R6Ricky

The 09 model is ace mate, a thought it was very 600cc like in its handling and manic revving, only thing that put me off going ahead with getting my one was it doesnt have engine braking, which was a major factor in me going for the 08 bike. Haha yeah i'll need to ask one of the mods to change my name to R1Ricky...or just R1cky Oh btw, Duffus in Kdy may sell there demo, youd have to ask tho as they just fitted Akra cans, Power Commander and got it Dyno mapped. Ricky

Cheers mate. Haha my other half only found out about it after i picked it up last night, was good as shes at TITP so gave me a bit of time to pick it up etc without any questions Needless to say she was less than pleased when she saw it last night however, but hey ho Main difference is the R1 has much more accesible power at lower revs, which i think makes it easier to ride around the town or even back roads and over taking, i got a bit fed up of having to constantly wring the R6's neck to get it to perform(altho a part of me wishes i still had the R6 for that very reason ). Ive yet to fully use the power of the R1 as it simply scares the pants off me Think the R1 was just a natural progression from the R6, i got bored of it tbh, well not so much the bike as it was awesome, but at 6'3 i never felt proper comfy on it, kept getting pains in my wrists, neck, shoulders and back, and that was even after the shortest of runs. The R1 however suits me perfect as its just that tiny bit bigger. You should try an R1 out, awesome pieces of kit Ricky

A 2008 Graphite R1 Was tempted to get either an 09 R1 or a 1098S, but after a test ride on the 08 R1 i simply fell in love with its instant torque, which i prefered to the new R1 which i felt i had to rev a bit more. Mod wise its basic, tail tidy and wavey discs, gonna keep it like this for a while til i decide which cans etc to buy. Sorry for only having 2 pics but my camera died Ricky

Sold! Ahwell, hopefully have the new R1 pics up in a week or 2

Could watch that all day, absolutely amazing Thats some real talent. Ricky

Hi Chrissie, You could try www.pistonheads.com Its the site i use, but be prepared for a fair amount of tossers and time wasters as ive had bucket loads over the R6 already Ricky

Where did you get the knight rider style light for the centre front light mate?

Cheers mate

Cheers bud

Looks good mate

Hi mate, glad you like The blue and gold R6 looks amazing, my mate has that colour scheme, makes me jealous when i see it lol. Tail tidy makes a massive improvement on looks a reckon, best mod ive done. Front indicators are from my local Yamaha dealer, i can find out the make/model if you want as i threw the box out? I never fitted the front ones, its the only thing i didnt do myself, i got them done whilst the bike was getting serviced. However after fitting the rear ones (same type) they are quite easy to fit, just gotta be confident at cutting and re-joining wires lol. Worth the effort tho as they set the bike off a treat. Ricky

Oh yeah i forgot you could get the restrictor kits actually for 33hp. Dont be too daunted by it all mate, im sure you will be fine, no diff from your 50;) MT is a nice bike, i fancy a test ride on 1

Nice bike mate I didnt think you could do the 3day course until you were 21? Or is it different if your just going for the 125cc test?

Jo is tidy and so is the bike, what a combo Welcome to the club.

Death is far too good for these scummy bas*ards! About time torture was brung back and legalised for these kind of f*ckwits! Hope you get the bike back mate, but as somebody said on the post about the R1, it could already be out of the country by now :angry:

No way, deffo the drivers fault. Regardelss of the bikers speed, he should have been looking for anything that was in either lane. How many times is it said drivers look but dont actually SEE? This is 1 of those cases.

I like that, alot!

Heres the latest pics of the bike:

Went for the white n red bud Its getting some tasty Akropovik cans fitted before i get it too

Nah never won the bike mate, so ave just had to buy 1 instead 1st customer to test ride the new bike today, fitted with Akropovik cans, it is simply amazing, best ride ive ever had, with or without clothes may i add Dunno when i pick the new one up, details of stock are still in the air, but hopefully soon.

Hand? haha, u can keep the full thing then, am a lazy bam

Hand or power?

How does this half work? lol

A maybe should have posted this a bit sooner actually, my bad Hopefully be a good night tho, and keep your fingers crossed, am in the draw to win a new R1