wow, i really want to ride one to see what your talking about myself. I still think they are the ugliest of all the liter bikes.
Had 09 R1 for 1 Day and that was enough
So I thought I would trade in my 09 Hayabusa on the new R1, thought the new engine would provide some fun.
Well after one day of riding it, I had had enough. Took it back to the Dealer and traded it in on an 09 SE ZX-10R that should be in by mid week.
Here is what I found with the R1
I could not get over the excessive engine heat from the exhaust that cooked my thighs and ass.
I don't just mean around town in traffic even doing a highway run the heat was still heating my thighs.
Around town the bike temp was higher than any inline 4 I have ever owned and the fan would cycle on and off all the time.
Checked the coolant level and it was fine.
I did not care for the power delivery either, below 6000 rpm is seemed lazy, perhaps some gearing would have fixed that but I had had enough!
It did sound cool, give it that but other than that happy to be back on my 10 and look forward to the 09
Well after one day of riding it, I had had enough. Took it back to the Dealer and traded it in on an 09 SE ZX-10R that should be in by mid week.
Here is what I found with the R1
I could not get over the excessive engine heat from the exhaust that cooked my thighs and ass.
I don't just mean around town in traffic even doing a highway run the heat was still heating my thighs.
Around town the bike temp was higher than any inline 4 I have ever owned and the fan would cycle on and off all the time.
Checked the coolant level and it was fine.
I did not care for the power delivery either, below 6000 rpm is seemed lazy, perhaps some gearing would have fixed that but I had had enough!
It did sound cool, give it that but other than that happy to be back on my 10 and look forward to the 09
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i would like to ride the new R1, the heat on the booty would suck, and im not fond on the looks, but that engine sounds so good.
yea i think the dealership would let me test ride one, maybe i willI dont know, raced a couple on the streets threw roll on's, launches, corners you name it!! A guy road out a couple different times with this group I ride with and he has a 09 r1 and I'm not impressed one bit with the machine, the only thing I like about the hole bike is the sound of the idle other then that I think I will stick with the 10...heck I have even take one from the dealership out and ran it threw its paces just to see if I would like it. If your interested go hit up your local stealership haha, they should have a test bike for you to try out!!
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