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Post by eisenjj on Oct 9, 2010 17:32:30 GMT
I have a few questions regarding what is needed to finish the tR1ke kit. I realize a donor Yamaha R1 is needed, but does it matter what year? Also, what parts are taken from the donor? Some donors I am getting quotes for do not include certain parts and I want to make sure they are not parts I will need. What parts other than the donor parts will be needed to complete this kit? I really need a complete list of all of these parts so that I may put a budget together for this build. I would like to purchase all or most of my parts prior to ordering the kit so that I may have less of a total cash outlay all at once. Looking forward to hearing from you guys!
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Post by anglais on Oct 14, 2010 19:58:03 GMT
Hi
Will try and answer but im sure RTR will add if i miss anything,
The R1 the tr1ke is desinged to fit the carb model bike 98-00, parts taken/can be used are engine with the gear box the complete rear end, swing arm wheel brake callaper etc, all the electrics wiring loom (which needs to be extended, rear mud guard, wing mirrors, possible indicators , and the clock/speedo .Pretty much everything else you dont need, if you buy a complete R1 and sell off the bits you dont need you get a fair chunk of your money back, chassis, front end alone are worth allot.
extras you need to source/buy my rough costings
Seats £190 pair
Harness £90 pair
Front main lights and indicators budget around £100
front brake pads, callipers, disks budget about £350
Two front wheels and three tyres budget around £400
powder coating the frame is extra (£250), panals will come in what ever color you want,
the kit covers the rest bar fastners, fluids etc
They reakon about 6 grand build is doable, i think mine will be slighlty more, but my R1 bits are selling well!!.
hope that helps, im sure i have missed bits/made misatkes that will be corrected
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Post by roadtrackrace on Oct 14, 2010 20:52:00 GMT
Many thanks for that.  The only thing I would like to add is that the early injected R1's (up to 2003) will also bolt straight in and 6K is realistic if you clean up your spare R1 bits nicely and sell them off on Ebay. RTR |
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Post by eisenjj on Oct 14, 2010 20:59:24 GMT
Thanks a lot for the information guys! I am going to get started sourcing parts and once I have accumulated most of them I will get serious about buying the kit at that time. Looking forward to it!
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Post by eisenjj on Oct 15, 2010 0:40:37 GMT
Would it be possible to use a newer model of R1 as the donor? Would I have to make modifications or could the mods be done when you guys put the kit together?
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Post by latemarch on Oct 22, 2010 21:29:37 GMT
In 2003 Yamaha changed the engine fastening points.
The engine went from a stressed member of the frame to independent of the frame.
The chassis would have to be changed to allow newer engines to be used.
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Post by eisenjj on Oct 23, 2010 0:38:01 GMT
In 2003 Yamaha changed the engine fastening points. The engine went from a stressed member of the frame to independent of the frame. The chassis would have to be changed to allow newer engines to be used. It was 2004 when the engine was redesigned and no longer was used as a stressed member in the chassis. 2002-2003 used the same engine as the 1998-2001 design but added a simple fuel injection setup. Of course there were several small updates to the original 1998 engine through 2003 but the overall design was consistent until the total redesign in 2004. In 2007 they redesigned it again and in 2009 yet again! |
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Post by edwinwl on Jan 7, 2011 19:59:14 GMT
Looks like the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_YZF-R11998-2001 R1, with carburetors. Exhaust on the side, silver rear wheel bridge 2002-2003 R1, with fuel injection. Exhaust on the side, black rear wheel bridge Next models R1 have exhaust central up, ending just below the saddle. Fuel injected bikes are about € 1000 more expensive. What arguments to consider? Where goes the choke button in the Tr1ke? Better to spend a bit more for fuel injection? |
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Post by latemarch on Jan 7, 2011 22:17:46 GMT
The first bike I looked at was a 1999 with only 6K miles on it.
As a carb bike it was just a little balky at the start and it had quite a stumble at the low end indicating that the carbs probably needed to be rebuilt.
The second bike was a 2002 with 22K miles. Started instantly, no stumble. Great power throughout the power band.....I bought it.
There are advantages to fuel injection.
The downside to FI is there is increased electrical complexity. Lots of sensors. Also the fuel system requires a high pressure pump and a return line to the tank. Not knowing yet how the tanks are configured it remains to be seen how much trouble it will yet be.
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