While reading the latest issue of Sport Rider I saw a letter in the Mail Box section that you guys (and myself) will find interesting. A reader named Bill Parker commented that he put 288,000 miles on his '99 R1. He finally had to change a shim at the 160,00 mile mark. During ownership, he spent more on tires than on the bike itself, let alone chains, oil, etc.
He also mentioned that he had a '95 and a '97 YZF1000R, although I believe he meant to say '95 FZR1000. The FZR1000 was here in the states until '95, its last year. I had one and loved it. After that, in '96, the YZF1000R (Thunderace) came out.
Anyway, I know that this might not be that impressive to many of you guys, including me, but it seems that every other month or so, a guy posts up a thread asking about miles and longevity of the R1. I'm convinced that there's no reason that the R1 shouldn't go 100,000+ miles with absolute ease. Obviously the harder you ride it, the more important and frequent maintenance becomes, but that's to be expected.
Take your R1 and ride it. Maintain it according to the manual and you're good to go. BTW, I bet all of us are more anal about maintenance than the OEM maintenance schedule, so we're ahead of the game right off the bat.
Cheers all!
He also mentioned that he had a '95 and a '97 YZF1000R, although I believe he meant to say '95 FZR1000. The FZR1000 was here in the states until '95, its last year. I had one and loved it. After that, in '96, the YZF1000R (Thunderace) came out.
Anyway, I know that this might not be that impressive to many of you guys, including me, but it seems that every other month or so, a guy posts up a thread asking about miles and longevity of the R1. I'm convinced that there's no reason that the R1 shouldn't go 100,000+ miles with absolute ease. Obviously the harder you ride it, the more important and frequent maintenance becomes, but that's to be expected.
Take your R1 and ride it. Maintain it according to the manual and you're good to go. BTW, I bet all of us are more anal about maintenance than the OEM maintenance schedule, so we're ahead of the game right off the bat.
Cheers all!
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