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I think I understand now ...... At first I thought you meant that they left some of the screws loose under the seat without refitting them .. ....... …login to view the rest of this post

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Removing the tail piece to work on the alternator and finding the screws under the pillion pad really is a mystery ....... puts me in mind of surgeons…login to view the rest of this post

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Thanks for the update, I haven't checked in for a while. Mine is up to 120,000 miles, so yours should have a few years left!

Hi Moise ....... thanks …login to view the rest of this post

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Decided to sell the 4XV I bought towards the end of last year ........ I found two of them was to…login to view the rest of this post

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Strictly speaking by 2000/1 Yamaha would have moved onto the 5JJ model ........ 4XV`s were 98/99 ....... unless it`s a 4XV which was registered very …login to view the rest of this post

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A part of that £80 is disposing of the old tyre ..... which is a pain in the ass to do now .......... The recycling centre which takes them now requir…login to view the rest of this post

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I got a Pirelli Diablo 190/50 17 through the post , but delivered to Stan`s workshop , for £99 ....... from a shop called Demon Tweaks , who I`ve deal…login to view the rest of this post

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Cheers Moise ........ I`ll have a look at the connector as you suggest .

Things have stalled a bit recently with the new bike ....... picked up a cros…login to view the rest of this post

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Hi Barton ....... I`ve never investigated fully , but I believe the oil level sensor contains a plastic float which can deform and stick with the eff…login to view the rest of this post

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BTW .... how`s your 100,000 mile 4XV going on ? ...... I believe the kill switch issue has finally been put to bed now ?

Tony

Still going well. The …login to view the rest of this post

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Have now got the TRW lowering link fitted , and have dropped the front forks by 10 mm . Will take it out tomorrow for a short test ride .

I may try th…login to view the rest of this post

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One thing to be aware of is changing the link will affect the spring rate. The 4xv and 5jj have a rising rate as standard, lowering the bike will inc…login to view the rest of this post

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Dream garage that

Cheers Jon ........
Have managed to drill out that bush or sleeve in the swingarm pivot ....... that was a pain in the backside to …login to view the rest of this post

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Just gone and bought a `99 4XV ...... to go with the `98 bike I bought back in 2019 ........

The idea was / is to use this `99 bike as a replacement f…login to view the rest of this post

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I dream at night of discovering someone who has a new 4XV harness sitting on their spares shelf ...... Not much chance of that it seems ....... Might …login to view the rest of this post

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Sorry a little late coming back ........ I used R K Leighton in Birmingham who recovered a spare set of both rider and pillion pad in red material ...…login to view the rest of this post

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Hi Moise ........ glad you`ve hopefully got it sorted ....... electrics can be / are a real headache .

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It`s a shame the Venhill cable would cost you too much in postage ........ I think they supply two oversizes ...... They were recommended by someone o…login to view the rest of this post

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That`s a pretty impressive connector to keep working when on it`s last legs like that !

I had problems , but mine were further up the line , where the…login to view the rest of this post

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Nice to hear you are getting the 4XV together again ......

As for the crankcase breather ........ I`m no expert , but I would have thought with the pi…login to view the rest of this post

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Amazing workmanship ....... fascinating to watch ,,,,,,,,, ( Mind you , he could have just gone out and bought a BMW C1 ! ) ......

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Glad to hear it now seems ok ........ Just down to the handlebar switch then , not the starter cut out relay .....

As well as the starter cut out rela…login to view the rest of this post

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That`s pretty impressive Moise ........ makes a change from ( some ) people who are afraid of putting mileage on their 4VX`s for fear of devaluing the…login to view the rest of this post

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Have got everything back together now , and am running a heavier gauge 28/0.30 red/yellow from the connector to the dip relay in place of the original…login to view the rest of this post

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