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CLASS at Infineon 2007
In 2007 I attended one of Reg Pridmore's CLASS days at Infineon and it was a blast. A sunny mid-May track day in NorCal is damn hard to beat.
photo used with permission, credit: Ian Donald - http://iandonald.com/
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Last Three Days Content
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I agree there, since I have a ton of fiberglass and bondo hanging around and I have the 92 tank to modify for it I figured giving it a try was worth it.
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Shinko acquired the old Yokohama motorcycle division tire manufacturing. This is where Shinko comes from if I remember correctly. These are not the cheapest tires, they even makes track specific tires. Yeah, qualified facebook Comments!
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So the 92 tank arrived after getting lost in shipment, and it was time to compare it against the 86 tank. The lines are similar but not exact. side and rear mounts line up exactly but the top not so much, that the difference in the .4gal tank size. we will see how this goes.
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New 5th/6th/8th gen performance header now in production in USA
IanSummers replied to sfdownhill's topic in Exhaust Systems
Wow, thanks for responding so quicly, any help is always appreciated. I can always try to get ahold of someone who used one of the eighth gen attack maps from earlier in the thread and see if they can sort me out. And worst case scenario I can just auto tune the thing and wait a few months of riding before its properly optimized as well. It's a low urgency thing. -
Well got the O rings for the inlet rubbers for the FJ1200 Did also change the float needle as housings as I had new as carbs off Then did a ride whit my woman on the F2 CBR to a nice Cafe, and man my leathers size 48 still fits! Actually even more easy than 2 year's back when last used them!
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Gör the fork slide brushes yesterday But want to do something to these before putting together it Billet made fork caps that lacking the final touches
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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From the album: Anything goes!
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Hi IanSummers, Thank you for your donation of 15.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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I run one Bosch 4.9 Wideband O2 sensor at the last 2-1 connection before silencer link pipe. Not at home this weekend so no pics. It is powered from both stock Narrow Band power feeds, so no O2 eliminators required. One narrow band circuit does not have the AMP rating for the wideband, but both more than cover it 😁. 4.9 is connected to MTB for RBRacing modul. I used a weld on bung port as these TBR headers had none. The sensor tip protrudes 2-3mm past the inner face of the pipe. That is beyond the tapered section of the sensor head, as in 2mm of shoulder exposed in the exhaust.
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Sorry Greg, don't agree with your mechanic, unless your engine only runs if the Sidestand is UP. Does your engine crank and start in Neutral with Sidestand down?
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And/or in general, the fluid return hole in the master cylinder can get blocked same effect. Fluid pressurised toward caliper but unable to release when lever/pedal released. Generate caused by crap in the line.
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First overnight trip in almost 2yrs (finally!) for reasons you can read above. Headed south from Sonoma county towards San Diego county. Midway was Solvang--Denmark in CA. I can't believe how large trucks have gotten here in the U.S. Obviously all 20 million parking spaces should be expanded by 10 feet in width...
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Given your weird scenarios there had to be some strange, non standard wiring going on! That wiring is a shocker, a disaster waiting to happen! Finally things make sense! Here's your original three abnormal issues. 1. Engine will not stop when I hit the kill switch - Not normal 2. Engine will not stop when switched off at the ignition - Not normal 3. Engine stops when I hit the kill switch AND turn the ignition off. 1. Finding a wire going from the switched Red/Black Ignition Switch wire to the Fuel Pump Brown means the whole EFI system is now powered by two sources. The ESR Black/White wire, and the closed contacts of the FCR via the added wire. Keeping the system and FCR in a power loop!. This explains situation 1. 2. Switching the Ignition Off alone won't work because the added wire is getting a continuous voltage feed back from the ESR closed contacts. Both BAS and ESR relay coil 12v remain powered until the Kill Switch activation removing the ESR coil power. 3. Both switches need to be off to break the power loop. Good luck, get that Fuel Pump wiring properly sorted back to standard, completely remove the added wire from the Ignition Switch Red/Black wire. Hopefully all should be back to normal! Keep us posted.
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Bank angle sensor location with pics 94 VFR 750?
Wald replied to racerreid's topic in Third and Fourth Generation VFR's
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Replace VTEC lifters with normal lifters
Renan replied to Renan's question in Modification Questions
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Since ~14 is pretty lean for throttle response but good for cruising the accelerator pump function can add a set amount (say 10 points in the fuel trim table) whenever you open the throttle more. There's also a sensitivity setting so you can alter how quickly the throttle needs to be opened for the additional fuel to be added. It can also advance ignition timing in the same manner. There's no knock sensor so there is no mechanism to retard timing in case of knocking so it's probably not a good idea to use that function.
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Same here. We're going out for a few days right after the rally. 80F every day and nice out.
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From the album: Anything goes!
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2. I checked wiring at the fuse holder. Wire and connector were overheated. Unfortunately I did not find another one-pin connector, so I soldering wires instead connector (I used Sn96,5 Ag3.0 Cu0.5 solder. It is more corrosion resistant solder and have melting point at 240C). As a result bike becomes start ta each time even with old battery! Appeared a new problem - charging voltage. The charging voltage became 14.9V without load on working engine (headlights are OFF) and 15.14V under load (all headlights are ON). It is not a mistake, under load voltage is higher. I can't explain it. I think the voltage regulator takes wrong voltage feedback. I decided to check alternator. It was burned too. Today I will try to find a new connector for alternator. I checked coils of alternator, they are 0.7-0.8 Ohm, I think It's OK. And no contact to ground. On working engine without voltage regulator, alternator generates 22V on each coil. 4. I measured voltage on black/white (B12) wire on ECM. All measurements were with switched OFF voltage regulator. The ground I took on negative terminal of battery. I measured voltage near the Light Gray connector. When engine stops: voltage on battery is 12.57V, voltage on black/white wire is 12.45V (drops 0.12V) When engine works: voltage on battery is 12.27V, voltage on black/white wire is 11.87V (drops 0.4V) Is it normal? I measured resistance on green wire (B14). The resistance was 0.2Ohm. I measured on negative terminal of battery and green wire (B14). During the measurement process I found blue wire, that absent at all my schemas of bike (I have 5 different schemas from the internet). It was soldering to white/black (B12) wire. What wire is it? Can you give me the scheme, contains this wire? Today I want to check ground connector under the fuel tank on the left side near the engine. Also I want to explore all wires and connectors with IR camera.
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The Last Day Of Good Riding Weather
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.
Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado
Zoomed in
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
Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs Colorado
Mashtuns and fermenters
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
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
Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate
Elephant Butte Park and Denver
Close up
Veefalo on Squaw Pass
Juniper Pass
Juniper Pass
Mount Evans
My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers
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I Am Back !
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
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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By interceptor69 · Posted
Oops. I do believe I know how to post YT videos or they wouldn't be on YT. However I may have screwed up copying the link to the playlist. Thanks for the helpful comment. -
I think that you might not know how to post videos. You're in your YT studio in these links. You need the link to the actual video. -
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