Agreed too. That's what I was waiting for.... The customer reaction. Without it, this video is unfinished. 🙄 As viewers, we're just left hanging. ❓🤔 You went to all the trouble of filming the owner and their plight but then didn't include their reaction at the end. Please, in future fixes, include the customer reaction. Without it, the video is a bit of a let down. 🫤 Any chance you can you edit their reaction in? Did you film it? 🤔
Mister Jim, please, everytime you're "waffling", it's exactly when you're sharing very valious knowledge/information. Please keep "waffling"! This was great video!
Jim, it should be no surprise to you that people are prepared to travel long distances to get someone reliable to fix their pride and joy. It's actually quicker and easier if you only have to get one person to fix a bike despite driving 400 miles.
he's like doctor who makes house calls, we don't have traveling like this in the USA in fact we have very few qualified motorcycle mechanics of Jims caliber. really enjoy his content... I was going to send Jim my injectors from the USA, I'm willing to pay somebody to get the job done right.. but shipping to is INSANE.
@@carlmayer691 yes here in USA , once you tell a dealership or shop the age of an older bike they act like you and the bike have Covid 😂. Had to learn how to change clutch and fix oil leak myself on 1994 vfr750 because no one would touch it.
@jonasbaine3538 Hi It's no different here, I'm afraid It's become a very expensive hobby in the UK Mechanics are a dying breed and have been replaced with technicians With that becomes expensive plug in equipment and high prices
I feel for the owner. When refitting my Fazer 1000's carbs and radiator I incorrectly hooked up a pipe from the radiator to the carbs by mistake and steam cleaned the engine from the inside. Once I drained the oil, I did have enough mayonnaise for the rest of the year, though.
Im a motorcycle mechanic, not a fitter a mechanic like jim here. Im very methodical and have a logical approach to problem solving and can confirm, This guy knows his shit, its very rare these days we are a dying breed.
Random guy on the internet here..I am also very similar minus being a mechanic for my job. I only work on my own shit and occasionally people talk me into fixing there POS. lol.. Yeah today's world almost no one can fix a damn thing. I am horrible with dealing with John Q Public so I try to keep to myself and keep my remaining sanity.
One thing that I learned a very long time ago is that whenever I start to disassemble anything, I take photos at every single step. Having that as a reference can be invaluable.
This is sure true, but if you screw on decades old bike (like I do) , you cannot be sure that the on who has been in there before you has assembled everything right. I fact, they often did not.
@guzziwheeler as a 20 year veteran master mechanic, often times, when it reaches me it's totally wrong. Luckily, having experience and factory information everything gets fixed when it leaves my hands. Jim, you are amazing, and I'd be proud to have you fix anything is give you. Keep it up!!
I still have my original R1 owned from new and it's now done 12,000KM's. Only ever ridden on totally dry Australian days and it still runs fine and looks showroom.
I still have my 01 model i bought new here in NZ, its done 500 km more than yours, looks showroom fresh as well. Just about to list it for sale, as i can't ride it for more than 30 mins due to an old injury. Will buy something more upright.
absolutely brilliant bit of diagnostics, only surpassed by the quality of the information imparted during the waffle. Watching your channel has become a firm part of my Friday routine. Many thanks for making great content.
Two things. Firstly, all the things you've found here is exactly why I don't muck about and fiddle with my bike. Best left to someone I trust. Secondly, 'the devil is in the detail' and, 'paying attention to the small stuff'. This is how astronauts work. Both very valuable lessons.
Thanks for filming while being underpressure to get it done for the owner. Appriciate the effort it must take. I'm picking up so many tips while you waffel I dont mind it one bit. understand you need to crack on though. 😂
Mate i had the same on my 1999 The small O' rings on the connecting fuel rod on the carbs 😢 Plus a similar the with a bad connection on the Rectifier 😮 After 10 plus years of presser washing & wet weather 😢😢😊 The rectifier thing she would just die on me out on a ride😢 But she's all good now 1999 25 years old still going stong Im john by the way 64 years old Had my baby since 99 Love the the bike As your costume said can't get a good shop to do good work thease days 😮 So i do all my work my self Keep up the good work you do for us boys 😊😂😂 Love ya video's Keep on woffulling 😂😂😂
As an owner of 7 1990s sport bikes, I know the pain of cleaning & setting up carbs.. Todays ethanol fuel is a disaster for older bikes.. I have just pulled and cleaned my ‘99 Fireblade carbs, and they were minging.. Green slime everywhere, the pilot jets holes were all completely blocked, and the float needles were jammed.. It’s running reasonably ok now, but it smells rich..so it needs dialling in All good fun though 😄👍🏼
Can you not buy ethanol free fuel where you live? I won't use ethanol fuel in my small collection (5) of 80s 90s bikes, we can buy 100+ octane E free fuel here, the older carbed bikes love it.
A good solution..if you can get them. Fluorosilicone aftermarket gaskets and o-rings withstand crap alco-fuel..if that's not available ethanol free fuel..if that's not an option look into buying an enzyme additive to help stabilize ethanol fuel and prolong o-ring/gasket life. I find the majority of people who complain about carbs being unreliable just use crap gas and never fix the carbs right the first time. If you do everything right you can get a decade or more of trouble free use.
