S/YORKS NEWBIE.

[andym]

HI ALL.NEWBIE FROM S/YORKS SAYING BIG HELLO TO ALL.RECENTLY PURCHASED R1 4C8 07 MODEL.MID LIFE CRISIS AT 50 YEAR OLD.JUST GETTING USED TO IT WITH CURRENT RIDE BEING A 1200 BANDIT.

[Bub]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum, any upgrades on the 4C8 ?

[jompy]

Welcome in Andy
get some pics up

[PJC]

Welcome in Andy, 4c8 bit disappointing unless they have the necessary done Lots on here can and will help and hinder you. Plenty of older R1 owners me included. Used to live in high green and work at HSBC head offices and Data center, dont miss that lot

Oh no need to shout

[andym]

Hi.thanks for the offer.hopefully got the top side of it,just got the dreaded exup valve to sort (seized solid,nowt new there).will get some pics up when I get it out of the garage off stands and onto drive.

[chris954]

welcome in, whereabouts are you I'm in Sheffield.

[andym]

Hi,i am in the Rotherham area.

[Steve R1]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum. At 50 you are a tad over our average age, which is 40 but you are not as old as PJC, Luke or Jon...... Or is that not as young as them...... Sorry at my age I get a tad confused, tried to start the r1 with the horn this morning..... Was wondering why the bike kept on going beep beep instead of pop bang veroooom .... Still when you get to my age you will understand.

To be fair this really is a great site and the younger members......that's all of them ......look after us oldies. Great sense of humour...... But they still don't understand mine, tons of knowledge about r1's and someone will always know the answer to any question you may have ..... It might not be the right answer..... But bless them they will have a go.

So welcome to the best forum this side of the Milky Way we are all mad about Yamaha's.... Some of us are just mad.... But that's another story.

Anyway a warm welcome and at the age of 50.... Believe me you are still a young un.

Steve

[andym]

Hi.thanks for the warm welcome really appreciated.no doubt I will be calling on the wealth of knowledge of R1s on offer.Big thanks.

[jompy]

Hi.thanks for the warm welcome really appreciated.no doubt I will be calling on the wealth of knowledge of R1s on offer.Big thanks.

Good luck lol

[Steve R1]

Hi.thanks for the warm welcome really appreciated.no doubt I will be calling on the wealth of knowledge of R1s on offer.Big thanks.

Good luck lol

He will be lucky to get good advice of you or me fur that matter .... Yiu know fook all and i know less I can't even spel ..... Other than Izzie.... Wizzie....let's get busy...... Said in Sootys best voice .... Or was that sweep or actually it may have been Mathew

[2002r1jon]

Welcome in Andy Dont worry about some(^^ ) of our members,they are old enough for Senile Dementia to have already kicked in(i have absolutely no fucking idea what Sooty,or for that matter Sweep and Mathew have to do with anything on this site )

[samr1]

hi andy ,sh!t i must be having the same mid life crisis as u . im 50next year welcome in

[andym]

Hi all,just received new air filter this morn off a well known auction site (you know the one).just got to get my head round the task of the plugs next.it looks as though the radiator has never been off and all the bolts and fittings have got SNAP ME !!!!!!!!!! written all over them .or do any of you wise ones know an easier way.

[samr1]

Good squirt with wd40 leave over night once out good clean grease before putting them back

[jompy]

Don't you take the tank off & get to the plugs that way ? i know i have a 4xv but i thought they were all the same ish !
i was told removing the plugs was hard & you needed a special tool but i used the plug socket with a wobbly extension then an extension bar another wobbly & then one last extension bar & it worked fine

[andym]

Thanks to all for advise on plug removal.do the connectors on the top of the coils come off and is access easy with radiator off,or is there something else to remove.the two inner ones look like a right pain.

[chris954]

you should be able to get at em all from on top,if you need any help give me a shout I can nip over on Saturday if you want, looks like its gonna piss it down this weekend anyhow so I wont be out on mine.

[jompy]

one mine i only need to move the steering damper & seat so that i can get the tank off & thats it , nice one chris

[andym]

Hi,thanks for the offer to pop over.I am working over weekend,will have a go through the week and if I get stuck I will deffo give you a shout.most of the 4c8 forums are saying you have to go from under the frame either side after dropping radiator as you can't get to them under the tank.unless anybody knows diferent.

[jompy]

Hi,thanks for the offer to pop over.I am working over weekend,will have a go through the week and if I get stuck I will deffo give you a shout.most of the 4c8 forums are saying you have to go from under the frame either side after dropping radiator as you can't get to them under the tank.unless anybody knows diferent.

like i said mate mines an early model so could be different , i'm sure one of the 4c8 guys will confirm i'm talking sh!te .
have you looked through the 4c8 & how to sections to see if anyones mentioned about it ?

[2002r1jon]

Im sure ive seen it on here to swing out the rad and attack from that area on the later models

[jompy]

Maybe a post in the 4c8 section is called for !

[andym]

Hi all.been looking on youtube and various sites,and the majority of them say the easiest way is to drop the lower fairing panels off and the rad forward.probably need a set of fingers shaped like budgies feet to get in though.will have a go next week (working weekend) and let you know.

[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate.

Colin