Originally Posted by
jameswrx
does look like a circa 1999 R1.. I've had a couple, bikes aren't like (most) cars, that sort of speed on a 1000cc sports bike is easily obtainable and not as scary as driving a car near those speeds IMO. Also it's worth noting that a more modern 1000cc bike is a good bit faster than that, my zx10r would have eaten my old R1's over 100mph.
my out of the box 10r did 116 in first gear and had another 5