R1 engine in a Thou

[ChristoT]

[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=9761.msg99691#msg99691 date=1378495725]
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!
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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.