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Where the hell has it been for 8 years!!! Must admit, I prefer the newer ones
Where the hell has it been for 8 years!!! Must admit, I prefer the newer ones
Worth every penny.. maybe the best limited production jap motorcyle ever?..id have one over an RC30 anyday..
you must remember Haga on the R7 battling with Edwards for the title in 2000, only losing about because of his alledged drugs ban.
Sadly they only came with 100BHP as standard, de restrcition is a complicated and costly affair with only Yamaha race kit doing the job.
They also had a bit of a weak crank from what i remember...
you must remember Haga on the R7 battling with Edwards for the title in 2000, only losing about because of his alledged drugs ban.
Sadly they only came with 100BHP as standard, de restrcition is a complicated and costly affair with only Yamaha race kit doing the job.
They also had a bit of a weak crank from what i remember...
I've got my flameproof jacket at the ready.
I think if you have a nice big garage to put your classic exotica then its worth having and maybe take it for the odd trip up goodwood in the next 20 years.
But to ride regularly in Stock form i think it will be a disappointment compared to the latest litre superbikes.. And considering you could have an F4 MV Augusta and have change i dont think its worth the money.
I think if you have a nice big garage to put your classic exotica then its worth having and maybe take it for the odd trip up goodwood in the next 20 years.
But to ride regularly in Stock form i think it will be a disappointment compared to the latest litre superbikes.. And considering you could have an F4 MV Augusta and have change i dont think its worth the money.
It would/should be around 15-17K I`d have thought...anyway..they do have their fans ..& racers who have ridden them rate them very highly...It needs the Ray Stringer R1 conversion in my book...too complicated trying to race kit it etc...How much better can it be over a K6/7 GSXR 750...? not much I reckon....nice bike though indeed.
lovely,lovely turbo Busa in the classifieds too....
lovely,lovely turbo Busa in the classifieds too....
Edited by F.M on Friday 6th July 10:03
this is possibly one of my favourite bikes ever, would i buy one?, no i wouldnt, a modern 600 will be just as quick and also lighter, and after the very very expensive race kit a modern GSXR 750 will still beat it, if i won the lottery though i woul have one in my garage, over a Desmodici RR in fact.
YamR1V64motion said:
this is possibly one of my favourite bikes ever, would i buy one?, no i wouldnt, a modern 600 will be just as quick and also lighter, and after the very very expensive race kit a modern GSXR 750 will still beat it, if i won the lottery though i woul have one in my garage, over a Desmodici RR in fact.
Thats my feeling.. A fantastic bike to own but things have moved on in the riding department just like the old YZF750R SP and ZXR750-RR's etc of old....
podman said:
Sadly they only came with 100BHP as standard, de restrcition is a complicated and costly affair with only Yamaha race kit doing the job.
The race kit is pretty rare these days and even with it the motor will be very peaky. Probably will need a kit loom/ecu as well. Great looking bike but time moves on. WOuldn't pay 20K plus for a curiousity myself when 7K will do the job probably better!BikealarmBlair said:
Alarmed a few when they were new but had forgot all about them till a few weeks back when I did another one & I'd just forgot how fab they really are even compared to the latest tackle
hello...I recognise that that name from a certain McKawasaki forum 
Edited by Yoda954 on Sunday 8th July 00:39
regroo said:
podman said:
Sadly they only came with 100BHP as standard, de restrcition is a complicated and costly affair with only Yamaha race kit doing the job.
The race kit is pretty rare these days and even with it the motor will be very peaky. Probably will need a kit loom/ecu as well. Great looking bike but time moves on. WOuldn't pay 20K plus for a curiousity myself when 7K will do the job probably better!Talksteer said:
MCN reckon that the +25bhp kit is £750 and the +55bhp kit is £10,000. I would guess with the +55bhp kit it would give pretty much any bike a run for it's money at the cost of being very difficult to ride
10k??? and i take it the possibility of snapping a crank still remains?Lets face it, its an awesome race bike but its really not worth trying to get one to compete with the best as a road bike.
Certainly feel free to pop one in my garage for occasional runs out next to the NR750!!!
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