Might be switching sides....
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Might be switching sides....
Welll.... Right now i have a deposite on an 05 R1 (raven).... I have had 3 gixxer 750's and im a die hard suzuki fan. But the 05 gixxer 1k is just not doing it for me.
I originaly was going to buy a clean low miled 2004 gixxer 1k.... But im too worried about how it was treated / crashed / and if that was the actual milage...
I have ridden 03-04 gixxer 1k's and i LOVE them. Very fast. But how does the R1 compare to the gixxers in power? I know they are close in HP #'s but i could of sworn the gixxer made power alot lower ???
It just feels so weird to switch to yamaha. Even tho i think R1 is the best LOOKING bike.
Any R1 riders have any comments about their bike / expieriences?
Thanks.
I originaly was going to buy a clean low miled 2004 gixxer 1k.... But im too worried about how it was treated / crashed / and if that was the actual milage...
I have ridden 03-04 gixxer 1k's and i LOVE them. Very fast. But how does the R1 compare to the gixxers in power? I know they are close in HP #'s but i could of sworn the gixxer made power alot lower ???
It just feels so weird to switch to yamaha. Even tho i think R1 is the best LOOKING bike.
Any R1 riders have any comments about their bike / expieriences?
Thanks.
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You just cant go wrong with an R1. They make about the same up top, and your right, the Suzuki makes a little more HP down low and has more TQ. But the R1 can be easliy modified to out power a Suzuki Everywhere. Look at the AMA SuperStock series. That is the mods that most people would do to their bikes and the R1's are dominating.
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Do you really have to start a thread every time you go on a ride and see a guy with no helmet on?
Does it affect you that much that some random guy 1500 miles away went and paid his own money for a 1000?
Do we really have to fight over who uses the back brake or not?
Do you have to argue over stupid pointless shit on the Internet?
Do you really have to start a thread every time you go on a ride and see a guy with no helmet on?
Does it affect you that much that some random guy 1500 miles away went and paid his own money for a 1000?
Do we really have to fight over who uses the back brake or not?
Do you have to argue over stupid pointless shit on the Internet?
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I have an R1 as well as a 2005 Busa. The R1 is a FAST bike, don't let anybody tell you different. I dropped a tooth up front and it made a considerable difference in the low end power. I have raced a couple of gsxr 1000's and won by a good bit. But you know as well as I do that rider makes a hell of alot more difference than the bike does. The new ravens look sweet, I say go for it!!
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Originally Posted by LS1ETR
Isnt there someone on here that has a raven w/ akrapovic ?
Go YAMAHA!
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Originally Posted by NCBoost
One of my friends have a 05 R1 600 miles made 138hp. gsxr's make about 10 more hp.
At 600 miles the bike really had no business being on a dyno. The motor is way too tight. It will make more power after some more miles. Either that or the dyno was reading hella low. With a few mods 150 rear wheel is easily obtainable.
Cliff, are you running the Akro map on your PCIII? Does it pop on decel? Just curious.
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