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Marshy

14-12-2016, 04:58 PM

I might've :whistle:

Maybe. Possibly. It could be an ugly rumour, or it could be true.

Let me see....

I bought an exhaust. An air filter. Some GB covers. Talked about suspension. Chain and sprockets. Ummm, what else? Something.... something. What was it?

Marshy

14-12-2016, 05:04 PM

Still thinking..... oh that's right!! A 2016 R1 called "WeR2" (the first one I built was WeR1). Just R2 for short.

But this one's a keeper. For a bit, anyway.

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nigelnobody

14-12-2016, 05:45 PM

Hard to tell from my phone but are they foam handgrips? very 80's

Marshy

14-12-2016, 06:33 PM

Hard to tell from my phone but are they foam handgrips? very 80's

Beautiful, aren't they?

nigelnobody

14-12-2016, 06:40 PM

Nope!
Great buy regardless enjoy Nick.

triumph

14-12-2016, 06:58 PM

Beautiful, aren't they? they look gay .

Marshy

14-12-2016, 07:48 PM

they look gay .

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

BoB

14-12-2016, 08:03 PM

Very Nice :clap:

Slow bro

14-12-2016, 08:28 PM

Very nice. Hope you get it to sound like the last one.

triumph

14-12-2016, 09:32 PM

Not that there's anything wrong with that... no . .

Marshy

14-12-2016, 09:36 PM

Very nice. Hope you get it to sound like the last one.

Maybe a touch less offensively loud........

Slow bro

15-12-2016, 09:19 AM

Maybe a touch less offensively loud........

NO, that was the best sounding R1 I've heard.

Wolfie57

15-12-2016, 11:35 AM

So the rumour I heard yesterday is true, another one has joined the R1 gang, does this mean you are no longer an Aprilia racer.........?

Marshy

15-12-2016, 03:24 PM

So the rumour I heard yesterday is true, another one has joined the R1 gang, does this mean you are no longer an Aprilia racer.........?

Nup. I love love love my Aprilia. I'm not even considering properly switching. But the thing is, after a year of development, the damn thing is absolutely perfect!! So I'm bored. I'm only really, truly happy when I'm dialling in a bike. Even though sometimes I 'hate' it, and it frustrates the hell out of me!

We all have our 'things'. Kris loves building his exotica superbike, Baddie just likes building a bike, not riding it that much. SteveM just wants a laptime. Ed pretends he rides motorcycles (although lately that's unfair, cos he's been out a lot). I like getting a new bike fully set up and dialled in.

And let's be honest; I'm heavily influenced by peer pressure.

#secretlyneverstoppedlovingyamahas #closetjorgefanboi #tuningforkforlife

Wolfie57

16-12-2016, 08:13 AM

Nup. I love love love my Aprilia. I'm not even considering properly switching. But the thing is, after a year of development, the damn thing is absolutely perfect!! So I'm bored. I'm only really, truly happy when I'm dialling in a bike. Even though sometimes I 'hate' it, and it frustrates the hell out of me!

So once you get it as good as the Aprilia then you will have a massive dilemma! You could always ride one in Unlimited/Form Oz and the other in BEARS/FX Twins.......:rockon:

Marshy

16-12-2016, 10:35 AM

So once you get it as good as the Aprilia then you will have a massive dilemma! You could always ride one in Unlimited/Form Oz and the other in BEARS/FX Twins.......:rockon:

I'd had that thought..... ;)

Kris

16-12-2016, 01:24 PM

I'd had that thought..... ;)

The thing with the Aprilia is, once you ride something else it doesnt take you long to realise the V4 is a weapon of a bike and you want to be on one again :)

Marshy

16-12-2016, 09:40 PM

I agree Kris. I'm just having a brief flight of fancy..... a fling if you will. A stormy, sordid affair!

Speaking of which, this arrived late this arvo. And no, it's not the one in pic above!

As it arrived, then a short while later:

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Ruckos87

17-12-2016, 01:38 PM

I'm just having a brief flight of fancy..... a fling if you will. A stormy, sordid affair!

Im disgusted with you..... bludge a session when it's done?[emoji57]

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Marshy

17-12-2016, 01:53 PM

Im disgusted with you..... bludge a session when it's done?[emoji57]

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I think we can manage that ;)

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Marshy

17-12-2016, 01:55 PM

Sooooooo, the steamy affair just got hotter!!

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Marshy

17-12-2016, 01:59 PM

Twins!!! Nothing hotter than hot twins together.....

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Marshy

17-12-2016, 02:13 PM

Meet WeR2 (stripped down) and Sugar on the hoist). I had visions of having Sugar on track tomorrow, but unfortunately the back wheel has a teeny ding in it. It's probably fine to ride on, but why risk it.

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The headers are a little squished too:

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R2 has both wheels damaged, no dash, no key, subframe damaged, fairing stay etc.

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Turbo

17-12-2016, 03:56 PM

Hhahaha, this is amazing!
So, you now own the same amount of Yamaha's as you do Aprilia??
Hmmmmmmm...... that's quite interesting.

Marshy

18-12-2016, 07:44 AM

I'm pretty sure I still have at least twice the number of Aprilias. But yeah, 2 Yamahahahas in 2 days is cool

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Carl-52

18-12-2016, 05:59 PM

Hope you can get those wheels straightened. they are not cheap!

