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- Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: R1 Specific
- Topic: Is the 4c8 really the best R1?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4454
Re: Is the 4c8 really the best R1?
Got to say I really love my 4c8 and fell in love with it on first sight. That gorgeous blue colour scheme in combo with gold wheels, and the more aggr…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:53 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Have refiited standard baffles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Re: Have refiited standard baffles
Thanks for the comments chaps. I will pull a plug and see how it looks. If its good, I will leave well enough alone. As mentioned, the bike runs very…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:18 am
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Anyone still riding in winter for pleasure?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 2519
Re: Anyone still riding in winter for pleasure?
Luckily over here in Ireland, the local councils use little salt and we have a much milder climate than the central areas and the east coast of the UK…login to view the rest of this post
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 12:00 am
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Have refiited standard baffles
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1075
Have refiited standard baffles
Hi all, Slightly unusual situation here and need some opinions. I am from Dublin and bought a UK imported `08 R1 about 15 months ago. The previous own…login to view the rest of this post
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Dyno results anyone ???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1461
Re: Dyno results anyone ???
Really. ??? I found bugger all !!! Just a very few Dyno results, a handful. Maybe I missed something ??? thought I would find at least 20 plus. I fi…login to view the rest of this post
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:03 am
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
I agree with that Donny, but I found the debaffled OEM`s wayyy too loud, so I took them off and put back on my stock set. Bike is running fine but may…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:25 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Stug, from what I have seen, a typical 4C8 with a full exhaust, PC and filter makes around the 172 hp figure you mentioned. Not sure if this would be …login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:13 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
I hear what you are saying but I am deffo not caught up and obsessed with numbers as otherwise I would be chasing mad peak power type scenarios. Just …login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:25 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Dyno results anyone ???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1461
Re: Dyno results anyone ???
This bike was dyno`d with Dan Moto end cans without baffles, de cat Y link pipe , PC 3 and K and N filter in place.
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:23 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Dyno results anyone ???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1461
Re: Dyno results anyone ???
Here is my Dyno result. Sorry about first screw up.
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- Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:02 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: Dyno results anyone ???
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1461
Dyno results anyone ???
Would really like to see some Dyno results from fellow 4C8 riders, so that I can compare them ( and their mods ) and see the end results. I have had m…login to view the rest of this post
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:18 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Thanks for the Intel, more food for thought. Whats going to be really interesting for me, and will answer a lot of questions, is when another member o…login to view the rest of this post
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:41 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Interesting comments there, thanks. Was speaking with a pal of mine today, who has a fair clue about these things, and he said that the average road r…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Can anyone tell me what is the effective difference between a reflash and a PC3 type tune. Can you do both together or is that a duplication. I know y…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:44 am
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Baffles.... In or out?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1949
Re: Baffles.... In or out?
I debaffled a stock set of pipes with the A and R set up, and have to say I was a bit disappointed as to how loud they were. Literally would wake the…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:20 am
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Thanks Donny, for the tips. The only problem there is that if the PC3 reverts automatically back to its previous Map, that being the Full open Dan Mot…login to view the rest of this post
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:12 am
- Forum: Newbies
- Topic: Newbie from Dublin
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1252
Re: Newbie from Dublin
Okay Guys. Hope this works. Pics of the bike. http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac72/daithiolacha/371cropDec172013.jpg
Bike looks lovely, not sure why the weights are on the outer edge of the wheels :think:
Love your part of the world, my mum is from Malahide so spent a fair bit of time there ...
Bike looks lovely, not sure why the weights are on the outer edge of the wheels :think:
Love your part of the world, my mum is from Malahide so spent a fair bit of time there ...
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:09 am
- Forum: Newbies
- Topic: Newbie from Dublin
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1252
Re: Newbie from Dublin
Well spotted, but its not those flat ones , but the gel type raised versions. Same company though.
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:04 am
- Forum: Newbies
- Topic: Greetings from Ireland
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1285
Re: Greetings from Ireland
Any further west than Sligo and you are in the Atlantic !!!! LOLLOCKE wrote:Welcome in mate. Ignore the jealous red frame haters, you have made the right choiceSligo is as far west as I've been.
Colin
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Bike Chat
- Topic: Baffles.... In or out?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1949
Re: Baffles.... In or out?
I debaffled a stock set of pipes with the A and R set up, and have to say I was a bit disappointed as to how loud they were. Literally would wake the …login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:16 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Some good tips there Rich. Re the Dyno results, I somewhat agree with you and know there can be differences. What I was getting at was that the vast m…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:39 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Most of the Dyno results I have seen in the Brit mags on the 07-08 bikes rate them at about 156 hp, pretty much the same as the US tests. So when I sa…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 8:33 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
Re: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
Thanks for the tips guys. I don't know if the immobiliser has been disconnected but I do get the little blinking light on it for about 12 hours after …login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:30 pm
- Forum: R1 07-08 4C8
- Topic: 08 R1 Tuning questions.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1684
08 R1 Tuning questions.
So frustrating. I had just typed up a detailed message re the new bike, and then found it disappeared when I tried to post it !!! Seemingly, I must ha…login to view the rest of this post
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:35 pm
- Forum: Newbies
- Topic: Newbie from Dublin
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1252
Re: Newbie from Dublin
Thanks for all the nice compliments on the Bike Guys and hope to learn a lot on this site, as well as having a lot of fun interacting with the various members. 
