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Only the very old members of the then 'bajajpulsar.com'and now 'xbhp.com' will remember that I had posted some of the very first superbike pics in India ever. It was a blue 2000 R1 and it immediately blew my mind back then in 2002. So now, almost 10 years later in a different nation and with some experience in life, I own a Blue 2001 R1. This was the last iteration with carburetors on it and if you ask me the 1998-2000 R1s look better than some newer sportbikes. The styling will never get old for me and everytime I look at it I feel like I got a lot more than what I paid for.
I bought the bike used with about 10000 miles on it. It had a twin devil highmount with a blue tinted visor on it. I have removed these and gone back to stock as I prefer a much quieter and negligibly slower bike over something which informs everyone within a 2 mile radius about its presence. The clear visor helps look ahead when tucked in.
The bike has Michelin Pilot 2CTs on it which I think are very good. They seem to take a lot more punishment and are forgiving to rider stupidities when leaned in mid corner.
Now lets talk about the power. This baby goes like no one's business. It is the shorter 1st geared litrebike with carbs and no slipper clutch which is a very interesting combination as everytime you open the throttle through the revs in first, it wants to wheelie badly but I havent figured out a way to control wheelies on it so I just tuck in further forward putting all my weight on the handlebars to keep it from coming up. So far I've touched about 146mph on a short back road with 3/2 gears left to go. So far I've done an oil change on it by myself and I plan to install nice stock looking visible indicator lights on it. Some previous owner decided to install integrated tail lamp indicators on it which in my opinion is a joke because you might as well not have indicators at all. I like people around me knowing what my intentions are on the road rather than having a slightly hotter looking tail. Compromising on safety features on a 400lb motorcycle which shares the same road with 18 wheeler trailer trucks which weigh several tons is something which I just do not get. So far its been a great ride.
I bought the bike used with about 10000 miles on it. It had a twin devil highmount with a blue tinted visor on it. I have removed these and gone back to stock as I prefer a much quieter and negligibly slower bike over something which informs everyone within a 2 mile radius about its presence. The clear visor helps look ahead when tucked in.
The bike has Michelin Pilot 2CTs on it which I think are very good. They seem to take a lot more punishment and are forgiving to rider stupidities when leaned in mid corner.
Now lets talk about the power. This baby goes like no one's business. It is the shorter 1st geared litrebike with carbs and no slipper clutch which is a very interesting combination as everytime you open the throttle through the revs in first, it wants to wheelie badly but I havent figured out a way to control wheelies on it so I just tuck in further forward putting all my weight on the handlebars to keep it from coming up. So far I've touched about 146mph on a short back road with 3/2 gears left to go. So far I've done an oil change on it by myself and I plan to install nice stock looking visible indicator lights on it. Some previous owner decided to install integrated tail lamp indicators on it which in my opinion is a joke because you might as well not have indicators at all. I like people around me knowing what my intentions are on the road rather than having a slightly hotter looking tail. Compromising on safety features on a 400lb motorcycle which shares the same road with 18 wheeler trailer trucks which weigh several tons is something which I just do not get. So far its been a great ride.
I hope you have many years of fun on this ***** 
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