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  1. 04-24-2005, 06:11 AM #1
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    Default Went ahead and did it again ...

    Bought a 02 R1 yesterday. Too good of a deal to pass up. Never wrecked, never wheelied, Micron CF high mount already on it, Fabre. screen, flush mounts, undertail, etc. VERY cheap. Only catch is that the bike has 8k miles on it.

    5 min after committing to buy it, I went ahead and called to get a set of Marchesini wheels, a new pari of Metzler M1's, SS sprocket, Brembo brake kit, and GPR damper - all for very, very cheap. Only need the 02 R1 GPR bracket and the R1 mounting brackets for the Brembos. Hope to have all of the parts by next weekend and on a week after that. I'm going to repaint the Marchesini's a different color first.

    Now for the downside: I spent my extra car money on the extras for the bike, so can't get all of the toys for my car this year. Instead of Tein coilvers, I have to get H&R springs, instead of my Xenarc 700, I have to stick with my Pioneer, etc. Luckily, I already have the car's repainting paid for, so I will still get the outside together this year. But no new motor or performance items this year for it. Had to make a trade-off.
    As a side note, I'm also in the doghouse with my wife, but is that a downside or is that normal?
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  2. 04-24-2005, 08:17 AM #2
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    congrats....sounds like you really threw down alot of money on a bunch of aftermarket parts....why do you want to paint the wheels those?
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  3. 04-25-2005, 06:10 AM #3
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    They are black right now, not the original gold. I'll strip them down and repaint them back to the original color.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David88vert
    They are black right now, not the original gold. I'll strip them down and repaint them back to the original color.


    ahhhh....after reading your post, I was like I want some wheels too! then I saw the price tag and I guess it was a nice dream.........
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  5. 04-25-2005, 04:44 PM #5
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    I got hooked up by a friend of mine. He just bought some CF Dymags for his R1, I'm getting his old leftover sh1t ..... :-)

    I attached photos of his new wheels.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David88vert
    I got hooked up by a friend of mine. He just bought some CF Dymags for his R1, I'm getting his old leftover sh1t ..... :-)

    I attached photos of his new wheels.

    those are pretty nice, but I still like Marchesini wheels better....which model wheels are you getting?

    I wouldnt mind a set of these



    sorry for the smooshed pic, but you get the picture....
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  7. 04-25-2005, 10:11 PM #7
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    These are the wheels. They are coming off this bike and going on mine. Just the plain 5 spokes.

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    hey, those are hot too! I just like the multi spoke myself....

    so your gonna paint them bronze or gold?
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  9. 04-26-2005, 05:28 PM #9
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    The original gold.
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  10. 04-30-2005, 09:55 AM #10
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    Pic of the bike.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails -r1-jpg  
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  11. 04-30-2005, 10:23 AM #11
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    very, very nice man. Your bike is my bikes Daddy Ride safe!
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    r7 (drool)
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    i want an r6 bad......i guess i shouldnt settle for another gsxr.....get what i really want
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    I drove an r6 and even though I have more hp then the bike, MAN it was so fun to drive and it wheelies soooooooo easy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nizmo240
    I drove an r6 and even though I have more hp then the bike, MAN it was so fun to drive and it wheelies soooooooo easy.
    sooo right
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    hmm, I don't have any wheelie problems with the R1 .... must be a throttle control issue..... :-P

    However, Sung has problems keeping the front wheel down on his R1.
    http://www.atlmotors.com/videos/wheelie1.wmv
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  17. 05-03-2005, 10:57 PM #17
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    Looks sweet
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    good lookin bike david...just watch out for them pleasantdale potholes
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    and white cadillacs
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