Another newbie

[Paulo P]

Hi,

I'm Paul and I have just picked up a 5PW track bike and I am also looking for a 4XV road bike for my personal collection. I did a track day at Rockingham last summer on a friends R1 track bike and I must say that I was amazed by the power even though it was an older R1 (4xv or 5jj I can't remember which), it was easily the most powerful bike that I had ridden and I've been in love with the R1 since then.

I am going to need some parts and maybe some advice for the R1 so I need to up my post count to try and find a part that I am after, is the right hand engine cover which has the oil filler known as the clutch cover? I need to find a replacement as mine is damaged

Paul

[R1Clarky]

Welcome in paulo good luck getting a clutch cover & 4xv/5jj


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[Paulo P]

Thanks, I have my feelers out for a 4XV so fingers crossed that I can find the right one. My other bikes other than the R1 for what it's worth are a Suzuki GSXR 750 K7 and a Suzuki TL1000R

[samr1]

Hi Paul welcome , marko is selling a mint r1


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[jompy]

Welcome in Paul
As Sam says Marko has a good example for sale , there's a couple of early R1's for sale & just remember the 5jj is more or the same bike as the 4xv but I think has more usable midrange so doesn't seem as crazy when you hit 8-9000rpm
Edit : EBay will be your best bet for a clutch cover but you'll be looking at 60-70 quid

[jompy]

FFS still half asleep , if you haven't already then pop to the bikes for sale section

[petepassion]

Hi, welcome to the forum

[Steve R1]

Hi Paul, welcome to the forum.

Stephen

[Paulo P]

Thanks everyone Marko's is at the opposite end of the country for me and I fancy a white and red one really, time will tell though.

I can't find a clutch cover on eBay, is the 5PW engine the same as any other model?

[Steve R1]

Red and white, or white and red, the best colours by far mate

[Paulo P]

that's my thoughts, my GSXR is white and blue and my TL is yellow and purple so I fancy a red and white or white and red one

[jompy]

Paul the best thing to do with parts is goto partzilla or one of the many other online parts microfiche sites & compare part numbers , i do this all the time .
heres the 4xv & 5jj newbie post i have copied for people new to the 4xv & 5jj

Those 5jj's are a lovely bike , they share a lot of parts with the 4xv 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 .
Make sure you look in the 4xv & 5jj sections .
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
enjoy

[jompy]

can't tell 100% if the 4xv & 5jjclutch cover will fit the 5pw as the 4xv & 5jj both have the 4xv prefix 4XV-15421-00-00 and the 5pw has the 5pw pre fix & has the superseded number 01, 5PW-15421-01-00
just the model number may or may not mean that the part has been changed & although it's a superseded part could still fit .
i know the clutch cover from a 4xv & 5jj are interchangeable and have been lead to believe the bottom end on the 5pw & 5jj are the same other than the model stamping on them but i've never been able to prove this , Alex_H has messed around with 4xv , 5jj & 5pw engines so he may know better and MarkYPVS may be able to shed some light .
just for your info the part numbers for the crankcases are as follows
4XV-15100-00-00
5JJ-15100-00-00
5PW-15100-00-00
ohhh and the top half off a 5jj crankcase is stamped 4xv but i'm not sure about the 5pw

[Paulo P]

that's all good information thanks and today I have taken a better look at the clutch cover and I think it might be repairable which could be a solution.

[jompy]

i've just fitted a spare damaged generator cover that i've had repaired & powdercoted now i've repaired the one that was on & will get that powdercoted ready , it only cost me £5 to have it blasted & powdercoted , worth it compared to secondhand prices

[Paulo P]

i've just fitted a spare damaged generator cover that i've had repaired & powdercoted now i've repaired the one that was on & will get that powdercoted ready , it only cost me £5 to have it blasted & powdercoted , worth it compared to secondhand prices

That's cheap. I need to see if my local tool shop have a tap of the same size or the oil filler thread and if they do I can get my over repaired because it's just damage to the filler neck and it doesn't seal.

[Paulo P]

Deposit placed on what looks to be a lovely red & white 4XV Can't wait to collect it. It's only covered 23k so I'm quite happy with that.

[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate. That bike looks mint.

Colin

[R1Clarky]

New bike looks sweet m8 - get ready for time to slow down for ya now


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[Chinny]

Welcome to the form dude


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[Paulo P]

thanks guys. Next weekend can't come soon enough, I haven't properly ridden an R1 on the road so I'm hoping that it's quite an experience. The one I used on track was an awesome bike, it just wanted to lift the front wheel on the power and that's not something that I'm used to.

[R1Clarky]

I'm sure we don't need to remind you to take ur time to get to know how she behaves on the roads when u pick her up


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[Paulo P]

If I ride it back I'll be taking it very easy, I don't know what they are capable of yet.

[jompy]

that R1 looks mint , nice one & enjoy