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  2. Captain 80s
    Yeah, that's kinda what I'm driving at. Most screens that are cut like that, the top "plane" tends to match the angle of the top of the tank. Cheers!
  3. FromMaine
    As Stray points out, having a structural member in your garages ceiling has some benefits as far as options for lifting or stabilizing the bike I have a 1 ton chain hoist mounted above my lift. They are about $70 at HF. First pic I used my hoist to lift the bikes rear up as bit to do some work this Spring. Second pic I used the hoist to stabilize the bike at the handlebars as I was going hammers and tongs working on it this past Fall. Good tip over insurance without having to strap the bike down.
  4. Gaz66
    How dya gerron with the bars n hoses? For the foreseeable, I'm still running OEM hoses on my 1999 5th Gen, can't justify the expense of pre-made after market hoses, they're just way way overpriced, a bit of research proved I can source AN-3 braided hose for approx £10 p/metre, Goodridge style stainless or chromed adjustable hose end fittings for approx £5 each, do the math & it's a massive cost saving over paying for pre-made hose kits, plus I can custom fit each hose length to suit my own chosen routing. From my research, In the UK, Goodridge & Venhill are the only pre-made hoses/hose kits that use adjustable end fittings, hose ends are not interchangeable between brands, other brands only supply crimped ferrules, hose ends can be tweaked into correct orientation, don't expect them to be perfectly aligned when they arrive, from previous crimped hoses bought, I've rotated the end fittings into a better position using soft jaws in my bench vice & a plastic coated electrical screwdriver thru the banjo end, takes some trial & error to find the sweet spot on the ferrule so the banjo rotates easily. Update: My budget bar mod works mint, cost very little compared to what you've shelled out for ABM kit. eBay 5th GenTop yoke = £15 posted, needed drilling & repainting. eBay FZS1000 bar mounts = £10 posted, just needed repainting. ebay, ST1300 throttles cables, a few inches longer than 5th Gen cables, mucho needed with higher bars if you want to preserve stock cable routing. FZS1000 OEM bars (steel) black chrome finish, spare from my other bike when I changed to Renthals yrs ago. I did tried some spare Renthals that I'd bought yrs earlier & never used, not in a million yrs would they work on a 5th Gen, partly due to the bends in Renthals being quite far apart compared to road bike bars, Renthals are made for Moto-X, master cyl to fairing contact well before full lock. Took a punt on trying some old stock bars I'd saved from my FZS1000, these work to perfection, almost as if Mother Honda had designed them for a 5th Gen, no clearance issues at all, mucho improved riding position for my old back n hips too. First test ride lasted 2hrs plus, on the old OEM bars, even with 20mm risers I'd have been lucky to ride an hour without stopping & getting off for a mooch around, stretching my neck n back etc. Summary: This mod cost me very little, achieved a way better, more comfortable riding position, plus the bonus of my MRA D/Bubble screen no longer knocks the shit outta my head anymore, it now funnels wind at my chest, exactly where I want it, killed two birds with one stone kinda deal.
  5. Stray
    I hear you, Captain. I could “deepen” the groove my helmet would sit in, for example? Thanks for your input!
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  7. Stray
    I lift my front end with a pulley from the ceiling, strapped to the handlebars. It’s quick and easy and cheap. This allows me to remove tge front wheel and full fork assembly for rebuilds. Can you hang the front end off the ceiling? The front end is quite light and can be lifted by hand.
  8. Stray
    This has been a fantastic thread to read - thank you so much for sharing! I wish you the very best in your efforts.
  9. SteyrTMP
    I've tested from each point on the ECU connectors to a random coil, nothing. Tested from the black/white on the fuel shutoff relay (with it plugged), tested good to the injector, but not the coil packs. I tested coil packs from front to back, good. Side to side, good, but none of them will connect to the ECU or battery connectors (not sure if that should connect). Green/ground connects ok, although I have seen fluctuation. From the colored wire, to the ECU, good. I'm out of ideas.
