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by newsh
Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: R1 2007 bogging from time to time
Replies: 7
Views: 654

R1 2007 bogging from time to time

Did you check the TPS setting? I think you can do it through the dash on the 4C8.

Otherwise maybe a fuel issue, one of our members had the teabag fu…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:21 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: My 99 R1..
Replies: 18
Views: 1670

My 99 R1..

Moise wrote:I noticed the rearsets, they look good. What make are they?

Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk
Harris, here’s mine [emoji106]

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by newsh
Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Bit of a freshen up
Replies: 29
Views: 3379

Re: Bit of a freshen up

Looks great, fantastic work! More of a resto than a refresh!

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by newsh
Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:17 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Re: Getting my hips replaced Saturday

andy spartan wrote:Times a healer, Soon be back on your bike enjoying what we all have a passion for.
Hope you got many bike mags to get throughn in t
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by newsh
Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Re: Getting my hips replaced Saturday

Well, amazingly I’m home and moving about pretty easily with crutches and I’ve actually crossed the room a couple of times without!
by newsh
Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:44 am
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Re: Getting my hips replaced Saturday

Had one of mine done 6 yrs ago (total hip replacement) and totally transformed my life, the other will need doing in a couple of yrs. Enjoy the freed…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Mon Nov 29, 2021 4:53 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Re: Getting my hips replaced Saturday

Yesterday I managed a lap of the bed with a zimmer, today I’ve been on crutches up the corridor to the main desk where I caused a traffic jam. Apparen…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Re: Getting my hips replaced Saturday

Thanks guys! I’m out of theatre, coming round gradually? They brought me a posh cuppa tooImagelogin to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:45 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Bit of a freshen up
Replies: 29
Views: 3379

Re: Bit of a freshen up

malr1 wrote:
newsh wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:51 pm Yeah it’s good [emoji106][emoji23]
My Mrs is getting it for me for Christmas. :D
Excellent [emoji1…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:44 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

Re: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

Actually I really should change the linkage bearing in the swingarm too, not sure if that’s possible with the arm in place..

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by newsh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

How did you get arc weld on the inside of the left fork leg .If you hadn't found it it would have torn the sh!t out of your fork seals & bushes , may…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:33 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: oil pressure switch
Replies: 45
Views: 2539

oil pressure switch

I thought it was probably end feed. The big ends in my old Triumphs are lubricated this way, the timing side end of the crank sits in a plain bearing …login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:14 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Getting my hips replaced Saturday
Replies: 26
Views: 2765

Getting my hips replaced Saturday

Yes that’s plural, both at once! I’m only slightly bricking it, it’s not every day you get your legs sawn off and stuck back on again [emoji12] Who’s …login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:56 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

Re: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

R15UTT wrote:Discovered peeling chrome on the fork stanchions. Replacements ordered from Wemoto, made in Italy.
Image

Looks like arc welding to me
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by newsh
Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:51 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Bit of a freshen up
Replies: 29
Views: 3379

Re: Bit of a freshen up

Yeah it’s good [emoji106][emoji23]
by newsh
Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:50 pm
Forum: R1 & R1M 2015-2019 2CR 2KS BX4
Topic: oil pressure switch
Replies: 45
Views: 2539

Re: oil pressure switch

Or is it an end feed crank?
by newsh
Tue Nov 23, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Bit of a freshen up
Replies: 29
Views: 3379

Re: Bit of a freshen up

Sheds are fab, have you read Henry Cole’s book?

The Life-Changing Magic of Sheds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1529406560/ ... X7BNCRESAHlogin to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:27 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

Re: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

It has come up very well, still a good looking bike. If you could only keep one, would have this or the 4xv? Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk Tha…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:23 pm
Forum: R1 98-99 4XV
Topic: Running lean (or not)?
Replies: 9
Views: 1103

Re: Running lean (or not)?

Which year is your KTM? Just looked on the UK Gov. E10 vehicle checker and it reckons all KTM`s after year 2000 should be OK. 2005 I think the tank i…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

Re: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

Not bad for an old girl and she still flies. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211118/82bfec0b5027d7af3d2d14385419495a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-c…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Tue Nov 16, 2021 8:05 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Rossi Retirement
Replies: 10
Views: 1156

Re: Rossi Retirement

It’s called a Nac Nac wheelie

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by newsh
Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: H4 LED Headlight Conversion
Replies: 37
Views: 2162

Re: H4 LED Headlight Conversion

Moise wrote:I missed that minor problem! Instead, you could disconnect the high to one bulb, and connect the low to one of the +12V wires to the rela
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by newsh
Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:14 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: H4 LED Headlight Conversion
Replies: 37
Views: 2162

Re: H4 LED Headlight Conversion

I wouldn't like to try both together - the bulbs got hot enough just with one beam. It was good to try LED bulbs, but I've read of others having simi…login to view the rest of this post
by newsh
Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)
Replies: 41
Views: 3902

Re: The Magic Carpet Returns (My 5VY)

Had the old girl up on the bench last couple of days and removed the old exhaust system as the header flanges were really rotten, also found some seiz…login to view the rest of this post