What do you guys think about the Yahama R1? I'm just itching to get a crotch rocket and I have heard some good things about the R1, plus they make it in a sweet silver/black color scheme.

 

Looks very nice. Must be fast too. I want one myself!

 

I see you are wise enough to own a blue oval but when it comes to bikes there is only one way to ride...red.

Hope this works, it is my first time trying to post a pic on a post.

 

How can I past a pic from my documents in the body of the post like the pic of that slick R1??

 

Nevermind. That site is garbage. There is no way to make that work. I dont know why. Sorry, i tried.

 

I had a r6 last year and really liked it.

I am going with a 600 gsx-r in the candain Blue and silver color this year.

 

The R1 is an awesome bike! Most of my friends ride R6s, and I would not mind having a R1 myself; but if it is your first bike you may want to consider a used 600 before you get on one of the big guys!

 

nice pic........i just busted in my pants

you should start out with a realtively low powered bike, then work your way up to the more powerful ones. That way you won't kill yourslef.

 

As I have said in the past is Ill stick to my RC51. Ride Red !

 

Dan, thanks for the advice. I too have thought about that, but I can honestly sit here and say I have a huge amount of respect for ANY bike. I had planned on just riding it around my development,etc for a good bit of time before taking it out on the road and getting my license. I am sure once I get comfy w/ it the temptation to take off will be there, but while its not quite the same, thats what I got my Lightning for! We shall see, but I think this R1 is just too nice for me to pass up even if I should probably "crawl before I walk" as the saying goes.

 

99RedVW,

i don't speak from experience, but thats what everyone tells me. I've got a few friends who have/or had bikes. There's probably nothing wrong with getting a really fast one right off the bat. As long as you play it safe, its all good.

I'd like to get a bike someday. (when i can afford it, which is probably never). Nothing really fast, just something to mess around with.

 

If it's a first bike, your going to put it down, no matter what it is. it would be better to learn how to drop a previously dropped 600, and later sell it to the next squid, for what you bought it for, than to drop a brand spankin new R1

 

MRBBQ...your probably right, although I have a good amount of friends who started out on the level of R1's,etc w/ no riding experience and never dropped it, they were just careful and lucky I guess. I think no matter what I have this R1 in my mind, lol. But I am sure if I get it and it is dropped I will be wishing it was some used 600 and not a nice new R1 !!!

 

oh man. one of my fellow co-workers just got one of these sick bikes.. they are insane! Im not into bikes too much but seeing this thing up close and personal today made me want one. he has a silver one too

 

good luck with the R1, respect it and watch out for the blue ovals and bowties. it's a sweet bike, but i'm shopping for something, my old back can handle, but still has a little bit of "ouumphh", like this