  10. Captain 80s
    It's this view that cements it for me. The shape of the relief/flare for the handlebars at full lock just flows better with the other bodywork pieces and tank. A little more organic looking. When final placement is done, trim the screen down a bit to compensate for the height proportions and you can even re-angle the top cut to (more) match the angle of the top of the tank. (If that makes sense)
  11. Stray
    Hello All, Im looking for two items and hoping someone in here will flog them to me: 1. VFR750 RC24 pillion seat cowl. I believe this is what we call the 1st Gen From around 1984? Any condition 2. VTR SP1/2 V piece. The bit that joins the two side fairings at the front, just behind the front wheel. I'm based in the United Kingdom but happy to look at offers from abroad so long as shipping makes sense. Thanks everyone! Stray
  12. Terry
    Not sure about a lurch but as the fibre discs wear, they become more prone to grabbing and engaging over a shorter lever span. I have replaced the plates in my 09 (with about 86000km) and that made for a lovely smooth clutch engagement. I used a TRK kit from Wemoto in Australia. The comments above are also very relevant, make sure all the other parts are clean and slippy i.e. the lever pivot, the clutch slave piston and the clutch pushrod.
  13. Stray
    Damn it Captain, you’re always right and make me rethink!
  14. Timuli
    The mixtures were adjusted to their positions before measuring the power. The adjuster had to add a lot of mixture in the middle range and again at high revs the mixture had to be put quite lean. I will first make a small change to the exhaust manifolds as I think it could be one point that affects the power. At the point where the pipes connect, the inner diameter of the pipe decreases quite a lot. Of course, it may be that I am looking for a fault in the wrong place.
  15. mello dude
    Thanks all for the replys.
  16. SteyrTMP
    Well, I think I might have found the issue... no conductivity from the black and white on the coil connectors to the ECU. Shouldn't I be getting conductivity, or not?
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  20. Sweeper
    The forklift could easily lift this assembly like a pallet. If you put casters under it, you could push it around the garage easily. The 2" hitch would give you an easy way to attach it to your wall assembly.
  21. Captain 80s
    I like them both. A big part of me likes the 1000F cowl. The larger proportions seem to work for me with the tank and tail.. Maybe trim the windshield down to reduce some overall "height". Anyway.... loving it!
  22. Stray
    Quick biker’s fairy tale for you guys. 5th Gen had a Rapid Bike Racing but she wasn’t completely satisfied and wanted “more”. So she skipped off to the woods and found RRPM in Meriden (where classic Triumphs used to be made). A nice man called Nick took the little 5th Gen into a dark cave and thrashed her mercilessly for 2.5 hours. She screamed LOUD!!! IMG_7441.mov You can see the puff of smoke as he lets off the throttle. She was rich when she went in… IMG_7446.mov …she was lean and mean when she came out. Breathless and powerful! Well, sort of. She went from 97-104BHP. That’s a 7% increase, which isn’t bad but I was hoping for more at the top. Midrange feels really creamy, though… Dyno results for the numerically inclined: He has an RC45 in his stable, so I didn’t mind waiting! Mods include: - Black Widow exhaust silencer with catless 1998 header - Open airbox with Pipercross filter - Uprated clutch springs (no slipping) And they lived happily ever after.
  23. SteyrTMP
    After replacing most relays and sensors, I came to the conclusion that something is seriously wrong. I let it sit for a while, with the trickle charger in place, and when I came out, I turned it on. Pump primed. I was pretty excited. I turned it off, and then back on (insert tech support voice), and it worked the second time. Third time, no pump, and the fuel shutoff relay started clicking, maybe 5 times. Turn it off and back on, 3 times. Off and on, 2 times. Off and on, nothing. Checked the battery (which is a new one), still full charge. At this point, to consider I could not get a repeatable result, I decided I was going to get the recall done before I tried anything else. Went to the local small dealer (not really much of a dealer anymore, but they can still do recalls and such. The closest real dealer is 45-50 minutes away). It was gone for two weeks, and I got the call, and picked it up. They said they were not able to get it to start, but the battery was also almost dead. I talked to the guy for a few minutes, and they basically said disconnect and reconnect everything, sometimes it works. Once I brought it home, I looked it over, and plugged in the trickle charger. They did a pretty nice job, and they even did a few things that weren't in the recall, like fixing the nasty solder/burn job on the secondary main fuse, or whatever that 30 amp next to the main fuse is. The first thing I noticed immediately, was that I was getting a prime every time. So that's a plus. Secondly, I was now getting codes. I have been getting 23 and 24, the O2 sensor heater wire errors. I tried to clear the codes, but either A) they won't go away and come right back on, or B) I am failing to reset