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2001 Yamaha R1
My first real track bike, it did double duty as my better half's road bike.
Spare fairings, wheels, tank and a few other bits and bobs made for a simple swap between road and track.
A valve recession issue turned into a full rebuild. and who doesn't pull something apart and put it back together without making some improvements? So in went YEC cams to complement the aftermarket ram-air box etc, which translated into some serious old skool grunt.
An Ohlins shock, steering damper and Gold Valve'd forks meant it wasn't the angry handful people would have you believe about R1's.
Spare fairings, wheels, tank and a few other bits and bobs made for a simple swap between road and track.
A valve recession issue turned into a full rebuild. and who doesn't pull something apart and put it back together without making some improvements? So in went YEC cams to complement the aftermarket ram-air box etc, which translated into some serious old skool grunt.
An Ohlins shock, steering damper and Gold Valve'd forks meant it wasn't the angry handful people would have you believe about R1's.