Robroy - I know how you feel mate. When I picked mine up, Its didnt ride straight, it didnt want to turn right and fell in left, the brakes juddered at the front to frightening degree, and it didnt seem anywhere as hard pulling as a standard RSV id test rode a few weeks before (even though mines a Haga rep with the Twin akra full system and performance chip, so should have been quicker!)
I felt slightly let down.
I`v had R1`s and R6`s before and ridden most things but still...
Kept hitting the limiter in every gear and locking the wheel on corner entry.
But it had character, and looked and sounded awesome.
So I stuck with it.
The funny steering was a de profiled front tire.
the reluctant feeling was the rear being out of alignment on the chain adjusters, and a squared off rear tire.
The lack of pull was because a previous owner had added a tooth the front sprocket to calm it down
And the juddering at the front was siezed disc bobbins that took 45 mins and two cups of tea to clean and free up!
Now I have an awesome sounding, uncommon, exotic italian beast that sounds like thunder, rides like its on rails and wheelies like it was designed to shoot down helicopters! Dont let the last owners lack of respect for what he had make you miss out on one of the most unique, well balanced sportbikes ever made
Stick with it mate, i`v owned and ridden alot of bikes but this ones a keeper for the collection.
Get some fresh pirellis on it (had a diablo 190 when I bought it and had plenty of chain clearance)
I now have 180/55 scrubs on it just because thats what I had kicking about. 80quid on ebay, if your an aggresive rider give them a shot, else try them new corsa rossos, my mates confidence went through the roof when he stuck them on his ducati.
Good Luck!
Steve
