Sniper_308 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Mission Accomplished Congrats! Guess you won't be buying mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) nice is that the one from Kentucky ?Yeah. 582 miles, bone stock and probably the cleanest used bike I've ever bought. With his asking price (and the Rossi colors!) I couldn't pass it up.Congrats! Guess you won't be buying mine.It's actually too bad since I really liked your bike especially with those Leo Vince pipes, but I couldn't pass up this deal. Edited February 26, 2012 by Hailwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper_308 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yeah. 582 miles, bone stock and probably the cleanest used bike I've ever bought. With his asking price (and the Rossi colors!) I couldn't pass it up.It's actually too bad since I really liked your bike especially with those Leo Vince pipes, but I couldn't pass up this deal.I'm not mad at you, I would've done the samething. Looks like you got a great deal. Glad to see another X-plane R1, on the board. Now it's time to mod that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Cool...and hoping for an early start to the SEO riding season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp09r1 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 yeah thats a really clean bike the guy had a video on youtube and it looked nice i really like the rossi colors even though he doesn't ride for yamaha any more (what a shame) ... now you got to join the r1 forum too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 yeah thats a really clean bike the guy had a video on youtube and it looked nice i really like the rossi colors even though he doesn't ride for yamaha any more (what a shame) ... now you got to join the r1 forum tooI've been lurking on the R1 forum for quite awhile. It's given me some great ideas for what I want to do to the bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp09r1 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 o nice yeah i just got a power commander from there and just bought a set of Trc-D exhaust from that site and they were great prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Finally got out for a first ride last night before the rain hit again.This thing is a damn animal, and yet one of the smoothest engines I've ever experienced. And that noise! I kept ripping through the gears just so that I could blip the throttle and downshift. My plan of holding off on getting a set of pipes for awhile is quickly being re-thought...I can't wait for some better weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimoprime Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 if you want i have a set of oem pipes with a&r baffles just taking up space in the garage. sounds just the same as my scorpions and for under 100 bucks its best way to get the sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper_308 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Finally got out for a first ride last night before the rain hit again.This thing is a damn animal, and yet one of the smoothest engines I've ever experienced. And that noise! I kept ripping through the gears just so that I could blip the throttle and downshift. My plan of holding off on getting a set of pipes for awhile is quickly being re-thought...I can't wait for some better weather Don't be cheap, and go with the Leo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 IMHO the new R1s sound better than anything else. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Don't be cheap, and go with the Leo's.At this point I've got it narrowed down to either the Leo's or a set of Arrows. I'm a huge Akrapovic fan as well, but with the price premium over the others, I'm thinking I might go with something different this time arond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper_308 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 At this point I've got it narrowed down to either the Leo's or a set of Arrows. I'm a huge Akrapovic fan as well, but with the price premium over the others, I'm thinking I might go with something different this time arond.IMO, Leo's & Arrows sound the best, on 09-12 R1's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Arrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINK Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Congratulations...Wow you really changed up a bit on the new bike of choice.Interested in your thoughts, I hear the new R1's are very uncomfortable to ride at any distance. I was going to buy one instead of the Ninja, but the many negative reviews on comfort steered me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) Congratulations...Wow you really changed up a bit on the new bike of choice.Interested in your thoughts, I hear the new R1's are very uncomfortable to ride at any distance. I was going to buy one instead of the Ninja, but the many negative reviews on comfort steered me away.Yeah, I decided to go in a different direction. I'm still a huge fan of the N1k (although not the insurance rates for it) but ultimately decided that it was just a bit too similar to my FZ1.I certainly can't speak for the long distance comfort of th R1 as of yet, but my initial impressions are pretty positive other than a bit of heat while riding in town. Depending on how the first few long rides go I may look into some heli-bars and the Yamaha comfort seat, but overall I'm pretty happy with my choice. Edited March 2, 2012 by Hailwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp09r1 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 im not a fan of the leo's i just don't like the look but if your set on the leo's i think there is someone on the r1 forum selling a set ... you maybe could get a good deal on them... i just bought a set of yosh trc-d I'm putting them on today from what I've seen on youtube these sound amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINK Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Yeah, I decided to go in a different direction. I'm still a huge fan of the N1k (although not the insurance rates for it) but ultimately decided that it was just a bit too similar to my FZ1.I can see owning the FZ1 and an N1K as a useful combination, one ready for long spirited rides to the Mountains, and one for your SE Ohio rides, but on the other hand, I can see why you would not want to own both, yes they are very similar once you take a closer look.The insurance rates can be adjusted correctly for the N1K, it took me a few phone calls, and some online work, but I did get my rates significantly lowered...Why the insurance companies are still listing the N1K as a ZX10R is ridiculous, now they know the difference, but refuse to correct it unless confronted.Have you taken a look at Scorpion for exhaust?I like the idea of not having to repack the exhaust, yet still getting good flow, and quality sound (as advertised anyway).I have not owned any products from Scorpion, so I am not sure if they are of the same quality & performance as the Arrow's, or the Leo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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