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The 999R grows on you and is in fact stunning from many angles.
GSXR1000Participant“I have it recorded that you were doing 166 mph”.
“Just as well I wasn’t in top gear really”.
The above two incidents actually occurred!
GSXR1000ParticipantI know several people with tickets from the chopper though. One was 67 mph over the limit.
GSXR1000ParticipantGuy lives in Derby and yes, it has been derestricted. Should be a hoot taking up to top speed.
GSXR1000ParticipantCommando
GSXR1000ParticipantSee you there.
GSXR1000ParticipantDone the Cat and Fiddle many, many times, it is basically up the road from where I live.
They Police it heavily now, especially in the summer months. I got to 165 mph on that road on the 999R and nearly dumped the thing at the next 40mph bend which tightened up half way round (my mistake).
GSXR1000ParticipantMorbidelli
GSXR1000ParticipantAugusta (MV)
GSXR1000ParticipantNot enough letters!
Suzukis
GSXR1000ParticipantYamahas
GSXR1000ParticipantEXCELSIOR
GSXR1000ParticipantA guy called Stan Stephens tuned the RD500LC for me. He said it was a good engine but not particularly easy to improve without lots of work. He got it from the standard 95 bhp to around 115 bhp, which at the time was a lot, especially as the bike was much lighter than other machinery with the same power, like a Honda CB1100, Kawasaki 1100 or whatever.
I had 170 mph out of mine on the clock, probably a true 160 mph.
It certainly looked radical for the time and everyone wanted to see it and talk about it!Confession though. When I tracked it for the only time, it was blitzed through the turns by a guy on a bike I later owned, a Suzuki RG500. The Suzuki was lighter and nimbler and the rider was an ex-professional!
GSXR1000ParticipantSounds corny, but I owned almost all those bikes at some stage.
The 999R was the purest sportsbike I ever owned, with the most incredible sound as the huge vee motor went past 10,000 rpm, an unheard of engine speed for a big twin until recent times.So many favourites really, the Honda CBX, the Kawasaki Z1300, RD500LC (pretty much the first one sold here), Ducati 916, Honda VFR1000R (gear-driven cams model), so so many great bikes.
GSXR1000ParticipantMy 350 LC Banshee quad was incredible fun. But in sand, not on the road.
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