hi all

[BIG UN]

newbie from derbyshire here.
hopefully picking up my 5jj saturday if my sale all goes through ok wednesday.
sold my 2002 rsv mille at the weekend,should get the cash wednesday then its off to york saturday to pick my beloved up.

this will be my 3rd r1,having previously owned a blue 98 s reg back in 2001,then a brand spanking new 2003 inj model shortly after that,also in blue/white.
had a few blades an xjr1300,a genesis fzr1000 and 2 rsv milles inbetween,but so glad to be going back to my 1st love that got me into road riding in 2001,
the fantastic r1.

its a shame shes not in original colours but does look fantastic in virgin race rep colours and has a very nice akrapovik race can,harris damper and a few other bits.
ill stick some pics up when i get her.
forgot to add,shes a 5jj with a 19k mile 4xv engine fitted.

[Luke03R1]

Welcome in Bigs nice intro got any pics of the previously owned bikes?

[R1Clarky]

+1 welcome in mate


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[BIG UN]

thanks for the welcome guys.most pics are in actual photo form lol,not digital

current bike






fzr with r1 back end







zx9 c2





other mille





1st r1 before i took the gash sticker off previous owner applied



blade

[samr1]

Hi big un welcome


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[Bub]

Hi mate and welcome to the forum, great intro and superb pics, not sure i would have got rid of the FZR, lovely looking bike

Why so many bikes, crash em or get board of em

[BIG UN]

fzr was a great bike for its age,rode very well too.
alot have been and gone due to going through/paying for ivf treatment for the wife,
took 9yrs then on the very last chance,we got our son,jak who is 3 in april.
all my mates,brother,dad sold up and quit riding but i never could.

its in my blood.
between them all,ive never loved a bike like the very 1st one i had,that r1.
bought it at 21yrs of age,it sat in the garage while i did my cbt,and then direct access.
tried all other bikes but none have come close tbh bud.

my brother had a silver/grey 04 r1 and best pal had the 08 r1,but mate has given up riding (good job,or he'd be dead,rode like a crazy fool)
and my bro now has a hardly davidson 48?!

dad had glaucoma,so he no longer rides,at one point,me my dad and brother all had r1's and rode out together.
i just ride alone now,but i cant be without a bike,and the charging system on the aprilias drives me nuts,
along with sprag clutches ect.

very good bikes with a lot of character but fek me,toss a coin as to wether itll start or not,
even with upgraded selenoid and higher cca battery!

i do get fed up fast,and revert to getting a nice car,scooby or something but it always comes back to bikes!
and this r1 will be going no where...ever!
i love them to bits.

[R1Clarky]

when it's in ya blood it's in ya blood that whole ivf thing fucks wi ya head and wallet me and the mrs got lucky 1st time then spent years & £loads trying for bro/sis for my now teenage son Sam - sometimes ya just gotta be grateful uve been lucky once


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[BIG UN]

true mate,had loads of failed goes,got caught once inbetween and managed to 20wks
then got told the baby had no limbs at all and everything was wrong,head,brain ect and that he wouldnt survive birth.

it kills you mentaly,the hope then expectation then failure and loss.
hardest thing ive ever had to do or probably will do.

then the last go,just as we were about to call it a day and accept being childless,we got jak.
still horrible all through the pregnancy expecting the worse,as you would.
then at birth he got stuck,emergency c sec after hours in labour,
then born not breathing,he was in hospital for 2 week in an incubator before i could hold him.

now he's 3 and a naughty swine lol,wouldnt change a thing bless him.

sorry,back to bike stuff lol,bringing the mood down here.

[jompy]

Welcome in matt
Wrote a big post earlier but knackard & forgot to hit send ! love to hear your veiws on having owned the first three models of R1 , if you get bored of the virgin or just decide you want the standard look then have a look at the painted chinese fairings , a few of the lads have had them on here & say they're great for £350-400 delivered .
Glad you have a happy ending with Jak buddy

[R1Clarky]

+1 jompy - life's come good now, offspring & R1 what more to life is there


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[petepassion]

Welcome in, nice write up.

