Hi All

[Kalex]

Hi All,

Thought I would stop by, this seems like the place for the greatest machines on earth. Here's mine at the minute fair bit left to do lots of hours invested so far.

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[samr1]

Hi mate welcome to the forum


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[Kalex]

Cheers Sam hopefully I can offer some assistance at times with the early models.

[Boz]

Welcome, nice work so far. I like attention to detail.

[R1Clarky]

welcome in m8 im sure youve done well so far but cant see the pic on mi sh!t phone - enjoy being part of the best bike forum in the world & join in as much as ya can

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[LOCKE]

Welcome in mate,

Colin

[jompy]

Welcome in Alex
So what model do you have ? 4xv ? so give us all a bit of info like where your from , bikes you've owned , how long you've owned it & how long you've been riding ect . . . . . we're a nosey bunch , let us get to know you

[jompy]

just seen your projects thread so 5jj ?

[Kalex]

Thanks for the welcome chaps

I've owned this R1 for about 5 months now and decided last month I was going to strip her and build it up to suit me, but yes indeed it's 5JJ with a little twist. I've owned in the past...

rs125
sach xtc
vfr400
cbr400
zxr400
cb500 x2
gs500
Yamaha R6
bandit 600
bandit 1200
cb750
xv1000
vtr1000
couple of R1's both 5jj
zx10

I've probably missed a couple but that's a start and after riding the odd blade or rsv and even the zx10 I've always come back to this exact model of r1. The sharpness of the steering, aggressive power delivery and that its a true pure mechanical sportsbike from a now passed era does it for me. It's taken a little over a decades worth of riding and covering around 120,000 miles to find what I like best

[R1Clarky]

can't fault your choice of r1

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[jompy]

Yeah the early R1's are great , out of the 4xv & 5jj the 5jj power delivery I find better for the road with the extra mid-range & the 4xv is an animal as it hits 8-9000 rpm

[Kalex]

They really are a hoot my only criticism if I could be so bold is the Exup mechanism corroding. The difference it makes when removed or set in one position is interesting, personally I like the nuts jump of power at 3 odd k without it but it easily catches people out.

[jompy]

yeah i have a corroded exup pully on a set of my pipes
i love the smooth seemless power delivery until you hit that spot around 9000rpm when it goes mental !
i also like the fact that the bikes reasonably quiet below 3500rpm which helps on early mornings & late at night .
I've had my 4xv 6 years now & it still makes me grin from ear to ear , i love it

[Chappo]

Hi and welcome mate,

[Steve R1]

Welcome to the forum Alex, cracking opening post with pic to boot..... We love pics and then followed by a good biking history

You have come to the right place, any questions just ask, the guys will be happy to help, oh and join in the banter.

Welcome

Stephen

[watzy160]

Welcome dude. Good bunch on here. Lots of good info and advice.

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[Kalex]

Thanks again fella's

Hopefully should have some more pictures up in my build before too long, we all love a picky.

[Steve R1]

Thanks again fella's

Hopefully should have some more pictures up in my build before too long, we all love a picky.

You post em and we will comment on them.... Now what does that remind me of....

Oh that's it, one of jompys old jobs, when he played Mr Shifter in the PG Tips advert.... "Dad, do you know the panino is on my foot" "you hum it son and I'll play it" it was one of monkey faces best bits of TV, until he stared in planet of the apes, here is a not so happy Jompy

[Kalex]

Ahh Mooonkey! Monkey and Vegas are a great pair. Should be some more pics in the next few days and an evaluation of a new radiator, It was advertised that it was made in the Netherlands...shouldn't have been too surprised to find out it is infact made in China but we'll see.

[petepassion]

Hi Alex, welcome to the forum.
A truly great bunch of guys...trust me, I have the hamper to prove it

[Bub]

Hi Alex and welcome to the forum pal