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Hello everyone new member from Surrey.had a 5 pw for two years but just sold it as I have bought a 50th anniversary edition . Wanted one since they came out, makes me smile every time I open garage just need to save for akarapovic cans now

Welcome in Mark
Glad like us your R1 makes you smile , get some pics up of both R1's & a bit about your biking history

Welcome in mate. 50th Anniversary is a great looking bike. Enjoy.

Colin

Welcome in!

Think you just missed a cheapish pair of Akras on Ebay, but there are other makes out there - which are every bit as good as Akras, without the high prices for being "vogue".

Al

Welcome Mark


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Welcome in Mark, great model the 50th so can understand your smile every time you see her.. where in surrey are you

Welcome in Mark

Hello everyone thanks for the welcome, well pleased with the new bike went for my first ride on it last night a quick spin up to boxhill. Sad to sell the 5pw as was a lovely bike but the anniversary model has been on my mind for ages so pleased to finally get one. Got the recall letter with the bike regarding the head lights, does any one know if it's possible to get the wiring replacement as I have heard nothing but horror stories about local yamaha dealers work. I am a car mechanic by trade so quite confident about doing it myself.

There was a thread about the recall & a couple of guys had the wiring posted to them as they lived too far away & I'm sure one had hid's fitted but still wanted the wiring .
Someone will confirm this

HI Mark and welcome,if you ever fancy a ride out sometime give us a shout,any excuse for a ride out lol.
Love the colour scheme of your bike great choice..

Hi mark... Welcome to the forum and to the 50th anniversary club

..you have got an awesome bike. Same as me and it's one of the best looking R1's..... Apparat from pods at on goddice.... But you will learn about that very very special bike...

The anniversary is a really beautiful bike.... What number is yours... Mine is 1226

Enjoy the site mate, peeps Ion here are friendly, lots of banter and good hum pored p!ss taking.....I would say it's an awesome site...... But tls_russ.... Thinks it's an overrated word

Welcome mate

Steve R1 wrote:Hi mark... Welcome to the forum and to the 50th anniversary club

..you have got an awesome bike. Same as me and it's one of the best looking R1's..... Apparat from pods at on goddice.... But you will learn about that very very special bike...

The anniversary is a really beautiful bike.... What number is yours... Mine is 1226

Enjoy the site mate, peeps Ion here are friendly, lots of banter and good hum pored p!ss taking.....I would say it's an awesome site...... But tls_russ.... Thinks it's an overrated word

Welcome mate

How can you tell what build number Steve ?

I'm told mine was one of 2 that were first into the country.

Here you go Mark , it's from another thread , recall on a 14b with hid's .

Steve R1 wrote:I got home to three recall letters today, the 2009 bike, 2011 bike and the current 2012 one. The 09 bike was sold on 2011 and the 2011 bike was sold in 2012..... Mr Yamaha not very good at keeping paperwork up to date. I thought they would have got the addresses from the DVLA and written to the last registered keeper.

Told my dealer that I have fitted hid lights they said they will give me the parts fir me to fit if I ever remove the lights. They also said they would not fail an mot.

Hello again everyone, just back from first proper ride on it up to boxhill & then on to newlands corner. Bike is brilliant very different to the 5pw, feels very sure footed through the twisty stuff can really push on . Will get on to my local dealer 'West London Yamaha' about getting wiring harness but really don't want to leave bike with them as I haven't heard many good things , any one else dealt with them? My bike is number1237 will post up some pics of it and the old one when my missus has a min as I'm not to good with computer type stuff Thanks for the welcome . Mark

markw wrote:Hello again everyone, just back from first proper ride on it up to boxhill & then on to newlands corner. Bike is brilliant very different to the 5pw, feels very sure footed through the twisty stuff can really push on . Will get on to my local dealer 'West London Yamaha' about getting wiring harness but really don't want to leave bike with them as I haven't heard many good things , any one else dealt with them? My bike is number1237 will post up some pics of it and the old one when my missus has a min as I'm not to good with computer type stuff Thanks for the welcome . Mark

just tell the stealer . . . . . . . i mean dealer you'll pick the wiring up & fit it yourself