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evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:08 pm
by zedsdead
Evening all,
Been riding bikes since I were a nipper, got a few years under my belt. Got a few old bikes and recently got an r1 as I always wanted one since the day they were released and it was too good an offer to miss.
Looking forward to this one, so far it's been a little problematic but currently running great.
It's a 5JJ, standard, hasn't done much but had been stood for a very long time. Carbs were full of crap (modern fuel is very poor it would seem) and I've had to clean them out twice but as said, it's currently running sweet and I'm loving it.
Cheers
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:14 pm
by Steve R1
Welcome in Niall glad you are enjoying the r 1 this is a great forum, peeps willing to help, great sense of humour and someone will have an answer to any bike related questions you may have.
Post up some pics of your r1... We love pics on here
I know what you mean about fuel, I have to fun injector cleaner through mine every now and again.
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:16 pm
by Donny
Welcome in mate, most off us on here have a few years under our belt lol , enjoy the site an the AAAR ONE
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:25 pm
by Luke03R1
Welcome in bud
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Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:27 pm
by hash29
Welcome to the site Niall. You have a good bike in the 5jj so enjoy fella
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:37 pm
by PJC
Who is Zed, Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead........... Pulp fiction classic line
Welcome in dude, you have already fitted right in
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:39 pm
by pod
Welcome in sir
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Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 9:49 pm
by 2002r1jon
Welcome in Niall
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:05 am
by Siamblue
Hi and welcome enjoy the madhoose..
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:13 am
by jompy
Welcome in Niall
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:15 am
by Coddy
Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper.
Welcome in.
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:02 pm
by LOCKE
Welcome in mate. Glad you are enjoying your new toy.
Colin
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:12 pm
by Chinny
Welcome to the forum dude
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Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:58 pm
by zedsdead
Coddy wrote:Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper.
Welcome in.
Hah! defo not a quality polis!
Well, I cleaned out the carbs again and they were full of crap. Best I can describe is it was almost like limescale and there was a lot of green crap - modern fuel is not good.
It's running sweet now though and I'm loving it! I'm a big fan of old classic bikes and this is the most modern bike I have. 3 kids means I can't afford a new one but hey this is great!
I'll get a photo asap...
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 6:28 am
by jompy
zedsdead wrote:Coddy wrote:Always sh!t myself at the words "Evening All". Normally said by a copper.
Welcome in.
Hah! defo not a quality polis!
Well, I cleaned out the carbs again and they were full of crap. Best I can describe is it was almost like limescale and there was a lot of green crap - modern fuel is not good.
It's running sweet now though and I'm loving it! I'm a big fan of old classic bikes and this is the most modern bike I have. 3 kids means I can't afford a new one but hey this is great!
I'll get a photo asap...
Why pay £10k for a new one when you can get a classic 4xv as cheap as £2000 ? Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it , there's a review in the review section
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 12:06 pm
by Scrapman
Welcum in Zed, polis yae say?
Where r yae fae then ?
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:23 pm
by zedsdead
I'm from Glasgow area Scrapman. Not a polis though. I work on wind turbines.
Here's a photo of the bike, not great but best I have to hand. Thinking about changing the screen to something just a little taller for my comfort...
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:29 pm
by zedsdead
Here's a better photo
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:41 pm
by Scrapman
Greenock carpark in the sky.
That's 5 minutes from mine.
I'm in Kilmacolm.
Need to meet up for a blast sometime .
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 7:50 pm
by kev1970
welcome
im new here to and just got my r1 5jj today
the guys on here are great so you should enjoy it , your not far away from me , i stay in renfrew so give us a shout if you want a ride out (aslong as it isnt raining , dont do rain) always available
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 8:49 pm
by 2002r1jon
jompy wrote: Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it
Not the best bit of advertising ive heard for a while tbh
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 9:13 pm
by jompy
2002r1jon wrote:jompy wrote: Try pro fst fuel treatment it may help , I use it
Not the best bit of advertising ive heard for a while tbh
lol it wasn't that, that killed it , the KTM's still running . . . . . . . . for now
Zed your R1 looks great mate
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Fri May 23, 2014 9:55 pm
by joe_bloggs
Was down through Greenock tonight on my way back from Largs.......again, welcome in bud, am in Barrhead,
Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:14 am
by Bub
Welcome to the forum mate
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Re: evening all, noob to the r1
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:12 pm
by zedsdead
cheers fella's
I try to get out as much as possible but family and work keep me pretty busy. If anyone is jheading out give me a shout. The Stockie is a bit of a favourite as is the Duke's Pass.
The Erskine hospital run is on tomorrow and I'm thinking about going to that, never been before.