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Hello, hope you're all well,
I've just bought my old R1 14B back. Originally sold it to a mate 18 months ago to buy a V rod and learn how to chill. I have now chilled quite enough, and although I'm keeping the V rod, I just had to have the old girl back. As you know, with the two Bros cans and decat they sound friggin awesome and arouses me in a way no man made machine should ever do.
So here's a short vid, although very tame as I have to re-learn my riding skills again(plus it was damp, getting dark and I was stupidly wearing a dark visor, excuses, excuses...)



Cheers, Pete.

very nice

Welcome in Steve or Pete
Ohhh video in a newbie post cool , I'll look at it tomorrow

Welcome in buddy......... Vrod.......

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Welcome in man with two names and 2 strangely differing bikes, enjoy the R1 again

Tell me a bit more about that 2 stroke

Cheers guys, Steve or Pete, it doesn't really matter, I get called both, it's only a name anyway and they're both the same person.
V rod? I don't listen to only one style of music, so why restrict yourself with one style of bike just because of social protocol. It just depends on mood, there's so much out there to experience, live life I say and don't worry too much about the limited views of others.
Was out early this morning on the R1...boy am I rusty.
Cheers, Pete.

petepassion wrote:Cheers guys, Steve or Pete, it doesn't really matter, I get called both, it's only a name anyway and they're both the same person.
V rod? I don't listen to only one style of music, so why restrict yourself with one style of bike just because of social protocol. It just depends on mood, there's so much out there to experience, live life I say and don't worry too much about the limited views of others.
Was out early this morning on the R1...boy am I rusty.
Cheers, Pete.

Theres a few of us . . . . . . . ok alot of us on here with more than one bike from crossers to motards , four strokes , two strokes , inline 4's , v twins , single , you name it .
Personally i have half an R1 , a supermoto & a trailie that i'm desperate to rebuild so i can go greenlaning again !

definitely true what they say " variety is the spice of life "

Welcome to the forum Pete, peeps on here are great, always willing to give help support and advice, also a lot of good humour to boot.

Enjoy the old girl.

Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the forum Pete, peeps on here are great, always willing to give help support and advice, also a lot of good humour to boot.

Enjoy the old girl.

Cheers Steve, will do.

Jompy...Like the idea of greenlaning but I'm a short arsed, clumsy oaf on bikes, so reckon I'd bust too many bones.
Less chance of crashing the R1(but unfortunately more chance of killing myself)
Cheers, Pete.

petepassion wrote:

Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the forum Pete, peeps on here are great, always willing to give help support and advice, also a lot of good humour to boot.

Enjoy the old girl.

Cheers Steve, will do.

Jompy...Like the idea of greenlaning but I'm a short arsed, clumsy oaf on bikes, so reckon I'd bust too many bones.
Less chance of crashing the R1(but unfortunately more chance of killing myself)
Cheers, Pete.

Pete you'd be surprised you can get some good low trail bikes like the serrow , it's not about power & speed its about torque , technique & balance , it can teach a fair bit for on road riding & as for being clumsy trail/dirt bikes are made for being dropped , if you don't fall off your not having fun

Still wanting info on the 2-Stroke

jompy wrote:

petepassion wrote:

Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the forum Pete, peeps on here are great, always willing to give help support and advice, also a lot of good humour to boot.

Enjoy the old girl.

Cheers Steve, will do.

Jompy...Like the idea of greenlaning but I'm a short arsed, clumsy oaf on bikes, so reckon I'd bust too many bones.
Less chance of crashing the R1(but unfortunately more chance of killing myself)
Cheers, Pete.

Pete you'd be surprised you can get some good low trail bikes like the serrow , it's not about power & speed its about torque , technique & balance , it can teach a fair bit for on road riding & as for being clumsy trail/dirt bikes are made for being dropped , if you don't fall off your not having fun

Does sound tempting. Maybe in a year or so. Misses won't let me have 3 bikes...oh no.

