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- Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: First outings of the year
- Replies: 9
- Views: 935
Re: First outings of the year
I had a puncture in a rear a few years ago, but the first thing I noticed was the steering felt weird. I even stopped to check the front tyre pressur…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: 4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 703
Re: 4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
It's all good! I got one from Germany sent to my brother in the Netherlands. Will pick it up in the summer.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: LED Indicator Fix
- Replies: 1
- Views: 595
LED Indicator Fix
So a couple of weeks ago, I fitted the R&G Aero LED indicators to my 1998 R1. I had already fitted an LED flasher as I had cheap Chinese LED indicator…login to view the rest of this post
- Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:49 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: 4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 703
Re: 4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
KOJAYCAT the connector people have got one listed on their site, about £25 . Sorry Malc might be an old ad' not taken down , not on their site now Th…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: 4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 703
4XV Headlight Wiring Loom
Hey peeps,
Does anyone have an unmolested original Headlight Loom (also known as a Cord) for a 1998/1999 Yamaha R1?
Part number 4XV-84359-00
If so, m…login to view the rest of this post
Does anyone have an unmolested original Headlight Loom (also known as a Cord) for a 1998/1999 Yamaha R1?
Part number 4XV-84359-00
If so, m…login to view the rest of this post
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
- Topic: Chinese starter motor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 652
Re: Chinese starter motor
They are cheap for a reason.
Buy cheap, buy twice.
They are even cheaper on Aliexpress but my advice is steer away.
Buy cheap, buy twice.
They are even cheaper on Aliexpress but my advice is steer away.
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: No longer a pain in the neck ........
- Replies: 7
- Views: 789
Re: No longer a pain in the neck ........
That's good, I've ridden my bike with the standard clipons and changing them made such a difference. Even with the bar risers on my 4xv, I find 1.5 h…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 2:17 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Bit of a freshen up
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3516
- Sun Aug 27, 2023 7:51 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: How brilliant is my 4XV
- Replies: 1
- Views: 528
Re: How brilliant is my 4XV
You like your R1 for the same reasons I like mine!!! …login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:24 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Ooops!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 584
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Ooops!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 584
- Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:55 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Kill switch
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1666
Re: Kill switch
Do you actually strip the switch and clean that or just the plug end?
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:06 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Kill switch
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1666
Re: Kill switch
Have you checked all the other switches? Sidestand etc?
Don't know why, but it doesn't sound like the kill switch to me.
Have you tried shorting the w…login to view the rest of this post
Don't know why, but it doesn't sound like the kill switch to me.
Have you tried shorting the w…login to view the rest of this post
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:54 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Hello Newbie here 1 owner from new 98 4XV
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1018
Re: Hello Newbie here 1 owner from new 98 4XV
Welcome Dave, I too have a 98 R1 that I have owned from new, but it's not standard at all now. …login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Helicopter ride
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1936
Re: Helicopter ride
Jompy, I've only just seen this. Happy birthday whenever it was. I was 65 on the 14th Jan. Just hope I can keep riding the R1 for a few more years yet…login to view the rest of this post
Re: Hi all
Welcome to the site Jon and also well done on surviving all that you have been through.
Hope the 5JJ gets ridden real soon.
Hope the 5JJ gets ridden real soon.
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 4:28 pm
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: Merry Christmas
- Replies: 4
- Views: 722
Merry Christmas
I would like to wish everyone here a very merry Christmas.
In the UK, it's a bit cold and wet to be pulling out the bikes at the moment, but for Moise…login to view the rest of this post
In the UK, it's a bit cold and wet to be pulling out the bikes at the moment, but for Moise…login to view the rest of this post
- Sun Dec 25, 2022 4:27 pm
- Forum: Non Bike Chat
- Topic: R.I.P. polar
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2824
Re: R.I.P. polar
Always sad when we lose one of our brethren.
- Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:34 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Bit of a freshen up
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3516
Re: Bit of a freshen up
…login to view the rest of this postnewsh wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 1:13 pm Sheds are fab, have you read Henry Cole’s book?
The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:16 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Radiator?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 725
- Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:09 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Ride out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 804
Re: Ride out
Has it got that radiator on?
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:36 am
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Aftermarket coolant pipes
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2805
Re: Aftermarket coolant pipes
Just keep checking the hose clamps on silicone hoses. They will work loose.
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:44 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Running Sweet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 657
Re: Running Sweet
I'm going to Silverstone this Sunday.
No Rossi …login to view the rest of this post
No Rossi …login to view the rest of this post
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:13 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Running Sweet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 657
Re: Running Sweet
So even after 24 years of owning this bike, I still love it. Stay safe this summer guys and of course winter for Duncan. After a week of wind and rai…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jul 28, 2022 8:53 pm
- Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
- Topic: Unexpected engine stalling
- Replies: 16
- Views: 988
Re: Unexpected engine stalling
It might be worth checking the leads where they go into the plug caps too. The copper core corrodes after time. Mine ran rough a few years ago so I …login to view the rest of this post