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  2. 3rdgenred
    Kingslime has a point. Plugs are quicker to diagnose before carbs. Could also be a bad fuel pump. It happens.
  3. Presson
    Still got the boxy tail but at least the stripe should be less offensive to Captain 80s! Pulled the image from RideApart; apparently Japan only https://www.rideapart.com/news/717362/yamaha-xsr900gp-rzv500-fz400r/amp/
  4. WackenSS
    Update and the first drive story. I built a map usig RB sw and ran it for 3 sessions with no load over several rpms at max 20pst tps-ish and watched the rapidbike do its thing. Firstly it was way to rich in the lower department so the Powercommander numbers are not directly translatable. All the time watching the AFR/Lambda values, i managed to build a functioning "test" map for road use. I spent around 20 minutes on the road and god damn what a bike this has turned into! i have kept the ignition table from RB for now, as im not running it very hard and going for the 98oct ron with no ethanol. The closest bike i can think of for comparison is the response from the aprilia v4. Also the weigth loss is really noticeable!!! Brake upgrade is nice but not exceptional but that might change when pads ar seated properly. Suspension upgrades are mind blowing actually, but its just a first impression. A lot less dive and you can now feel the surface your riding on and that was not possible before! All in all, you dont need to buy a modern bike, just throw all that money at your old vfr 😂 Anyway, this all ended rather surprisingly in my driveway. On the last trip i noticed AFR 18, this while within my 20pst load run on the road. We have all seen those dyno runs right? Steady throttle and let it run up in the rpm? This is how i run while adapting the map. So got home, parked in my driveway, tok a 10minute break. Fired it up and there it is, a Big end bearing noise. Back on the table i took of my clutchcover to rule out any transmission issues, remowed the clutch and kept the input shaft still with my hand - noise still present... So yeah, i had severe detonation on this 18:1 afr run an thrashed a rod bearing was my tought. Thinking i could inspect a rod bearing i remowed the sump and found the piece of shift-dog. So i tore it down and found what you have seen in the picture. absolutely no rotating parts that can explain this. Also, my oil is kind of shiny so there are definitly something going on. i have not remowed the heads yet. Also, on this startup i had wierd lambda values and on my last startup i had no lambda values. I hope this is not going to be a LSU4.9 eater, that gets expensive really fast!!! I dont know when RB starts heating the probes but if this starts to early it will kill the sensors due to moisture. I have to do some investigation. Inspecting cylinders with a camera shows wet right cylinders, but fine left ones. Evidence of lambda issues... For all i know, the shift dog found in the sump can be vintage - anyones guess, 10 years? last season? 1999? Never had a transmission hickup. Also, I had major clutch slippage on my first and only 50% throttle. New Barnett, fully rebuilt clutch system, damn, and worse than ever! I only noticed it slightly before - like "was that a slipping clutch, hmm I have to test again, nothing ok." Now there is no doubt! Those 99lbs clutch springs are not really available as far as I can google. Anyone know where I can get them?
  5. Skids
    There's a guy on FB called Stefan does it remotely. Only heard good words about his work.
  6. Revellz77
    Hello All, This is my first post. I bought this 2008 VFR800 from a retired police officer, it was his personal bike. He kept it nice and stock in almost every respect. The one challenge I am having is with the pannier stays: The stays were retrofitted, poorly, to go around aftermarket Micron exhaust cans. You can see in the pictures the stay is 1" off the plastic fairing on the left stay, and 1/16" on the right. It looks terrible. I want to cut the stays, grind, and reweld them. Can any one share the correct stock dimensional distance between the stay and the plastic fairing? Thanks in advance,
  7. Simon24
    Thank you Grum... much appreciated for your comment. I'll stick to the recommendations
  8. Yesterday
  9. squirrelman
    juhttps://www.youtube.com/@raceandretrost stumbled across it
  10. Duc2V4
    I have a GIVI 257FZ rack and a M5M top plate. It was used and taken off but I believe all the rack hardware is there but I you'll need bolts for the top plate. I'm selling as a complete kit, instructions included. (New from GIVI the rack goes for $127 and the top plate for $68.) I'll let both go for $120 plus shipping (OBO) Shipping from Anaheim, CA.
  11. Duc2V4
    They recently bought TCX too.
  12. Presson
    Not clear what you mean by I noticed that it started really easy with no difficulty. then attempted it the second time round another day and it was really difficult I had to apply the throttle to keep it going Was the first attempt before or after your SV synch work? Was the second time another day after your SV synch work? Have you checked the MAP? If so what was the result? Have you checked the ECT? If so what was the result?
  13. Skids
    Nice one Grum. One of our many bike trips to northern France and Belgium on Remembrance Day. Lest We Forget.
  14. bmart
    Underground condos, as my grandfather used to call them, where all of the neighbors are quiet.
  15. Last week
  16. Grum
    78
  17. Captain 80s
    Out of Winterization, installed a battery, primed the fuel system and checked the tire pressures... and rode the 95 for it's Spring opener. Nice rip in the Snohomish Valley after work and stopped for a beverage and some sweet potato fries at one of my favorites places, Duvall Grill and Tap Room. EDIT: WRONG FORUM!!! Sorry. I'm still leaving this here.
  18. Captain 80s
    If you like carb V4s, you picked one of the best. The styling can be polarizing (not to me), but as far as how it runs, feels and sounds... hard to beat. Just rode mine (95) last night for a rip in the valley before a week+ of rain comes and I just absolutely love this bike. It does deserve a second chance. Keep your eyes open for pieces that are not toast and reasonably priced and start practicing repairs. You can perhaps start to build a replacement set for paint and then swap over. Start another thread so we can follow your progress if you want. Maybe some pics to see what you are dealing with. Almost anything can be repaired. Good luck and Cheers!
  19. vfrcapn
    I think there's some pandemic pricing still lingering. I bought a RC51 pre-pandemic for $5K and sold it for $9K during the pandemic. RC's are still going strong but I'm seeing many starting to pop up in that $5K range again, the market is softening. Same with VFR's. Hope you get you're ask, glwts.
  20. bmart
    You're shooting blanks...
  21. styran
    Check both 30A main fuses one connected to starter solenoid and the other near battery. Then check grounds. Check battery-to-frame ground (under gas tank hinge) and frame-to-harness ground as well
  22. Sweeper

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    I'll be on my Tiger660 as will several others. There are no planned rides as usual. The Dragon is getting paved so I doubt anybody goes up there. I know most of the folks who attend and can most likely point you towards any whatever kind of ride you want. The plans mostly come together in the parking lot the night before the ride. There will be a couple of 400's in attendance but they will be Kawasaki's.
  23. Rippin209
    Thanks for the info, I just placed my order 😁
  24. Skids
    If you can't find OEM grips then Oxford Products do excellent aftermarket heated grips. Have you tried looking at a breakers yard for an OEM centre stand. Not sure if you call them breakers yards over there, but basically crashed bikes sold for spares. Ebay? Just a thought.
  25. Afeef
    This is the exact same thing as I did. Thanks
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    1. HispanicSlammer

      A blog by HispanicSlammer in General

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      Juniper Pass

      I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.

       

       

       

       

      I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.

       

       

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      Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado

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      Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain

      From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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      Idaho Springs Colorado

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      Mashtuns and fermenters

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      Rows of fermenters

      I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS

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      Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road

      There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!

      I did stop for pictures in all the best spots

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      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

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      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

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      Close up

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

    2. MartinkaP's Blog

      A blog by martinkap in General

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      I Am Back !

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      Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.

      Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.

      My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.

      With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.

      So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.

      Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since smile.gif

      Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.

      I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:

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