First stretched & chrome and now fur . . . has rorlow lost it :hammer:
If you look beneath the fur it really is a worthy bike, congrats on July BOTM mate, and a special thanks for helping so many members with bits from the UK and tech advise, that's what the forum is about :bow
The Furry Fury
Hope fully some of you may enjoy a giggle at my bike.
It?s a 2003 5PW model, I bought it as the second owner in ?05 and it was completely standard, with just over 7k miles on it.
It?s been constantly evolving ever since, and it always will be. It now has 35k+ smiles on it and it?s been one hell of an experience with it.
Okay, so I?ll start with the most obvious, the fur. I first did it to my previous bike, a Sukuzi TL1000S, years ago when I did a local charity Easter Egg run to a kids hospice just to give them something to laugh at and be interested in. It went down pretty well with them and the other riders so I left it on and when I got my R1 everyone asked when I was going to fur that. So I did and it?s ?stuck? ever since, getting changed once a year for a fresh coat. Always tiger print. As long as it provokes a reaction, good or bad, I?m happy and hopefully a few people will look long enough to see past it and notice the bike underneath.
I am a bike mechanic and my main interest is understandably engines and making them a little better. So that?s where the majority of my effort and concentration has gone into with this bike. Some of you may have noticed a thread I started on this forum back in ?06 when I first started work on the motor and it?s been growing ever since. I wouldn?t recommend even attempting to read it through now, it?s quite large, and most of the contributors, myself included have learnt tons during the passing years so most of the early information is largely defunct. The regulars are very much still working on their bikes along with me, and they do their best to answer questions etc. I'm massively proud of the thread and all who contribute on it. Great bunch.
My primary goal was to see how much I could get out of the engine with my own efforts and as small a budget as possible, not wanting to throw expensive parts like cams, pistons, rods etc. at it besides the obvious exhaust/fuel adjustment mods that are arguably must-haves. Up until fairly recently that?s largely the way the motor work has gone but now I?ve reached the limit of my skills/knowledge so it?s had some very professional input as far as headwork is concerned and I?m about to start testing an inlet camshaft which could well lead to other ?bolt on? mods. There?s also further engineering work to be carried out on the motor too.
I also understand the benefit of making a bike as practically light as possible so I have always had an eye on what could be done in that area in the hope to improve on-the-road motor performance and handling.
My work, contacts and involvement with this very forum have enabled me to source parts at prices and availability that I would never had had the opportunity without. Also advice and opinions that have proved completely invaluable. For that I thank everyone involved. I literally couldn?t have got this far without you and I hope that what I continue to do with it remains the same.
Here are some parts/specs:
Things to make it go:
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Wet weight, fully fuelled: 182kgs/401lbs
I'll continue to add pics/specs as I evolve the bike, but here's some for now - recent and not so recent. I'd love to know what you think of it
Thanks for reading :thumbup
If you look beneath the fur it really is a worthy bike, congrats on July BOTM mate, and a special thanks for helping so many members with bits from the UK and tech advise, that's what the forum is about :bow
The Furry Fury
Hope fully some of you may enjoy a giggle at my bike.
It?s a 2003 5PW model, I bought it as the second owner in ?05 and it was completely standard, with just over 7k miles on it.
It?s been constantly evolving ever since, and it always will be. It now has 35k+ smiles on it and it?s been one hell of an experience with it.
Okay, so I?ll start with the most obvious, the fur. I first did it to my previous bike, a Sukuzi TL1000S, years ago when I did a local charity Easter Egg run to a kids hospice just to give them something to laugh at and be interested in. It went down pretty well with them and the other riders so I left it on and when I got my R1 everyone asked when I was going to fur that. So I did and it?s ?stuck? ever since, getting changed once a year for a fresh coat. Always tiger print. As long as it provokes a reaction, good or bad, I?m happy and hopefully a few people will look long enough to see past it and notice the bike underneath.
I am a bike mechanic and my main interest is understandably engines and making them a little better. So that?s where the majority of my effort and concentration has gone into with this bike. Some of you may have noticed a thread I started on this forum back in ?06 when I first started work on the motor and it?s been growing ever since. I wouldn?t recommend even attempting to read it through now, it?s quite large, and most of the contributors, myself included have learnt tons during the passing years so most of the early information is largely defunct. The regulars are very much still working on their bikes along with me, and they do their best to answer questions etc. I'm massively proud of the thread and all who contribute on it. Great bunch.
My primary goal was to see how much I could get out of the engine with my own efforts and as small a budget as possible, not wanting to throw expensive parts like cams, pistons, rods etc. at it besides the obvious exhaust/fuel adjustment mods that are arguably must-haves. Up until fairly recently that?s largely the way the motor work has gone but now I?ve reached the limit of my skills/knowledge so it?s had some very professional input as far as headwork is concerned and I?m about to start testing an inlet camshaft which could well lead to other ?bolt on? mods. There?s also further engineering work to be carried out on the motor too.
I also understand the benefit of making a bike as practically light as possible so I have always had an eye on what could be done in that area in the hope to improve on-the-road motor performance and handling.
My work, contacts and involvement with this very forum have enabled me to source parts at prices and availability that I would never had had the opportunity without. Also advice and opinions that have proved completely invaluable. For that I thank everyone involved. I literally couldn?t have got this far without you and I hope that what I continue to do with it remains the same.
Here are some parts/specs:
Things to make it go:
- Headwork by Tim Radley of Race Developments
- Superfinished internals/transmission by Tim Radley of Race Developments
- APE slotted cam sprockets
- YEC valve springs
- Balanced crank
- Barnett SR-3 clutch spring conversion
- APE manual camchain tensioner
- Remote crankcase breather/filter with Krankvent
- Full Ti Akrapovic exhaust with carbon hex can
- YEC ECU
- Power Commander III USB ? mapped by Tim Radley of Race Developments
- Modified BoxR ramair airbox with custom carbon snorkel incorporated into headlights and custom filter
- Ex-BSB oversize radiator with relocated thermostat housing and Samco hoses
- Translogic quickshifter with micro gear indicator/shiftlight/lap timer display
- Renthal Ultralite front sprocket, Renthal hard anodised aluminium rear sprocket, DID ERV3 520 chain
- Standard calipers, dust seals removed
- Brembo 19 RCS radial front master cylinder
- Galfer Wave rear disc
- HEL braided steel lines
- EBC HH pads
- BST carbon rear wheel
- OZ Forged aluminium front wheel
- Ohlins 46 PRXLS rear shock
- Matris M4R speed reactive damper
- Unknown clip-ons which have faded to purple in the sun - rubbish, will be replaced
- Harris type-2 rearsets
- Most fasteners either race-spec Ti or aluminium
- Wiring loom modified to remove factory alarm, all safety/lockout switches/unnecessary wiring and include EXUP eliminator
- Carbon fairing/clock bracket
- Carbon undertray
- Carbon hugger
- Carbon front sprocket cover
- Carbon tank panels
- Carbon fairing infill panels
- Carbon mirrors
- Carbon exhaust hanger
- Carbon clutch cover protector
- R&G crash protectors/bobbins
- Pazzo levers
- Rizoma oil filler cap
- Gilles chain adjusters
- El Cheapo petrol cap, was black but nicely faded in the sun to match the fur
- Seat cowl
- Renthal dual compound grips
- LED indicators
Wet weight, fully fuelled: 182kgs/401lbs
I'll continue to add pics/specs as I evolve the bike, but here's some for now - recent and not so recent. I'd love to know what you think of it
Thanks for reading :thumbup
