and on a further note about peoples doubts on the 07 r1....a buddy has an 06 honda 1000rr, another buddy has an 06 gsx1300r...we went out tonight around town just messin around and ill say this much....the honda and the yamaha are about equal, he has an aftermarket exhaust on his and he was able to very very slowly creep a little past me...the hayabusa unfortunately was only slightly side by side...some reason i dont think they are as fast as people think they are.....300more cc to push 100+ more lbs....
after i hit 1100 miles on the 07 r1 i let her rip....after i let off the throttle i glanced down and the speedo said 182mph, now who knows how accurate that is...either way..we were movin....5th and 6th gear i could feel the front wheel skim the hwy surface as i pulled through 10,000-13,500 rpm or so...it also seems the new r1 has 2 power bands, one around 5000 rpm and another above 10,000 rpm
the throttle seems a bit touchy in 1st gear while around town and through the neighborhood/parking lots...the bike has a great deal of engine braking, as soon as you let off the throttle the bike wants to come to a stop...its kind of annoying at slow speeds but its VERY nice when movin pretty fast, esp on the highway around 60-70mph..i hardly use the brakes when on the highway through light traffic
shifting is very smooth through all the gears, although every now and then ill have the issue of kicking it from 1st to nuetral instead of 2nd gear...once that happens i have to wait until the rpm's drop a bit then kick it into 2nd....only happend maybe 10 times in the 1100 plus miles i have racked up now
as for fuel milage, the bike is still running pretty RICH and you can smell the fuel from the exhaust, once i get a tune-up with a powercommander im sure the gas milage will be better....
i cant say for sure about hwy/city milage because i do a mix of both...but i can say that i average 32 miles per gallon and when the fuel light comes on you usually have a good 25-30 miles to go based on my calculations....thats the safe number of miles id consider going without more fuel....when the fuel light comes on and i fill up shortly after, i usually end up having to put in 3.95 gallons of 93 octane
i manage to get just over 120 miles per "tank" of gas
the slipper clutch im new to, but shifting from 150mph down to 50 mph is very smooth, there arent any noises other than the typical whine you get from the engine braking...
ive had a small issue with the "fly by wire" i assume, its not a terrible problem, its only happened 3 times since ive had the bike and im sure its some small bug that will eventually get worked out, i went to crack open the throttle while getting onto the hwy and the bike did nothing for a second then started and stopped for a split second then just took off like it had gasoline rubbed on its raw ass.....
the bike is insane, easy to handle around corners, tires grip the road without any problems whatsoever, when i can muster up the balls, ill wheelie the bike and report on how easy/hard it was to bring up with the slipper clutch
im not scared just worried ill drop the bike doing something stupid....but im sure that will fade in time right :rock lol......any questions? my bike is broke in and ive topped her out....no more baby time for this bike thats for sure.....im 100% satisfied that i bought the 2007 yamaha r1.....i wouldnt trade it in for any other bike at this moment....
did i mention it turns alot of heads? every where i go people ask what bike it is, what year, if they can take a picture of it with their kids...girls in deep ellum want to sit on it yada yada...what more could you ask for in a badass sportbike?
after i hit 1100 miles on the 07 r1 i let her rip....after i let off the throttle i glanced down and the speedo said 182mph, now who knows how accurate that is...either way..we were movin....5th and 6th gear i could feel the front wheel skim the hwy surface as i pulled through 10,000-13,500 rpm or so...it also seems the new r1 has 2 power bands, one around 5000 rpm and another above 10,000 rpm
the throttle seems a bit touchy in 1st gear while around town and through the neighborhood/parking lots...the bike has a great deal of engine braking, as soon as you let off the throttle the bike wants to come to a stop...its kind of annoying at slow speeds but its VERY nice when movin pretty fast, esp on the highway around 60-70mph..i hardly use the brakes when on the highway through light traffic
shifting is very smooth through all the gears, although every now and then ill have the issue of kicking it from 1st to nuetral instead of 2nd gear...once that happens i have to wait until the rpm's drop a bit then kick it into 2nd....only happend maybe 10 times in the 1100 plus miles i have racked up now
as for fuel milage, the bike is still running pretty RICH and you can smell the fuel from the exhaust, once i get a tune-up with a powercommander im sure the gas milage will be better....
i cant say for sure about hwy/city milage because i do a mix of both...but i can say that i average 32 miles per gallon and when the fuel light comes on you usually have a good 25-30 miles to go based on my calculations....thats the safe number of miles id consider going without more fuel....when the fuel light comes on and i fill up shortly after, i usually end up having to put in 3.95 gallons of 93 octane
i manage to get just over 120 miles per "tank" of gas
the slipper clutch im new to, but shifting from 150mph down to 50 mph is very smooth, there arent any noises other than the typical whine you get from the engine braking...
ive had a small issue with the "fly by wire" i assume, its not a terrible problem, its only happened 3 times since ive had the bike and im sure its some small bug that will eventually get worked out, i went to crack open the throttle while getting onto the hwy and the bike did nothing for a second then started and stopped for a split second then just took off like it had gasoline rubbed on its raw ass.....
the bike is insane, easy to handle around corners, tires grip the road without any problems whatsoever, when i can muster up the balls, ill wheelie the bike and report on how easy/hard it was to bring up with the slipper clutch
im not scared just worried ill drop the bike doing something stupid....but im sure that will fade in time right :rock lol......any questions? my bike is broke in and ive topped her out....no more baby time for this bike thats for sure.....im 100% satisfied that i bought the 2007 yamaha r1.....i wouldnt trade it in for any other bike at this moment....
did i mention it turns alot of heads? every where i go people ask what bike it is, what year, if they can take a picture of it with their kids...girls in deep ellum want to sit on it yada yada...what more could you ask for in a badass sportbike?
