I've bought a new bike!

Well, after two months of TL1000R ownership, including one trackday, I came to the conclusion that a V twin with a bad attitude and 'interesting' handling really was not for me. So, I went back to the dealer and he agreed to take it back for only £200 less than I paid - and i'd put all the standard kit back on too, which he was fine about, so I kept over £200 worth of stuff (cans, aftermarket seat unit, screen, TRE etc)to put on eBlag ;)

Anyway, I test rode the bike below and just had to have it - it's utterly wonderful in every way. I've been caning it around Wiltshire all day and I just cannot fault it - brakes are unbelievable, handling is sublime, it looks great and the power - wow! Hard on the gas in either 3rd or 4th and the front's going light and the bars are flapping! Mucho fun. It's a 2003 bike with a personal 'R1 ***' plate, it's got a carbon fibre and titanium Akrapovic exhaust, double bubble, colour coded undertray and tail tidy, braided lines, crash bungs, hugger and seat cover and only 11,000 miles on the clock. I don't think it ever saw rain until I got caught out today in what felt like a monsoon (in cargo trousers, I got soaked through!). As far as performance figures so I believe it has 150 - 155bhp and weighs 175kg.

http://www.davidhambly.co.uk/albums/...on/R1Front.jpg
http://www.davidhambly.co.uk/albums/...ion/R1Rear.jpg


Dave

now that is very very very sexy!

Nice looking bike! Even though you got it dirty, it's still considerably cleaner than mine is after the torrential downpour I had on the way home from work yesterday!

Nice bike, great colour :)

Thanks lads :)

Another R1....grrrrr
Nice bike fella

very nice

are you the new site serial bike owner then dave?

LOL. I owned my ZX7R for two years, but TLR really was an evil handling piece of crap! I've wanted an R1 since they released it in '98 - I was a 19yo college student at the time and my friends and I would gaze at them in awe, saying 'one day.... one day, ill own one of those'. Well that one day was Saturday, and I couldn't be happier! :) This one's a keeper.

happy days

i'm not jealous........honestly grrrr

You lucky ........

I cant write the next bit as my computer has a program that stops the use of rude or anatomically impossible surgestions!! .... but you get the drift!! ::) ;) ::)

hehehe. I've been starting to get used to it now, and I don't panic every time it shakes it's head (a lot). Sadly i've not seen over 160mph yet, I keep catching up to vehicles that were previously miiiiiiiiiiiiiles away. LOL

on private roads obviously 8-)

Oh of course!

Ish.

;)

had a look at this today, very very nice bike mate :D

Thanks buddy, glad you approve :) hehe. It's more bike than i'll ever need, but that's never a bad thing, eh! ;)