I was wondering if the 2016 R1 is that much better than the 13. I know the 16 has a lot of nice electronics but how much different the ride is and if you
had any regrets after upgrading.
I have a R1.. 2008, 2013, and a 2016, and the red stepped child (KTM RC8) See my toy room...LOL... The 2008 is the best looking R1!!!! the 2013 love the sound and the way it rides! and the 2016 has all the new GP electronics. If I was to keep only one???? !!!!! 2013!
I have ridden the 2015 R1m and its a monster compared to the 2014. Only downside to it would be the ergonomics, the 2014 is a bigger bike which IMO suits my height better... oh yea and its like half the price of a 2015 R1m.
If you don't ride hard (knee dragger) or ride the track alot you will not use the electronics on the new R1. Might as well keep your bike. I like the 12-14 looks the best. Your 13 looks real nice.
I love all R1's and think every year are some of the best looking sport bikes ever made but I like 04 to 08 the best for looks but lets face the facts, everybody has different opinions on this and none of them are wrong.
Edit: BTW, I'd be willing to bet that 9 out of 10 people that have only 1 R1 think the year they own is the best looking year, LOL!!!
That's why I said 9 out of 10, haha. I agree with you on that, I was really on the fence with the decision when I got mine but had previously had a bunch of black bikes and I do love the 06 Yamaha blue!!!
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I love the new look of the 15-16's and the performance speaks for itself and would have one if I had the room in my garage but I have three bikes and a sh!t load of tools and don't have the room for another bike right now. Hopefully I'll figure something out soon.
The 02 is my unicorn lol Never been on 1 and would give anything to ride 1. I heard they were low end monsters and 14 years later it still looks like a current model imo, very sharp and aggressive.
I doubt you'll find many with regrets after upgrading to the 15 plus R1. I had an 09 and loved that thing but shes a bit husky compared to the new bikes.
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