first bikes - why not an R1

pingping010101 · Post by **pingping010101** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:26 pm

You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.

Post by **hash29** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:57 pm

pingping010101 wrote:You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.

lol the r1 will travel as fast as an rpg

enjoy the test and be safe

Post by **jompy** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:19 pm

hash29 wrote:
pingping010101 wrote:You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.
lol the r1 will travel as fast as an rpg enjoy the test and be safe

yeah but lets hope the R1 doesn't airburst like an RPG lol

pingping010101 · Post by **pingping010101** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:21 pm

We'll know after 400m

Post by **jompy** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:53 am

pingping010101 wrote:We'll know after 400m

IN COMINGGGGG !
Pmsl

pingping010101 · Post by **pingping010101** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:06 am

Not so funny when it actually is incoming though!

Post by **jompy** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:54 am

pingping010101 wrote:Not so funny when it actually is incoming though!

I can't even begin to imagine & i've read a number of first hand accounts about it !
How you coping with being back in the world ?

pingping010101 · Post by **pingping010101** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:19 pm

I'm not back yet!

Still fighting the good fight for a while longer. Back next month. Then it's R1 time

masho46 · Post by **masho46** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:09 pm

pingping010101 wrote:I'm not back yet!

Still fighting the good fight for a while longer. Back next month. Then it's R1 time

Well without searching the site I'm not sure where your from buddy but if your in my company the beers are on me the words hero,brave and respect come to mind.

pingping010101 · Post by **pingping010101** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:14 pm

Thanks, I really appreciate that.

Hopefully get on a ride out when I get home, not for free beer though

masho46 · Post by **masho46** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 2:27 pm

pingping010101 wrote:Thanks, I really appreciate that.

Hopefully get on a ride out when I get home, not for free beer though

Keep me informed fella would love to do that.

Post by **jompy** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:03 pm

masho46 wrote:
pingping010101 wrote:I'm not back yet!

Still fighting the good fight for a while longer. Back next month. Then it's R1 time
Well without searching the site I'm not sure where your from buddy but if your in my company the beers are on me the words hero,brave and respect come to mind.

Very well put kashford

Post by **hash29** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:40 pm

jompy wrote:
hash29 wrote:
pingping010101 wrote:You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.
lol the r1 will travel as fast as an rpg enjoy the test and be safe
yeah but lets hope the R1 doesn't airburst like an RPG lol

if the oil pressure release valve sticks then it could well do lol, ive had an early r1 do it twice, burst the oil filter like a grenade lol

Post by **jompy** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:01 pm

hash29 wrote:
jompy wrote:
hash29 wrote:
pingping010101 wrote:You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.
lol the r1 will travel as fast as an rpg enjoy the test and be safe
yeah but lets hope the R1 doesn't airburst like an RPG lol
if the oil pressure release valve sticks then it could well do lol, ive had an early r1 do it twice, burst the oil filter like a grenade lol

funny as after mine seized i could see steam shooting out the sump plug !

stug · Post by **stug** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:45 pm

jompy wrote:
hash29 wrote:
jompy wrote:
hash29 wrote:
pingping010101 wrote:You did better than me, the R6 I bought instead of an R1 lasted me 2 months before I chopped it in. I got a higher PX value than I paid for it though by £150 so only had to pay £400 extra for the bike I wanted all along. Time will tell if I can be sensible or not. But who cares, people have been shooting RPGs and UGLs at me for the last 7 months. The R1 will be a walk in the park after this. Home next month to test the R1 for the first time.
lol the r1 will travel as fast as an rpg enjoy the test and be safe
yeah but lets hope the R1 doesn't airburst like an RPG lol
if the oil pressure release valve sticks then it could well do lol, ive had an early r1 do it twice, burst the oil filter like a grenade lol
funny as after mine seized i could see steam shooting out the sump plug !

Was your sump plug missing?
Maybe thats why it seized, you had lost all your oil.

Post by **jompy** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:26 am

No mate it was still there , was the first thing I checked after the oil level both were sound , it was like it had pressurized the way the steam was coming out

Post by **hash29** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:05 pm

jompy wrote:No mate it was still there , was the first thing I checked after the oil level both were sound , it was like it had pressurized the way the steam was coming out

oil pressure release valve could be stuck.. worth a look

Post by **jompy** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:01 pm

hash29 wrote:
jompy wrote:No mate it was still there , was the first thing I checked after the oil level both were sound , it was like it had pressurized the way the steam was coming out
oil pressure release valve could be stuck.. worth a look

thats what i was thinking after your post buddy , prob is damage has been done .
glad you posted that though ta

cmsmwoo1 · Post by **cmsmwoo1** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 4:42 pm

Old thread but +1 yrs and I finally got a new R1. Miss the fz1 alright! The noise it made was awesome!

Still breaking in the new bike, but it's throw you off the back fast. What an engine! Glad I finally got one! One thing I'll say is the steering is very sharp and it feels 50kgs lighter than the fz. Noise is crap by comparison but the fz was 102dbs@6krpm so I know stock don't sound that nice...

Post by **hash29** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:02 pm

Congrats, get some pics up of the new toy [emoji106]

Post by **jompy** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:53 pm

Nice one buddy , like Jeff says get some pics up & this time don't be a bloody stranger

Post by **Luke03R1** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:10 am

Nice of you to pop back for an update !
Which one did you get?

cmsmwoo1 · Post by **cmsmwoo1** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:43 pm

Bog standard red r1. Big jump to it but in fairness to the view it feels like an r6 and keepin revs down means it would be ok in low power mode but 1st time round knowing what I know now

would make sense an r6 as a 1st time bike would help a rider out more. Of course if you get a big new bike then the 2015 r1 is a good choice if you were dead set on a 1st time litre supersport.

The power of hindsight I guess....

Fek knows how I get a picke on here but imagine a brand new one then add nearly 400 miles and all weather conditions without so much as oiling the chain and you'll get the idea

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cmsmwoo1 · Post by **cmsmwoo1** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:54 pm

Cleverly disguised mother in law and that's me before the growth hormone

my little lad

Post by **jompy** » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:06 pm

nice one bud , bet your well chuffed

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