PaulR 04-22-2008, 05:32 PM I'm based on the south coast of England and this is my bike: it's a '98 4XV with:
Ohlins rear shock, Ohlins fork internals, Ohlins steering damper in a Harris bracket, Harris rearsets, Micron can on a Harris bracket, Stage 1 DynoJet tune, K&N filter, R&G crash bobbins and maybe some other stuff I can't remember.
The bike used to be a V&M race-rep (see picture) but then in mid January I slid it down the road in a bizarre accident. Basically I had to hop it up onto the grass verge to avoid hitting an old guy in a mobility scooter who was headed straight for me! This destroyed the plastics, and the bike was looking tired anyway - and the cost of renewing the V&M paint job was way too much - so I decided it was time for a change and a tidy-up. I got a secondhand body kit in the original '98 blue trim, a new can, standard levers and other stuff: I like the look now. I have some silver wheels for it, but they haven't made it onto the bike yet because I want to use up the tires first...
It's a very sweet handling, rapid bike. It'll be seeing some track time again this year, but it gets used on the road a lot too.
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/R1Birling.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/Step3.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/Step3b.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/Berwick.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/Can.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/12-1-08-3.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/R1BS.jpg
PaulR 04-22-2008, 05:55 PM Forgot to say - it's got 45,000 miles on the clock. It'll be 55,000 by the end of the summer, with any luck. But I keep warping the front brake disks...
ROD FIORE 04-22-2008, 06:24 PM nice bike! Whats the slider on the clutch housing side never seen 1 before?
W8nonu 04-22-2008, 06:30 PM nice bike and welcome to the forum
Redgecko 04-22-2008, 09:19 PM Is that Corfe Castle in the background ?
PaulR 04-23-2008, 03:41 AM nice bike! Whats the slider on the clutch housing side never seen 1 before?
I don't know - it was on the bike when I got it, and I haven't been able to find out where it came from or who made it. I think it might be a modified part originally made for a different bike - it's a good idea, and saved my clutch cover once. I'm planning to make a replacement slider part to bolt onto the mounting plate, using ABS plastic.
PaulR 04-23-2008, 03:45 AM Is that Corfe Castle in the background ?
No, it's the Belle Tout lighthouse on Beachy Head in Sussex. Unbelievably, you could buy it: right now, it's for sale!
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/generalnews/display.var.1947350.0.beachy_head_landmark_for_sale_at_knockdown_price.php
AR1ZERONINE 09-07-2009, 09:13 AM I Like The A&m Plastics A Lot. 2 Bad U Couldnt Get Them After The Crash , The Blue Looks Great 2 Though
blur1 09-08-2009, 03:36 AM I Like The A&m Plastics A Lot. 2 Bad U Couldnt Get Them After The Crash , The Blue Looks Great 2 Though
v&m bro:fact valentine and meller.:fact
and get rid of the caps lock on your posts, it's annoying!:fact
bardman 09-08-2009, 03:59 PM I like it alot!!! the yellow rims n blue work great:cool:
Welcome to the site
DJ for the win! I liked the V&M scheme to be honest with you.
blur1 09-08-2009, 09:19 PM DJ for the win! I liked the V&M scheme to be honest with you.
i have the ACTUAL radiator out of one of his i.o.m tt bikes!:jump
his '99 t.t win was fantastic.:bow
i have the ACTUAL radiator out of one of his i.o.m tt bikes!:jump
his '99 t.t win was fantastic.:bow
Badass! Although I'm not sure if that's good or bad luck... :dunno
blur1 09-08-2009, 11:14 PM Badass! Although I'm not sure if that's good or bad luck... :dunno
he crashed on a spewsucki!:fact
he crashed on a spewsucki!:fact
Whatever makes you sleep at night :thumbup:hellobye
shoboshi 09-11-2009, 05:12 AM Welcome ........
Your not far from me as I recognise all the roads in the pics..
I'm in Seaford...
rorlow 09-11-2009, 05:32 PM The bike used to be a V&M race-rep (see picture) but then in mid January I slid it down the road in a bizarre accident. The cost of renewing the V&M paint job was way too much - so I decided it was time for a change and a tidy-up. I got a secondhand body kit in the original '98 blue trim
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii236/PaulYZFR1/R1BS.jpg
sweet bike, pity about the V & M scheme, still one of my favorite race replica's of all time :bow
Bogie 09-11-2009, 05:42 PM :cool:
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