Yeah, how do you like your R1 so far? It looks freakin shibby dude! Has it given you any problems? How many miles were on hte bike when you picked it up?

 

Well I picked it up with a blown motor. Rebilt it with everything new, it had a spun bearing from a mechanical overrev. I only put 500 miles on the bike before the cold weather. Midrange is definitely lackingaround town, I would take the SH over it anytime. BUT, as soon as the tach hits 8-9k rpms, MOVEOVER, it is a beast. It is much quicker than the SH. But as a STREETBIKE, I miss my SH. I am working on beefing up the midrange. I already got velocity stacks and a power commander and I will be doing some dyno tuning as soon as I can ride it. Also, I purchased a 1 tooth down front sprocket.

 

I wouldn't say there is a complete lack of torque because if we did roll ons in 6th gear on the highway, I will hand you your ***. The R1 has a totally wider rpm range. Redline is 13,750 rpms, so the torque is a little spread out. They are two completely different bike. You are comparing apples to oranges. I still miss the low down torque on the SH around the 3-4000 rpms.