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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.

Hi Ray, welcome

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

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

Hi Ray and welcome.

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

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

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

You are welcome Ray, we like to help on here

Hi Ray enjoy the forum


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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

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]

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

Colin

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

Colin

that makes two of us then


Sent from somewhere in the midlands by Paul

Welcome in mate