Hello!!
- JBomb
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Hello!!
Morning all,
I've had my 08 4C8 (red and white) for about 6 months now and have never got around to posting anything, so I thought I'd better start!!
Any one here from the Bath / Bristol area?
JBomb
I've had my 08 4C8 (red and white) for about 6 months now and have never got around to posting anything, so I thought I'd better start!!
Any one here from the Bath / Bristol area?
JBomb
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Re: Hello!!
Hi Jase and welcome in,nice choice of R1 there same colour as mine,well it was until i got my hands on it,its a good set of lads on here without any click or bullshit,enjoy and get some pics & biking history up if you can
Damo.
Damo.
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Re: Hello!!
Welcome in Jase
Come on you can do better than that
We're not after your inside leg measurement but a bit about your biking history would be good & maybe a pic of your bike 
how you finding the 4c8 ? they're ment to be peperami !( a bit of an animal ! )
Come on you can do better than that


how you finding the 4c8 ? they're ment to be peperami !( a bit of an animal ! )
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Re: Hello!!
Welcome in mate, as jompy says let us get to 'know' ya with some biking history and show us ur ride - bike obviously

Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul


Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul
Treat everyone with respect unless they prove themselves to be Unworthy 

- JBomb
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Re: Hello!!
Thanks for your warm welcomes! What a friendly bunch you are!!
Been riding since childhood, but only recently on the road (call it a bit of a mid life crisis). Last bike was a gixxer 600 which I had for a couple of years but managed to persuade the missus I needed an R1. Loving every minute of it, just wish i could make full use of what the bike can offer.

Been riding since childhood, but only recently on the road (call it a bit of a mid life crisis). Last bike was a gixxer 600 which I had for a couple of years but managed to persuade the missus I needed an R1. Loving every minute of it, just wish i could make full use of what the bike can offer.
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Jompy loves it when I do it [emoji1]

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway
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Re: Hello!!
Welcome in mate. Enjoy the forum, you get out what you put in. What year was your GSXR 600?
Colin
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14B. Enough Said.
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Re: Hello!!
Ciao dude
To make the 4c8 a proper R1 you need.....................................
To make the 4c8 a proper R1 you need.....................................

Tuck in behind me, i'll show you the best place to crash
Stopped drinking, smoking, taking drugs and running sex parties, luckily ive still bikes to corrupt me

- JBomb
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Re: Hello!!
It was a 55 plate k5 mate. My first proper sports bike, or thats what I thought until I got the R1LOCKE wrote:Welcome in mate. Enjoy the forum, you get out what you put in. What year was your GSXR 600?
Colin



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Welcome to the Forum Jase, you have already met some of the more interesting inmates of our yamaha mad house, but despite the banter, we all really do get on very well. As our colon says
This really is the best biking forum, the guys know everything there is to know about Yamaha's and biking in general, someone will have been there, done that and got the t shirt to boot, so any questions just ask
So welcome enjoy the banter, wit and General good humoured p!ss taking....
Cilla
is very true indeed ... Bet you spat your tea out again lovie ... Sorry LockeLOCKE wrote:you take out what you put in


This really is the best biking forum, the guys know everything there is to know about Yamaha's and biking in general, someone will have been there, done that and got the t shirt to boot, so any questions just ask
So welcome enjoy the banter, wit and General good humoured p!ss taking....
Cilla

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- JBomb
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Re: Hello!!
Thanks mate. I agree with everything you've said - I've been "taking out" for a while now, just waiting to be able to "put something in"Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the Forum Jase, you have already met some of the more interesting inmates of our yamaha mad house, but despite the banter, we all really do get on very well. As our colon says
is very true indeed ... Bet you spat your tea out again lovie ... Sorry LockeLOCKE wrote:you take out what you put in![]()
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This really is the best biking forum, the guys know everything there is to know about Yamaha's and biking in general, someone will have been there, done that and got the t shirt to boot, so any questions just ask
So welcome enjoy the banter, wit and General good humoured p!ss taking....
Cilla



Anyway..... here's my current ride.
Pretty standard apart from race baffled cans and some ASV levers.
If anybody knows where I can get a black belly pan let me know.
Any recommendations for tyres too would also be appreciated.
Cheers guys
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Re: Hello!!
I love that colour scheme Jase, I had one the same a few years back

Brilliant bike, I loved it to bits.
Re hoops, this is a very personal subject, a number of us on here, me included love Michelin's, others hate them. I used their 2ct's on my 4c8 and they were great for commuting, touring, timeouts and track days, and they wear well also, good in both wet and dry. Infact I've just fitted a pair to my R6 winter hack.... I love them. ... But then that's me.

Brilliant bike, I loved it to bits.
Re hoops, this is a very personal subject, a number of us on here, me included love Michelin's, others hate them. I used their 2ct's on my 4c8 and they were great for commuting, touring, timeouts and track days, and they wear well also, good in both wet and dry. Infact I've just fitted a pair to my R6 winter hack.... I love them. ... But then that's me.
Dogs leave paw prints in our hearts
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Re: Hello!!
Ffs don't start that topic off againJBomb wrote:Thanks mate. I agree with everything you've said - I've been "taking out" for a while now, just waiting to be able to "put something in"Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the Forum Jase, you have already met some of the more interesting inmates of our yamaha mad house, but despite the banter, we all really do get on very well. As our colon says
is very true indeed ... Bet you spat your tea out again lovie ... Sorry LockeLOCKE wrote:you take out what you put in![]()
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This really is the best biking forum, the guys know everything there is to know about Yamaha's and biking in general, someone will have been there, done that and got the t shirt to boot, so any questions just ask
So welcome enjoy the banter, wit and General good humoured p!ss taking....
Cilla![]()
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Anyway..... here's my current ride.
Pretty standard apart from race baffled cans and some ASV levers.
If anybody knows where I can get a black belly pan let me know.
Any recommendations for tyres too would also be appreciated.
Cheers guys

as Steve says tyre choice is personal & depends on your riding style & what your using the bike for , have a quick search there's been loads of discussions on tyres

Bike looks great btw
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Whose rattled your cage monkey facejompy wrote:Ffs don't start that topic off againJBomb wrote:Thanks mate. I agree with everything you've said - I've been "taking out" for a while now, just waiting to be able to "put something in"Steve R1 wrote:Welcome to the Forum Jase, you have already met some of the more interesting inmates of our yamaha mad house, but despite the banter, we all really do get on very well. As our colon says
is very true indeed ... Bet you spat your tea out again lovie ... Sorry LockeLOCKE wrote:you take out what you put in![]()
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This really is the best biking forum, the guys know everything there is to know about Yamaha's and biking in general, someone will have been there, done that and got the t shirt to boot, so any questions just ask
So welcome enjoy the banter, wit and General good humoured p!ss taking....
Cilla![]()
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Anyway..... here's my current ride.
Pretty standard apart from race baffled cans and some ASV levers.
If anybody knows where I can get a black belly pan let me know.
Any recommendations for tyres too would also be appreciated.
Cheers guys
as Steve says tyre choice is personal & depends on your riding style & what your using the bike for , have a quick search there's been loads of discussions on tyres
Bike looks great btw



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Re: Hello!!
Nice bike Jase ...for a 4C8! 


14B. Enough Said.
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Some bugger keeps mentioning bananas !Steve R1 wrote:Whose rattled your cage monkey face![]()
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