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Old 09-30-2009, 10:02 AM   #21
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lack of power and the extreme amount of heat on the legs. their internal search engine wont do two character searches so its difficult to find specific threads
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Old 09-30-2009, 10:51 AM   #22
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The heat is INSANE, I mean really hot!!! I could not wait to get back on my own bike. And this was on an overcast 70 degree day on the shaded blueridge parkway.
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Old 09-30-2009, 11:01 AM   #23
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The heat on my 07 was a bit much too until I switched out the exhaust. I still have stock exhaust BUT the cats were deleted...race baffles installed in the cans and wrapped in a sheet of carbon fiber plus the exhaust has been coated in a ceramic heat treatment.

It sounds and feels much better now....much better.
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Old 09-30-2009, 11:02 AM   #24
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The heat is INSANE, I mean really hot!!! I could not wait to get back on my own bike. And this was on an overcast 70 degree day on the shaded blueridge parkway.
if you would of shifted out of first you might not of had those problems
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Old 09-30-2009, 11:03 AM   #25
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Heat from my exhaust was bad but when I switched to water / water wetter it was considerably better.

The new R1 is my fave literbike, too bad I only ride middleweights.
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Old 09-30-2009, 11:58 AM   #26
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if you would of shifted out of first you might not of had those problems
It's hard on the parkway not to be in 1st gear on that thing given the speed limits, heck even 2nd gear is a herky jerky affair. But on other roads it does not matter the heat continues to roast from that freaking exhaust.
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Old 09-30-2009, 12:44 PM   #27
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Just made a thread comparing/reviewing the 09 r1 to my Cbr.....
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Old 09-30-2009, 01:48 PM   #28
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Even though it's ugly, the R1 is suppose to be one badass mother fucker, which is a big plus. The cbr is suppose to be better for street riding though, so you got to choose whats important.
Badass?
Is that why it finished last in most track tests?

It is ugly, and it does not sound half as good as I thought it would.
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Old 09-30-2009, 01:53 PM   #29
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Badass?
Is that why it finished last in most track tests?

It is ugly, and it does not sound half as good as I thought it would.
well behind 600s in some of them
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