@@uhtred7860 That's the BEST option if its available! People in my area look at you like they just had a lobotamy when you mention ethanol free fuel. lol
As soon as you mentioned the pipes I thought that's it - problem solved 👌. All the carbs needed uniform vacuum if you think about it. I hate crap gaskets / components too btw. Top job 👍👍👍
If it was that easy everybody would be a genius 👌😂. I only knew because I forgot to attach one of the pipes to the ram air (99 ZX9R) after a doing the valve clearances - same symptoms ran very nicely, then bogged down but, would clear with more throttle. 🤦. Pipe connected & we have take off 👍
Haha, too funny that you pixelated the speedo and tach when you “testing” it. That people are willing to travel long distances to get you to work on their baby is a tribute to you! Be thankful that is your reputation. I live in Sunny California and I’ve met a friend who only repairs motorcycle engines. His reputation was built working for Kenny Roberts as Wayne Rainy’s exhaust guy. He make his living strictly by word of mouth advertising. The last time I spoke to him he was moving his shop to a custom built shop on his property.
As soon as he said "drained it of fuel" I thought about a BMW F650 that I just sorted out for a mate. It ran out of fuel, switched to the reserve, ran rough, and eventually stalled. They burnt out the starter solenoid trying to start it. When I took the carbs off they were full of water. Turns out the reserve tank had never been used before, it was full of water 🫣
@@jettamaster3297 might have heard something about a 2nd gear fail once but knowing Yamaha they probably had a swift recall. A friend had an r6 of similar vintage a 99. He used to ride that thing like a nutter for years and wasn't too great with the maintenance never missed a beat. I gained a huge respect for Yamahas after that.
@@madheadmadDAZ I bought a 99 R6 street bike new and still have it to this day, has 12000km on it. Haven't ridden it for 20 years cause I parked it when 2nd gear dog gave up and started jumping out of gear. Just stopped riding on the street started riding/racing a track prepped 2003 instead. Street riding was getting dodgy. No one ever told me about any recalls, had to buy some gears from Yamaha myself back in 2004. Gotta get around to fixing that bike one of these days. LoL
@@jettamaster3297 Problems only arise with the box after abuse, we have only had 2 early R1s in with gearbox issues in 20 years, one was owned by a "stunt rider" the other by a guy who constantly changed up using no clutch. Another issue that can raise its head with early R1s and R6s is cracked liners. Ive never seen it, but a mechanic from the UK that worked for us had seen a few over there. Its thought to be caused by thrashing the bike from cold, without warming it up properly, only affects 98-01 bikes, the injected 02 on models are fine.
I don't even own a sport bike( BMW air heads and a few dualsports) but the love of the challenge of fixing bikes is universal.....and watching this guy(jim) is AWESOME! THANKS! new subscriber for sure!
The 5JJ probably has the best fueling of any carbed bike, and better than all the snatchy fuel injected bikes of the same era. Love my 5JJ, but it has to go unfortunately.
A lot of times on old carburetted bikes, people rip into the carbs thinking it's a fuelling problem, and they are half right... very few people check the fuel filters. If it's clogged it will run lean. The easy test is to take it off and dry it out completely and then try to blow through it. You should get clear airflow through it. Any resistance means it's clogged!
I had a feeling when he was saying he had the carbs off and messed with them it had something to do with that and then you spotted the pipes being wrong and thought to myself that's might be the reason. If a person doesn't do bike maintenance day in day out best thing to do is take loads of pictures anythink you take off so you can go to pics when putting back together. Good job
Jim, you never cease to AMAZE me with your insightful, yet humorous, troubleshooting skills! I learn something new with each and every video you put out. Please keep them coming, and IGNORE any critics who may chastise you about your occasional slips of profanity - I find the language is never used in a vulgar or demeaning way and ADDS a delightful mix of credibility and enthusiasm with respect to your mechanical triumphs (and, of course, the infrequent setback or two). Anyone who works on bikes has been there before and KNOWS those feelings keenly!
Similar mistake seems all to common on the vtr1000. The Facebook group is the best I've ever been a member on and so often the poor running of the bike is contributed to vacuum hoses and petcock problems!! Think I may need to bring my mille r for a fettle 👍
Hi, I'm not a bike guy now although on 01/01/ 1970I was involved In a motorbike accident & (long story) had bellow knee amputation. I'm now 80. This is my first viewing of your channel. What I liked was/is that I felt that (as though I had asked) you took the trouble to explain & show me what was the problem & how we were going to fix it. Then you went the extra mile & (should I be interested) I could follow this up on your patron site. Thus parting as good friends. Thanks
OMG the most collectible R1 in all its classic essence, I like nice factory blue but I prefer the red and white one like you. I picked up motorcycle mechanics myself and I’ve also built and raced my own motorcycle drag bike competing in methyl aspiration class enjoy your video mate and you did exactly how I would’ve look listen and then tinker, For all you motorcycle uses out there who don’t maintain your motorcycle it’s called troubleshooting😁, Jim here is not just an experience motorcycle mechanic. He is a Mr. Fix it.👌
When the front wheel came off the ground then I thought yes he's done it. Had a problem with my zx9r running on 3, the coil was the problem, now It would give that R1 a run for it's money 😊
My YZF 600 R Thundercat project out of 12 years storage, ran very rough under 3k revs. Only done 7k miles and very clean. Rebuild kit and clean carbs, (Very Cruddy)= Same Problem. Replace Coils, Leads Fuel filter = Same problem. Gambled on a £22 used replacement CDI= Problem Solved. Runs perfectly. Looks similar to your customers R1, Blue similar graphics. not as fast though. Brilliant Channel.
