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New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 11:59 am
by philyamahar1
Hi everyone
I recently picked up a 1998 4XV red and white R1 to re-live my old R1 days.
This is my 3rd R1 over the years, having previously owned a new 2000 5JJ and used 2003 5PW.
Still great fun even though she is 22 years old !
I do need some help with a wheel bearing nightmare - will post in the correct forum as soon as I can.
Cheers
Phil
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
by jompy
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:21 pm
by Steve R1
jompy wrote:Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]
Jesus jompy... you are in trouble mate [emoji23]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:23 pm
by Steve R1
Phil, welcome to the forum, as jompy says that’s are loads of knowledgeable guys on here, are there a few mere mortals who know fook all about anything ... but we do have a giggle...
Any questions just ask, someone will be able to help
Anyway welcome
Oh and post up some pics of your latest addition [emoji1303][emoji4]
Stephen [emoji4]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:15 pm
by jompy
Steve R1 wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 2:21 pm
jompy wrote:Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]
Jesus jompy... you are in trouble mate [emoji23]
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Yeah and i managed to kill the f**king lawnmower too
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:29 pm
by Moise
Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though... [emoji3]
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:14 am
by R14XV
Welcome aboard, as Steve says there are some very knowledgeable guys on this forum and many R1 challenges have been encountered and solved by members previously. Enjoy the 4XV
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:20 am
by Steve R1
Moise wrote:Welcome Phil. Yes, there are a few of us who still ride or have owned a 4xv. You should have bought the fastest colour though... [emoji3]
Duncan... funniest thing I’ve heard all day [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Apart from Jompy buggering up his lawn mower [emoji849]
Phil... there is a bit of red/blue banter on here , each side thinks their colour is fastest... whilst everybody actually knows Red I’d fast as fook and blue is... well ....left eating Reds dust.... [emoji1303][emoji4]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
by Danf1
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
by jompy
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
by Danf1
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:29 pm
by jompy
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look"
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:02 pm
by Moise
jompy wrote:Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
jompy wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:21 pm
Welcome in Phil
We need picks
[emoji38] [emoji38]
Hope you enjoy the forum and the banter buddy , please feel free to join in .
Theres loads of info ,mods and help for the 4xv on here .
You may find the 4xv lacking in midrange compaired to the 5jj as the 5jj had different pilot jets , also theres an alternative fan switch that turns the radiator fan on at around 94° instead of 104° .
I'll have a look at your problem in a bit as at the moment the dogs mithering me for attention and the wifes giving me "the look" [emoji23]
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k [emoji2369]
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]
I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:05 pm
by Danf1
Moise wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:02 pm
jompy wrote:Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 12:13 pm
jompy wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:16 am
Danf1 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:08 am
But not as lacking as you lot say it’s not like a big hole it’s just a double kick of power.
theres a noticeable difference between the 4xv and 5jj midrange and for general road use it dose make a difference , the 4xv midrange is ok but the 5jj's is better i know which i'd rather have and it's a cheap upgrade
The only downside I can see is missing the characteristic double kick one at 5k and a second around 8k [emoji2369]
i see what you're saying and the 8k hit is softened slightly but it's still there and it'll still lift the front easily .
I think you're going to have to take the Half-one for a spin just to see how sh!t it really is [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]
I could not believe the difference it made to my 4xv. Mine just pulls harder as the revs increase; you don't really feel a kick at 5k or 8k.
It was one of the things I loved when I test ride the original 4xv. Mine didn’t doo it after the full system and heavy airbox mods can’t complain I enjoyed the extra 14bhp it got.
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:36 pm
by philyamahar1
Hi guys
Thanks for the welcome messages.
I was frustrated and then relieved to get my wheel bearing out that I missed these posts.
A few pics of the fast colour attached
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:51 pm
by R1Clarky
Looks in bloody good nick [emoji106]
and almost as quick as the fast blue ones [emoji2958]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:56 pm
by polar
Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:16 pm
by jompy
That looks sweet mate
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 4:42 pm
by Moise
Wow, it even has the original can and mudguard. Very nice.
Yamaha just nailed it with the look of the 98 4xv. Hard to understand why they changed it the following year.
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:24 pm
by newsh
polar wrote:Nice bike mate, im so torn between red and white or blue. I decided you need one of each
I was thinking that [emoji51]
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:29 am
by Steve R1
Phil, cracking picture ls [emoji1303][emoji4][emoji122] glad you got the wheel bearing sorted on your super fast as fook red R1
R1Clarky wrote:Looks in bloody good nick [emoji106]
and almost as quick as the fast blue ones [emoji2958]
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You have probably realised Clarky aka Karen, is deluded, he did manage to overtake a milk float the other day, but he did need a mile or two run up to get upto speed for the delicate, exciting and extremely dangerous manoeuvre on a “fast blue R1” [emoji1303][emoji23]
He nearly blew the cobwebs off his mirror [emoji102]
[emoji1303][emoji4]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 7:40 am
by R1Clarky
[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] oh steve what are you like [emoji849][emoji2960]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:16 am
by Steve R1
R1Clarky wrote:[emoji1][emoji1][emoji1] oh steve what are you like [emoji849][emoji2960]
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The old ones are the best mate [emoji4][emoji1303]
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Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:58 am
by philyamahar1
I used to have a ‘fast’ blue one - got a bit sideways at Knockhill in the wet with it !
Re: New 4XV owner
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:51 pm
by DogRed
New to forum looking for info on 1998 R1