it. I've had it flashing repeatedly a few times, which should mean that it was cleared. Thirdly, on one of the on/off, clear code, repeat cycles, I got a code 19, which is the ignition pulse generator. It went away with the reset, and did not come back on, but I pulled out the multimeter, and it showed 428 ohms, which is in spec. I had bought a set of sensors and relays from a parts bike on Ebay, and I plugged in the replacement, and ran it back and forth over a rachet wrench, and it was responding about the same as the one in the bike was when turning over, so I think the one in the bike might be ok. It's not testing 0v when turning over, in other words. I pulled a coil and plug, and I am still only getting 2.7v. This is the main issue, I'm pretty sure. The plugs are damp with gas, so I am not too concerned about the injectors, although I do need to test voltage on those. Today I went out with the wife, to go over the nifty ECU diagram posted on here. I started on the top right, and made it down to the IDC, and ran into two issues there. Yellow/Black on my bike, is the IDC sensor cable, not the PAIR solenoid. There is no Orange/Black that I can find on any connectors in that area. Just to make sure I'm looking at the right parts, the PAIR solenoid is the the solenoid in the back of the air box. On mine, those wires are solid orange, and green/red, if I remember correctly. The IDC (I believe the manual calls it the Bypass Control Solenoid Valve) is Yellow/Black and Black/White. My problem, testing from connector to ECU connector, Black/White is .1 Ohms, whereas Yellow/Black is 31.5. Something tells me, this is not good. There is no visible issues on the cable anywhere I can see. A) is the diagram incorrect? B) 35.1 Ohm from connector to connector is a Bad Thing(TM), right? Still, I don't think the BCS/IDC connector should be keeping it from running, right? I'm heading out to do more connection testing. Will update.
  24. Stray
    Hello All, It’s been some time since my last update so thought I’d pop in with a request: does anyone have an RC24 pillion seat cover they’re prepared to sell me? I’ve decided to finally pick a look and go for it, even if it’s not perfect, and the combo of choice is: 1. VF400/500 top fairing 2. VTR1000 SP2 side fairings 3. VFR750 1984 RC24 tail (shortened) That’s my 5th gen pillion cover on for trial but I’d like an RC24 (1st gen?) cover so it matches the seat fairing. Anybody got one they’re prepared to sell (based in UK)? My pole of “trial” fairings is getting out of hand now so have to finish this project and get my garage back! In there, you’ll find: - Ducati 1198 (in the box) - RC30 from Harris - VTR SP2 - CBR600 F2, F3, F4 and later models all jumbled up - Early Fireblade 900 and 919 - Leon Camier’s BSB GSXR600 carbon fairings (seriously!) - GSX1100F - VF1000F - Triumph 675 (3rd gen) - VF400 with sides and belly pans - VFR750 - Suzuki GS650 - Honda NS400 - Honda CB250 - Yamaha XJ650 - Honda MC18 - Honda MC21 - And a whole bunch of others I can’t quite recall just now Garage looks like a breaker’s yard - it has to stop!!! Doesn't look too sad with the VF1000 front but it may be too big visually for the rest of the bike… Happy to have feedback and vitriol! Please, if you have a spare VFR750 1984-88 pillion cowl kicking around, get in touch. Best, Stray
  25. SteyrTMP
    I'm cutting and pasting some older post from VFRWorld, and then I'll update after --------- So, I bought a 2002 VFR800 the other day, as I've been looking for one since last year, but haven't been able to justify some of the prices out there. Saw one for a reasonable price, the guy said it died at a gas station, and he hasn't been able to get it to start. My buddy has a bike shop, and went with me to see it. It would turn over with a small jump pack, but would not start. At the time I bought it, it was downpouring, and he said he's pretty confident we'll get it running. He hasn't been around yet, and I've been working on figuring out the issue. So far, I've tried: - new battery - pulled a coil pack and plug, NO SPARK. Tested from the postive terminal to a coil pack, had 12v. (originally, I was getting .15, but was testing from negative to negative, which wasn't working out well for me) - removed the air filter, and have tried starter fluid. I've had occasional chuff, but that's it. At one point, it sounded like it was going to run, on starter fluid, but that was in the beginning, and have not had a repeat since. - removed the rectifier and diode tested it, which read correctly, but that really doesn't help if it is not running. The previous owner had it disconnected from the stator; I plugged it back in. Don't think there has been any difference. - unbolted the stator cover and verified that the stator is not cooked (appears to have been replaced recently) - emptied the tank, put fresh gas in it - checked and made sure the CPG was plugged in, although I have not tested it for resistance or voltage yet. - checked fuses (that I could find). Also looked at the bus bar, and, while the cover was disconnected, it did not look terrible from appearance. The one fuse cable pictured was pretty rough looking, and open, but still was testing 12v. When I turn the key on, it whines from the dash area. I searched in here, and checked, and the green cable on the blue