Your enthusiasm makes me think you're just the kinda guy who could find a budget bike (battle) and wind up with a large collection of real deals. I am too fkn old to ride this kinda bike but you give me hope that a twenny-five plus year old bike can still rock.
"That's wide open throttle guys!"😮 love watching your stuff, informative and entertaining. One of my favorite channels and I am not even into Japanese bikes, you do a great job.Thank you!
Japanese bikes are the best no doubt, for me anyway as a year round commuter, they really outperform everyone else by a long way in terms of just working no matter what. They even work when the carb float breather hose is plugged directly into the air box. Just not as well.
@@BLG80 my yam was running and only cut out twice in a couple thousand miles after the dealer had left the throttle vacuum line unplugged and the tank vent lines to the wrong places....
@@dreamcrusher112 I've still got my very first bike it's got nearly 40k it's a 2008 yzf r125. My daughter rides it now and it's never had a problem with reliability and Ive had it since new. Not even a top end rebuild, I took the engine apart at 32k to see if was ok for the daughter to ride and it looks great inside. Incredible a small displacement 125 which runs and runs. I switched to KTM and all sorts of trouble, back on Japanese now, susuki same as Yamaha no problems.
Very impressed...it's nice to see people who are genuine,if it's someone's pride and joy I know it doesn't matter how far you should travel to find an expert.I have a 1995 speed triple 900,it's not Japanese but if it was I know where I'd be taking it.
Jim well done mate, fantastic content. The bike game is suffering at the moment, and a lot of it is due to rip off dealers that couldn't give a monkeys about the customers and bikes that they selling. I know that they in it to make money, but getting any work done is expensive, at the prices we are charged, you would expect that they know what they are doing. But unfortunately I have not found this to be the case. As bikers, you try to find someone you trust to carry out any work, but as the years go by it seems to get harder all the time to find somebody descent. Your videos are giving a lot of us viewers confidence to tackle some of the jobs ourselves, and for that we are greatful. Good luck mate, you are likely to get inundated with with work, not many out there with integrity and honor.
Subscribed. Reminded me of my old RG500, ran fine until it rained.Turned out,after hours and hours of frustration,the rainwater drain from the fuel cap was routed into a float bowl.
1st time of viewing and not the last. That was great thanks :) I've always been admirer of Yammy R1's. Am sure the owner will be delighted, those rubber gaskets on top were a joke !
Jim, nice video.. back in the day when there wasn’t all these electronic systems and it was more pedestrian.. way to go.. I had a vacuum problem straight away when you were talking. Since I’m older than dirt it was obvious
You are correct. With the diaphragm pipes connected to the air box, the pulsing from the air flowing through the box will flutter the carb slides. Probably the worse case is, some weird fueling at low RPM and WOT. Old British SU carb experience leads me to believe this.
Very cool love watching fixing old school bikes I still own my 1990 ZXR750H2 going on now 29 years restored it 8 years ago love it . Ride safe peeps 😎👌
Nice seeing r1 sorted by yourself.Simple testing strip inspection clean & hose position sorted .Thanks for the ramblings.Every days a school day.There's nothing that can't be Fixed .❤Great vid ....
You genius Jim 😊 After watching your previous video's I would travel distance for you to work on my bike if I had a problem. I had an early R1 in 2002 and had loads of naughty fun on it. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Top work that man ‘ so satisfying when you fix a problem don’t you think’ I have motor bikes but my job is a car technician which is so frustrating at times but can be so rewarding
i`ve got that exact same bike, bought it in jan 2000 even with the same veto evo datatool alarm, which can be silenced if the beep is not needed. mine has been sat up in the garage for the last three years so maybe i will need to get the carbs off too as the last time it was ridden it was a bit wooly off the idle. Also not suprised you blurred the footage on the road test, five seconds of wide open throttle is enough to get a ban lol
Morning Jim I came across your channel after the bingley wheeler mentioned you and your a great chap to watch your knowledge is amazing to me but I know nothing and rely on people like you I don’t trust many people but it’s just a pity there’s not someone like you in the Essex area you’d get loads of work but I expect you have anyway great videos I’m an avid watcher now great content take care mate
Hey Jim I just spent a good portion of my summer holidays catching up on all your channel brilliant stuff and all well explained we are around the same age and I too have been driving motorbikes all my life currently have a 2003 blackbird whitch I will never get rid off well as you say your self enough waffling on I'm singing up to your patreon straight away keep up the good work
My favourite video of yours so far Jim, excellent work! Like someone else said, reaction of the customer picking it on the end of the vid would have been a nice little bonus. Brilliant stuff Jim thanks 👍🏼
what a great job you did jim you brought that iconic r1 back to its showroom performance like some of the comments below it is hard to find someone dedicated enough to sort problems like this out keep up the good work and i wish your channel continued success
About the carb vents going into the airbox, it serves to balance the carb fuel level with the low pressure of the airbox. . In snowmobile, it serves to compensate for altitude. .
