joolsmi16
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 09:12 PM |
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looking at an r1
Hi all, going to look / buy an 1999/2000 R1 next weekend so looking for tips of known problems to watch out for?
Cheers
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austin man
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 09:25 PM |
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all have problems going backwards lol
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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r1_pete
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 09:35 PM |
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Pretty bullet proof really, clutch release bearings / primary gear shaft bearings can get noisy if oil is neglected, noise goes away when you pull the
clutch.
Some tick like tapets from the top left - nowt to worry about, mines done it from new.
Head bearing wear, wheelies are so easy, but hard landings are even easier.
General signs of accident damage on a bike 10 years old, and botched wiring, some will have had more than one alarm fitted.
Alternator stators can fail, but unless you take a multimeter not easy to check, lights on, they should brighten when you lift off tickover, if they
dont suspect a charging fault....
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 09:39 PM |
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r1
cheers good advice hopefully I'll get a good one.
Jools
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BigFaceDave
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 09:51 PM |
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Be very careful on your first ride too! Even if you have had fast bikes before, when I went from a tuned zx6r to a R1 it felt like being shot out of a
gun and sitting on the bullet! Even a innocent sneeze can send the front straight up and you straight over the speed limit.
Also I have known the back to try to step out under heavy acceleration at this time of year even on dry roads, and as always check steering head
bearings as anyone who claims that they have never had the front up is almost certainly lying!
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 30/10/09 at 10:43 PM |
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r1
thanks for your warning Iam going from a cbr600 so I'll take it easy....
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lsdweb
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| posted on 31/10/09 at 10:33 AM |
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Jools
I know of a really nice R1 in Llanelli if you're still looking?
One of the orginal 1998 4XV Models.
Very close to standard condition - only mods are double bubble screen, crash bobins and Harris rear hugger.
150 bhp/170kg - no form of engine restriction in lower gears (as later R1's had). Massively fast.
29,000miles, taxed and MOT'd until next summer. Very good condition.
£2500 ono
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Triggerhappy
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| posted on 31/10/09 at 10:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by joolsmi16
Hi all, going to look / buy an 1999/2000 R1 next weekend so looking for tips of known problems to watch out for?
Cheers
Hi, the 2000 and 2001model has improved oiling of cam´s...98-01 is as people earlier said pretty bulletproof...BUT!
2nd gear can be prone to jump out of gear...an small 1£ spring is ususally the cause...but it´s an hell to get in to it if your not pretty smart with
the spanners.
Another issue is oil consumption! If you use the bike hard it will suck oil in at an pretty high rate, and new commers to these R1´s should also
know that oil lamp is for level not pressure...so are you a bit below perfect oil level and run high rpm´s the oil lamp are prone to lit up.
And again...an 10year old sport bike...have an good look for any signs of crashes on frame etc...check steering stops etc.
Im from Sweden, so im escused...The Muppet drummer for president!!
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