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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:29 pm
by Barton
i back on after a long spell off will be looking for some advice as my 99 r1 as been standing fro 5 years and is running rough local shop says common prob on early r1 is a cylinder casting prob and says my motor ready for the bin only done 19k
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:46 pm
by R1Clarky
welcome in paul, tell us a b it about your biking history and 'show us ya bike' lol....what about plugs and leads/coils?
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:05 pm
by jompy
Welcome back Paul
What have you done to the bike to prep it for the road after it being stood for 5 years ? Did the bike run ok before you put it away ? Did you do anything to prep it for storage ? And what's been done to it while it was stored ?
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:07 pm
by pod
Fuel ?
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:21 pm
by jompy
pod wrote:Fuel ?
That's where I was headed smart alec
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 9:21 pm
by pod
Great minds and all that
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:16 am
by Luke03R1
Welcome in Barton, I assume you were on the old forum?
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:50 am
by Guinnesshead
Welcome buddy. Any fule left in the tank will have gone off. I was taught at auto engineering collage leaded fuel starts to deteriorate after 3 weeks! Well shagged after 5 years!
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:55 am
by petepassion
Maybe a compression check would be a good place to start? simple to do and will tell you if there's anything sinister going on.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:10 am
by Steve R1
Welcome in Paul good luck with getting the bike back on the road
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:26 am
by samr1
Hi ,at least it's running after so long as with other comments plugs and fuel
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:34 am
by Barton
Thanks for the welcome back, iv started a thread rough running.
bikeing history
age 6 dad got me a bsa bantam, started school boy mx and rode compeativelly till 1990 when my daughter was born. Got devorced so bought cbr 600 then a blade then r1, kept the r1 when bought a suzuki gsxr k7.
use the gixer for trackdays and the ring, got gas gas ec250 to try and get ride of the beer belly.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:57 am
by samr1
Nothing wrong with beer bellies lol
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:16 am
by 2002r1jon
Welcome in paul [emoji6]
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:36 am
by R1Clarky
Beer bellies are the new six pack lol
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:41 pm
by Luke03R1
R1Clarky wrote:Beer bellies are the new six pack lol
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Well I'm a stud then!
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:51 pm
by hash29
welcome back Paul,
Like said previously fuel drain and new fuel should help along with plugs, fresh oil after 5 years would also be good. get some easy start through the carbs to help clear the old crap out
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:23 pm
by jompy
hash29 wrote:welcome back Paul,
Like said previously fuel drain and new fuel should help along with plugs, fresh oil after 5 years would also be good. get some easy start through the carbs to help clear the old crap out
Easy start ! i was always warned off that stuff , mind you i believe that was more if you were using it a lot
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:25 pm
by hash29
Some people use to extreme , for a quick burn off of old fuel it will do the job nice
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:08 am
by PJC
Luke03R1 wrote:R1Clarky wrote:Beer bellies are the new six pack lol
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Well I'm a stud then!
No You are an Old rusty nail Luke
Welcome in back Barton, fecked mota unlikely
I just hear ripoff from the local shop, be careful