Newbie from Shetland

Sheltie333 · Post by **Sheltie333** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:26 am

Hello everyone, another new user to this forum.

I come from the beautiful island of Shetland but currently live/work in Aberdeen. I have been biking on and off for the last 20 years or so (on/off road) and currently own a CBR600RR7 and have a 2017 R1M on order (can't wait). I came across this forum when researching reviews/advice for various components for the R1/M and found this site to be extremely helpful but equally hard on the bank account! Currently gathering everything I need for the R1M before it arrives, this includes:

- GB Racing Covers
- Endurance Screen (Quite tall)
- Paint Protection Film
- Techspec Tank Pad Set
- Evotech Performance Front Fork Spindle Bobbins
- Evotech Performance Rear Spindle Bobbins
- Evotech Performance Radiator Guard Set
- Evotech Performance Crash Protection Bobbins
- Evotech Performance Tail Tidy

Parts to come at a later stage:

- Akrapovic Slip-On
- Akrapovic Y-Link Pipe
- LighTech Chain Adjusters
- ECU Flash
- Auto-Blipper

I'll do my best to share any progress along the way once my the R1M arrives.

Thanks for reading.

samr1 · Post by **samr1** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:40 am

Hi mate welcome

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Bully1969 · Post by **Bully1969** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:41 am

Welcome mate, I live 30 mile south of Aberdeen and work for Shetland Transport, give us a shout if u fancy a run or a track day [emoji41]

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chr1sf · Post by **chr1sf** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:00 am

Welcome Jack...stunning area up around Aberdeen/north east...I lived at Lossie for 12 years... was always stopping my fieblade at the time for wee chats with the Grampian police

Post by **R1Clarky** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:33 am

welcome in pal - time will soon pass

treat everyone with respect unless they prove themselves unworthy:-)

Post by **Horus-222_R1** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 7:37 am

Welcome in. Sounds like a beauty. Look forward to a pic or two.

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Post by **petepassion** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:19 am

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Pete.

Redjj · Post by **Redjj** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:29 am

Hello, welcome to the forum. Enjoy the new bike when it arrives, the guys on here are always happy to help with questions. [emoji3]

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Post by **Steve R1** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:39 am

Welcome to the forum Jack and congratulations on having an M on order, they are a fantastic bike. I hav etye ackra slip on on mine, but I didn't fit the link pipe purely down to noise, it is very very loud .

There has been a lot if talk on here that the CCU wifi no longer works with Apple products, it didn't fit a while, when you connect your iPhone or iPad it will tell you that there is no wifi signal, however if you click on the app it will connect

Welcome to the forum, I hope you have deep pockets and enjoy your new toy

, oh an them Hondas arnt a bad bike either, just don't let anyone know I said that

Welcome

Stephen

Cracking opening post btw

Post by **LOCKE** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:20 am

Welcome in mate. Is the M coming from Ecosse? Pics when you get it please.

Colin

YouTube · Post by **r1Mike** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:25 am

Welcome to the forum mate, enjoy the new bike when it arrives !

Post by **Kylezx7r** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:34 am

Welcome mate, I live near Durham but spend half my life in Aberdeen, scatsta, sumburgh and Lerwick.

Post by **Horus-222_R1** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:57 am

Steve R1 wrote:oh an them Hondas arnt a bad bike either, just don't let anyone know I said that

Heard ya[emoji33]

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Post by **jompy** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:56 pm

Welcome in Jack
Enjoy the forum & banter

Sheltie333 · Post by **Sheltie333** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:04 am

Many thanks for your kind welcomes everyone.

Bully1969 wrote:Welcome mate, I live 30 mile south of Aberdeen and work for Shetland Transport, give us a shout if u fancy a run or a track day [emoji41]

Cheers Martin, definitely will once the better weather arrives. I've had very limited track time but it's something I'm hoping to pick up a little more - contemplating converting the CBR to a track bike if it's something I want to do on a more regular basis...

chr1sf wrote:Welcome Jack...stunning area up around Aberdeen/north east...I lived at Lossie for 12 years... was always stopping my fieblade at the time for wee chats with the Grampian police

Cheers Chris, yes some brilliant roads up this way. I take it they were just wanting a quick seat on the bike

Steve R1 wrote:I hav etye ackra slip on on mine, but I didn't fit the link pipe purely down to noise, it is very very loud .

