R1 2001 carb or 2003 injection

[twcullen]

Hi guys just pondering in terms of power which is the better engine and which has the most tuning potential? I have searched and searched but cannot find any deffinate answers! Can anybody help

Cheers Tim

[robstvr]

See these cold, damp, misty mornings we're having? See carb icing? There you go.

[Chilli]

robstvr said:

See these cold, damp, misty mornings we're having? See carb icing? There you go.

Agreed....My SRAD gsxr suffered from carb icing. PITA. Go for the injectors.

[blade7]

twcullen said:

Hi guys just pondering in terms of power which is the better engine and which has the most tuning potential? I have searched and searched but cannot find any deffinate answers! Can anybody help

Cheers Tim

Been there done that, buy a K6 or ZX10.

[rsv gone!]

blade7 said:

twcullen said:

Hi guys just pondering in terms of power which is the better engine and which has the most tuning potential? I have searched and searched but cannot find any deffinate answers! Can anybody help

Cheers Tim

Been there done that, buy a K6 or ZX10.

I'd guess he's intending to put the engine into a kit car.

To which the answer is...... Hayabusa?

[Zx10rse]

My 03 R1 blew its bottom end out a couple of years ago after just 12k miles...it wasn't tuned either

[Smiler.]

Don't know about the 03 engine, but my 05 has 20HP more than my my 01 did.

[Stig]

robstvr said:

See these cold, damp, misty mornings we're having? See carb icing? There you go.

I did 25k miles on my '00 in all weathers (and I mean ALL inc. snow) and never had carb icing problems.

[GR4]

If it is for a kit car application, might also be worth reading the '10 years of R1' piece in Bike last month. They suggest that the later bikes sacrificed a bit of torque for top end power, and rated the 2000 model year carb bike as the best real world performer of all of them.

[twcullen]

Thanks very much for the replies, yes it is going into a kit car, (it's the closest I can get to a bike these days as my mrs wont let me have one!) Would like a Busa but too expensive! So I will have a read of Bike and probably go for a Carbed one!

[blade7]

twcullen said:

Thanks very much for the replies, yes it is going into a kit car, (it's the closest I can get to a bike these days as my mrs wont let me have one!) Would like a Busa but too expensive! So I will have a read of Bike and probably go for a Carbed one!

Check the gearbox carefully then.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Here's a pic of my mates 1999 R1 engined single seater at Oulton last May. It didn't last the day, as it overheated badly and warped the head.

[texasjohn]

Does anyone know what that single seater car is called and more importantly is it road legal?

[slim_boy_fat]

texasjohn said:

Does anyone know what that single seater car is called and more importantly is it road legal?

Fun on a track, dont fancy sitting beside a 44 tonner in one!!

[Biker's Nemesis]

Sprint type R, and yes it's road legal, I think it may be for sale. PM me if you're interested.