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Re: 4XV
Mine is a 98 and according to my local Yamaha dealer, high mileage at 30K miles !
- Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:32 am
- Forum: R1 02-03 5PW
- Topic: Frame paint
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1856
Re: Frame paint
Had a swinging arm on a Yamaha done recently to match the OEM chassis, (sort of gunmetal grey with glitter/sparkle hint).
The paint shop used a Spec…login to view the rest of this post
The paint shop used a Spec…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:25 am
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Anyone know the paint code for silver 4XV wheels please?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1390
Re: Anyone know the paint code for silver 4XV wheels please?
Appreciate this is an old thread, did anyone arrive at a good match for the 98 Silver wheel colour?
(Otherwise, I have had good results if the paint…login to view the rest of this post
(Otherwise, I have had good results if the paint…login to view the rest of this post
- Sun Feb 09, 2025 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Buying another R1 --- HELP REQUIRED
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14026
- Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Buying another R1 --- HELP REQUIRED
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14026
Re: Buying another R1 --- HELP REQUIRED
Is the radiator thermostat mod on your list at all, might be a good time to consider it ?
What's is that mate ?
Think the mod may have been posted o…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Buying another R1 --- HELP REQUIRED
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14026
Re: Buying another R1 --- HELP REQUIRED
Is the radiator thermostat mod on your list at all, might be a good time to consider it ?
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Just wondering about ULEZ
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4233
Re: Just wondering about ULEZ
Its being labelled as cleaning the environment which most people are not against. However its all about money and bailing out the NHS.
As long as you p…login to view the rest of this post
As long as you p…login to view the rest of this post
- Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:31 am
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Moise is coming to the UK!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
Re: Moise is coming to the UK!
Hopefully the UK weather will be kind to you in June.
I live about 30 mins from Heathrow, west of London. If there's anything you think I can help wi…login to view the rest of this post
I live about 30 mins from Heathrow, west of London. If there's anything you think I can help wi…login to view the rest of this post
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: Trackdays
- Topic: Anyone done Assen?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3185
Re: Anyone done Assen?
Nightmare.
Recall my wife falling during a game of badminton and struggled to get up again. Ambulance called, taken to A&E. Doctor looked at her injury…login to view the rest of this post
Recall my wife falling during a game of badminton and struggled to get up again. Ambulance called, taken to A&E. Doctor looked at her injury…login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Feb 22, 2023 1:09 pm
- Forum: R1 Specific
- Topic: Hello everybody
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3794
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:07 pm
- Forum: R1 Specific
- Topic: Hello everybody
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3794
Re: Hello everybody
Well, not been on for a while as I sold the 4C8 but thought I'd let you all know I'm still with Yamaha but I have got myself a MT10SP which I take de…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Feb 16, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Hello Newbie here 1 owner from new 98 4XV
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2746
Re: Hello Newbie here 1 owner from new 98 4XV
Welcome aboard Nick, more 4XV owners on this forum than you might think.
Bike looks really good condition. If you are going back to 100% standard then …login to view the rest of this post
Bike looks really good condition. If you are going back to 100% standard then …login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 7:32 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 3XV Project
- Replies: 92
- Views: 17093
Re: 3XV Project
Nice one Phil . made me smile several times.
Gareth at Reactive did suggest going aftermarket, cheaper than the SP shock rebuild.
If I was sane then I p…login to view the rest of this post
Gareth at Reactive did suggest going aftermarket, cheaper than the SP shock rebuild.
If I was sane then I p…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:27 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: 3XV Project
- Replies: 92
- Views: 17093
Re: 3XV Project
Re items on the back burner ...
- Zeeltronic. easy to get once its needed.
- Pipes (JL's) What ever else you do the std. pipes chop the power - have obt…login to view the rest of this post
- Zeeltronic. easy to get once its needed.
- Pipes (JL's) What ever else you do the std. pipes chop the power - have obt…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 9:20 pm
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Helicopter ride
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5679
Re: Helicopter ride
Was lucky enough to be in Portsmouth on Sunday when they were landing the Wildcats onto the Queen Elizabeth carrier next to the Chinooks for the ships…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:59 am
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Never knew this about Yamaha
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2873
Re: Never knew this about Yamaha
Interesting vid, many thanks.
(Had to set it the player at half speed though as the guy needed to take a breath, think he invented the data burst?)…login to view the rest of this post
(Had to set it the player at half speed though as the guy needed to take a breath, think he invented the data burst?)…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:51 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Remembering Polar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3376
Re: Remembering Polar
I too keep seeing comments from him amongst the threads. only met once at the BBQ and agree he knew so much about automotive engineering and always pu…login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Oct 19, 2022 4:56 am
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: New (2nd) to me bike
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2106
Re: New (2nd) to me bike
Guy at work recently bought a low mileage 1250R and was loaned one of these when his was at the BMW dealer being serviced which took longer than antic…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Oct 08, 2022 7:27 am
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Out and about
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1558
Re: Out and about
That`s right , and every now and again you get tractors out around here triming the tops of the roadside hedges , leaving all sorts of debris in the…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 5:54 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: new project - wrecked bike rebuild
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3863
Re: new project - wrecked bike rebuild
Looks really good, loving the colour scheme 

- Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:04 am
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7913
Re: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
Sorry Mike, I managed to double up the pre-existing "Thanks" of Moise and Jompy in this thread viewtopic.php?t=21497
Update...
Ok ignore that, checke…login to view the rest of this post
Update...
Ok ignore that, checke…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:57 am
- Forum: Trackdays
- Topic: Croft July 2022
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3125
Re: Croft July 2022
Looks like you had fun 👍
What group were you in ?
We were in the lower group as my mate was riding a 250. With only 25 in the group (JW limited numbe…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:03 am
- Forum: Trackdays
- Topic: Croft July 2022
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3125
Re: Croft July 2022
Nice footage. Looks like you have been around Croft before then ?
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- Tue Jul 12, 2022 4:58 am
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7913
Re: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
Hi Mike,
I cant see the duplication now either, possibly a temporary glitch, I am using an older version of Windows and not the Chrome browser though…login to view the rest of this post
I cant see the duplication now either, possibly a temporary glitch, I am using an older version of Windows and not the Chrome browser though…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:02 am
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7913
Re: Thumbs up/Thanks are back 👍
Added a couple of Thumbs up/Thanks 👍 this morning using the Windows Laptop and it did work although duplicated the existing Thanks from the previous…login to view the rest of this post