Chad and Britt's '16 Matte Grey R3

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Chad

Discussion Starter · Apr 19, 2016

Figured I'd make a build thread. Picked her up from the dealer, brandy new.

My wife has been wanting a sportsbike for awhile. We recently decided nows a good time to buy. I research alot of starter bikes for us both, and the R3 came in on the top of the list. Originally, we wanted black. But I saw the Matte Grey online and fell in love. Found one that came into a dealer the day before. I immediately put my name on it, and picked it up later in the week.

Thus far, we enjoy it!

Mods:
Notta, she's a clean slate.

To Do List:
Fender Eliminator
Louder Exhaust (for safety, most likely coffman)
LED plug and play running lights and turn signals.

Pics below.

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R3monster

· #2 · Apr 19, 2016

Nice dude, welcome to the forum.

Ride safe

By the way the blue R3 is faster lol

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Capitalview

· #3 · Apr 19, 2016

Put tires on the top of that mod list. That is more important than an exhaust if you are thinking about safety.

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Chad

Discussion Starter · #4 · Apr 19, 2016

R3monster said:
Nice dude, welcome to the forum.

Ride safe

By the way the blue R3 is faster lol

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

Blue is always faster!

Capitalview said:
Put tires on the top of that mod list. That is more important than an exhaust if you are thinking about safety.

Meh, not like we're hooning around. I'll let them run their (6k?) mile life and upgrade to new ones. No sense throwing away sticky rubber unless they don't stick!

Capitalview

· #5 · Apr 20, 2016

Chad said:
No sense throwing away sticky rubber unless they don't stick!

They don't stick. That is why you will hear many more say the same thing I did.

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CBRpilot

· #6 · Apr 20, 2016

Chad said:
Louder Exhaust (for safety)

Yeah, like anyone believes THAT. :laugh:

Chad

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 20, 2016

CBRpilot said:
Yeah, like anyone believes THAT. :laugh:

Lol in all honesty it is. Cause when my wife rides, if people can't see her, I want them to at least HEAR her.

Brittany

· #8 · Apr 20, 2016

Chad said:
Lol in all honesty it is. Cause when my wife rides, if people can't see her, I want them to at least HEAR her.

Sure... Blame it on me

You just want a louder exhaust. :x

Phanuel

· #9 · Apr 20, 2016

The stock tires are pretty shocking. When you get some wheel slide in a mild lean while gently but firmly applying throttle, that'll be your wake up call.

And the exhaust thing... bought a bike with an R77 full system on it, took it off this weekend and it's so much nicer to ride. It's just annoyingly loud with good earpro in and nobody in front of you is going to hear it anyhow. It'll just fatigue you on long distances.

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xorbe

· #10 · Apr 20, 2016

Phanuel said:
The stock tires are pretty shocking. When you get some wheel slide in a mild lean while gently but firmly applying throttle, that'll be your wake up call.

This is exactly what got me. I have DRII in my garage, waiting for bike stands.

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CBRpilot

· #11 · Apr 20, 2016

Brittany said:
Sure... Blame it on me You just want a louder exhaust. :x

Hahahaha, I knew it. A little "honesty" is refreshing these days! You go, girl. 0

Capitalview

· #12 · Apr 20, 2016 (Edited)

Phanuel said:
And the exhaust thing... bought a bike with an R77 full system on it, took it off this weekend and it's so much nicer to ride. It's just annoyingly loud with good earpro in and nobody in front of you is going to hear it anyhow. It'll just fatigue you on long distances.

^^^^This!

I drove a squad car for many years. Only rarely do people hear the siren when coming up from behind. ****, even when next to some people they wouldn't hear it.

With motorcycle riding you need to pay attention to, literally, everything that is going on around you. Unless you are running a full race exhaust (most limit sound to 103db anyways) the tires are a much better safety investment. Well, besides good gear!

Get safety vests that go over your jacket and a headlight that flashes during the day.

Chad

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 20, 2016

Guess i'll start researching some good tires for when these wear in some.

SharperB

· #14 · Apr 22, 2016

Chad said:
Guess i'll start researching some good tires for when these wear in some.

Luckily there's plenty of threads in here that discuss this

there's a few good videos on YouTube as well! Be careful, you'll be there for awhile hah.

RubenAlonzo

· #15 · May 10, 2016

Beautiful bike, im thinking of getting a blue/silver '16 this week, dunno yet.

Chad

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 10, 2016

RubenAlonzo said:
Beautiful bike, im thinking of getting a blue/silver '16 this week, dunno yet.

Thanks! Just took it out for a ride today after work. Grabbed some more pics.

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freewheelin76

· #17 · May 30, 2016

Nice pics. Especially that first one with the GSD. I'll have to post up some pics of our Gray 2016 when the mods are done. Maybe I can get my two GSD's to sit still for a half second. I'm waiting on TST for the red halo flush mounts for the front. Should be pretty badass. Shorty clutch levers in the front (Black holder, Gray lever and red adjuster) Fender eliminator installed last week and lowered the front. waiting on lowering links for the back (she's 5'2"). Much more to do.

Chad

Discussion Starter · #18 · Jun 7, 2017

Been a long time since I updated. Bought a bunch of stuff off TST. Fender eliminator, front turn signals, intigrated tail light. Should have it on by this weekend with pictures.

Also bought my wife her own bike now. '14 Ninja 300.

AesonVirus

· #19 · Jun 8, 2017

Chad said:
Been a long time since I updated. Bought a bunch of stuff off TST. Fender eliminator, front turn signals, intigrated tail light. Should have it on by this weekend with pictures.

Also bought my wife her own bike now. '14 Ninja 300.

Hey Chad... welcome back! Been a long while. Glad to see you're still enjoying the R3.

Chad

Discussion Starter · #20 · Jun 8, 2017

AesonVirus said:
Hey Chad... welcome back! Been a long while. Glad to see you're still enjoying the R3.

Howdy! It's been a good little bike so far. Glad to see we finally have decent riding weather in Ma. Tires are starting to wear in, and i've noticed their "grip" is alot worse than new. This will probably be the last few month of riding for them. Gonna get new tires installed this upcoming winter.

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