Washed my bike and preparing a phone holder:

 

Washed my bike and preparing a phone holder:

What is that Yamaha hiding back there?

 

your bike looks great!

 

see signature

 

First 200mls is done. A lot salt on the road.

 

Talk to me when you hit 40k miles ok.

 

should be over 2 years maybe its a commuter so

 

Nice. How many miles on your R1?

 

41000mls

 

Nice work. Mind if i get a better look at that R1? Are you on the R1 forum?

 

yes :

noob and found my r1

hi all, I am new to this forum and looking for a 2007/2008 R1 How can someone distinct a 4V or a 5V engine? Which is better to buy and what to look out for?

www.r1-forum.com

 

Got my exhaust brace correctly installed:

 

Trial and error with softbags:

 

So I rewelded the engine brace again due bad weld, because this brace was originally for a MT07 I had to grind all the powdercoating off. Its a p.i.t.a. and didnt go well. Had to redo it.

Now its working:

Note: I didnt let the bike fall I just layed it carefully down to see if the weld would break.

 

Bought pylons to practice Gymkhana on the parking lot.

 

That has to be one of the toughest MT-03s on the planet.

 

Come to Europe or search driving school pictures. All bikes from Driving schools are fitted with these protection parts.

And of course with gymkhana it is needed as you will fall somewhere.

Sample:

Note: White ER6N is used for Driving school and Gymkhana.

 

Getting good fuel consumption after a few weeks commuting:

4.39L/100km
53.58MPG US
64.35MPG UK

At 7.56$ / US Gallon just over the border in Belgium
or 8.50$ / US Gallon in Netherlands

Pretty good for the fuel prices here.

I need to overtake a lot sometimes cost me fuel but, the fun is there.

 

I had a long ride yesterday with 32F and found a good big empty parking spot for training gymkhana.

 

Forget about the parking lot my friend. Go out on the freeway and give Norweigian cagers what for!

 

So I modded my license plate light was a pita but, I did it. Never remove the tail clips and screws anymore:

I also washed my bike its again free of salt.

 

Had some pillon fun yesterday and a lot of fog tonight. Getting fuel and driving in the fog:

Had very good fuel consumption this week:

4.171 L /100km
56.393 MPG US
67.73 MPG UK

 

Nice work! That is good mileage. Ive been getting about 46mpg. How are you liking the bike so far? More nimble then your R1?

 

about the same as in weight.

 

👍

 

Mine mt03 370lbs empty.

R1 403lbs

 

Notice any other differences between the two?

 

Power of course (42 vs 190hp crank), leaning (naked vs Supersport).

just 2mm throttle is enough on the R1 meanwhile on the MT03 fully loaded is WOT only option sometimes.