Marshy

18-12-2016, 09:25 PM

Couldn't resist, so Junior swapped the headers over whilst I was playing at the track today. Then I did some work when I got home (new chain and sprockets, made up a couple of brackets, fitted some slicks) and Sugar is ready to hit the track tomorrow!!!!

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Marshy

21-12-2016, 09:40 AM

Parts delivery. Plus ordered Mupo and Woolich. And Motoholders. And EvoTech. This one should be nice.

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Simmo

21-12-2016, 09:11 PM

Marshy

21-12-2016, 09:23 PM

Front ends off both bikes to get checked by Laurie

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Marshy

24-12-2016, 06:07 AM

Rear wheels are both back from Laurie, all sorted. The front end is back too, having passed with flying colours. The front wheel is a longer term project for Dave. Not sure if it's fixable.

Santa made another early visit:

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Leezx10r

24-12-2016, 07:03 AM

That's a great gift from Santa Nick.
Looks like you ticked ever box in the woolich catalogue lol

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Ruckos87

24-12-2016, 08:19 AM

Santa made another early visit:[/IMG]

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I think I need your Santa's number. Mines struggling to be ready for next year.

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Marshy

24-12-2016, 08:58 AM

Looks like you ticked ever box in the woolich catalogue lol

I did! I just said "send me everything you've got for the R1". There's auto-blipper, auto-tune, pit limiter switch, and some stuff I don't know what it does. Looks good though!! Considering everything included, it was pretty cheap. The flash of the ecu means I don't need to get a new key, and the fuel maps and auto-tune mean I don't need to dyno tune it. So, really, I'm saving money by buying this ;)

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stevem

24-12-2016, 08:05 PM

It took me 2 years to get the hang of a quick shifter, autoblip should be interesting. Not to mention launch control.

Marshy

25-12-2016, 06:26 AM

The R1 comes standard with Launch. So it'll be interesting to see which is better. And the Launch on the Aprilia is so good, the Yammie will have to be pretty special to beat it.

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stevem

25-12-2016, 08:50 AM

Is someone on their game better than launch control do you think or are they that good?

Marshy

25-12-2016, 12:56 PM

A bit of both. For me, I could never get my old RSV4 off the line. So the LC is a revelation. But Brett starting next to me on the grid on an identical bike but without using LC, gets better starts 8 times out of 10. So it's swings and roundabouts. For me, it's the best thing ever.

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Marshy

31-12-2016, 10:59 AM

More work, and more bits arrived:

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Turbo

31-12-2016, 11:26 AM

Looks soooooo good! It's the box that really makes it :cool:

Marshy

31-12-2016, 11:27 AM

The postman is my new bestie. Mmmmmmmmmmmm shiny.

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stevem

31-12-2016, 12:31 PM

Apparently they can run a bit hot Marshy' Have you see any figures on the air flow compared to stock for the radiator guard. The oil cooler has a guard stock but they leave the radiator bare, don't know if that is for costs or any other reason.It could be like a venturi effect and speed up thru the holes, no idea.

Marshy

31-12-2016, 12:38 PM

TBH I ordered the oil cooler cover before I realised they already had one standard. Oops.

The risk of being sidelined by a hole in the radiator (like Glenn was at Pirelli at PI this year) is too high not to run a guard. Not sure about the effect on cooling..... we will see.

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Marshy

01-01-2017, 08:06 PM

God I love Evotech stuff. Works of art.

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Marshy

01-01-2017, 09:17 PM

Pesky ABS and smog gear removed. Getting the abs lines out was a ball ache.

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Ruckos87

02-01-2017, 06:59 AM

That's going to be a sweet race bike nick !!!!

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Leezx10r

02-01-2017, 09:13 AM

Love a good race bike build [emoji13][emoji13]

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Marshy

02-01-2017, 03:48 PM

Mmmmmmmm, shiny!!

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Leezx10r

02-01-2017, 05:45 PM

Great progress nick, coming along very nicely

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stevem

03-01-2017, 07:13 AM

The MUPO is good gear, I get mine tomorrow.

Marshy

03-01-2017, 11:16 AM

Build thread pics, please Steve ;)

stevem

03-01-2017, 07:15 PM

No

Build thread pics, please Steve ;)

zoidberg

04-01-2017, 05:22 AM

No

Harsh, but fair and to the point.

Marshy

21-01-2017, 07:57 PM

More new bits are arriving......

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Leezx10r

22-01-2017, 01:54 PM

Nice nick, is that a direct air intake also?

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Marshy

25-01-2017, 06:06 PM

Nice nick, is that a direct air intake also?

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Carbon fibre version of the oem (which was missing). Dash is in transit, exhaust arrived, spare rims arrived.... now I just need to put it all together!! :D

Ruckos87

25-01-2017, 06:19 PM

now I just need to put it all together!! :D
If guys left you alone, instead of making you spin up copious amount of rims today it could all be done [emoji6]

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Marshy

25-01-2017, 06:27 PM

The rims were waaaaaaaaay too cool not to put tyres onto. Fark they are awesome!!!! Nafe, get a protest letter ready ;)

Metal-Man

25-01-2017, 07:16 PM

how does one apply for the unlimited funds account you have for these builds, Nick?

Marshy

25-01-2017, 07:44 PM

how does one apply for the unlimited funds account you have for these builds, Nick?

Here:
https://www.citibank.com.au/aus/credit_cards/creditcards.htm

They give money away for free. Of course, eventually you have to pay it back, but you can play a lot in the meantime!!

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