Decent trackbike?

[eddd1e]

I've been offered a 04 Yamaha R1 that has had just 1 owner (who I know) for just £1,500. This bike will be a track bike (it's a road bike at the minute), and the catch is it's got 90,000 miles on it.

It's been serviced regularly and had a very easy life. So i'm thinking this should be OK. Thoughts? There seem to be a fair few guys running over 100k miles on R1's.

I'm thinking i'd be a fool to turn this down as i've been looking for a trackbike for a while now.

I could maybe treat it to an engine refresh over the winter, any idea on costs?

[theshrew]

Run it until it gets a problem. Even if it goes pop I'm sure you would find a engine easily enough.

[SAS Tom]

It'll be fine. Buy it.

[Mr OCD]

theshrew said:

Run it until it gets a problem. Even if it goes pop I'm sure you would find a engine easily enough.

This.

At £1500 it's cheap and even rough track R1 5VY are selling for £3k + ... So even a grand for an engine isn't end of the world.

[sc0tt]

If you don't I will.

[Jazoli]

sc0tt said:

If you don't I will.

Me too

Just give it a damn good service including valve check, check and replace any bearings that need it, change the fork oil and maybe buy a low mileage shock off ebay and it'll most probably be fine, just change the oil every couple of track days and keep an eye on the rest of it.

You should be able to sell most of the road gear to fund track fairings and crash protection, its what I would do.

[wtdoom]

For some reason I've always found high mileage bikes that have been well maintained very happy bikes . I wonder why that Is .

[Biker's Nemesis]

Just so happens I have just about everything you need to turn it into a track bike.

[13aines]

If you don't buy it i'd love to - i've wanted one for years and fancy trying one out cheaply.

I think you live near me too IIRC? Did you have a 675R before?

[sc0tt]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Just so happens I have just about everything you need to turn it into a track bike.

Just the man im looking for.

[Biker's Nemesis]

What are you after

I can't go and check stuff because I am a zillion miles from home ( beside stone henge)

[mckeann]

You wih Aky?? Tell him to look after my van