newbie saying hi

[ray reckless]

hi people i only just found how to post on the newbies section,just dropped in to say hello.

i picked up a 99 r1 only a few weeks ago,not had a big bike for good few years,always liked the 4xv and a friend was selling a nice clean
and standard one,so i took it off him,,,had a few little problems with it,gears mainly,but i found shift arm broken so thats a good thing,,but it still jumps out of second
here and there so will need to look at that,,got a pipe off ebay for it as i wanted a bit of sound from it.gonna do a few bits to it..but all just bolt on off etc,as i want to put it back to complete standard if need be...im gonna be asking some questions along the way.im sure i can get lots of help on here,,been reading alot,looks good.many thanks.

uk hertfordshire.

[petepassion]

Hi Ray, welcome

[jompy]

Welcome in Ray
The bad news is that usually the second gear will get worse & i'm affraid it's an engine out job when your ready to do it ,you also have to change 2nd & 6th gears , i think new oem parts are around £350 . Buster covered the gearbox fix in the projects section and a few of the other guys like Alex_h have done it too so theres plenty of advise
The 4xv's are a lovely bike , they share a lot of parts with the 5jj like frame, wheels & engines are similar , things that are different are ECU , bodywork i.e. tank , fairing , seat unit & headlight also the radiator & wiring looms are different .
Check the main 20pin white plug on the wiring loom that sits behind the left hand fairing to make sure its in good order & been greased as these can cause problems ,the HT leads can break up when old where the plug cap screws on & cause misfire all you need to do is cut 5-10 mm off the end & screw the cap back on , also DON'T tighten the sump bolt up to 42nm its a lot less more like 15-20nm .
get the service manuals and parts micro fiches for both the 4xv & 5jj downloaded , use the online PDF link & down load the parts manuals from there .
http://www.partzilla.com can be helpful for online parts micro fiches for getting part numbers & checking prices in the states you can then enter the partnumber into O.E.M part search on places like http://www.wemoto.com
have a damn good look around the 4xv & 5jj sections
enjoy

[R1Clarky]

Welcome in ray - there's one or two folks on here that have replaced gears who may be able to help if/when u need it


Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul

[Bub]

Hi Ray and welcome.

Looks like jompster has pretty much covered what you need to know for now

[Steve R1]

Welcome to the forum Ray and a nice opening post too, you will fit right in here. Sorry to hear about your second gear issue, but our Jompy is a cleaver little monkey and he knows his stuff, as do the majority of the guys on here, so any questions just ask.

Welcome

Stephen

[ray reckless]

hey thanks guys,i will be needing help with stuff.jompy ur a star will check them bits tomorrow many thanks people.

[Steve R1]

You are welcome Ray, we like to help on here

[samr1]

Hi Ray enjoy the forum


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[jompy]

Mate the truth is i only know what i've read & had to learn , it's all in this forum somewhere but if i can save people the hassle of trying to find individual posts & i can put them all into one then i will
Boosters thread
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=6626
there are a lot more threads & people who have done the 2nd & 6th gear , mark_ypvs had to have his 2nd gear sorted on triggers broom , he bought the parts & paid a mate to do it

[Steve R1]

Jompy don't put yourself down mate, you know that's the job of the vet [emoji23]

Seriously you know a hell of a lot more than me , I realise that might not much but it's still more than me[emoji79]

[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate. I know nothing so can't help. I'm just here for the banter!

Colin

[R1Clarky]

Welcome in mate. I know nothing so can't help. I'm just here for the banter!

Colin

that makes two of us then


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[2002r1jon]

Welcome in mate