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Evening all,

Been riding bikes since I were a nipper, got a few years under my belt. Got a few old bikes and recently got an r1 as I always wanted one since the day they were released and it was too good an offer to miss.

Looking forward to this one, so far it's been a little problematic but currently running great.

It's a 5JJ, standard, hasn't done much but had been stood for a very long time. Carbs were full of crap (modern fuel is very poor it would seem) and I've had to clean them out twice but as said, it's currently running sweet and I'm loving it.

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Welcome in Niall glad you are enjoying the r 1 this is a great forum, peeps willing to help, great sense of humour and someone will have an answer to any bike related questions you may have.

Post up some pics of your r1... We love pics on here

I know what you mean about fuel, I have to fun injector cleaner through mine every now and again.
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Welcome in mate, most off us on here have a few years under our belt lol , enjoy the site an the AAAR ONE
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Welcome to the site Niall. You have a good bike in the 5jj so enjoy fella
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Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper. :shock:

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Coddy wrote:Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper. :shock:

Welcome in.
Hah! defo not a quality polis!

Well, I cleaned out the carbs again and they were full of crap. Best I can describe is it was almost like limescale and there was a lot of green crap - modern fuel is not good.
It's running sweet now though and I'm loving it! I'm a big fan of old classic bikes and this is the most modern bike I have. 3 kids means I can't afford a new one but hey this is great!

I'll get a photo asap...
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zedsdead wrote:
Coddy wrote:Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper. :shock:

Welcome in.
Hah! defo not a quality polis!

Well, I cleaned out the carbs again and they were full of crap. Best I can describe is it was almost like limescale and there was a lot of green crap - modern fuel is not good.
It's running sweet now though and I'm loving it! I'm a big fan of old classic bikes and this is the most modern bike I have. 3 kids means I can't afford a new one but hey this is great!

I'll get a photo asap...
Why pay £10k for a new one when you can get a classic 4xv as cheap as £2000 ? Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it , there's a review in the review section
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Welcum in Zed, polis yae say?
Where r yae fae then ?
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I'm from Glasgow area Scrapman. Not a polis though. I work on wind turbines.

Here's a photo of the bike, not great but best I have to hand. Thinking about changing the screen to something just a little taller for my comfort...

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Here's a better photo

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Greenock carpark in the sky.
That's 5 minutes from mine.
I'm in Kilmacolm.
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welcome :) im new here to and just got my r1 5jj today :clap: the guys on here are great so you should enjoy it , your not far away from me , i stay in renfrew so give us a shout if you want a ride out (aslong as it isnt raining , dont do rain) always available :D
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jompy wrote: Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it
Not the best bit of advertising ive heard for a while tbh :lol:
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2002r1jon wrote:
jompy wrote: Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it
Not the best bit of advertising ive heard for a while tbh :lol:
lol it wasn't that, that killed it , the KTM's still running . . . . . . . . for now :P

Zed your R1 looks great mate
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cheers fella's

I try to get out as much as possible but family and work keep me pretty busy. If anyone is jheading out give me a shout. The Stockie is a bit of a favourite as is the Duke's Pass.

The Erskine hospital run is on tomorrow and I'm thinking about going to that, never been before.
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