Originally Posted by
jamie123
i went from a lambretta back in 86 to a yamaha rd350 ypvs,from then i went to a rd500 and tzr 250.
i had a long break and got back into biking with the first model r6.
i then got a 1998 r1 picture below.
brands hatch track day! lol
i then got a 2006 r6 and later on a 2005 r1,
as someone has already said,its easy to look back at the old bikes through rose tinted glasses,yes they may have power but the brakes were shit and so was the handling .
That early R1 is very nice Jamie, my brother had one in the same colour. at the time I had an 600 fazer and the R1 just felt like a rocket ship in comparision lol.
To me those early R1's and blades and such are modern classics. They just look "right" and are still way faster then most will ever need for day to day riding.
Technics SL1210 with
SME IV Arm & AT OC9XML,
Firebottle modded Tron Convergence Phono Stage,
Bluesound Node 2i, Technics SL DZ 1200 CD
Denon PMA1700ne amp
Yamaha NS1000M Speakers.