New 4XV owner

[philyamahar1]

Hi everyone

I recently picked up a 1998 4XV red and white R1 to re-live my old R1 days.
This is my 3rd R1 over the years, having previously owned a new 2000 5JJ and used 2003 5PW.

Still great fun even though she is 22 years old !

I do need some help with a wheel bearing nightmare - will post in the correct forum as soon as I can.

Cheers
Phil

[jompy]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"

[Steve R1]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]

Jesus jompy... you are in trouble mate [emoji23]


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[Steve R1]

Phil, welcome to the forum, as jompy says that’s are loads of knowledgeable guys on here, are there a few mere mortals who know fook all about anything ... but we do have a giggle...

Any questions just ask, someone will be able to help

Anyway welcome

Oh and post up some pics of your latest addition [emoji1303][emoji4]

Stephen [emoji4]


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[jompy]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]

Jesus jompy... you are in trouble mate [emoji23]


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Yeah and i managed to kill the f**king lawnmower too

[Moise]

Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though... [emoji3]

[R14XV]

Welcome aboard, as Steve says there are some very knowledgeable guys on this forum and many R1 challenges have been encountered and solved by members previously. Enjoy the 4XV

[Steve R1]

Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though... [emoji3]

Duncan... funniest thing I’ve heard all day [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Apart from Jompy buggering up his lawn mower [emoji849]

Phil... there is a bit of red/blue banter on here , each side thinks their colour is fastest... whilst everybody actually knows Red I’d fast as fook and blue is... well ....left eating Reds dust.... [emoji1303][emoji4]


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[Danf1]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

[jompy]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade

[Danf1]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade

The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k

[jompy]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade

The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k

i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is

[Moise]

Welcome in Phil
We need picks [emoji38] [emoji38]
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade

The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k [emoji2369]

i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]

I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.

[Danf1]

But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.

theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade

The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k [emoji2369]

i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]

I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.

It was one of the things I loved when I test ride the original 4xv. Mine didn’t doo it after the full system and heavy airbox mods can’t complain I enjoyed the extra 14bhp it got.

[philyamahar1]

Hi guys

Thanks for the welcome messages.

I was frustrated and then relieved to get my wheel bearing out that I missed these posts.

A few pics of the fast colour attached

[R1Clarky]

Looks in bloody good nick [emoji106]

and almost as quick as the fast blue ones [emoji2958]

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[polar]

Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each

[jompy]

That looks sweet mate

[Moise]

Wow, it even has the original can and mudguard. Very nice.

Yamaha just nailed it with the look of the 98 4xv. Hard to understand why they changed it the following year.

[newsh]

Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each

I was thinking that [emoji51]

[Steve R1]

Phil, cracking picture ls [emoji1303][emoji4][emoji122] glad you got the wheel bearing sorted on your super fast as fook red R1

Looks in bloody good nick [emoji106]

and almost as quick as the fast blue ones [emoji2958]

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You have probably realised Clarky aka Karen, is deluded, he did manage to overtake a milk float the other day, but he did need a mile or two run up to get upto speed for the delicate, exciting and extremely dangerous manoeuvre on a “fast blue R1” [emoji1303][emoji23]

He nearly blew the cobwebs off his mirror [emoji102]

[emoji1303][emoji4]


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[R1Clarky]

[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] oh steve what are you like [emoji849][emoji2960]

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[Steve R1]

[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] oh steve what are you like [emoji849][emoji2960]

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The old ones are the best mate [emoji4][emoji1303]


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[philyamahar1]

I used to have a ‘fast’ blue one - got a bit sideways at Knockhill in the wet with it !

[DogRed]

New to forum looking for info on 1998 R1