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Re:03 R1
« Reply #1 on: January 5, 2003, 02:43:16 AM » |
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Do you still have an F4? Are we allowed to see pictures of it?
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Re:03 R1
« Reply #5 on: January 6, 2003, 10:19:58 PM » |
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Even though you should have gotten a titanium 03 954rr, you're still on a bike, so we have to stick together.
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Re:03 R1
« Reply #7 on: January 8, 2003, 04:09:10 AM » |
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are you breaking it in right, or red lining it already?
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Re:03 R1
« Reply #13 on: January 9, 2003, 01:22:25 PM » |
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I hadn't seen the flame-job R1, so I had to look.
That's pretty hot. I previously really liked the look of the flat black/silver R1, but this flamejob is pretty sharp.
The R1 is a cool bike, with GOBS of power, reasonable comfort (I've done 8hr days on an R1), and extremely lightweight...
The whole break in thing though has me puzzled... Some say 'very gentle' others say ride it normal...
Here's a compelling article on it:
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
Me, personally?? Well, I break in over the first few hundred miles while EVERYTHING comes in (brakes, chain, tires, etc) just making sure not to ride in the same gear too long, and do NOT under-rev the bike. Dogging the engine is harder on it than whipping the piss out of it.
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, awesome 
, I am Kawasaki green with envy! I've been eyeballing the hell outta every R1 that wanders through my field of vision for years. They look tight. You'll have to do an in-depth compare/contrast with the F4 for us after you've put a couple thousand miles on. 