Steve R1 wrote:however if you click on the app it will connect

Steve R1 wrote:oh an them Hondas arnt a bad bike either, just don't let anyone know I said that

Cheers Steve, thanks for the tips. I've been in two minds about the link pipe for that reason, and although it doesn't sound too noisy on youtube I know fine well from experience thats not the case. I'm going to run the bike in first then think about the exhaust in the process so I'll have some time to decide. Maybe there is someone on here near the Aberdeen area who has one? Love my little CBR and couldn't bring myself to part with it much to the other half's disapproval of having two bikes...

LOCKE wrote:Welcome in mate. Is the M coming from Ecosse? Pics when you get it please.

Cheers Colin, it is indeed. Pics to follow

Kylezx7r wrote:Welcome mate, I live near Durham but spend half my life in Aberdeen, scatsta, sumburgh and Lerwick.

Cheers Kyle. Small world, I used to work on the ramp at Scatsta (go easy) for summer work in between my uni years so theres a good chance we've probably passed one another. You'll be well acquainted with the terms 'delays', 'waiting on weather' and 'nightstop' I take it?

Post by **Kylezx7r** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:53 am

Sheltie333 wrote:
Cheers Kyle. Small world, I used to work on the ramp at Scatsta (go easy) for summer work in between my uni years so theres a good chance we've probably passed one another. You'll be well acquainted with the terms 'delays', 'waiting on weather' and 'nightstop' I take it?

Haha yeah I've spent more nights in the Shetland hotel and the queens than I have in my own house I think.
Scatsta are no better now even after the money they spent on the place.
But they gave us free wifi so shouldn't complain I suppose

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Post by **Steve R1** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:41 am

Jack I have listened to two of the new R1's with acktas and the link pipe, one standard the other an M, both wereoffensivly loud I mean they hurt my ears......

I thought that it would attract too much attention

Bully1969 · Post by **Bully1969** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:46 am

Sheltie333 wrote:Many thanks for your kind welcomes everyone.

Bully1969 wrote:Welcome mate, I live 30 mile south of Aberdeen and work for Shetland Transport, give us a shout if u fancy a run or a track day [emoji41]

Cheers Martin, definitely will once the better weather arrives. I've had very limited track time but it's something I'm hoping to pick up a little more - contemplating converting the CBR to a track bike if it's something I want to do on a more regular basis

Yeah cbr perfect track bike mate, get it done and book yourself on the forum euro track day in October

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Post by **Donny** » Fri Jan 13, 2017 7:58 pm

Welcome bud, I too hail from another fine Scottish island (Lewis) worked on Yell for a while back in the day, loved it up there.
I have the standard 2015 aaaar one and love it tae bits, brilliant bike, I would no worry about the southern softies worrying about the noise of the Akra and link pipe, it looks and sounds like Aural Sex

the bike can be burbled along inoffensively through towns etc if you wish, I went for the Arrow decat and can , I lost the DB KIler

but there are plenty exhausts available with a dbkiler now if you wish although not Akra for some reason, ive done a fair bit of riding on the mainland with the bike and never had a tug yet , well not from the law anyway but there was one waitress in Blairgowrie who , em anyway , your no leaving that ugly cat on such a stunning bike its nae allowed

get it tae f**k in the bin were it belongs, enjoy the forum !!

Sheltie333 · Post by **Sheltie333** » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:46 pm

Donny wrote:Welcome bud, I too hail from another fine Scottish island (Lewis) worked on Yell for a while back in the day, loved it up there.

Cheers Donny, always good to come across a fellow islander. I work with quite a few lads from up your way.

Donny wrote:your no leaving that ugly cat on such a stunning bike its nae allowed get it tae f**k in the bin were it belongs, enjoy the forum !!

I don't think you have much to worry about... the more I look into it the more I want the link pipe! I've been to a lot of short circuit/road race events over the years and the R1's do come across loud but not offensively. Fully appreciate where Steve is coming from but that noise has won me over. Worst case is that it gets replaced with something quieter.

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