Well done Jim , that a great result like a lump of chalk n cheese . Please don't stop waffling its during these waffles that the hidden unknown ideas tricks and thoughts come to life . My bandit has sat for a couple of years and yup as it the 56 version 650 with the vacumn tap its not possible to run it dry only manually drain the bowls . So before i get to go back on the road its going to need a thorough carb clean and your waffling has shown me there is more to a carb clean than i ever knew . Hope the owner was happy as im sure he was goes to show if your not a dedicated mechanic for that make an model get the camera out and snap away as you go .. thanks for a great video packed with info
Im no expert and i learn more about carbs with your videos done similar things myself many times.From a novice tinkerer iI always take photos of what goes were to help when putting back together. Great video again 👍
brilliant , what a difference straight away , always take lots of photos during stripping to try to avoid wrong connections , pipes etc , but so easy done !!
Cracking video, thanks for posting this. My 4xv R1 has the same issue from being stood for years. Been sat in my workshop for 3 waiting to be fixed lol
Great video, with the increase in older riders picking up their dream "when i was a lad" superbikes instead of buying over the top unwanted technology on modern bikes, i can definitely say a couple of tins of EGR cleaner from Euro car parts is the perfect solution to clean up the insides of 20-40 yo blocked carbs 😂😂
Yeah well done great detective work. it did seem like a strange one when the guy was saying what was wrong, I thought airbox or a leaky gasket in one of the carbs. Same time next year after it's winter storage 😂
I had one of those Mk2 R1s (from 2000, bought it new) and let me tell you, it was much more "user friendly" than the Mk1 from '98 that I had previously. Still a beast but much more "tame". The Mk1 scared me more times than I'd like to be scared while on a bike, no wonder they where quickly nicknamed "widow makers".
Very little was changed from the 98-99 bikes to the 2000/01 ones, slightly different jetting, a different first gear ratio, and slightly different ignition curve. (plus slightly different body work) Small changes, but enough to smooth the power curve out and make it easier to ride fast.
@@uhtred7860 - Different exhaust, lower seat height, different tank shape, lower weight, thicker forks and much more things that I noticed straight away when I started working on it that I can't remember now. It's been a while.
Your video was an inspiration for me to finally find a problem on my Honda CB600! I have had same ugly off-idle response and jerkyness at ultra low RPMs. I tried everything including mixture screws, different clip positions and even considered cutting CV springs to compensate for lean condition. It was as simple as silicon vacuum hose being slowely eaten by radiator fan blades and cleaning out those small holes made the magic. I got my bike back! :D Cheers man !!
whould of been good to see the owners reaction of it being fixed
It's like the last page of a book missing. Ugh.
Agreed! Awesome video though
Agreed, no closure :(
Agreed too. That's what I was waiting for.... The customer reaction. Without it, this video is unfinished. 🙄
As viewers, we're just left hanging. ❓🤔
You went to all the trouble of filming the owner and their plight but then didn't include their reaction at the end.
Please, in future fixes, include the customer reaction. Without it, the video is a bit of a let down. 🫤
Any chance you can you edit their reaction in? Did you film it? 🤔
@@nrich99999 I was over the moon!
Have had a few rides out since and 1 track day
Mister Jim, please, everytime you're "waffling", it's exactly when you're sharing very valious knowledge/information.
Please keep "waffling"!
This was great video!
AMEN TO THAT BROTHER, FKN AMEN
AGREE , he just ticks along to himself. I don't think he evens realizes it..
Every fookin' time you get me eyes watery by healing these lovely bikes.
You deserve the MBA .
Thanx for you, Übercarb-Master, and your swearin'!😂
To those of us old enough to understand carburetors it's not waffle we understand and learn
He should sell T-shirts says: Learned by the waffling master mechanic
Regards from Sweden
Jim, it should be no surprise to you that people are prepared to travel long distances to get someone reliable to fix their pride and joy. It's actually quicker and easier if you only have to get one person to fix a bike despite driving 400 miles.
he's like doctor who makes house calls, we don't have traveling like this in the USA in fact we have very few qualified motorcycle mechanics of Jims caliber. really enjoy his content... I was going to send Jim my injectors from the USA, I'm willing to pay somebody to get the job done right.. but shipping to is INSANE.
@@carlmayer691 yes here in USA , once you tell a dealership or shop the age of an older bike they act like you and the bike have Covid 😂. Had to learn how to change clutch and fix oil leak myself on 1994 vfr750 because no one would touch it.
@jonasbaine3538 Hi
It's no different here, I'm afraid
It's become a very expensive hobby in the UK
Mechanics are a dying breed and have been replaced with technicians
With that becomes expensive plug in equipment and high prices
I feel for the owner. When refitting my Fazer 1000's carbs and radiator I incorrectly hooked up a pipe from the radiator to the carbs by mistake and steam cleaned the engine from the inside. Once I drained the oil, I did have enough mayonnaise for the rest of the year, though.
Gold
Im a motorcycle mechanic, not a fitter a mechanic like jim here.
Im very methodical and have a logical approach to problem solving and can confirm, This guy knows his shit, its very rare these days we are a dying breed.
Random guy on the internet here..I am also very similar minus being a mechanic for my job. I only work on my own shit and occasionally people talk me into fixing there POS. lol.. Yeah today's world almost no one can fix a damn thing. I am horrible with dealing with John Q Public so I try to keep to myself and keep my remaining sanity.
For Flops Sake.... number the hoses and where they were attached. Get a Dymo. Brilliant detective work!
Jim don't ever change you're brilliant as you are, wafflige included.
