xtremewlr's 2004 R1 build

xtremewlr · Oct 17, 2009

Ok, so I don't have the bike just yet but I just looked at it and gave the guy a deposit. Picking the bike up on Wednesday. Paying $2600 total.

Bike was crashed at the track, destroying all the OEM fairings so I don't have any body work to worry about removing. I just need to get tail fairings, tail light, headlight and mirrors and it will be street legal. I already test rode it and except for the forks being twisted in the triples, the bike is perfect mechanically. 8167 miles on it, not bad for a 2004! Bone stock too except for Sato rearsets.

No huge plans right now for this bike. Just adding dirty bars to it and cleaning up the wiring. I'm going to get some cheapy driving light for now to make it street legal but I want to use either the headlight for a FZ1N (like jimmydean in another R1 thread) or maybe the headlight from a Ducati Streetfighter. That headlight has a great look to it.

Here are some pics that the current owner sent me.

Fathead_03 · Oct 17, 2009

Sweet project man. I think those are sweet lookin bikes. Should be pretty easy to get it going. Doesn't look to be all that bad either. You're already on the right track, lots of pics.

xtremewlr · Oct 17, 2009

Ya, I like pics and know how everyone on this forum is about not having pics in the thread :fu:

The bike is rideable now, just needs a bracket for the gauges and lights front and rear to make it street legal. Registration is even current and the plate is on the bike.

shift1313 · Oct 18, 2009

sweet. i love those bikes. Was the title still clean since it was a track crash?

xtremewlr · Oct 18, 2009

Yup, clean title. Don't think the guy reported it to the insurance. They would have totaled the bike for sure.

shift1313 · Oct 18, 2009

yeah it looks like it flipped, landed on the tank then slid on the left side for a good bit. The first pic makes the under brace on the left side look pretty bad. Is it or is the arm still okay?

xtremewlr · Oct 18, 2009

Bike went down twice, once on each side. First was a low side on the left that caused the scratches on the swingarm but did not damage it otherwise. Looks worse than it really is. The second crash did the majority of the damage. It was in a high speed right hand sweeper on the track, low side. Bike rolled and broke the subframe along with destroying all the plastics.

The tank isn't damaged either surprisingly, just the harsh scratches that you see in the pic and a quarter size ding on the left side that is hardly noticeable. The only real damage was a small cosmetic dent in the frame from the subframe. No broken welds and it's in the bend of the frame so a very structurally strong area. Also the exhaust has some good dents in the bottom just before it turns up thru the swingarm which is causing the tail pipes to be a little skewed. No leaks from the exhaust and everything bolted up fine so it does not affect performance in any way.

GuildOfMuteAssasins · Oct 18, 2009

Nice bike, R1's are more fun than anyone should be alowed to have

xtremewlr · Oct 20, 2009

Gawddamn I can't wait to get this bike and DW!! Doing so much thinking of what I wanna do or try with this bike.

First things first, mounting something for headlight on it. I was originally considering getting some driving lights from the local auto store but then I remembered that I am getting the stock headlights with this bike. Now I am thinking I might just mount the upper fairing again to support the lights and give me a little wind protection since I ride year round. I'd only leave that on for the winter tho, swapping on a single light and no fairings at all during the summer. Maybe I can figure out a simple way to make it a quick and easy swap so I have it for longer rides and winter months....

g-primo · Oct 20, 2009

Love it...The 04 - 07 R1 are awesome fighterd out! Will be following your progress. If I can help along the way...just give me a shout.

:yamaha::yamaha:

arty::yamaha::yamaha:

xtremewlr · Oct 21, 2009

ShitFuckDamn!! Pickup of the bike is delayed for 2 more weeks now due to a lack of funds that I thought would be available today but won't be available until Nov 4th. Seller is very understanding and holding the bike for me so I am happy about that at least. Gawd I hate waiting....

daxabone · Oct 22, 2009

that sucks man. two weeks will be here sooner than you know.

QuiCkSiLv3R · Oct 22, 2009

good pickup.

arty-smiley:

Stephen_ver4.0 · Oct 22, 2009

what a nice deal!

xtremewlr · Oct 25, 2009

Playing with some ideas for color schemes. Keeping the red/magenta tank and will paint the tail fairings the same color when I get them.

Tank front and side panels will be CF as will the front fender. Going to keep the stock exhaust cans for now but paint them black. Also going to paint the lower triple clamp black.

Having trouble deciding on the color for the wheels. I'm leaning towards a Ti/goldish color but also think it would look good with wheels matching the tank color.

xtremewlr · Nov 6, 2009

Picked the bike up last night...Finally!!

arty-smiley:

Been doing work already. Got the forks straight in the triples and been figuring out the wire routing since it's staying nekkid. Done some cleaning and other misc things too. Anyhow, pics...

Kinda hard to tell, the wheel was pointing left when the bars were straight.

What was left of the fairing stay.

My "garage" for now since it has gotten cooler and darker outside.

Gixerman · Nov 6, 2009

Great base for a really fighter ya got there, looking forward to what you come up with

sucka_fucka · Nov 6, 2009

What a deal! I'll be watching this one to what direction it takes! Now get dirty and DW son!

xtremewlr · Nov 7, 2009

Waiting on parts to come in right now. Tail light, upper and lower tail pieces and a clamp to replace the factory fork clamp so I can retain the steering damper when I swap to dirt bars. I've gotten too used to having one when riding on the track and the factory was nice enough to provide a damper so I might as well keep it on there.

