'99 R1 rocks the road for me!

Advantages: Quick, Fast, exciting to ride and stylish.. as well as Japanese and reliable!
Disadvantages: Twitchy front end on earlier models, needs stearing damper.

...I own a 1999 Yamaha YZF-R1 (1000cc) in V&M custom race colours (Red/Yellow flames and sponsors). I bought the bike just short of two years ago for approx £4,000 from a dealer. The bike had only done 4,500 dry miles (genuine as a good friend knows the previous owner) and the bike was/is in mint condition. It had been pampered, the previous owner is pretty well off and used this custom painted R1 as a show off machine more than anything, so straight away I knew I was on to a good deal as a lot of R1's have been thrashed and trashed since they are such a nutters tool! This model of R1 is not fuel injected but carbs, however my father does have the 06 fuel injected model and after a week or so standing in the garage and even after cold weather both bikes start first time, no hassle be it carbs or fuel injection! The insurance can...

jpasurvey44 08.03.2008 · Read review
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2006 Yamaha R1- quickest way from A to B

Advantages: Wonderfully refined sportsbike, Looks ace, great comfort for a sportsbike
Disadvantages: Desirability, likelihood of theft, high insurance group

..."Don't try to be clever with it, that's what the guy on the Gixxer did, he tried to be clever and now it's in a right old state. This one's brand new and immaculate, and we'd like it back in this condition" I am in the motorcycle shop picking up a hire bike for the weekend. The bike that I had originally booked out, a Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5, is apparently no longer roadworthy, so I've been offered an R1 instead. I'm OK with that. I was hankering after a go on the king of 1000cc sportsbikes, but sometimes you've just gotta go with the flow. In any case didn't Wills just buy an R1? Well, if it's good enough for the second in line to the throne, it's good enough for me. Having just been told there's a £750 damage excess, I'm starting to feel a bit nervous, that I'll do a repeat performance of gixxer boy, and put myself £750 in the red...

goodo 11.07.2006 · Read review
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1

Advantages: Lens, viewfinder, picture quality
Disadvantages: Big, heavy, limited zoom, discontinued but still available

...My experience over 2 years with my DSC-R1 has been almost universally favourable, so much so that I bought a second one as a spare. 90% of the time I use it for landscape and architectural photos where that superb distortion-free 24-120mm zoom lens makes me glad I did not buy a DSLR. I am occasionally asked to photograph gymkhanas, dressage events and find though that the electronic viewfinder is rather slow for following rapid movement. A pity this review will be no use to anyone because the camera has long been discontinued ( too big, too heavy, not enough zoom...). I got the feeling that this might be the first of a range of all-electronic interchangeable lens cameras, doing away with those horrid clanking mirrors and pokey viewfinders on the then current DSLRs. (I would not be surprised to find that there was a new lens mount...

pjbw 12.08.2008 · Read review
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2002 fuel injected R1, relatively cheap to run

Advantages: Cheap(ish) running costs, looks fantastic,fast
Disadvantages: sometimes can be too quick

...I've had my 2002 fuel injected R1 (5PW model) for a year now. Have had CBR6's for 10years previously, so was a bit worried about spending loads on tyres/petrol/insurance ect. 1st nice suprise was how cheap insurance is, i only pay £120 a year. I had been thinking in the range of £250-300, so was pleasantly suprised. 2nd suprise was fuel economy, around 50mpg on commuting, 40mpg on fast weekend hacks, and still returns over 30mpg on trackdays, so it comparable with my CBR600's. 3rd, tyres. It came with Pirelle Super Corsa's when i got it, and 4000 miles later, theres still life in them yet. I hope to get another trackday out of them before i replace them, and they may see 4500 miles. Obviously, with something like Michelin Pilot Powers, i reckon i will get 5-6000 miles out of a set. So, really, its suprisingly cheap to run. I...

stevecbr 31.01.2007 · Read review
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Buffalo Linkstation Pro Duo LS-W2.0TGL/R1

Advantages: Very fast, high capacity.
Disadvantages: Pricey, may be outlived by long-life Blu-ray discs.