Yeah really natural about it and i really love it
It would have been nice to see the customers reaction, no doubt, joyful smile his face?
Beautiful R1. A cup of tea is essential.
Yup ! On this year of R1 you don’t want to have beer before ride…
When I saw 42 minutes, I thought Yeah, Brilliant 😀😀😀😀 The more the better as far as I am concerned 👍👍😀😀
Same here what a treat....made my day
Exactly what I thought. Loved it!
One thing that I learned a very long time ago is that whenever I start to disassemble anything, I take photos at every single step. Having that as a reference can be invaluable.
Perfect way to keep track.
Amen brother. This saved me a bit of a headache when putting K1300S back.
This is sure true, but if you screw on decades old bike (like I do) , you cannot be sure that the on who has been in there before you has assembled everything right. I fact, they often did not.
@guzziwheeler as a 20 year veteran master mechanic, often times, when it reaches me it's totally wrong. Luckily, having experience and factory information everything gets fixed when it leaves my hands. Jim, you are amazing, and I'd be proud to have you fix anything is give you. Keep it up!!
That bike looks absolutely stunning, what a bit of kit!
Great work Jim love these videos
Nice to see a standard clean bike from my era. These were revolutionary at the time .
Totally with you, always walk away from a problem and get a brew!
I still have my original R1 owned from new and it's now done 12,000KM's. Only ever ridden on totally dry Australian days and it still runs fine and looks showroom.
I still have my 01 model i bought new here in NZ, its done 500 km more than yours, looks showroom fresh as well. Just about to list it for sale, as i can't ride it for more than 30 mins due to an old injury. Will buy something more upright.
@@uhtred7860 AWESOME! Stay safe man
12k is nothing lads.
absolutely brilliant bit of diagnostics, only surpassed by the quality of the information imparted during the waffle. Watching your channel has become a firm part of my Friday routine. Many thanks for making great content.
Two things. Firstly, all the things you've found here is exactly why I don't muck about and fiddle with my bike. Best left to someone I trust. Secondly, 'the devil is in the detail' and, 'paying attention to the small stuff'. This is how astronauts work. Both very valuable lessons.
Step by step logic, with step by step explanations. Brilliant work, thank you!
Your Waffling is part of your Genius ,dont loose it ,it brings out success, just like why a guy is willing to travel 400 miles to you,😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for filming while being underpressure to get it done for the owner. Appriciate the effort it must take.
I'm picking up so many tips while you waffel I dont mind it one bit. understand you need to crack on though. 😂
Mate i had the same on my 1999
The small O' rings on the connecting fuel rod on the carbs 😢
Plus a similar the with a bad connection on the Rectifier 😮
After 10 plus years of presser
washing & wet weather 😢😢😊
The rectifier thing she would just die on me out on a ride😢
But she's all good now
1999 25 years old still going stong
Im john by the way 64 years old
Had my baby since 99
Love the the bike
As your costume said can't get a good shop to do good work thease days 😮
So i do all my work my self
Keep up the good work you do for us boys 😊😂😂
Love ya video's
Keep on woffulling 😂😂😂
Funny how we share in your happiness. Nothing like figuring out and fixing the problem. And yeah, that final test ride...
As an owner of 7 1990s sport bikes, I know the pain of cleaning & setting up carbs.. Todays ethanol fuel is a disaster for older bikes..
I have just pulled and cleaned my ‘99 Fireblade carbs, and they were minging.. Green slime everywhere, the pilot jets holes were all completely blocked, and the float needles were jammed..
It’s running reasonably ok now, but it smells rich..so it needs dialling in
All good fun though 😄👍🏼
Can you not buy ethanol free fuel where you live? I won't use ethanol fuel in my small collection (5) of 80s 90s bikes, we can buy 100+ octane E free fuel here, the older carbed bikes love it.
A good solution..if you can get them. Fluorosilicone aftermarket gaskets and o-rings withstand crap alco-fuel..if that's not available ethanol free fuel..if that's not an option look into buying an enzyme additive to help stabilize ethanol fuel and prolong o-ring/gasket life. I find the majority of people who complain about carbs being unreliable just use crap gas and never fix the carbs right the first time. If you do everything right you can get a decade or more of trouble free use.
@@uhtred7860 That's the BEST option if its available! People in my area look at you like they just had a lobotamy when you mention ethanol free fuel. lol
As soon as you mentioned the pipes I thought that's it - problem solved 👌. All the carbs needed uniform vacuum if you think about it. I hate crap gaskets / components too btw. Top job 👍👍👍
Thanks Mate 👍, I agree it should have been immediately obvious. I got there in the end though 😬
If it was that easy everybody would be a genius 👌😂. I only knew because I forgot to attach one of the pipes to the ram air (99 ZX9R) after a doing the valve clearances - same symptoms ran very nicely, then bogged down but, would clear with more throttle. 🤦. Pipe connected & we have take off 👍
Haha, too funny that you pixelated the speedo and tach when you “testing” it. That people are willing to travel long distances to get you to work on their baby is a tribute to you! Be thankful that is your reputation. I live in Sunny California and I’ve met a friend who only repairs motorcycle engines. His reputation was built working for Kenny Roberts as Wayne Rainy’s exhaust guy. He make his living strictly by word of mouth advertising. The last time I spoke to him he was moving his shop to a custom built shop on his property.
