Welcome aboard man. YES !..ahem.....I mean...yes...your project will be of interest to us. Do please post pics of your adventures. :thumbup

 

Damn Carbon Junkie! :hammer: :lol

 

Beautiful bit of carbon work there, very nice indeed.

Why are you sticking with the stock motor if I may ask? Especially if it's going to be a track bike...







Steve, put that away, it's disgusting in public... :lol

 

The stock motor is just about enough for me at the minute.
Just moved up from a 151bhp GSXR 750 so the extra horses and torque feel adequate.
I was at Brno a couple of weeks back and for the first time in 6 months of riding the R1 I actually thought a little more power would be sweet.
Bloody S1000's make most bikes look slow!!!
That said I am looking at buying a Phase One endurance R1 with a gas flowed head, kit valves, kit cams and kit head gasket which is allegedly making close to 190bhp.
I am seriously thinking about using Phase One bike as the recipient for all of the carbon loveliness.
The beauty of a stock motor is that they dont need to refreshed as often.
I had a supersport 675 which made 140bhp and required a refresh every 1,200 miles at £2400 a pop. Made for expensive riding.
Bottom line is I am not making a living out of riding, just enjoying it

 

Hellz ya, share it with us

 

I don't even want to ask the price for that awesomeness.

 

No I don't want to see any progress or pics :fact


It depresses the hell out of me seeing all these goodies I can't afford :lol


Welcome to the Forum by the way :hellobye

 

Hells yes!!!!
Wait til Steve sees this thread. He'll be on it like a fly on stink. I'd love to end up with something similar. My list for completion includes a FTR swinger, DD Moto carbon monocoque tail and a full set of 666 WSBK bodywork. It will take a few years to accomplish all that. I'd like to get the motor massaged a little too but nothing so drastic it decreases reliability. Can't wait to see your progress. You should check out 'Canes' build.

 

but nothing so drastic it decreases reliability.

A properly tuned motor increases reliability...

Has anyone told Steve about this thread or is he still in the loo after seeing that subframe? :crash

 

your bike is def gonna be an awesome machine that is for sure

 

Sounds great....:thumbup

Enjoy & welcome.....:fork

 

Damn I love that color scheme with the wheels. Every time I see your posts, I want to come steal it. :rock

 

You're British then?

 

Yeah for my sins....
Thats why I need to travel to deepest darkest europe to get some good track time

 

Well this is a better reception than I anticipated.
Now I know that I am amongst similarly minded people you might as well have a look at the subframe from all angles....... Yeah work it baby, the camera loves you

 

That subframe is pure sex - look forward to seeing the build as it progresses!

 

Its a pretty crappy image but this is the under seat tank

 

Subscribed! :corn

Welcome to the forum.

 

Awesome build man, :bow Keep the pics of the progress comming! Welcome:hellobye

 

You do know the current R1 went away from the mid tank design.

 

:fact

 

nice project!!!!

 

I'd presume the OP has a UK bike, so no need for the ECU mod.

 

Awesome build! Can't wait to see more progress! :thumbup

 

It's a cool bit of kit, I'm just informing, not judging.

 

Sorry fella, I just get all precious about my project
To be quite honest with you, you could strap a sack of potatoes anywhere on the bike and I wouldnt feel the centre of gravity move!
Also just heard news that Yamaha are pulling out of WSBK next year, tragedy man!!!!!!

 

Pretty much sucks. Then again, look what happened after ducati pulled out....

 

I hope you are right. Checa seems to be doing alright on that "satellite" ducati.
Only problem is that there are only two R1s on the grid so a full get out would not affect the running that much.
Can only assume yamaha's financial situation is to blame, bottom line is WSBK sells motorbikes and getting out makes no sense.
I'll miss those fugly R1's (and Melandri's missus)

 

Hey Simon. Welcome to the forum and an awesome start to what will definitely be an amazing machine. I know Nick very well and his stuff is the best. I also got to talk some with Mark at Phase one, (great guy also) that is a steal on that R1 they have. Are you planning on buying the bike then parting what you don't need. It would be a very good investment for what it already has on it.

Sorry for chiming in so late. I was just now able to get on the PC at work. This is a great thread and everyone and their dog...er...uh...cat :crash was sending me a link to find it.

Marcaztls is a good contact to have, and if you need any more, PM me and I might know of a few more guys that can help you out.

 

Holy smoke it's a small world.
Thanks for the kind offer of support which I will no doubt need at some point.
Luckily I also have a good friend in the Swan Yamaha BSB team who should be useful when I get stuck. Those guys are running last years WSBK R1s too
I will update the post as the parts arrive to keep it interesting, it's nice to see the momentum the thread has gained already.

 

I don't think melandri will be going anywhere, he's a hoss.

 

Whoa. That's smoother than banana pudding!

 

Every one loves a thread with a bit of unobtanium!

 

:fact

 

Gathering pace....

Its been a while but the parts are starting to filter through now.....
I will post images as the parts arrive that way there will be some momentum behind the thread.
The first parts for your delectation are the side panels.....

The quality & depth of the lacquer has to be seen to be believed!!!

I am expecting the upper fairing at the end of this week, so will keep you posted.