Personally I'm not a fan of the really high rpm in order to hit the power band. After reading everybody's post I'm going to mod this engine out over time I'm in no hurry. Also I live the look of this bike vs the super sports. With that said I hate it being a cookie cutter bike so I'm going to mod it into my own streetfighter and lose the cookie cutter aspects behind as much as possible.
I heard an 2010 or 2011 R1 go by me the other day without any slip-ons and I, well you know, all over myself!!!!
Love it. You probably weren't even trying to pull the front tire off the ground. I won't let myself ride a 1000+ just because I know I'll be a total asre, would be forced to buy one, most likely die on it, and lose half my sh-t in the divorce.
I like the order in which you state stuff, from best to worst: first you'll die, then you'll divorce...
I wasn't trying to lift the wheel no! At 110 there's a bright white light that came on telling me: "Come on Guillaume, there are 4 more gears to go through, time to shift into third..."
The engine is astounding, but I hated the bike (first time riding a sport bike). I couldn't turn the thing comfortably (probably comes with practice), my wrists couldn't wait for me to get home and my crotch has never been so hot. But it made me want to get an FZ1 eventually.
i have been talking to a local guy who is heavy into motorcycle engine modifications he was telling me that he came across a build for the fz8 and it will give it as much hp as an fz1 he said he would forward the parts list to me when he finds it again ... he was saying from what he could remember it was a new cam and a different sprocket and a few other mods when i hear back from him i will definitely post it
It'd be cheaper to buy an fz1, upgrade suspension and do an fz8 headlight/front end type conversion wouldn't it?
I'm just say'n, not trying to stomp on your future plans dude.
I'm trying to wrap my head around how dropping in an r1 motor and modding everything to suit plus ohlins suspension is going to be viable on a budget or cheaper than picking up a used R1?
Not that I've done up a list of parts needed/machined and priced it all up plus any labour costs incurred along the way....?