That man’s a legend. Working on legends bikes!!!!❤❤❤
Yes yes yes! So satisfying and conclusive. Happy customer, and happy TH-cam viewers 😁 Good work, Jim.
As soon as he said "drained it of fuel" I thought about a BMW F650 that I just sorted out for a mate. It ran out of fuel, switched to the reserve, ran rough, and eventually stalled. They burnt out the starter solenoid trying to start it. When I took the carbs off they were full of water. Turns out the reserve tank had never been used before, it was full of water 🫣
Nightmare fuel wow
I love the R1 such a great bike. looks great, ultra reliable. Just an absolute beast. Yamaha just did everything right with it.
Gearbox?! LoL
@@jettamaster3297 might have heard something about a 2nd gear fail once but knowing Yamaha they probably had a swift recall. A friend had an r6 of similar vintage a 99. He used to ride that thing like a nutter for years and wasn't too great with the maintenance never missed a beat. I gained a huge respect for Yamahas after that.
@@madheadmadDAZ I bought a 99 R6 street bike new and still have it to this day, has 12000km on it. Haven't ridden it for 20 years cause I parked it when 2nd gear dog gave up and started jumping out of gear. Just stopped riding on the street started riding/racing a track prepped 2003 instead. Street riding was getting dodgy. No one ever told me about any recalls, had to buy some gears from Yamaha myself back in 2004.
Gotta get around to fixing that bike one of these days. LoL
@@jettamaster3297 Problems only arise with the box after abuse, we have only had 2 early R1s in with gearbox issues in 20 years, one was owned by a "stunt rider" the other by a guy who constantly changed up using no clutch. Another issue that can raise its head with early R1s and R6s is cracked liners. Ive never seen it, but a mechanic from the UK that worked for us had seen a few over there. Its thought to be caused by thrashing the bike from cold, without warming it up properly, only affects 98-01 bikes, the injected 02 on models are fine.
Reminds me of my old 2000 Yr R1,surprisingly good build quality for a yamaha,great bike wish I never sold it now ffs.
I don't even own a sport bike( BMW air heads and a few dualsports) but the love of the challenge of fixing bikes is universal.....and watching this guy(jim) is AWESOME! THANKS! new subscriber for sure!
I love you're channel mate keep up the good waffle
Buttery smooth the 5JJ fueling. I love mine. Well done Jim for bringing it back to how it should be 👍
The 5JJ probably has the best fueling of any carbed bike, and better than all the snatchy fuel injected bikes of the same era. Love my 5JJ, but it has to go unfortunately.
A lot of times on old carburetted bikes, people rip into the carbs thinking it's a fuelling problem, and they are half right... very few people check the fuel filters. If it's clogged it will run lean. The easy test is to take it off and dry it out completely and then try to blow through it. You should get clear airflow through it. Any resistance means it's clogged!
I bet that guy was smiling on full beam all the way home. Well done, Jim!
I had a feeling when he was saying he had the carbs off and messed with them it had something to do with that and then you spotted the pipes being wrong and thought to myself that's might be the reason. If a person doesn't do bike maintenance day in day out best thing to do is take loads of pictures anythink you take off so you can go to pics when putting back together.
Good job
Jim, you never cease to AMAZE me with your insightful, yet humorous, troubleshooting skills! I learn something new with each and every video you put out. Please keep them coming, and IGNORE any critics who may chastise you about your occasional slips of profanity - I find the language is never used in a vulgar or demeaning way and ADDS a delightful mix of credibility and enthusiasm with respect to your mechanical triumphs (and, of course, the infrequent setback or two). Anyone who works on bikes has been there before and KNOWS those feelings keenly!
Nice one Jim.👍 Had one of these years ago, in the same colour. You've given the tiger it's teeth back! 😎
Love your stream . I have been a bike mech for over 20 years and i am still learning every day . Great stuff 👍👍👍
Similar mistake seems all to common on the vtr1000. The Facebook group is the best I've ever been a member on and so often the poor running of the bike is contributed to vacuum hoses and petcock problems!! Think I may need to bring my mille r for a fettle 👍
Fantastic video Jim ... Like you say, the devil is in the detail, such a small mistake causing such a huge issue . It pays to be thorough !
Hi, I'm not a bike guy now although on 01/01/ 1970I was involved In a motorbike accident & (long story) had bellow knee amputation. I'm now 80. This is my first viewing of your channel. What I liked was/is that I felt that (as though I had asked) you took the trouble to explain & show me what was the problem & how we were going to fix it. Then you went the extra mile & (should I be interested) I could follow this up on your patron site. Thus parting as good friends. Thanks
OMG the most collectible R1 in all its classic essence, I like nice factory blue but I prefer the red and white one like you. I picked up motorcycle mechanics myself and I’ve also built and raced my own motorcycle drag bike competing in methyl aspiration class enjoy your video mate and you did exactly how I would’ve look listen and then tinker, For all you motorcycle uses out there who don’t maintain your motorcycle it’s called troubleshooting😁, Jim here is not just an experience motorcycle mechanic. He is a Mr. Fix it.👌
When the front wheel came off the ground then I thought yes he's done it. Had a problem with my zx9r running on 3, the coil was the problem, now It would give that R1 a run for it's money 😊
My YZF 600 R Thundercat project out of 12 years storage, ran very rough under 3k revs. Only done 7k miles and very clean. Rebuild kit and clean carbs, (Very Cruddy)= Same Problem. Replace Coils, Leads Fuel filter = Same problem. Gambled on a £22 used replacement CDI= Problem Solved. Runs perfectly. Looks similar to your customers R1, Blue similar graphics. not as fast though. Brilliant Channel.
