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Kev M
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Hi everyone just bought myself a 2007 R1 having been off bikes for around 4 years had Gixxers but decided the R1 looks so much better so here i am, briefly owned a FZ1 last year but decided to sell it on.

Looking to do a few track days and a few rides out if the potholes get filled :D


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Welcome in Kev ;)
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nice bike mate!
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Welcome mate nice looking bike
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Welcome 8-)

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Crap picture but this was my GSXR750K4 at Cadwell

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And last years short ownership FZ1

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Welcome in bud, nice joer too ;)
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Hi Kev
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Hello kev nice R1 & gixer ;)
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Nice looking bike Kev :)
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I like that Kev, looks real nice in that blue combo.

Are they just Akra slipons or has she got the decat pipe pc111 etc

Ill look out for you this weekend as will be out as much as possible on my black 4c8 :dance: :dance:
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Nice bike mate, great model choice :D
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Cheers lads just had my first run out in over 4 years and cant quite get my head around how quick these R1's are :D Hopefully wont take to long to get my head round it :lol:

As for making it go quicker there is no need at present :o defo needs some changes to setup feels to hard and the braking is taking a bit getting used to. One other small problem is the throttle take up needs adjusting theres around 10mm of movement with out throttle, apart from that very happy with my new toy was pissing myself laughing when it got over 10,000 :D :D
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Well done Kev.
You've found a cracking good bike and forum to hang around in. :clap:
I went straight in at the deep end of Yamaha just like yourself.
I have the 14B Xkrank and it converted me to R1s completely .
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welcome in to the forum mate, nice bike
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