PJC wrote:Still wanting info on the 2-Stroke

2-stroke??

petepassion wrote:

PJC wrote:Still wanting info on the 2-Stroke

2-stroke??

I see, that's not your garage and you have never seen the bike in front of your Sausage before.

PJC wrote:

petepassion wrote:

PJC wrote:Still wanting info on the 2-Stroke

2-stroke??

I see, that's not your garage and you have never seen the bike in front of your Sausage before.

Oh I see.
That's no 2-stroke, that's an old VFR750 street fighter I've been building over the past few years. Just a fill in job when work is quiet...don't get many quiet spells though.
R6 shock, GSXR1100 wheels and forks, 916 seat unit, custom built subframe, Z1000 cambell pipes with custom made link pipes and mounts, VFR400 tank, GSXR1000k9 headlamp and so on...


So why are they called 'sausage'? dare I ask....

You like streetfighters or was it just a project ?
He calls them a sausage because they're a big banger !

jompy wrote:You like streetfighters or was it just a project ?
He calls them a sausage because they're a big banger !

Love streetfighters if they're done well, bought mine as a supposedly finished and roadworthy streetfighter...didn't take long to rip it apart and start rebuilding properly.
Sausage=big banger... of course, Thanks.

petepassion wrote:

jompy wrote:You like streetfighters or was it just a project ?
He calls them a sausage because they're a big banger !

Love streetfighters if they're done well, bought mine as a supposedly finished and roadworthy streetfighter...didn't take long to rip it apart and start rebuilding properly.
Sausage=big banger... of course, Thanks.

Depends on your definition of streetfighter , mine is old school , take fairing & clip ons off add risers & renthals . I hate the blingy Wurlitzer types with the curved back ends sticking in the air , calling bandits , hornets & GSX1400's streetfighters is also wrong . Went to a streetfighters owners club rally & they had a blinged up hyabusa with extended swing arm , blinged up Katrina , hornets , bandits all glittery & crap . Mine needs a lot of tidying up & a new headlight unit but I love it

When you build it yourself and see it to completion it must hold a special place in your heart even if the man stood beside you dislikes it.
like women beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Welcome in Pete The wife wont let ysa have three bikes? R1,V-rod and Project VFR,now im thick as f**k,but that adds up to three to me

2002r1jon wrote:Welcome in Pete The wife wont let ysa have three bikes? R1,V-rod and Project VFR,now im thick as f**k,but that adds up to three to me

Er , well, the VFR is kinda a bit of a grey area, the ownership is a little vague...when the good wife asks...ahem.
When finished, it'll probably be sold anyway.

Welcome in mate.

Colin

jompy wrote:

petepassion wrote:

jompy wrote:You like streetfighters or was it just a project ?
He calls them a sausage because they're a big banger !

Love streetfighters if they're done well, bought mine as a supposedly finished and roadworthy streetfighter...didn't take long to rip it apart and start rebuilding properly.
Sausage=big banger... of course, Thanks.

Depends on your definition of streetfighter , mine is old school , take fairing & clip ons off add risers & renthals . I hate the blingy Wurlitzer types with the curved back ends sticking in the air , calling bandits , hornets & GSX1400's streetfighters is also wrong . Went to a streetfighters owners club rally & they had a blinged up hyabusa with extended swing arm , blinged up Katrina , hornets , bandits all glittery & crap . Mine needs a lot of tidying up & a new headlight unit but I love it

I have no definition of what a streetfighter should be, I either like it or not. Not really into the multiple off the shelf bling as you say, seems to kill the whole point of trying to create your own bike, I prefer a little imagination without blatantly following the current trends or maybe rough 'n rugged, but hey, each to their own.

Hi Pete welcome along,i often frequent Portsmouth as some of my family still lives there and i lived there for 20 years and all of my biking was done down that way.

Hi mate nice bike welcome