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just sold the gsxr1000 for this........

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rossw46 said:

Very very nice...Impeccible taste man!

(You do know that the red version of these is the fastest though,dont you?)

why thank you ,obviously you've impeccable taste yourself!!! had a blue one while ago and the red would clash with my leathers :-)

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CQ8 said:

Very nice. How does it compare to the Suzuki?

never really got on with the gsxr , on the short 18 mile (and vv wet) ride home the first impressions are , less comfortable, similar amount of poke , much nicer turn in , and much much better brakes!!! hoping for a dry day now to shall how it really stacks up...

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it's an r1 , i'm 6' 4" and my m8's a tech for pure triumph and i tried a 675 and thought i looked a little bit silly on it. awesome bike though in every sense!

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s'funny in a way , i actually originally went to buy a 1000k5 they had in the showroom but it had gone an hour before i got there. on the way in however i'd seen a really clean r1 and it looked stunning , far far better in the flesh than the k5 and i had that instead!
really sad and stupid , but i've owned in excess of 30 bikes, am 40 + , and i couldn't bloody sleep last night i was sooooo excited!!!! even sold my mille yesterday and i didn't care , i just wanted my r1 :-)

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Shadow R1 said:

Superb choice, i have the 06 one.

always wanted one myself , think they're by far the best looking jap bike!!! had a '99 for years and always regretted selling it , absolutely mint it was ...

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I am 6'2" and like you feel I look silly on some of the smaller bikes but I have also just gone from a GSXR to this model but not had time or weather to try her out yet (I have the fast red one though )

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that is gorgeous m8!

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spent most of the afternoon trawling through ebay for trinkets...so far it's just carbon heel plates , exhaust cover and tank cover...... damn you ebay!!!

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Chilli said:

It's a drug, eh?
Right, black rearsets, dump the rear pegs and get a cowl, praps a carbon Termi system, smoked screen, pazzo levers, quick shifter, power commander, carbon hugger (front and rear) and then, when all of the aforementioned have been applied..... get yourself a furry wristband for the brkae fluid resevior....BINGO!

lol !!!!has a smoked screen ,need the rear pegs , need a cowl , not sure on what pipes yet,has a smoked screen but need a double bubble cos i can't see the clocks,, deffo pazzo levers , pcIII depends on pipes , carbon hugger and mud guard definitely............. and it already has a resevoir sock on it !!!!!
happydays now where's the missus' bank card............

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sjj84 said:

Both the bikes pictured look ace. I've got an 02 R1, rediculously fast, will update to a newer one at some stage.

still a great bike m8 , when i had my '99 a lad i used to ride with , had an '02 in red and white and it was gorgeous

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GreigR said:

Very nice, I'd recommend getting the suspension set-up as it totally transforms it. I thought mine was good until MCT set it up it.
Here was mine:

thats beautiful , one exactly the same in cmc motorcycles 2008 but £2k dearer than mine , still tempted though!!

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the r1 appreciation society :-) ,i must admit i never quite gelled with my gsxr1000 but as soon as i rode the i felt immediately at home..

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looks vaguely like a rs 250??? help if we could see the swinging arm

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TazR6 said:

RS250 it is. Brilliant. So little can be seen I didnt think it would be guessed.

sorry i'm a bit of a bike anorak , think i need to get out more........