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hi guys, recently bought a 2004 R1 from the UK to use and register down here for road and track day.

Great bike bud. Enjoy bike and enjoy the forum

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Welcome in Mark, bet its warmer where you are. Whats is your closest track, or track of choice

yes warmer for sure, Portimao is 3km from my house! and the only track I have biked on (used to race Caterham's in the UK)

I got the bike from CMC Nott's would like some history if anyone knows it, was red then painted off white with Fiat stickers. last owner from Derby

welcome Mark and congrats on your new r1, any room at yours for a long weekend and a track day

hash29 wrote:welcome Mark and congrats on your new r1, any room at yours for a long weekend and a track day

don't be backwards coming forwards......LOL

mark-mtb wrote:

hash29 wrote:welcome Mark and congrats on your new r1, any room at yours for a long weekend and a track day

don't be backwards coming forwards......LOL

You only get one stab at life and if ya dont ask ya dont get lol

Welcome in Mark,get some pics up mate

Hi mark and welcome to the forum mate

Welcome Mark
Any riding/driving history you would like to share and how about some interesting pics. Some here cannot read


Sent to heaven coz hell was full.

Welcome to the forum mark


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Welcome to the forum mark, happy new year. You won't be disappointed with the 04 r1 it goes and goes, Yamaha build quality is suburb

Welcome in mate. You don't do all inclusive do you?

Colin

Welcome in Mark
Nice bike My Mrs rode Portimao the other year when bridgestone launched they're S20 & she had to go for 3 days expense's paid to test the tyre . . . . . . it's a hard life lol
She said it's a great track & taking the last turn unto the start finish straight can be interesting if your not used to it & your only practice is on an old copy of sbk on ps3 as it doesn't show the hump in the middle of the bend where you loose sight of the track !

[quote="Scrapman"]Welcome Mark
Any riding/driving history you would like to share and how about some interesting pics. Some here cannot read


OK driving first: started off racing off road with the AWDC, cut down Range Rover then a Blower special (crashed that quiet heavy so rebuilt it and sold it) the went Caterham racing, did the academy then the grads until I moved overseas.

motor bikes: late starter passed test at 28 then went dispatch riding in London then a big gap!! then when I mover to Portugal I bought a XR650 which I crashed quite heavy (can you a connection?) after 4 operations and almost 2 years getting the leg sorted, I rebuilt and sold the XR650, little gap then a R6 which started the interest in track riding and here I am.

i'll sort some pic when I can work out how it is done!! lol

BTW thanks for all the welcomes.......nice

Welcome in Mark some interesting history there,my mate did a tyre launch at Portimao and he said it was an awesome track,especially when Randy Mamola showed him the way round

jompy wrote:Welcome in Mark
Nice bike My Mrs rode Portimao the other year when bridgestone launched they're S20 & she had to go for 3 days expense's paid to test the tyre . . . . . . it's a hard life lol
She said it's a great track & taking the last turn unto the start finish straight can be interesting if your not used to it & your only practice is on an old copy of sbk on ps3 as it doesn't show the hump in the middle of the bend where you loose sight of the track !

hard life indeed! yes nice track, the last bend is interesting more so if the wind is blowing as it tends to come down the pit straight and want to stand up the bike as you come round.

Damo666 wrote:Welcome in Mark some interesting history there,my mate did a tyre launch at Portimao and he said it was an awesome track,especially when Randy Mamola showed him the way round

nice.

mark-mtb wrote:

Scrapman wrote:Welcome Mark
Any riding/driving history you would like to share and how about some interesting pics. Some here cannot read


OK driving first: started off racing off road with the AWDC, cut down Range Rover then a Blower special (crashed that quiet heavy so rebuilt it and sold it) the went Caterham racing, did the academy then the grads until I moved overseas.

motor bikes: late starter passed test at 28 then went dispatch riding in London then a big gap!! then when I mover to Portugal I bought a XR650 which I crashed quite heavy (can you a connection?) after 4 operations and almost 2 years getting the leg sorted, I rebuilt and sold the XR650, little gap then a R6 which started the interest in track riding and here I am.

i'll sort some pic when I can work out how it is done!! lol

BTW thanks for all the welcomes.......nice

You mean a Bowler?
They make them near where i live,pretty awesome machines them,done well to break one of them

http://www.bowlermotorsport.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2002r1jon wrote:

mark-mtb wrote:

Scrapman wrote:Welcome Mark
Any riding/driving history you would like to share and how about some interesting pics. Some here cannot read


OK driving first: started off racing off road with the AWDC, cut down Range Rover then a Blower special (crashed that quiet heavy so rebuilt it and sold it) the went Caterham racing, did the academy then the grads until I moved overseas.

motor bikes: late starter passed test at 28 then went dispatch riding in London then a big gap!! then when I mover to Portugal I bought a XR650 which I crashed quite heavy (can you a connection?) after 4 operations and almost 2 years getting the leg sorted, I rebuilt and sold the XR650, little gap then a R6 which started the interest in track riding and here I am.

i'll sort some pic when I can work out how it is done!! lol

BTW thanks for all the welcomes.......nice

You mean a Bowler?
They make them near where i live,pretty awesome machines them,done well to break one of them

http://www.bowlermotorsport.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

yeah LOL I mean a Bowler, I end over ended it off a jump!! first race after the rebuild!!

Got any pics?

2002r1jon wrote:Got any pics?

this one before the rebuild



this one after

Hi mate welcome

thought I better post one of the bike before I get thrown off!! lol

Welcome mate.
Bought the bike from Derby, all I can tell you is they're a bit strange in that area of England


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