For now, my focus is getting the bike street legal so I can start riding it. Need to figure out gauge mounting and headlight mounting. I was testing the headlights last night and even the stock headlights aren't working right now so I have to chase that down. I also want to flush the cooling system and see if I can shorten a couple of the radiator hoses to clean them up some. Got the rear seat recovered with a factory replacement yesterday too. The stocker got tore up when the PO crashed the bike.

g-primo · Nov 8, 2009

Nice....My wife would piss wooden nickles if she came home and I had my bike in the house....:rock:.

I have always wanted to have my bike in the living room...Center piece of art.

I just did a road trip on my R1 this weekend and it sure did draw a crowd. I don't know if it was out of curiosity, are they just were trying to figure out what the hell it was. I love the new ergonomics and she handled awesome.

Looken forward to your build... Keep us posted.

xtremewlr · Nov 8, 2009

g-primo said:
Nice....My wife would piss wooden nickles if she came home and I had my bike in the house....:rock:.

I have always wanted to have my bike in the living room...Center piece of art.

I just did a road trip on my R1 this weekend and it sure did draw a crowd. I don't know if it was out of curiosity, are they just were trying to figure out what the hell it was. I love the new ergonomics and she handled awesome.

Looken forward to your build... Keep us posted.

Guess it's a good thing I don't have a wife to worry about then. However, if I had a garage I would be DW there instead. I don't mind keeping the bike in the house but am limited on what work I can do while it's inside. I keep the track bike in my bedroom now that the R1 has temporarily taken it's usual spot.

G-primo, just noticed you live in Lafayette. I lived there for a year when I was going to school at USL :rock: Sure miss crawfish and beer....

Still trying to get the headlights to work. Tore into the wiring harness and haven't found a single issue. No blown fuses, no shorted wires or poor connections that I can find. It doesn't help that the bike was as in the pics so I never checked to see if the headlight were working before. Just not getting power to those plugs yet. Not sure if the bike needs to be running for them to be on or not, haven't been able to check that yet.

While I was tearing into the wiring, I used the opportunity to relocate the fuse box. It was hanging off the left side of the radiator previously. Now it is sitting under the seat in the tail section. Much better location for a nekkid bike.

xtremewlr · Nov 9, 2009

Got the headlights figured out, they come on once the engine is actually running.

Gauges and temporary headlights are mounted. Looks like shit, fucking erector set piece together brackets but its solid and functional. All that matters for now. Still messing with the wiring but I know it all works.

Pics tonight.

xtremewlr · Nov 10, 2009

Pics as promised. I also received the tail light and undertail today and got them installed. Just need the upper main fairing for the tail and I'll be set to start riding it.

Ghetto gauge mount, might use a modified version of this setup when I install the dirt bars.

Headlights installed. Temporary solution until I figure out what I want to use.

Erector set brackets. Just aluminum flat stock I had. Looks like shit buts its solid.

New(ish) tail light and undertail installed. Also installed the exhaust heat shields but will pull those off again to paint them black.

whitey818 · Nov 10, 2009

Getting it together I see, I waited for my wife to go to bed, pushed my bike in the kitchen and installed the engine. Figured it would be better to ask for forgiveness than permision. If I was to own an R1 it has to be fightered, that bike is nothing but trouble with wind deflection.

xtremewlr · Nov 11, 2009

Got the headlights working, and rigged up front turn signals. Still don't have any mirrors but I rode the bike to work this morning any way. First real ride on it since I picked it up. Felt real good. I can't wait to get dirt bars on this bike, they will make it so much more enjoyable to ride. Placement of the gauges is actually really good for the clip-ons and should work equally as well with dirt bars. I think I will end up getting a set of dual 4" headlights from Aztec8 and the mini screen they have to match. No screen wasn't too bad but I really want something to protect and hide the wiring up front and the gauges.

g-primo · Nov 12, 2009

Yep... you will love the Egro's of the dirt bike bars....Nice progress thus far.

"G-primo, just noticed you live in Lafayette. I lived there for a year when I was going to school at USL Sure miss crawfish and beer...."

YEP...I went to USL also, when it was called that... Now it's ULL = Lame. Went there from 1994 to 1997 and was enrolled in Visual Arts / Graphic Art and Design. Now work for a major Oil company in the Gulf of Mexico...Go figure! I do get my share of Mud Bugs and cold Beer a:drinks: s a mater of fact.. Crawfish season is appon us...I will eat a few for Ya!

arty-smiley:

My brother in law lives in Rancho Cucamonga but was staying in Del Mar, San Diego....That must be close to ya? I went there two summers ago...Love the Cali Weather. I got to stand up on a wave...Yep ******** riding a wave on the big kahuna. I did rub my nipples completely off surfing. I didn't have a wet suit or scuff guard ( silky Shirt thig-a-bobby) Good Times!

xtremewlr · Nov 12, 2009

Tail fairing came in today when I got home from work. Also installed bar end mirrors cause I can't stand not having mirrors when riding on the street! Will post better pics tomorrow after work.

Candyman · Nov 12, 2009

Good deal on that. Sharp looking bike to start a build with too.

Kaos · Nov 12, 2009

Nice score mate! Can't wait to see what you do with it........

1st bel air fighter · Nov 12, 2009

are those just auto store fog lights? how are they on the road... dpes the light just flood or is the beam pattern good...i would think its a flooded light with a short throw, am i right?

QuiCkSiLv3R · Nov 12, 2009

r1 oem tail = amazing

going good so far, wonder what it will look like with the windscreen + azetec. alot of bike in my opinion look crap with the windscreen. each to his own though.

xtremewlr's 2004 R1 build

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