forums.

[Steve R1]

haha am i getting grief for naming my bike?? shes called sunshine cos shes yellow and like the sunshine she makes me smile. a bike is not just a bike to me, its an extention of my personality, its part of me, and when i turn that key to on and fire her into life, she is a living, (fire) breathing monster..... so to that end, she deserves a name!! deal with it!!

Lee I could not have put it into better words myself mate, I totally agree with what you have said. I think sunshine is a nice name for your bike . Mine are Vicky the R1 and Vicky the R6 if peeps don't like it ... Tough, I'm not doing anyone any harm and like you, I think of the bike as an extension of me, when we are riding we a as one, man and machine. My aim in life is that my bikes should be looked after, cared fir and given a good life where they get to experience all types of roads and tracks, I've even taken them on holiday and out fur the odd day, they too get bored with just going back and to to work

I think a few good racers also share our sentiments.