Bye Bye R1

[Farbin Kaiber]

First the illegal wheel raffle, now this.

You must be either young, or dumb. Or some combination of both.

[Holland]

Liter = 1000cc's

[Farbin Kaiber]

Squid = Stupidly Quick, Underdressed, Imminantly Dead

[ÜberslowETA]

i bet winding that thing through the 1st 3 gears is quite a ride though...

My GSXR will inidicate over 100MPH if I wind out 1st through redline...thats a huge "HOLY HELL" moment of realization the first time you do it. The transmissions are close ratio so second and third still pull incredibly hard but dont wind much past first, though I dont remember exact numbers right now.

[ÜberslowETA]

I originally wanted a buell xb12s, like I said this came up for like half the price. Every guy I talked to started on 600's and I swear that the 600 gsxr feels just as fast as the R1. I ride it super cautiously. I'm sure I look slow to other drivers in cars.

They are far from same. Like someone else said, you must not have gotten into the power, though I'd discourage you from even trying it. If you had, you would have been having an "oh shit" moment.

You said you got a great deal....I would say clean it up, remove stickers, sell it, make profit, buy capri sun, get bitches, get an sv 650 or supermoto, and enjoy riding. :up:

[ethirtydavid]

cool sticks, bro-
this bike's got stickers too, and may suit you better.

[InuFaye]

I would ride that bike hard.

[Q5Quint]

I've been riding a old shadow 750 since 2009~ makes me want a 1100 fatty baggy cruiser... had some friends with sport bikes and it didn't turn out well. Most kids around here are in the ratted out cafe style jap bikes or old brit bikes... or lawyers on 14k $ HDs or fancy people on bmws.

The 750 is a bit to hold on to.... 100mph comes up fast and you are getting sucked off a cruiser at that point. I think the 83 shadow had 66hp.... I had a 85 sabre for a while and even though it was a 700cc it had 76hp and was pretty legit (same engine as the interceptor sport bike)... the 1100cc version had 121hp and I think I would be shitting rainbows straight to heaven at that point. The R-1 is what? 130-150hp? I would probably go straight to heaven.

Only modern sportbike I have ridden was an older ninja 250 so that pretty much doesn't count for anything. Fun as hell to ride around but you wouldn't tell your friends about it.... kinda like having a 18 year old girlfriend. Or a 318.

The first time I almost died it was a patch of sand along a curve with a guardrail leading to a 50+ ft drop. The second time was a patch of sand along the road beside a river on a slight curve.... both just cruising at about 35 when the ass end decides to kick out. The third time a rabbit ran almost right under my tire and I had already decided mentally which way I was going to jump if the front went down going about 45mph. Luckily little bunny fu-fu missed me. I hate when I get murdered by ditch camping rabbits.

[Stanley Rockafella]

I fuckin love power puff girlz

[Ryan Stewart]

Somebody school me on "liter bike" and "squid"

Liter was covered but squid is an often misused term by biker douchebags to basically deride anyone else on a bike. Most people who use it cant even explain why its called a squid.

A real squid is someone who rides really fast in the straits and comes to a stop at every corner, mimicking the way a squid swims. Even a 40 year old man covered in leather can be a squid.

[randomsv650]

Liter was covered but squid is an often misused term by biker douchebags to basically deride anyone else on a bike. Most people who use it cant even explain why its called a squid.

A real squid is someone who rides really fast in the straits and comes to a stop at every corner, mimicking the way a squid swims. Even a 40 year old man covered in leather can be a squid.

:stupid:

Prime example: my girl and i stopped at starbucks (good place to find squids and posers). Guy there on an old suzuki TL1000S, massive chicken strips. Full race leathers, boots, helmet, gloves, hard back racing backpack, sippin a latte. I said "hey, did you know your rear tire is on backwards?"

Blank stare.

[freeride53]

R1 as first bike??

LMMFAO.

[CrusherCurtis]

Chicken strips?

[randomsv650]

Chicken strips?

ok ok, they're the un-used portion of the tire on the very edge, like these:

[deansbimmer]

OP is going to die. Another noobie with too big a first bike.

The 600's feel the same as a 1000 only if you don't know shit about bikes or how to ride them. In actuality, they are MUCH faster. 99% of literbike riders don't know how to use their machine, and don't have any business owning one. They only buy one to impress other noobs. You riding at 130mph during your first few hours of seat time says it all.

You will go down. Just like every other rider. Just a matter of time. Get your damn gear on and keep it on every time you ride or you'll be sorry- or dead! You may think you look cool, but you look stupid to more people than cool.

And park that damn thing until you take a riders education COURSE, not just a test. They teach you well. At least have an expert rider show you how to emergency maneuver, brake, etc. and practice before you really get on it. You have to learn the limits of your bike and how to safely tread in that zone. Its not an issue of you getting yourself into trouble as much as it prepares you to safely escape dangers of the road and other oblivious drivers who will kill you by not paying attention.

Anyone can go fast in a straight line. Your machine will kill you if you don't know how to handle it under pressure or an emergency. I sound like an old fart, but I thought the same as most new riders when I was new. But I learned, and lo-and-behold, the old fekkers were right!