[R1Clarky]

Lol forgot to add good luck flogging the prillia tomoz


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[sir digby]

Welcome in big un is it a private sale or are you getting it from a garage hope it's not jax motorcycles in york where i live as well I had a really bad and dangerous experience when I got my R1 from there but you sound like you know your stuff fella .
Cheers mark

[Steve R1]

Welcome to the forum Matt , cracking first post and good pics too. When bikes are in your blood, they are in forever you have clearly been bitten by the R1 bug and I hope your new one lives up to your expectations.

Enjoy the forum and the banter, and enjoy your family, as that's what life is all about, kids are amasing we teach them to walk and talk and then tell them to sit down and be quiet

So welcome to the forum

Stephen

[BIG UN]

Cheers lads.yea life will be pretty much perfect come saturday if all goes to plan.
the r1 is a private sale from a buddy on rsvr.net.
he has the r1 and his tuono.
soon as i saw it i wanted it so ive sorted the mille out with a service,shims,throttle bodys balanced new battery ect then banged it up for sale.
cant wait.

[BIG UN]

Do they do these chinese fairing in o.e design lads?
anyone got a link for them please?
i do like the virgin,it looks well,just an old design.
always liked the orange and white marlboro and dave jeffries v&m one from the 99 t.t.he was a hero of mine r.i.p got me into road riding and the mighty r1.

[hash29]

Welcome Big Un, good luck for sat

[jompy]

Do they do these chinese fairing in o.e design lads?
anyone got a link for them please?
i do like the virgin,it looks well,just an old design.
always liked the orange and white marlboro and dave jeffries v&m one from the 99 t.t.he was a hero of mine r.i.p got me into road riding and the mighty r1.

I think they'll do any design you want but you'd have to look through the forum for a link , I'm sure booster bought standard colours for his 5jj , he had a thread in the projects section

[BIG UN]

Cheers buddy.found some on ebay in original scheme.
i work nights 6 nights a week so havent had chance to look at all the good stuff i want to on here.
i guess the problem will be the tank will still say virgin on it (lol could be a good advert?!)

The bikes been on here before,si crowe,realy bice bloke,engine went,so he fitted the 98 engine into it.
ive just found his old posts and threads.

Realy looks after his bikes and they have to be spot on for him.a friend of his passed away who owned the bike so he bought it from the widow,bless her.

[jompy]

Cheers buddy.found some on ebay in original scheme.
i work nights 6 nights a week so havent had chance to look at all the good stuff i want to on here.
i guess the problem will be the tank will still say virgin on it (lol could be a good advert?!)

The bikes been on here before,si crowe,realy bice bloke,engine went,so he fitted the 98 engine into it.
ive just found his old posts and threads.

Realy looks after his bikes and they have to be spot on for him.a friend of his passed away who owned the bike so he bought it from the widow,bless her.

I remember that , nice guy . Personally i'd look into buying another tank .

[BIG UN]

He is a cracking bloke tbh.kept me upto speed everyday with loads of detailed pictures to keep me drooling till i can fetch her.
a decent genuine bike mad bloke.

Nice to see his posts on here too regarding the trouble he had when the engine went pop and the refitting of the 98 engine into the 2000 bike.

Somewere along the line the oil warning light ended up disconnected by all accounts so the bike got run with no oil,hence the need for a new engine.
this engine has only done 20k,
had a new exup valve and all dyno prints,running genuine 136bhp at the back wheel so its a good healthy powerplant.

Just need it here NOW lol.

[Shiny-ShoesYZF]

Welcome in big un is it a private sale or are you getting it from a garage hope it's not jax motorcycles in york where i live as well I had a really bad and dangerous experience when I got my R1 from there but you sound like you know your stuff fella .
Cheers mark

Now THAT sounds like an interesting story...?

[jompy]

Nothing like getting a bike history like that
where abouts in Derbyshire are you ?

[BIG UN]

chesterfield buddy,2mins from yamaha cmc at claycross and on the doorstep of such lovely roads as bakewell,matlock,ashbourne,chatsworth,castleton ect.
i see your not far away in derby buddy.