Author Topic: R1 engine in a Thou (Read 3131 times)

ChristoT · « **on:** 06 September 2013, 04:30:57 pm »

I was at Tesco earlier, and a noticed a familiar looking bike outside. A blue Fazer Thou (with some unusual mods). Looking at it, I thought the engine looked a bit different, so when the rider appeared (and after I told him about FOC-U), he told me he'd fitted an R1 engine into the Thou (not the detuned jobbie you chaps have - from a bona fide R1)!

Anyone else done this? Apart from some corrosion on the block, it looked pretty neat!

snapper · « **Reply #1 on:** 06 September 2013, 06:15:12 pm »

MmMm I know everything is possible but this isnt a striaght swap by any means
mounting point cyclinder head shape carberation air box just to start
?
was he pulling your leg maybe ?
ant pictures ?

dazza · « **Reply #2 on:** 06 September 2013, 06:23:27 pm »

Was he towing a trailer ?

ChristoT · « **Reply #3 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:10:58 pm »

As it happens, yes!

snapper · « **Reply #4 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:15:32 pm »

sorry unless Im missing something looks like a grubby gen 1 engine to me

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #5 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:17:21 pm »

Hmm, difficult to tell without going and looking at mine (what, get out of my chair?!

), but carbs are definitely different - no TPS.

Oops, no just spotted it! Couldn't see it cos everythings in such a state!

ChristoT · « **Reply #6 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:19:46 pm »

From where I was, the clutch housing looked marginally closer to the airbox cover than stock FZS too. Unless I'm seeing things.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #7 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:22:06 pm »

Nope, just dragged myself out to the garage...that's a gen 1 engine.

ChristoT · « **Reply #8 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:22:55 pm »

The rider (sporting a club jacket emblazoned with President) assured me he'd pulled the engine from the R1 and installed it himself...

shrekster · « **Reply #9 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:27:03 pm »

My R1 has the clutch actuation lever at the bottom of the case, not the top as in the picture.

Jim.

ChristoT · « **Reply #10 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:28:45 pm »

Leg suitably pulled then

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #11 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:30:31 pm »

2001 R1 engine:

I think one of the biggest problems you'd have to do it, the R1 uses much more downdraught inlet tracts, so the carb position is very different. Don't know how you'd get around that.

shrekster · « **Reply #12 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:36:34 pm »

My 2001 R1.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #13 on:** 06 September 2013, 08:47:56 pm »

Shrekster, do you have a pic of your R1 in the Get Yer Photies Out thread in general? Why not?!!

AyJay · « **Reply #14 on:** 06 September 2013, 09:06:49 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 06 September 2013, 08:28:45 pm

Leg suitably pulled then

He was a bit weird if he was trying to wind you up. He didn't think you had a 600 and was making the point that the 1000 has an R1 based engine by any chance? Cos that is not an R1 engine!

red98 · « **Reply #15 on:** 07 September 2013, 08:09:54 am »

he needs to join us foccers......we`ll soon put him right

shrekster · « **Reply #16 on:** 07 September 2013, 09:28:53 am »

You want to see pictures of my bike? ? Na mate she's far too ugly

Jim

devilsyam · « **Reply #17 on:** 07 September 2013, 10:18:32 am »

Christo your a knob lol before you drop yourself into a whole world of pain use the search button

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #18 on:** 07 September 2013, 10:40:32 am »

Quote from: shrekster on 07 September 2013, 09:28:53 am

You want to see pictures of my bike? ? Na mate she's far too ugly
Jim

That gives me an idea...

(Uh-oh!)
See "general".

ChristoT · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 September 2013, 11:50:03 am »

Quote from: AyJay on 06 September 2013, 09:06:49 pm

Quote from: ChristoT on 06 September 2013, 08:28:45 pm
Leg suitably pulled then

He was a bit weird if he was trying to wind you up. He didn't think you had a 600 and was making the point that the 1000 has an R1 based engine by any chance? Cos that is not an R1 engine!

That's why I started the thread. I told him I rode the 6. When he started talking about the R1 engine, I told him I knew about it being a detuned R1 lump. Whereupon, he told me that he'd swapped an R1 (actual) engine into his bike.

Seemed a bit odd, so thought I'd chuck it out here.

unfazed · « **Reply #20 on:** 07 September 2013, 07:01:58 pm »

He was taking the piss.