As an ex R6 rider it was very interesting to hear you talking of the Ram air and effects upon carburation. So insightful. Keep it coming
Your enthusiasm makes me think you're just the kinda guy who could find a budget bike (battle) and wind up with a large collection of real deals. I am too fkn old to ride this kinda bike but you give me hope that a twenny-five plus year old bike can still rock.
Top job Jim. Just shows your customer was right to trust you and the 800 mile trip was worth the effort.
Nice to see you diagnose a PEBHAS problem.
"That's wide open throttle guys!"😮 love watching your stuff, informative and entertaining. One of my favorite channels and I am not even into Japanese bikes, you do a great job.Thank you!
Japanese bikes are the best no doubt, for me anyway as a year round commuter, they really outperform everyone else by a long way in terms of just working no matter what. They even work when the carb float breather hose is plugged directly into the air box. Just not as well.
@@BLG80 my yam was running and only cut out twice in a couple thousand miles after the dealer had left the throttle vacuum line unplugged and the tank vent lines to the wrong places....
@@dreamcrusher112 I've still got my very first bike it's got nearly 40k it's a 2008 yzf r125. My daughter rides it now and it's never had a problem with reliability and Ive had it since new. Not even a top end rebuild, I took the engine apart at 32k to see if was ok for the daughter to ride and it looks great inside. Incredible a small displacement 125 which runs and runs. I switched to KTM and all sorts of trouble, back on Japanese now, susuki same as Yamaha no problems.
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Miss my 1999 R1, same colour and with original exhaust when I bought it. Only sold as I moved from Manchester to Australia.
Well done!Absolutely love my 01 model still pulls hard even though she has 100,000k on the clock.
Very impressed...it's nice to see people who are genuine,if it's someone's pride and joy I know it doesn't matter how far you should travel to find an expert.I have a 1995 speed triple 900,it's not Japanese but if it was I know where I'd be taking it.
This guy would probably have no issues working on your machine. The early Hinckley models are only 1 degree away from being a Kawasaki.
That was a crazy experience man!!!! WELL DONE as ever I bet that the R1 owner is a VERY happy man!!!
This was fascinating to watch the master at work, I would not relish the pressure of that but brilliant. Well done.
Jim well done mate, fantastic content. The bike game is suffering at the moment, and a lot of it is due to rip off dealers that couldn't give a monkeys about the customers and bikes that they selling. I know that they in it to make money, but getting any work done is expensive, at the prices we are charged, you would expect that they know what they are doing. But unfortunately I have not found this to be the case. As bikers, you try to find someone you trust to carry out any work, but as the years go by it seems to get harder all the time to find somebody descent. Your videos are giving a lot of us viewers confidence to tackle some of the jobs ourselves, and for that we are greatful. Good luck mate, you are likely to get inundated with with work, not many out there with integrity and honor.
Love the dove sounds in the background. Content is superb. Love seeing stuff like this, cheers
Subscribed. Reminded me of my old RG500, ran fine until it rained.Turned out,after hours and hours of frustration,the rainwater drain from the fuel cap was routed into a float bowl.
1st time of viewing and not the last. That was great thanks :) I've always been admirer of Yammy R1's. Am sure the owner will be delighted, those rubber gaskets on top were a joke !
night and day difference you can hear it straight away, not bad for an old vintage Carby bike
Jim, nice video.. back in the day when there wasn’t all these electronic systems and it was more pedestrian.. way to go.. I had a vacuum problem straight away when you were talking. Since I’m older than dirt it was obvious
You are correct. With the diaphragm pipes connected to the air box, the pulsing from the air flowing through the box will flutter the carb slides. Probably the worse case is, some weird fueling at low RPM and WOT. Old British SU carb experience leads me to believe this.
Very cool love watching fixing old school bikes I still own my 1990 ZXR750H2 going on now 29 years restored it 8 years ago love it . Ride safe peeps 😎👌
Great vid Jim 👍 nice to have a proper bike on the bench! I am biased owning 2 R1’s 😊
Nice seeing r1 sorted by yourself.Simple testing strip inspection clean & hose position sorted .Thanks for the ramblings.Every days a school day.There's nothing that can't be Fixed .❤Great vid ....
You genius Jim 😊 After watching your previous video's I would travel distance for you to work on my bike if I had a problem. I had an early R1 in 2002 and had loads of naughty fun on it. Thanks for your excellent videos.
Job well done, mate. As always. Congrats!
Carbs needed good service anyway so he got his issue fixed carbs cleaned and balanced amazing great to see someone that knows what they are doing
Good fix 🛠👌, specialist at work.
Vacuüm on both sides of the float bowl in that way, not a lot of people would have noticed that.
yes sir.. we've ALL been down that path once or twice pre cell ph cameras.. click pic before stripping ANYTHING down saves soooo much trouble later
Great Work Jim. Perhaps make it Superbike Surgery LTD with Waffledge and Anglo Saxon references. Don't change a thing love your Channel.
