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Post by **MJRL** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:33 pm

Hi Folks,

Been riding sports bikes for a few years, had a blade , k5 gixxer and a carb R1 so far finally decided to take the plunge and do extensive work on my 'new' 4c8 charcoal grey metallic.

I have never really done much in the way of modding before having either bought pre modded bikes or only done basic straightforward part swaps here and there.

I Think the 4C8 is the best R1 to be honest , it looks amazing and it has a proper wail, I liked the crossplane noise at first but it wore thin, I have a three year plan for this one. I got it cheap, immaculate and standard with just over 6k miles on it.

Coming off a well setup carb r1 onto this has been weird , low down the rc8 is currently not as good and not as much fun on the road , I need to sort the Cat/pipes, throttle/fueling asap

I expect I'll be asking alot of questions about modding , where to go who to talk to what to get and why etc.

Look forward to chatting.

Post by **jompy** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:43 pm

Welcome in Matt
Looks m me you have the starting point for a new thread in the projects section , get some pics up

Post by **Bub** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:46 pm

Hi Matt and welcome to the forum, i done exactly the same, changed from a 4XV to a 4C8 and wasn't that impressed with the low down power, within a few months i fitted a PC3, decay, two brothers pipes and had it re-mapped, best thing i ever done, goes like stink now, so you could do that or quite a few guys on here had the flash tune done and are more than happy with the results

samr1 · Post by **samr1** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:47 pm

Welcome in, a wealth of knowledge on here with all models so don't be afraid to ask

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Post by **MJRL** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 3:53 pm

Thanks Chaps, Ill be off to the projects section shortly

I actually have something special planned for year three , lets see how it goes

Post by **pod** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:02 pm

Welcome matt , good luck with the modding. Can't see the attraction myself [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY][FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY][FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY][FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]

Post by **R1Clarky** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:12 pm

Welcome in mate

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Damo666 · Post by **Damo666** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:30 pm

Welcome in Matt,got a 4c8 myself with one or two mods

i second what Bub said as i have a full Ti Akro with flashtune and PC111 set up on a dyno and its fair pokey,so is it performance mods your after or asthetics,maybe even a combination of both,looking forward to see how you get on

samr1 · Post by **samr1** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:51 pm

Flash tune, decat pipe ,akra end cans ,q/s here

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Post by **Luke03R1** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:42 pm

Welcome in u

Post by **petepassion** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:48 pm

Hi, welcome Matt

Post by **hash29** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:57 pm

Welcome to the forum Matt.
Get some pics of the bike up so we can see your base starting point

Post by **MJRL** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:02 pm

Hmm, still on mobile atm can't seem to upload anything... I'll have another look when I get on a computer a bit later.

Post by **Luke03R1** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:48 pm

Tapatalk makes things easy

Post by **MJRL** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:15 pm

As for the request for images , here it is , pretty much stock, came with some pazzo shorty leavers a tail tidy and an integrated tail light but that's it. The induction noise is insane so either that's a quirk of the model no one has mentioned or its got a K&N or some such... will see when I get to taking it apart.

Going to start my post in the Projects forum now.

Post by **Donny** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:49 am

Great model, I recommend as well as what the lads have said changing your gearbox sprocket and going -1 tooth on it, redstores the bottom end and is only £17

feckin best mod you can do, also chuck the standard steering damper in ra bin and get an ohlins on there

Post by **PJC** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:59 am

Welcome in mate, lovely looking 4c8. I can see an empty wallet coming your way, I spent a few quid on my mods.

damper is worth replacing, but 916 style sprint means you can adj on the move.

I happen to have one for sale

I also have some gutted pipes, loud is an understatement

Post by **MJRL** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:57 am

I'm actually looking for pipes atm, will be posting about that in projects later, what you got?

Post by **Bub** » Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:48 pm

Luke03R1 wrote:Tapatalk makes things easy

Sometimes

Post by **Luke03R1** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:57 pm

Bub wrote:
Luke03R1 wrote:Tapatalk makes things easy
Sometimes

I was making an assumption that he isn't a complete retard like you

Post by **Steve R1** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:41 am

Luke03R1 wrote:
Bub wrote:
Luke03R1 wrote:Tapatalk makes things easy
Sometimes
I was making an assumption that he isn't a complete short retard like you

Welcome to the forum Matt, and yiu have a beautiful looking 4c8 too. Must admit I think they are one of the nicest looking R1's out there. One point, yiu mentioned you have an integrated rear light, you will need to fit indicators to getvitvthrough an MOT, as the integrated lights are an mot failure without separate indicators.

Anyway, you have come to the right place to find everything there is to know about R1's and modding them, so any questions just ask.

Stephen

Post by **2002r1jon** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:41 am

Welcome in

Post by **Moise** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:59 am

Welcome Matt. Will follow your project thread with interest as a 4c8 would be my next R1.

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