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It's been a few years since I was last on this forum. Trust that everyone is getting on with life & staying healthy.

I've ridden the 5JJ a few times th…login to view the rest of this post

I ran with a PR3 on the back of my FJ1200 & it wore very strangely, so much so that after a 3,000 mile ride down to wopland & a 2,600 mile ride around…login to view the rest of this post

Took the Mrs on the Exup that year. It was very hot

Went to Loomies last year but the weather's been a bit cr@p this year so not ventured that way. Maybe next year

Somewhere in froggyland



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Back in 1983 after a rideout to the coast

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Got out for a ride yesterday on the Exup as the 5JJ is SORNed for the moment

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Did some work on the KTM, the fuel pipe that runs from petcock to carb, if you pinch it tries to stick together.
Emptied the tank, so easy on a dirt b…login to view the rest of this post

Several friends have used Pilot Road 4s on their bikes & found that the fronts in particular have strange wear patterns with the edges lifting, someth…login to view the rest of this post

A friend tried tying back the brake lever on his bike after going through a whole bottle of brake fluid & he still couldn't get any pressure. He asked…login to view the rest of this post

Last year I serviced my calipers by removing the pistons & the seals. I found some fire damaged 5PW gold spots several years ago & swapped the pistons…login to view the rest of this post

When I installed a Brembo radial front m/c I also fitted a much smaller Brembo reservoir & made a small bracket using ally sheet suitably shaped. I di…login to view the rest of this post

I fitted those same pressure switches to several of my bikes. So much easier than the OEM type. The wiring is easy to sort out as well.

For bleeding,…login to view the rest of this post

My 5JJ gets sat on by some people I know....



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HiFlo HF303

This is what I use on my 5JJ It's a replacement for about 20 OE Honda, Kawi, Polaris and Yamaha filters. Yes, it fits but does it meet t…login to view the rest of this post

jompy wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:24 pmHiFlo HF303

This is what I use on my 5JJ…login to view the rest of this post

It's been so long since I was last on this forum I may as well admit to be the on the same level as a newbie....

I've been so busy with family & other stuff, mainly because we've been restricted in our normal way of life. I was s'posed to be riding down to Austria last July, but because of 'YNW ...

I lost my book of passwords a while ago & i've been out of touch for quite a long time, what with my brother's suicide & my youngest daughter having a…login to view the rest of this post

Has the large connector behind the left fairing panel been checked? Many signals & voltages from the rear to the front go via that multi pin connecto…login to view the rest of this post

SORNed the bike at the end of last month so today I completely drained the fuel tank, drained the carbs, removed the battery to its charging station f…login to view the rest of this post

How many people have been on previous Mayday Runs?

Hopefully this year it'll be better weather than the last 2 years, when it's been too wet to bother to go :violin:
But then it's absolutely no fun riding in the rain, especially on ones R1.

Anyone fancy meeting up at Locksbottom before heading ...

How many people have been on previous Mayday Runs?

Hopefully this year it'll be better weather than the last 2 years, when it's been too wet to bother to go :violin:
But then it's absolutely no fun riding in the rain, especially on ones R1.

Anyone fancy meeting up at Locksbottom before heading ...

A post has not long ago been put up on facer book about 2 R1s that have been found in the London area. One is a grey/silver, the other is red.

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The booklet i've got with my YA155 shock suggests the following base settings

Rebound damping 14 clicks
Low speed compression 10 clicks
High speed co…login to view the rest of this post

When calipers are as bad as this then they have to come apart

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv23/WiNot_Rhencullen/Workshop/Picture383.jpg

As it h…login to view the rest of this post