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Hi everyone

I recently picked up a 1998 4XV red and white R1 to re-live my old R1 days.
This is my 3rd R1 over the years, having previously owned a new 2000 5JJ and used 2003 5PW.

Still great fun even though she is 22 years old !

I do need some help with a wheel bearing nightmare - will post in the correct forum as soon as I can.

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Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" 😂
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jompy wrote:Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" Image
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Phil, welcome to the forum, as jompy says that’s are loads of knowledgeable guys on here, are there a few mere mortals who know fook all about anything ... but we do have a giggle...

Any questions just ask, someone will be able to help

Anyway welcome

Oh and post up some pics of your latest addition

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Steve R1 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:21 pm
jompy wrote:Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" Image
Jesus jompy... you are in trouble mate Image


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Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though...
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Welcome aboard, as Steve says there are some very knowledgeable guys on this forum and many R1 challenges have been encountered and solved by members previously. Enjoy the 4XV :dance:
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Moise wrote:Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though... Image
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Phil... there is a bit of red/blue banter on here , each side thinks their colour is fastest... whilst everybody actually knows Red I’d fast as fook and blue is... well ....left eating Reds dust.... ImageImage


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jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" 😂
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
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Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" 😂
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
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jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" 😂
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k 🤷‍♂️
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Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: :lol: :lol:
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" 😂
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k 🤷‍♂️
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is :lol: :lol: :lol:
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jompy wrote:
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm Welcome in Phil
We need picks :text-worthless: Image Image
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" Image
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k Image
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is Image Image Image
I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.
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Moise wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:02 pm
jompy wrote:
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k Image
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is Image Image Image
I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.
It was one of the things I loved when I test ride the original 4xv. Mine didn’t doo it after the full system and heavy airbox mods can’t complain I enjoyed the extra 14bhp it got.😁
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Hi guys

Thanks for the welcome messages.

I was frustrated and then relieved to get my wheel bearing out that I missed these posts.

A few pics of the fast colour attached 😊

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Looks in bloody good nick

and almost as quick as the fast blue ones

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Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each :lol: :lol:
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That looks sweet mate 👍
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Wow, it even has the original can and mudguard. Very nice.

Yamaha just nailed it with the look of the 98 4xv. Hard to understand why they changed it the following year.
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polar wrote:Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each :lol: :lol:
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Phil, cracking picture ls ImageImageImage glad you got the wheel bearing sorted on your super fast as fook red R1
R1Clarky wrote:Looks in bloody good nick Image

and almost as quick as the fast blue ones Image

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oh steve what are you like

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I used to have a ‘fast’ blue one - got a bit sideways at Knockhill in the wet with it !

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