Author
Message
Barker
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 09:33 pm:
I have been looking all over the new R1. Me like. Crossplane sounds fun! But here is my question, All thru the marketing crap they keep insisting the 09 R1 is the first and only bike to use two projector style headlamps. The first to use "rounded" lens. The first??? Have they ever seen a firebolt before??? So friggen what? "We have a great new engine that sounds wicked and generates great low end TQ. We also invented headlights" IMHO, running around telling everybody that you got firebolt headlights might not the best idea. Or am I totally off base?
Dtx
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 09:57 pm:
They look like Firebolt headlights to me...
Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 10:02 pm:
Hopefully they catch fire like them too
Oddball
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 10:20 pm:
They are both on all the time. Has a movable shield or iris to change from low to high beams. When they were announced the XB area was trying to decide on adapting those healights to their R's. Those bikes do have appeal, all that power and sounds nice for an inline.
Ft_bstrd
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:06 pm:
You didn't read ALL the literature. They were the first to use projector beam headlights THAT WORKED.
Barker
Posted on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 11:07 pm:
ouch!
Cityxslicker
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:50 pm:
No no, its a first for them. So they must have thought of it
B00stzx3
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 02:54 pm:
Bleh....still a Jap bike
Eboos
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 03:42 pm:
LOL, I never noticed the new headlights. And everyone kept saying how the 1125R's headlights looked like an R1.
Bads1
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 04:23 pm:
Love the bike but hate the color scheme. Reminds me of a old Katana.
Buellinachinashop
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 04:24 pm:
All black or Yami blue and white would kickass.
Buellinachinashop
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 04:29 pm:
This was a prototype of what it could have looked like.
S1eric
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 04:43 pm:
I have never been a fan of under seat exhaust. But other than that it looks OK. S1Eric
2008xb12scg
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 05:49 pm:
They also mention low slung exhaust, to lower the center of gravity. What a great idea. Wish the guy that made my bike thought of that like 25 years ago...
Ft_bstrd
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 06:25 pm:
I want the naked Euro FZ1 with the cross-plane crank.
Wolfridgerider
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 07:30 pm:
black is good...
Rain_bolt
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 08:33 pm:
Sorry, power or not I think that is one of the ugliest things on two wheels.
Buellinachinashop
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:14 pm:
What do you think of the Cr then?
Oddball
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:52 pm:
"Sorry, power or not I think that is one of the ugliest things on two wheels." Could be sisters.
Rpm4x4
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:53 pm:
Lets just say Its no CR.
Rpm4x4
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 09:54 pm:
Could be sisters. An ugly sister
Wolfridgerider
Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 10:17 pm:
I hate the headlights on both of them....
Mr_grumpy
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 04:17 am:
Imagine being faced with the 2 ugly sisters, one of em staring at you, & the other one giving you the wink! Plus whenever you go out with your R1 riding friends everybody but everybody is going to tell you your headlight is out.
Hitman44139
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 08:04 am:
I want to test ride one (like that will happen) I really want to see what the big deal is with the GP style "big bang" engine is all about
Oddball
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:03 pm:
grumpy, both lights are on with the r1. No popeye/one-eye look.
Buellinachinashop
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:07 pm:
"Lets just say Its no CR." Thank god for that, Buell took care of the ugly for everybody.
Xl1200r
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:12 pm:
Thank god for that, Buell took care of the ugly for everybody. Hey now... this looks pretty good to me:
Ft_bstrd
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:49 pm:
I want bad. CR fever!
Spatten1
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 01:54 pm:
first and only bike to use two projector style headlamps The 916 had them, but they were illegal at the time on motorcycles.
Buellinachinashop
Posted on Friday, December 12, 2008 - 03:17 pm:
"Hey now... this looks pretty good to me" Even an ugly chick looks good in black, at the right angle or in the dark.