wow... very interesting...
hows it run????
You glad you did it???
is it worth it????
thanks

 

Yes, I am very glad that I did it. It was a pain in the ass, but well worth it. No more messing with jet kits... :>) Now just make some changes in the power commander and RIDE. When I started, I had no idea how much damage was done to the 02 motor. It came out of a wrecked bike with about 1,200 miles on it. With all of the switches and safety devices on the 02 motors, I figured if the bike was laid down, the lean angle cut-off would kill the injection and save the motor. I was wrong. No idea how it was done, but the clutch was grenaded, destroyed, powdered, etc... It was in bad shape. I figure the only way it could end up like this was if the rider was in the rev limiter and dumped the clutch. There were clutch fibers in the oil pan, oil filter, stator, starter cover, everywhere. The worst clutch fiber fragment was wedged between the crankshaft and the clutch basket. Needless to say, 6 teeth on the crank were bent. After replacing the crankshaft, cleaning all the crap out of the motor and replacing all bearings, the engine was reassembled and installed.

After all that, It is still worth it. the only thing that I don't like is the changes that were made in the gear ratios between 99 and 02. 2nd and 3rd gear are almost exactly the same. Probably not a bad thing... just not used to it yet. One other thing that I noticed between the 99 and 02 motor is a noisy transmission in the 02. I've asked around and it seems that a lot of the 02 03 R1s have the same noises???

Mike

 

I'm contimplating this conversion. I've got a 99 r1 as well... I've been looking around for a engine to pickup, i've seen several on ebay for as low as 500ish.. If you could give a little more feedback as to how the bike responds having FI i'd appreciate it.. I'm very interested to know the differences, and what you like and don't like about the conversion. Does the bike handle differently?

 

I give you credit for completing the mod, but why....

you should've just gone out and bought a 2002. You've already bought half the bike, you've spent countless hours tweaking, you had to modify the mount points on the frame and/or engine.

the engine isn't even any stronger than the pre-02 engines, so you've done all that just for FI. the best part of the 02s was the revised chassis, not even the FI.

 

All I can say is good work.:rock I thought I had done something when I put an '01 motor in my '99.

 

besides, the non efi r-1s are the kings.

but, good work!

 

Mike,
give us an update.... hows it running???
I have my 2001 frame... I know the brackets are a litte different between the 99 and 00 frames...
I am looking to pick up a motor at the end of summer...
any pictures yet???
does the 99 body work fit on fine??? any issues???

 

Here are some pictures of the conversion. I finally got around to posting them. I have had no problems since I finished the conversion... It still runs great. I am putting the bike up for sale if anyone is interested. No time for it, and the money could be put to better use.

Mike

 

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sweet.....
I am doing that to the bike I am building.. just need a motor for my 2001 frame....

 

so whats the approximate cost of doing this conversion?

 

BlaziN R1... I did pretty good because I found a wrecked bike that had everything I needed with the exception of a few things (relays, fuel pump, etc.) Other than the parts needed, it just took a lot of time. I'd imagine that it could get pretty expensive if you had to get the parts from a bunch of different places. I paid about $1,500 for the entire motor, harness, air box, cdi, and the regulator.

Mike

 

Here is a link to the sale thread for this bike... http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1524953#post1524953

Thanks... Mike

 

Just thought I would add my $.02

Ive done about 10 of these...The bike Im currently building for myself is going to be a 99 with 03 everything.....again...hahaha

If you just do the motor, you can pick up a 02-03 motor for about $1300-1500 and you can sell your original motor for around $1000-1400. So all in all, you can either make some money doing the conversion or lose about $200 or so....

When I rebuilt my old R1...it was a 00 with 03 Everything....I actually made almost a grand doin it! Enough to get a new exhaust, scotts, full tank of gas and part of my tuition for that quarter in college!!

I had perfect 00 fairings and low mile motor, I sold the fairings for $1400 and sold the motor for $1500, and I bought an 02-03 motor for $1000 shipped and 02 full fairing set for $1100
shipped and they were all in perfect condtion!

Here is a couple pic!!!

 

hey DJ do the mounts line up in the 00 frame to receive a 02
motor?
thanks highside:jump

oh and your pics didn't work.
I have complete 02 motor with gauges and wireharness complete w/ecm's etc.....guess I just need a fuel pump? right?
Is the fuel pump removeable from th 02-03 tanks and can it be fitted into an 00 tank?

thanx again

 

yo! My server was down, and on some computers(work, school) you cant veiw my pics cause they are on a private server and some computers are configured to block those...

anyway, ya everything mounts up, though you have to remove the 02-03 right side upper mount bracket, cause it wont fit in the frame if its still there. and you have to make sure you teflon the screws and put them back in otherwise you will have a vacuum leak.

The fuel pump is not able to put in a 98-01 tank, there isnt a hole big enough in the tank...it would be easier to just swap the tank to 02-03 or get an inline fuel pump that pumps roughly the same amount as the 02-03 Fuel pump.

hope this helps!

 

thanx man,
will 02-03 tank mount.
what year is your bike in the pics?
is that an 00 frame with 02 -03 body?
(frames not black)

 

ya the 02-03 tank mounts, but you need the 02-03 tank bracket...

Its an 00 with 02 fairings and 03 motor