Early R1 wanted

[all sorts]

Cant see anywhere else to post this so if its in the wrong area then sorry.

Right a mates after a early R1 would prefer blue but consider other colours

must be mint or as near as no more that 20k on the clock
budget of £2000

Tall order? maybe but you never know 

[dhustonedave]

Cant see anywhere else to post this so if its in the wrong area then sorry.

Right a mates after a early R1 would prefer blue but consider other colours

must be mint or as near as no more that 20k on the clock
budget of £2000

Tall order? maybe but you never know 

This is in the wrong section , I'll move it to the jokes section for you in a bit

[rumneyrocket]

  mind u fuzzr got one

[dhustonedave]

mind u fuzzr got one

A not very mint one and it's not an original bad boy

I know where there is a mint 98 one with less than 1k on the clock but it's megabucks

[all sorts]

Cant see anywhere else to post this so if its in the wrong area then sorry.

Right a mates after a early R1 would prefer blue but consider other colours

must be mint or as near as no more that 20k on the clock
budget of £2000

Tall order? maybe but you never know 

This is in the wrong section , I'll move it to the jokes section for you in a bit

I sort of know its going to be hard to find one but i bet not impossible 

mk1 shape up to what ever year the changed if they did.

[jasext]

The original 98 widowmaker will cost a fortune ,your more likely to find a 99 or 2000 model for that price ,dont expect too much though

[all sorts]

Dont know what year they came out just its the type with carbs he,s after.

[Fuzzrr]

Dont know what year they came out just its the type with carbs he,s after.

Mines a 2000 carbed version which I picked up for £1,500 with 35,000 on it. In all fairness the bike had been looked after, and just needed a bit of spit and polish here and there....... oh ok, and 150 quids worth of Pro Bolt shit.

But I think you will be hard pressed to find one at that price. Seems I was in the right place at the right time. I found a 2000 model red/white and black on Ebay which was pretty local. It had 11,000 genuine miles on it, was in mint condition with some extras, and he was asking £2,600 for it.

If your mate could budget for about the £2,500 mark, it would make finding what he wanted far easier.  I will keep an eye out though. 

[jasext]

Carb versions came out in 1998 ,the original widowmaker and will fetch very high money ,they changed in 2001 if i remember correctly .

My 1998 version ,only done 8k when i sold it ,absolutely mint

[Pope]

The original 4XV's (from 1998 & 1999) fetch strong money now.

I really wish I hadn't sold mine for £1300 
Although the subframe was bent after a big crash and the mint red&white original bodywork was destroyed and replaced with track stuff.

in 2000 the rev limit dropped and they dropped the power/torque off a bit, which seems like an odd 'development' 

I really miss mine.  Best bike I ever owned.

[Fuzzrr]

Just read up on the development of the 98 r1's and so on.

The over all peak power of the 2000 - 2001 did not drop from the original one, it stayed the same. What they did do was drop the weight of the bike (not by much), but also changed the jetting and the air intake. This created slightly more torque lower in the rev range, but not so much up top. It gave the newer version a more linear torque curve throughout the range. I supose they did to make it more appealing and easier to ride for the masses.  Which, I supose takes a bit of the 'up top' edgyness away from the original............. but its still fookin nuts! 

[sdwboss]

R1 eh? Hmm, I'm sure it's just like the YBR 125 really, you can pick them up quite cheaply these days  *runs and hides!!* 

[all sorts]

Well just to update, if your patient enough what you want will come along
He just bought a 98 red seat model 18k on the clock for £2200 and only 10 minuets from his house.

Wish i,d bought it myself now.

[geraint yzf r1]

that will be a 4xv  then.  same as mine