.../100/1000 megabit compatible), an on/off switch (which also has an auto setting) and a rather curious, possibly James Brown inspired "Func" button. There's also a ghettoblaster style mains socket and a 40-50mm fan grill. The fan is a little bit noisy but you wouldn't notice it in our server room. It's also drowned out by the sound of the drives when their in operation. There's also a wonderful silver panel on the front of the unit with ultra-low profile status indicators for power and network. A quick look under the hood reveals two Hitachi deskstar 1TB drives which are mounted at the front of the case. This is a joy to see as Hitachi drives are my personal favourites after a review I saw showed they were almost on a par with Western Digitals Raptors in terms of speed, but with decent capacity and a lower price tag. The drives are linked by a single...

cport80 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Sony DSC-R1: Who needs an SLR?

Advantages: Picture quality, features, picture quality and picture quality
Disadvantages: Not really compact, accessories can be expensive.

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jstephenson 23.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R1

R1 not A1

Advantages: Size, Lens Quality, Metal Case, landscape mode
Disadvantages: Build quality.

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boooon 19.03.2004 · Read review
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Spawn R1 DVD

Advantages: Brilliant all round DVD
Disadvantages: None

...Spawn (R1) DVD The Film Based upon the comic book of the same name by Todd McFarlane this film is very much is the same mould as The Crow. Both films are very gothic & dark, lots of rain and rooftops. Al Simmons is a 'Spec Ops' assassin for a government agency. He feels it is time to leave but does one final job. Unfortunately his boss, Wynn (played by Martin Sheen) has other plans and kills him. Al travels to hell and makes a deal with the devil. He will lead the devils army, in return he gets to see his wife again. Al returns to earth, however, its 5 years later and his wife has made a new life for herself. Al himself has also changed, he's now a hellspawn. He decides to take his revenge on his old boss Wynn who has now hatched a plan to release a deadly bio weapon and wipe out the earth. Along the way spawn decides to turn...

Tyler-Durden 04.01.2001 · Read review
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  Can girls really ride motorbikes?

Advantages: Faster than a speeding bullet
Disadvantages: Where do I put me socks?

...doing with a high performance motorcycle? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riding it fast usually! I own a Yamaha R1 1000cc Supersport motorbike. This bike tops out at 179mph and has enough acceleration to obliterate my bra at that kind of speed (should I have been wearing nothing else upon opening up the throttle). I know about knees in the breeze but rippling nipples would be quite something else. The bike is a 2004 model with the under seat twin exhausts and it is RED. The most popular colour for the new model instead of the bland silver / black version, or the "seen it all before" blue and white version. The red is not the normal run of the mill red of course; it's more a metallic deep red. Very sexy, but doesn't quite go with any set of leathers out there which incorporate red, as red to...

jellibaby 02.09.2004 · Read review
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Samsung's next step to become a serious Apple contender

Advantages: Audio quality, touch screen, tv output, design, variety capacity and color, radio, BeatDJ
Disadvantages: Video quality, little slow

...I?ve been using the Samsung YP-R1 for the past couple of days, after a friend of mine send me one from Korea and so far, I need to admit that I?m surprised in a positive way. To be honest, I love Samsung mobile phones and their TV-models, but I never considered buying a MP3-Player. I mean, it?s Apple?s market, isn?t it? And the only serious strong contenders from the south-east Asian region, I knew, were Sony, iRiver and Cowon. But this small piece of fine gadget boosts the Korean powerhouse among the top companies of the portable audio market. As said, buying a Samsung MP3 player was never something I?ve considered, but well how are you supposed to do if someone sends on you. Anyways, as for the size the Samsung R1 is really small. I assume not bigger than an ordinary VISA card, meaning portability is great. The display and its...

nomore801 16.09.2009 · Read review
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