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hello everyone i am new to the r1 not new to bikes though i being on kawasaki for years with lots of zx9r and my last before i changed 04 zx10r
the reason i changed i have 3 very young kids and i taught i was going to be off bikes for few year. a friend that passed away from a motorbike crash off a gsxr 1000 owned this r1 in the past and i didn't want it to go into the wrong hands so i bought it in his memory. its a big change fro mthe 04 zx10r but i find it very comfortable and a lot easier to manage its better on fuel here is a video for some reason i cant post photos. i have plenty of questions to follow so be warned

cheers
james

my video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwFs6KIKpVk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Welcome Irish

Slange to ya fallen friend. Questions ask away we are here to help, make life long friends and drink, smoke and generally laugh at those who seek to calm us.

I hope you feel at home here. BTW my Ma's from Malahide

Welcome to the forum mate

That's probably the most genuine reason for buying a bike I've heard and I'm sorry to hear you lost you friend.

Stick around here it's full of nob heads, I'm the biggest but we all enjoy a laugh and a good piss take. We also help each other with parts or advice and in some cases relationship counselling. There is something for everyone

welcome in mate

ride as much & often as ya can

Hi James, welcome to the forum.
Although your R1 may not be as rapid as the ZX10r, it looks like its indicators may be.

Pete.

petepassion wrote:Hi James, welcome to the forum.
Although your R1 may not be as rapid as the ZX10r, it looks like its indicators may be.

Pete.

lol this leads to my first problem the hole wire loom is cut and chopped along with broken connectors along with wires being soldered
is it a big job to change the wire loom and would i be better off getting a bike dealer to change my loom or would i be able to do it myself.
I am not afraid to get my hands dirty.

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome

You'd be better fitting it yourself. It's not difficult to do, you'd just need to be methodical and take plenty of photos as you remove the old one.

Welcome in mate.

Colin

Moise wrote:You'd be better fitting it yourself. It's not difficult to do, you'd just need to be methodical and take plenty of photos as you remove the old one.

how hard would it be to remove the old one and place the new one in at the same time
would it be to much hastle ? or would i be better off doing like you say take one out first
taking photos and notes then replacing the new one i think a new loom will solve good few of my problems

i can start a new topic but here is what i have to deal with wires going every where and its very untidy
bad connections and some wires just soldered into place

Welcome to the forum James, cracking first post, we love pictures but you have upped the game by treating us to a vid if your bike and what a beauty she is, she is a credit to your fallen friend, may he rest in peace .

This is a good forum, people are very helpful and knowledgable so any questions just ask. We have. A great sense of humour so join in the banter and have a laugh.

Good luck with the wiring loom, by the looks of it you will need it, but as I say, the guys are very knowledgable and try their best to help.

Welcome

Stephen

Thanks Stephen and Colin

@PJC Malahide is fantastic place i from the sticks though and down the county in offaly

thanks to everyone else for your comments and welcome

Hi James welcome nice vid ,enjoy the forum


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Don't think I said welcome earlier, so welcome to the forum. The wiring under the seat is a mess, probably a good idea to start with a new loom.

I haven't replaced a 4xv loom but possibly someone else has. You might need some photos from us so that you can see what it should look like.

Welcome to the forum bud


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welcome along mate,

Welcome in James
First off my condolences on loosing your friend , secondly you'll love the 5jj ( may be a late registered 4xv but basically the same bike ) .
I think what Moise is saying is right that it shouldn't be too hard to replace the wiring loom , i'd have said more awkward & time consuming & pay particular attention the the big white plug on the bottom left in your last picture as they corrode inside & out .
If you have any probs with where your wiring goes I'm sure a few of us can take pics .
All the best & here's a few tips for owning the carb'd R1's
"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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; can be helpful for online parts micro fiches for getting part numbers & checking prices in the states as theyre prices are cheaper or you could try https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/browser/ ... bike/yzfr1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "

If anyone could get there head around watching my terrible video and attempt to do a blog watch my rev counter. Up till now I had loads of different wiring problems and one by one I am getting them fixed.
Before I get a new wire loom I like to try one or two more things, would it have something to do with the loom that I am seeing so many codes on my rev counter all manical parts seem to be OK and working correct like the exup valve etc here is the video let me know what you think.
https://youtu.be/BiNsUdszgaI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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jompy wrote:Welcome in James
First off my condolences on loosing your friend , secondly you'll love the 5jj ( may be a late registered 4xv but basically the same bike ) .
I think what Moise is saying is right that it shouldn't be too hard to replace the wiring loom , i'd have said more awkward & time consuming & pay particular attention the the big white plug on the bottom left in your last picture as they corrode inside & out .
If you have any probs with where your wiring goes I'm sure a few of us can take pics .
All the best & here's a few tips for owning the carb'd R1's
"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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; can be helpful for online parts micro fiches for getting part numbers & checking prices in the states as theyre prices are cheaper or you could try https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/browser/ ... bike/yzfr1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "

Thanks very much I feel at home already and the help and advice is amazing thanks to yourself and all the others for the warm welcome and advice its much appreciated

Welcome in James,sorry to hear about your friend and a very good reason to bring his old R1 back to your ownership

James you any good at soldering ?

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jompy wrote:James you any good at soldering ?

I be no worst than the last person that tryed soldering and I have a good friend that's a electrician so we would not be afraid to try anything.

irish-r1 wrote:

jompy wrote:James you any good at soldering ?

I be no worst than the last person that tryed soldering and I have a good friend that's a electrician so we would not be afraid to try anything.

You have a PM

update on my wiring problems
I took out some old wired and bad connections re soldered and cleaned up few connections
it didn't solve any problems with the rev counter the needle is still stopping giving each code or fault
not the head and dim lights have stopped working again can the wires be bypassed for a test at the front rhs plug ?
can anyone tell me what color wires are for the headlights ?