If you take care of it this 3rd gen R1 engine seems to be nearly invincible. I'm still bumping it off the limiter, it keeps going. Gains you some respect at the local shop too.
I'm about to pass 85,000 miles. I recently had a major service with valve tuning and everything was just fine. Bike is running great. Aside from replacing parts from normal wear and tear I've done some minimal upgrading since 2009 - 16t front sprocket with lighter gauge sprockets and chain, K&N...
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I ride a 2009. Full Yoshi, K&N, block-off plates, and I've just had the Bazzaz Z-FI Fuel Controller installed. Upon their recommendation I've backed off the fueling a small percentage to account for the fact that I live at 6000ft elevation and regularly ride over 11 - 12,000 ft...