A site for Yamaha YZF R125, R3, R6, R7, R9 and R1 R1M Owners
https://www.yamahar.co.uk/
Thanks polar, first was a noisy cam chain tensioner which took 4 months to get sorted due to lack of parts with the dealers, but a few months after having it replaced it was just as noisy as it was in the beginning. Then it had a rocker cover oil leak which was very common and a new improved gasket sorted that out. A dodgy throttle position sensor followed and finally a loose connection on the upper fuel rail causing it to misfire from 7K rpm. To be fair the loose fuel rail connector was the fault of the garage who serviced it and noisy tensioner is the norm lol. It was the best looking and handling bike I've ever had, and the sound with a Austin racing can and Race ECU fitted was amazing, so much so I'm seriously looking at getting a Aprilia Tuono Factory 1100. The faults were minor and soon forgotten when the suns shining and I wheeled it out of the garage ha ha.polar wrote: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:45 am Hi and welcome to the forum Scara.
I had a 2004 R1 and loved the bike, the build quality was tops and it went like stink with a decent exhaust system on it + fueling sorted.
Just out of interest what did you have go wrong with the RSV4, someone told me they drink oil but other than that i know very little about their reliability.
Fowlers, CMS, Partzilla, Wemoto do parts lists
But for dzus fasteners i would try ebay?
Hi jompy and thank you, forum seems great with plenty of good info and advice. Ahh right will look at the fowlers link .jompy wrote: Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:40 pm Welcome in Simon
Hope you enjoy the forum
easiest place is to use fowlers parts list
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/browser/ ... metallic-k
Wow thats quite a few problems - the cam chain tensioner problem is a bit worrying - however all bikes with cam chains can have problems with the tensioners or manual tensioners would no sell would theyScara wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:17 amThanks polar, first was a noisy cam chain tensioner which took 4 months to get sorted due to lack of parts with the dealers, but a few months after having it replaced it was just as noisy as it was in the beginning. Then it had a rocker cover oil leak which was very common and a new improved gasket sorted that out. A dodgy throttle position sensor followed and finally a loose connection on the upper fuel rail causing it to misfire from 7K rpm. To be fair the loose fuel rail connector was the fault of the garage who serviced it and noisy tensioner is the norm lol. It was the best looking and handling bike I've ever had, and the sound with a Austin racing can and Race ECU fitted was amazing, so much so I'm seriously looking at getting a Aprilia Tuono Factory 1100. The faults were minor and soon forgotten when the suns shining and I wheeled it out of the garage ha ha.polar wrote: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:45 am Hi and welcome to the forum Scara.
I had a 2004 R1 and loved the bike, the build quality was tops and it went like stink with a decent exhaust system on it + fueling sorted.
Just out of interest what did you have go wrong with the RSV4, someone told me they drink oil but other than that i know very little about their reliability.
Fowlers, CMS, Partzilla, Wemoto do parts lists
But for dzus fasteners i would try ebay?
My 2005 R1 is fab just has a pair of Arrow cans and is plenty quick enough, thinking of refurbishing the suspension and getting an ECU flash to match the cans.
newsh has come up trumps with a spare fastener, a true gent but thanks for the link buddy.
. Ahh is that the VFR800 you have? They look so solid that they'll go on for ever.
Cheers Clarky, I certainly will buddyR1Clarky wrote: Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:52 am welcome in pal - get stuck in & enjoy the forum
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Yea ive had a couple of VFR's brilliant bikes, great to thrash stupid and never had any trouble with them. Drop the forks though by 10mm and they will steer much better. I also had a NC30 but i really wanted was an RC30 but i have as much chance of owning one of those as a R7Scara wrote: Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:21 pm You're so right, you really can't beat the jap bikes for reliability. It's just the look of the Italian bikes, you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself lol. Ahh is that the VFR800 you have? They look so solid that they'll go on for ever.
I think the reason with the cam chain tensioner was to do with it sitting on its side stand and being started up, and not getting good oil flow, so I was told. But that V4 wail was unbelievable, just don't understand why my neighbours didn't feel the same way ...
Always fancied a Vfr but always seem to end up with CBR1000f’s when I start looking for a vfr750 didn’t like the revamped vfr800 Battlestar galactica rear end. The motor seems to go on forevvvvvvvvverpolar wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:39 amYea ive had a couple of VFR's brilliant bikes, great to thrash stupid and never had any trouble with them. Drop the forks though by 10mm and they will steer much better. I also had a NC30 but i really wanted was an RC30 but i have as much chance of owning one of those as a R7Scara wrote: Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:21 pm You're so right, you really can't beat the jap bikes for reliability. It's just the look of the Italian bikes, you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself lol
I think the reason with the cam chain tensioner was to do with it sitting on its side stand and being started up, and not getting good oil flow, so I was told. But that V4 wail was unbelievable, just don't understand why my neighbours didn't feel the same way ...
Danf1 wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:38 pmAlways fancied a Vfr but always seem to end up with CBR1000f’s when I start looking for a vfr750 didn’t like the revamped vfr800 Battlestar galactica rear end. The motor seems to go on forevvvvvvvvverpolar wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:39 amYea ive had a couple of VFR's brilliant bikes, great to thrash stupid and never had any trouble with them. Drop the forks though by 10mm and they will steer much better. I also had a NC30 but i really wanted was an RC30 but i have as much chance of owning one of those as a R7Scara wrote: Fri Jan 25, 2019 10:21 pm You're so right, you really can't beat the jap bikes for reliability. It's just the look of the Italian bikes, you know you shouldn't but you can't help yourself lol
I think the reason with the cam chain tensioner was to do with it sitting on its side stand and being started up, and not getting good oil flow, so I was told. But that V4 wail was unbelievable, just don't understand why my neighbours didn't feel the same way ...