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- Pinkr1
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Hi from Scotland
Hi everyone, I'm Karen from Ayrshire, my current bike is a 4C8 R1 which is feeling a bit under the weather at the moment! Previously had a 5VY R1, a uk spec NC30 and a CBR600. 

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Re: Hi from Scotland
Hi Karen welcome ,what's up with the 4c8? Get some photos of your bike up and yourself [emoji106][emoji106]
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- Pinkr1
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Hi, just posted a huge essay in the 4C8 section, got a misfire or no compression on number three, not a coil or injector so it's looking grim! Not done a compression test yet, I'm going to borrow a gauge off a friend sometime this week hopefully!
I'll try and figure out how to post a pic
I'll try and figure out how to post a pic

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Easiest way to post a picture is to use tapa talk ,just down load app
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Re: Hi from Scotland
Welcome in Karen
Hope you end up with a cheap easy fix with the 4c8 , i've been down the destroyed engine route with my 4xv & it wasn't fun but not the end of the world
Good luck & welcome in to another sweaty sock
Hope you end up with a cheap easy fix with the 4c8 , i've been down the destroyed engine route with my 4xv & it wasn't fun but not the end of the world

Good luck & welcome in to another sweaty sock

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I hope so too but it's not looking good
I just want to be certain what the problem is, I'd rather not strip the engine down unnecessarily.
Tried to upload a pic of the bike from my photobucket but it's almost impossible with an iPad so I've got tapa talk downloading

I just want to be certain what the problem is, I'd rather not strip the engine down unnecessarily.
Tried to upload a pic of the bike from my photobucket but it's almost impossible with an iPad so I've got tapa talk downloading

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Hope this works, never used tapatalk before..........
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Welcome in Karen, great bike the 4C8, sorry too hear your having problems, some American models suffered with valve guide failure I recall, is yours an import by any chance.
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Thanks Donny, I had the 05 model before it but I really like this one, it's definitely a uk bike, I bought it brand new, any uk bikes suffered with valve guide failure?Donny wrote:Welcome in Karen, great bike the 4C8, sorry too hear your having problems, some American models suffered with valve guide failure I recall, is yours an import by any chance.
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Welcome Karen, I've got a 4C8 track bike myself. How many miles has yours done?
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Hi, only done 8k, it was off the road for six yearscarsonr6 wrote:Welcome Karen, I've got a 4C8 track bike myself. How many miles has yours done?
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Re: Hi from Scotland
welcome in karen
good luck getting the bike sorted m8 
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Thank you and thank you heheR1Clarky wrote:welcome in karengood luck getting the bike sorted m8
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Thank you
yeah, they seem a nice friendly bunch 


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Not that I know off, lad on the old forum had a 5vy do it so it aint unheard off,Pinkr1 wrote:Thanks Donny, I had the 05 model before it but I really like this one, it's definitely a uk bike, I bought it brand new, any uk bikes suffered with valve guide failure?Donny wrote:Welcome in Karen, great bike the 4C8, sorry too hear your having problems, some American models suffered with valve guide failure I recall, is yours an import by any chance.
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Hi Karen from Ayrshire, I'm Adam fae Fife [emoji106]
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Hi Adam fae Fife, I canny talk in a Scottish accent I'm from Liverpool originally lolHighlander wrote:Hi Karen from Ayrshire, I'm Adam fae Fife [emoji106]
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Same here, I'm originally from Somerset. I was in Toxteth once and a lad there said I sounded posh [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Pinkr1 wrote:Hi Adam fae Fife, I canny talk in a Scottish accent I'm from Liverpool originally lolHighlander wrote:Hi Karen from Ayrshire, I'm Adam fae Fife [emoji106]
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Highlander wrote:Same here, I'm originally from Somerset. I was in Toxteth once and a lad there said I sounded posh [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Pinkr1 wrote:Hi Adam fae Fife, I canny talk in a Scottish accent I'm from Liverpool originally lolHighlander wrote:Hi Karen from Ayrshire, I'm Adam fae Fife [emoji106]
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Welcome in from sunny Glasgow.
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- Pinkr1
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Thanks Colin, I lived in Glasgow for a while, east end, been in Ayrshire for nearly two years nowLOCKE wrote:Welcome in from sunny Glasgow.
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I was happy to be called posh, much better than him saying I sound like I'm from Norris Green [emoji379][emoji380][emoji1016][emoji380][emoji379]Pinkr1 wrote:Highlander wrote:Same here, I'm originally from Somerset. I was in Toxteth once and a lad there said I sounded posh [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Pinkr1 wrote:Hi Adam fae Fife, I canny talk in a Scottish accent I'm from Liverpool originally lolHighlander wrote:Hi Karen from Ayrshire, I'm Adam fae Fife [emoji106]
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anyone would sound posh in Toxteth haha! I went to school in Wiltshire so I had a posh accent too when I moved back to Liverpool
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Re: Hi from Scotland
Welcome to the forum Karen, good luck in sorting your 4c8, what's the name of the one horse power horse that you are trying to wheelie, I bet that takes more skill to ride than your bike
So what's his / her top speed, 0 to 35 mph and how many miles does he / she do on a bag of hay
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So what's his / her top speed, 0 to 35 mph and how many miles does he / she do on a bag of hay

Welcome
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