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If you mean in each front caliper, it will be because someone has changed at least one and not used the correct one.

Hello, I'm not sure that you have reconnected the correct wire. If my memory serves me correct, the 'live' wire that corrodes is red.
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There will always be some sucking and blowing with the filler cap off as there are for pistons winging up and down. But it should be excessive.
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There will always be some sucking and blowing with the filler cap off as there are for pistons winging up and down. But it should be excessive.
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I have a Slinky Glide clutch cable fitted. It is really light and smooth.
They are from Wemoto, but I have no idea what postage to NZ would have been.
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It's also worth checking out an Ivan's Jet kit. I have one of those fitted in my R1 along with #15 pilot jets and it runs awesome!!
Ignore the 'off road' statement.

https://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/r1.htm

unfortunately, the odo is just stored as numbers regardless of kms or miles

According to Duncan, but I'm sure my odometer counts in miles

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malr1 wrote: Sun Nov 08, 2020 1:10 am unfortunately, the odo is just stored as numbers regardless of kms or miles

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One more photo

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So seeing as the storms were coming and I just had my new shed up and nearly kitted out, I decided it was time to spoil the bike again.
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Cheers for the advise will give some cleaner a try and hope for best worst case carbs need a good service,
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R15UTT wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 10:22 pm You realise the cylinder block is part of the upper crankcase .
Yep, you need both the upper and lower halves.

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Yep, you can use either

Moise wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2024 10:31 pm She's braver than me!
[and me!]

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Hi guys, this is my daughter (aged 12) during a stop at Roundel Engineering in Sherborne.
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You can get the top fairing off in about 5 minutes and then it's easy to remove the headlights to get at the fairing. Nothing to worry about there at…login to view the rest of this post

Got a nice 150 mile ride out with a friend yesterday.
Happy days.

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I had the same a few years back, no digital display. So I bought another set of clocks with around the same mileage and the weird thing is, whenever …login to view the rest of this post

I had a puncture in a rear a few years ago, but the first thing I noticed was the steering felt weird. I even stopped to check the front tyre pressur…login to view the rest of this post

It's all good! I got one from Germany sent to my brother in the Netherlands. Will pick it up in the summer.

So a couple of weeks ago, I fitted the R&G Aero LED indicators to my 1998 R1. I had already fitted an LED flasher as I had cheap Chinese LED indicator…login to view the rest of this post

KOJAYCAT the connector people have got one listed on their site, about £25 .

Sorry Malc might be an old ad' not taken down , not on their site now

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Hey peeps,

Does anyone have an unmolested original Headlight Loom (also known as a Cord) for a 1998/1999 Yamaha R1?
Part number 4XV-84359-00
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They are cheap for a reason.
Buy cheap, buy twice.
They are even cheaper on Aliexpress but my advice is steer away.

That's good, I've ridden my bike with the standard clipons and changing them made such a difference.

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