I'm sure this guy rides just like Rossie

[Virt]

*yoinked from Reddit*

[agentpineapple]

thats a big pair of chicken strips.........

[Virt]

thats a big pair of chicken strips.........

Would you like some BBQ sauce with your order?

Even mine are nowhere near that bad

[agentpineapple]

his plate should read, no leaning, not no pass....

[Virt]

his plate should read, no leaning, not no pass....

Or have an alteration at the bottom saying :

*except on corners

[sirch345]

Never mind the rubber usage, what about that rear end
Perhaps it's just me, but that looks ugly IMHO.


Chris.

[Tweety]

Never mind the rubber usage, what about that rear end
Perhaps it's just me, but that looks ugly IMHO.


Chris.

Agreed, but it's a common thing for bikes now adays, the rear end look like a right cluster***k...

[Virt]

Agree about the rear end, reminds me of the Eiffel tower...

It's a shame rear ends are getting ugly, it's a struggle (for me at least) to find bikes that look good from the front.. It's gonna get difficult to find any overall nice looking bike soon enough, except the firestorm that is

[lloydie]

thats a big pair of chicken strips.........

Would you like some BBQ sauce with your order?

Even mine are nowhere near that bad

Not after I test road it :-)

[Virt]

Not after I test road it :-)

Even then they were nowhere near that bad :O

[callam_nffc]

Yamahas "R" range has to be the biggest advert for tail-tidys ever

[lloydie]

Not after I test road it :-)

Even then they were nowhere near that bad :O

:lol:they were :-)

[Virt]

[
:lol:they were :-)

Seriously no they weren't They weren't amazing, but they weren't anywhere near that bad. I do occasionally turn

Confidence has come back now, time to start pushing some limits anyways me thinks

[8541Hawk]

Maybe it means if you pass him he will get scared and fall off......

[popkat]

Trying to be fair to him I thought maybe it was a picture taken when it was new hence the chicken strips, but then saw the dirt on the back wheel....what a wuss


The crossplane R1 is pig ugly from the swingarm pivot back and from any angle, they're not much better to ride either. After MCN gave it rave reviews (pay off ???) there were loads for sale 2nd hand in a short time. I rode one when they first came out 2009 I think, really not nice, Yamaha trying to make a four cylinder v twin Aprilia and failing And the power mode switch which alters throttle response is only ok in normal mode, put it onto the "full power" one and the throttle is like a light switch and the bike gets all jerky, just like poor fuel injection, Similar feeling to an 04 blade but a lot worse. Maybe I rode a bad one It was a 500 mile demo bike.