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Post by Sammcgougan »

Hi, I'm Sam new here and relatively new r1 5jj owner, had it a few months now. Been on the big bikes for a few years so still quite new to that aswell.
I'm from up in Aberdeen - roll on the bestiality jokes
I've got ambitions to get on the track at some point soon, not many near us but I'm interested non the less.
I'm on here for some advice, a bit of banter and to fill the gaping holes in my technical knowledge.



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Fit like ma loon.
Welcome to the forum, i work up in aberdoom mon-fri and live in my caravan at bridge of don, ( I do own a house I'm not a pikey)
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Hi Sam, welcome to the forum, we have a lot if members north of the boarder, so you are not alone, in fact you will be a southerner to some of our more northerly members :lol:

This is a cracking forum to find anything and everything you need to know about R1's, biking in general, track days or indeed racing. Our forum track days are legendary, and you don't need to be a skilled track day rider to join in, our racing friends on here have and do provide free tuition in the novice group to Amy members who want it, anf they know their stuff.

We are like a big family, generally we get on, we help each other and someone will have the answer to any questions you may have. There is a lot if good humoured banter on the forum and we like a laugh. There are no cliques on here, we are all equal, well appart from Jompy, he is our resident primate so he is ....... Well let's just say he monkey's around :lol:

So welcome and join in the fun and banter

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Welcome in mate. Look out on the Knockhill website around May as they normally do a new to track night. I done it last year and loved it that much I booked the next one.

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Welcome in Sam
i recon your going to love the 5jj they're a great bike & can be comfortably ridden fast or slow , if like you say your new to big bikes then just take it steady as they can get you in to trouble very quickly although you probably know that already .
heres a few bit's i copy & paste for the new owners
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Those 5jj's are a lovely bike , they share a lot of parts with the 4xv like frame, wheels & engines are similar , things that are different are ECU , bodywork i.e. tank , fairing , seat unit & headlight also the radiator & wiring looms are different .
Make sure you look in the 4xv & 5jj sections .
Check the main 20pin white plug on the wiring loom that sits behind the left hand fairing to make sure its in good order & been greased as these can cause problems , the HT leads can break up when old where the plug cap screws on & cause misfire all you need to do is cut 5-10 mm off the end & screw the cap back on , also DON'T tighten the sump bolt up to 42nm its a lot less more like 15-20nm .
get the service manuals and parts micro fiches for both the 4xv & 5jj downloaded , use the online PDF link & down load the parts manuals from there .
http://www.partzilla.com can be helpful for online parts micro fiches for getting part numbers & checking prices in the states as theyre prices are cheaper or you could try https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/browser/ ... bike/yzfr1
enjoy :)"
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Hi Sam ,welcome great name


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Hi and welcome mate
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samr1 wrote:Hi Sam ,welcome great name Image


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So what is the collective for Sam's? A gaggle of SAMs, or a brace of SAMs or a cast of SAMs ? I know it's a collective of petepassion's and a troop, barrel, carload, cartloads or tribe of jompys :lol:

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Steve R1 wrote:
samr1 wrote:Hi Sam ,welcome great name Image


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So what is the collective for Sam's? A gaggle of SAMs, or a brace of SAMs or a cast of SAMs ? I know it's a collective of petepassion's and a troop, barrel, carload, cartloads or tribe of jompys :lol:

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welcome in dude - enjoy the forum & yer 5jj & get stuck in :)

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Steve R1 wrote:
samr1 wrote:Hi Sam ,welcome great name Image


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So what is the collective for Sam's? A gaggle of SAMs, or a brace of SAMs or a cast of SAMs ? I know it's a collective of petepassion's and a troop, barrel, carload, cartloads or tribe of jompys :lol:

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Welcome tae the mad hoos bud.

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Hi Sam, welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy the vast variety of knowledge, humour, age and shortness this forum contains. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Welcome Sam, new here myself.
Just bought a r1 14b. Hoping to get into some track days too.
I'll be checking that knockhill site for the new to track days.
Enjoy


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Kylezx7r wrote:Fit like ma loon.
Welcome to the forum, i work up in aberdoom mon-fri and live in my caravan at bridge of don, ( I do own a house I'm not a pikey)
A part time pikey is still a pikey....don't try and play it down :lol: :lol:

Welcome to the forum Sam :D
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PMc.R1 wrote:
Kylezx7r wrote:Fit like ma loon.
Welcome to the forum, i work up in aberdoom mon-fri and live in my caravan at bridge of don, ( I do own a house I'm not a pikey)
A part time pikey is still a pikey....don't try and play it down :lol: :lol:

Welcome to the forum Sam :D
Your right, I need to start paying tax and stop shitting in a bucket. I just can't help myself


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Kylezx7r wrote:
PMc.R1 wrote:
Kylezx7r wrote:Fit like ma loon.
Welcome to the forum, i work up in aberdoom mon-fri and live in my caravan at bridge of don, ( I do own a house I'm not a pikey)
A part time pikey is still a pikey....don't try and play it down :lol: :lol:

Welcome to the forum Sam :D
Your right, I need to start paying tax and stop shitting in a bucket. I just can't help myself


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Thanks for the welcomes, I've got plenty questions about the bike and I'll get some pics up once I've been somewhere. I'll definitely be checking out knockhill, might get to meet a few of you down there!


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4th May new to track night Knockhill. If this is your first time on track go to this, great night with instructors to help. I'll be there again no doubt as you are allowed to do 3 of these nights. I got my suspension set up and tyre pressures checked by the KH guys. Relaxed night with a mixture of road and track bikes.
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Welcome in mate, I am 30 mile south of Aberdeen and do a trackday or two. Defo worth doing the starter night but beginners in a session day isn't as bad as you think and always boys willing to give you info. 4 of us from town going to cadwell in may for the forum trackday but that may be a bit too soon for you to join in


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Welcome in Sam

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Ok, finally got out on the bike today. Bit chilly in the hills but I braved it to get a pic for your perusal. Image

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Post by Boz »

Hi Sam and welcome, that's a bit of a slope you're parked on! :lol:

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