Top work that man ‘ so satisfying when you fix a problem don’t you think’ I have motor bikes but my job is a car technician which is so frustrating at times but can be so rewarding
Glad to know the owner must be so happy the problem is fixed
Another good video with humour.Great stuff.
i`ve got that exact same bike, bought it in jan 2000 even with the same veto evo datatool alarm, which can be silenced if the beep is not needed. mine has been sat up in the garage for the last three years so maybe i will need to get the carbs off too as the last time it was ridden it was a bit wooly off the idle. Also not suprised you blurred the footage on the road test, five seconds of wide open throttle is enough to get a ban lol
”The knowledge is in the wafflage”. Now that is a t-shirt. 😃🔥
How about The knowledge is in the waffledge
Morning Jim I came across your channel after the bingley wheeler mentioned you and your a great chap to watch your knowledge is amazing to me but I know nothing and rely on people like you I don’t trust many people but it’s just a pity there’s not someone like you in the Essex area you’d get loads of work but I expect you have anyway great videos I’m an avid watcher now great content take care mate
Hey Jim I just spent a good portion of my summer holidays catching up on all your channel brilliant stuff and all well explained we are around the same age and I too have been driving motorbikes all my life currently have a 2003 blackbird whitch I will never get rid off well as you say your self enough waffling on I'm singing up to your patreon straight away keep up the good work
I'll go the extra mile for trust! Also, don't mind the extra couple of bucks for having it done properly.
You guys are special!👍🤙
My favourite video of yours so far Jim, excellent work! Like someone else said, reaction of the customer picking it on the end of the vid would have been a nice little bonus. Brilliant stuff Jim thanks 👍🏼
Brilliant…I really do admire your knowledge, reasoning and work ethic.
what a great job you did jim you brought that iconic r1 back to its showroom performance like some of the comments below it is hard to find someone dedicated enough to sort problems like this out keep up the good work and i wish your channel continued success
About the carb vents going into the airbox, it serves to balance the carb fuel level with the low pressure of the airbox. . In snowmobile, it serves to compensate for altitude. .
Well done Jim , that a great result like a lump of chalk n cheese . Please don't stop waffling its during these waffles that the hidden unknown ideas tricks and thoughts come to life . My bandit has sat for a couple of years and yup as it the 56 version 650 with the vacumn tap its not possible to run it dry only manually drain the bowls . So before i get to go back on the road its going to need a thorough carb clean and your waffling has shown me there is more to a carb clean than i ever knew . Hope the owner was happy as im sure he was goes to show if your not a dedicated mechanic for that make an model get the camera out and snap away as you go .. thanks for a great video packed with info
Thanks for the positivity mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Superb fault diagnosis. I enjoyed following the thought process.
Nice one…👍🏻 I have a 98 R1 RN01, love it
My favourite upload to date. Brilliant result.
I had similar issues on a Fazer, after many tests etc, it turned out to be a faulty spark plug. Lesson I learned - check the simple stuff first!
I use ultrasonic cleaner when overhauling my carbs so also use welding nozzle jet cleaning wires, smallest one fits pilot jets a treat to unblock them
Im no expert and i learn more about carbs with your videos done similar things myself many times.From a novice tinkerer iI always take photos of what goes were to help when putting back together.
Great video again 👍
brilliant , what a difference straight away , always take lots of photos during stripping to try to avoid wrong connections , pipes etc , but so easy done !!
fascinating when you've little knowledge yourself. Your work is brill
Cracking video, thanks for posting this. My 4xv R1 has the same issue from being stood for years. Been sat in my workshop for 3 waiting to be fixed lol
Know how that feels. Well Impressed with your work, you seem to take a lot of care in and knowledge outstanding. Cheer for your time.
Great video, with the increase in older riders picking up their dream "when i was a lad" superbikes instead of buying over the top unwanted technology on modern bikes, i can definitely say a couple of tins of EGR cleaner from Euro car parts is the perfect solution to clean up the insides of 20-40 yo blocked carbs 😂😂
Wow those carbs are a work of art for the mantlepiece ,good work our kid
That mic works absolutely beautifully!!! Appreciate you man.
Hands down the most thouragh mechanic I've ever seen. I can totally understand why he would drive 400 miles to see him. Who else could fix it?
Yeah well done great detective work. it did seem like a strange one when the guy was saying what was wrong, I thought airbox or a leaky gasket in one of the carbs. Same time next year after it's winter storage 😂
I had one of those Mk2 R1s (from 2000, bought it new) and let me tell you, it was much more "user friendly" than the Mk1 from '98 that I had previously. Still a beast but much more "tame". The Mk1 scared me more times than I'd like to be scared while on a bike, no wonder they where quickly nicknamed "widow makers".
Very little was changed from the 98-99 bikes to the 2000/01 ones, slightly different jetting, a different first gear ratio, and slightly different ignition curve. (plus slightly different body work) Small changes, but enough to smooth the power curve out and make it easier to ride fast.
@@uhtred7860 - Different exhaust, lower seat height, different tank shape, lower weight, thicker forks and much more things that I noticed straight away when I started working on it that I can't remember now. It's been a while.
Your video was an inspiration for me to finally find a problem on my Honda CB600! I have had same ugly off-idle response and jerkyness at ultra low RPMs. I tried everything including mixture screws, different clip positions and even considered cutting CV springs to compensate for lean condition. It was as simple as silicon vacuum hose being slowely eaten by radiator fan blades and cleaning out those small holes made the magic. I got my bike back! :D Cheers man !!