connector on the left front looks good, and does not appear to be bad. I do not have a FI light on, until I try to start it. The fuel pump does not prime when turning into the "on" position, but when I press the start button, it turns on then. Here is a video of turning it on, turning over, and shutting off. You can hear the pump and the whine: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Wyq9sDQK1zK5NLs_jMHOuN6PoqGHh--/view?usp=sharing Tomorrow, I am going to probably remove the nose and get to the tip sensor, as that and the kickstand sensor (I have it on the center stand, and have tried starting with the kickstand down and up), are the only two things left I can think of. So I worked on it some more today. I am attaching the photos. - pulled the common earth block, scrubbed the bus bar, if you will, and put it back together. From some posts on VFRD, this one has not had the recall applied--I have two green ground cables at the blue connector, and there is no punch 10mm over and down from the "J" in the VIN number. - removed the front fairing and headlights (what a hassle), exposing the relays and tip over sensor. Note: the first thing I removed was the mirrors, and someone had used vampire clamps to install mirrors with integral turn signals. For fun, I tried turning it on, to see if the turn signals worked. Much to my surprise, when switching to the "on" position, it stopped whining, the lights worked, and I heard the 3 second fuel pump prime. However, further work on removal, and it returned to the same problem, no prime, relay whining. - bypassed the tip over sensor. Still no luck. I also removed it, and shook it, and I can hear the ball rattling around in the fluid, so I put it back. - removed the right headlight relay. This eliminated the whine, although the hi-beams were not working either now. When both plugged in, I got the whine from both relays, and no working headlights. I think there's an issue in the headlights, but I am not sure how this is effecting my lack of spark. -removed all relays and diode, and visually checked all fuses, and tested the diode. I had .520 and .504 from either side when testing on the multimeter, under the diode testing setting. When reversing, I got OL on both, so the diode tests good. - I removed the headlight fuse, and, when turning on, no whine, and the fuel pump primes. - pulled #1 plug and coil, put plug back in coil, and turned it over to test for visible sparks. No spark to coil, and when contacting the engine, no spark jumping to engine, either. So this remains my main issue--no spark. I did not test the fuel cutoff relay, but with lack of whine, I am not as concerned, as when I pull plug 1 (the only plug I've pulled so far), it's wet with gas. Several times among this point, when getting the fuel prime, I would give the velocity stacks a quick squirt of starter fluid, and after several cranks, I will get the occasional "chuff" from one or several cylinders. I don't understand how this is happening, if I have no spark. I have also noticed some issues with the kill switch. Sometimes it takes one or two tries to get it to turn on after turning off the kill switch. This tells me there is an issue with it, and it either needs to be torn apart, or replaced. I put it back into the on position, verified that it'll start, and left it there. So, to summarize, I don't have any visible burn marks, do not appear to have the recall applied, several relays appear to either be bad, or wiring is an issue somewhere that I cannot see. When removing plug on cylinder #1, I see and smell gas on the plug, and there is no visible spark when turning over. Thanks. Here you can see the fuel pump turning on, no codes, and it chuffs when I apply starter fluid, but not for long: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AgI6E24SJkOQgVdyAXZFXemfD85uvVvG/view?usp=sharing Here is the earth ground connection, after brushing it. It already was pretty clean, but I did so for extra measure: -----------------
  26. keny
    After adjusting valve clearance on the other VFR in the morning decided to go for a ice cream in the afternoon on the Transalp, as today it's finally like Summer and 25°C (so you want to ride not 35-45°C line mid/south Europe) And Yes, I still fit my size 48 leathers! I'm perhaps boring, but I just love to ride my favorite road to that same cafe And a picture from on way home I guess my tires are safe for my roads I prefer to ride A tiny bit of chicken strip still but almost to edge. The Transalp is perfectly capable to have fun on twisty tarmac road's 😎 So much fun as joy!
  27. SteyrTMP
    I use Solidworks for work and at home. Show me what you are trying to do, and I'll see what I can do.
  28. keny

    Anything goes!

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  29. swimmer
    Vfr1200 is shaft driven
  30. SEBSPEED
    Shoot me an email, I'll try to squeeze it in
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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 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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      Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road

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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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