Dropped it off today . Brandnew box going in. They are replacing both shafts as well. Old box will be a spare . Good time to add fancy slipper clutches . They were on with brandnew 0 miles bikes whilst I was there
My pal just slipped a nova in for free (labour) and keeping the other one for spares, this bike going to be a little special though.... You'll love it when it's done daz. Uber trick
That's a great idea . I actually asked about whilst I was there and they said no problem. Is the nova box sorted then? Heard rumours it was still being made and they were doing a close ratio one . Tell me more about his r1 Jimbo
Guessing so, his is being built at mo but not finished until jan.... Pal I race with, top of head spec: 3 x sets wheels full brembo discs Ketch dds shock and internals Kit ecu Some Bsb data logging thingy Lightech rear sets, chain adjusters and bits and bobs Full gb protection Brembo rcs Hpk's Harris modified swing arm Full akra ti system Nova box Sbk subframe 2 x crc fairings All on a brand new bike....The list is endless mate.... Not bad for a club hack
Interesting. The engine must just drop straight out I suppose, and the rest of the bike remain untouched. When they took the motor out of my Triumph they had to take the whole bike apart starting with taking the back wheel out, front wheel off, swinging arm off........Never seen such a mess !
Looks like there's another R1 recall. This time its over a possible risk of fire due to a faulty oil delivery pipe O-ring that could cause oil to leak on to the exhaust, and became a possible fire risk. http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle...1-and-r1ms-recalled-over-fire-risk/30614.html
I would be sending my back , always worth waiting a year always happens including cars and different brands, it's how it's dealt with is the difference and the dealer that is doing the work.
I don't really give a sh*t, as long as they fix it, my mate takes his engine out every winter and rebuilds it, he's never had a problem
Just gives it more hype and of course saves costs so a good idea otherwise dealers could get stuck with them if they were over produced but also would take away the exclusive appeal of the model and keep 2nd hand prices high,
My local Honda dealer Craigs have one with only 3 miles on the clock £17995 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-YAMAHA-YZF-R1M-R1-M-2015-MY-ONLY-3-Miles-Massive-savings-/252222229465
At least Yamaha have the balls to do a recall. The gearbox on my £24k Ducati 1098R failed at around 120mph when approaching Druids at Brands Hatch back in 2009. Ducati knew they had a problem with the gearbox but have failed to do a recall, instead they just waited for gearboxes to fail which only predominantly happens when the bike was pushed extremely hard on track. As most Ducati owners don't push the envelop due to age and capability the number of gearbox failures have been fairly low.
