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2001
Yamaha YZF-R1
This R1 was received
in a box andnever even
saw a show room. The
bike was then registered
and ran in. Following
a love of drag racing
then went on to change
the bike into what it
is today:
Specs;
- Kent high lift
cams
- APE adjustable
cam sprockets (APE
billet tensioner)
- Flowed and ported
head
- Over size Stainless
valves and seats
- APE rolled head
studs
- Engine block taken
out to 1080cc, not
the rubbish failing
re coated thing.
Water jacket total
machined out. Steel
liners then sank
into head forming
new water jacket
then taken out to
1080. thus plent
of meat in barrels
very strong.
- J&E forged
pistons 13:1 compression
- Falicon con rods
- Balanced and knifed
crank
- Baffled sump
- MRE undercut gear
box
- MRE single stage
lock up clutch,
cast clutch basket
/ barnett pressure
plate
- MRE air shifter
- Schnitz pro ser
2 ignition controller
(though only used
on progressive gas
side as later and
stupidly discovered
that ign runs at
55deg so couldnt
use dyna ignition
- Kein 41mm downdraught
carbs
- JMC arm + Scnitz
lowerind adj arm
linkage
- Bitubo rear shock
(Not shown on pics,
later addition as
standard too soft)
- Bitubo front fork
conversion - spacers
machined hence lowering
bike (can be replaced
to std easily )
- Progressive NOS
system clutch or
button actuated
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