Only a small change.....
BRC says... Oooh nice, what colour? When I was bringing the T/ace home last weekend, I was chatting at Squires Cafe to a bloke from Harrogate who vaguely knows you. The conversation was about 2004 R1s, and he mentioned he'd seen you out on Acklams demo bike. He liked the look of it so arranged a test ride as well. He reckoned their bike is restricted in some way, cos he couldn't get it to rev above 7K, which I thought was very strange. Have fun with the new toy -- Lozzo : The anti-Timo YZF1000R, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3 BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
<G> It's a black and grey one mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Gotta run the sodding thing in tho, so we're taking a few trips out and about this weekend to rack up a few miles. Paul has my old blue one for now.
I took it out a couple of days after it came into the shop (rude not to an' all that) ANd of course I just had to take it down to Squires and have a decent play. I told Paul (Acklams boss) that I'd bring it back in a couple of hours ;o) Well, it was only just over when I took it back and we had quite a bit of interest from the guys at Squires. I wanted to test ride it back to back with mine to see exactly what had been changed....its so diferent to mine! The riding position is narrower and higher (not a major problem for me), it felt smoother and the power delivery was faultless and revved smoothly all the way to the red line (yea yea thru the shiftv change light which was indeed ignored on the demo bike). The brakes are a lot sharper as discovered with the back end locking up beautifully ) Managed to slide the back end of smoothly round at least one corner and it felt stable and more than manageable when it was sliding. Wheelies are harder than on my 99 model, but still comes up easily and as with the '99, just as stable and smooth. Obvious power increase on the new one and getting back on the '99 I felt it was lacking somewhat (hence Paul geting the old one for the mo ;o)) Its not restricted, the shift changer light is set at 7k rpm where its 'suggested' you change up a gear.....trust me it revs freely all the way..... I will <VVGB>
BRC says... Well, the bloke did appear to be a bi^H^H^lot of a wanker tbh, I can see that it was the shift light and not a physical restriction. He was on a 2002 R1 in silver/grey wearing a black Nike puffa jacket, cargo pants and trainers, kept wibbling on about how fast he was. He soon shut up when I started looking at the squared off rear D208 with 1/2 inch chicken strips. I think I said something along the lines of "My housemate has a D207 on the rear of her CBR600, she reckons they grip well all the way to the edges, maybe you'll find out how well the 208 grips one day". This got me a wry smirk from a couple of the blokes who were hanging around the vicinity, matey finished his fag and fucked off. -- Lozzo : The anti-Timo YZF1000R, GPZ500S, CB250RS x3 BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, MIB#22, TCP#7, ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16, BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, BONY#9. Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html http://www.glfuk.com/ for MJK Leathers in the UK. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Paul was saying they've had a few suspect characters take the demo bike out, this guy may well have been one of those ;o)
You can slide around corners and pull wheelies!? Blimey, I can't slide the back end around. Are you some sort of racer / talented rider? -- Ash ([:]) UKRMFBC#8 BOTAFOT#82 BOTAFOF#41 HMC#5 FTB#0 ETV1000 Caponord RD200 http://www.theredline.co.uk "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -- Mario Andretti
Really? They teach you that sort of thing? I thought it was just safety focused stuff. -- Ash ([:]) UKRMFBC#8 BOTAFOT#82 BOTAFOF#41 HMC#5 FTB#0 ETV1000 Caponord RD200 http://www.theredline.co.uk "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -- Mario Andretti
Anyone can pull a wheelie on the R1 ;op as you well know. The 'micro-climates' in the lanes were still a bit wet. But it never felt unsure - slid out about 6" and slid the back end with the back brake a couple of times to test the roads. The built in steering damper felt a bit different to the damper on the '99 R1. It feels fantastic and just so sure footed. I've never been a particlularly slow rider, but Pauls the more talented of the two of us.
Well Pauls the advanced observer, but I could never admit to the IAM condoning my sort of behaviour - ahhh, that'll be why I'm not an observer then......
You've clearly never been part of Harrogate Advanced then...not that we would ever do anything not condoned by the IAM, of course, no never, every, really.
I shall have to get some riding tips from you next time we're on a ride-out together then. Now that I've got a helmet cam I could even record your sliding and wheelies so that I can practice afterwards. -- Ash ([:]) UKRMFBC#8 BOTAFOT#82 BOTAFOF#41 HMC#5 FTB#0 ETV1000 Caponord RD200 http://www.theredline.co.uk "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -- Mario Andretti
