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Yeah, just realised he's in Kiwiland but you never know.....

Moise, you're the man!!

Checked brown wire and found bad connection at rad end.

All is good in the shed.

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Thanks guys, few things to check.

Will keep you posted re progress!

Checked fuse, looks fine - will swap it out and see what happens.

Cheers.

Cheers!

Any particular Accord?

Thanks again.

Re above post.

Should have said that when temp gauge goes through roof fan doesn't kick in !!

Oops.

Help!

4XV is running absolutely fine but in traffic temp gauge very quickly goes through the roof and warning light comes on.

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Yeah, it's bizarre given that all was well before wheel removal.

Pistons / pads moving freely.

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Cheers mate.

Will give it a go.

Had bike since April so can't say when calipers were last serviced. HEL brake line being fitted over winter so wil…login to view the rest of this post

Replaced rear tyre on my 4xv but on refitting wheel I now have an issue with a binding brake.

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Battery ordered at 1530 on Thursday and delivered and in bike at 1230 on Friday.

Excellent service from http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And it was £30 cheaper than local dealer.

Great stuff!!

Great advice mate, cheers!

Will post a pic of the bike when I suss it out.

And yes, it's a great bike.

Should have said........I made that TT trip on an XS750!!

Reg no WLW296S - I wonder if it's still alive?

Those were the days.......

Many thanks to all.

Battery now on its way from mdsbattery.co.uk for £45 including delivery. Local dealer wanted £75.

Love the R1 which I bought a couple of months ago. Almost standard (how I like them) in blue. It may be seventeen years old but you certainly wouldn't know it - a brilliant bike ...

Hi All

Not long purchased a rather nice 99 R1 but sadly the battery has given up the ghost.

To save me lengthy searches what is the battery of choice for me?

All replies gratefully received.

Cheers

Jim