2000 Yamaha R1

[Briggs]

hey guys, have been riding this as my daily driver but now with the skyline coming along i'm wanting to get something a bit more corner/track focused (would consider swap/trade with post 05 600's or 675).

I bought the bike as a show build half finished. didn't have any lights, fairings, etc. just a frame, engine and wheels. I built it up with all new quality parts including:

new headlight and mount

new fairings

new screen

custom paint on tank

stomp grips

pazzo levers

braided lines

quality led indicators

tinted screen

new stator

iridium plugs

new oil/filter, etc

gp look alike pipe (will try take a pic and send tomorrow)

kerker exhaust

I also had the bike checked over by evolution yamaha in epping to make sure there was nothing wrong with it, this included checking the motor and having the forks resealed and set up for my weight (100kg). the bike looks as new and rides brilliantly. I'm after a 600 as I had been riding a 2 stroke rgv250 for the last 5 years before this and miss the pure experience of cornering hard, the r1 does as well as any other litre bike but I find they all seem to carry a bit more weight into the corner and make it a little harder to get out cleanly. that being said, in a straight line it's a real thrill, I had the front lift on me in first, second and third yesterday, couldn't help but smile.

so that's the good, there are only a couple of things worth mentioning in terms of bad - the forks have a slight leak in one of the legs as a result of living on a dirt road, dust gets onto the legs and if you don't clean them regularly then this will happen, something I was unaware of until recently, if necessary I can have this fixed before any transaction.

- it has done 58650 kms, the owner before me used it as his daily transport and so have I, I would cover about 600 kms a week on this getting to and from work. the real problems with high kilometer bikes is that they get thrashed after sitting around without proper warm up and over time this kills them, that is not the case here, the bike has been used responsibly and routinely checked. I have changed the filter and oil every 2 thousand kms which comes around pretty often, and have had no drama's.

asking $9000 ono

regards, Paul

Whittlesea, VIC

0408 302 517

please email or call me with any questions, [email protected]

Edited May 9, 2010 by Briggs

[Briggs]

bump, any serious offers considered guys. comes with RWC and reg till sept 2010. also has an HID setup on the left side.