Member Contributer bmart Posted April 12, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted April 12, 2022 Overseas it was. U.S. was smurf blue only. They also got a Type II. The plate on my '98 VFR is UGLYRED, so you know what I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted June 14, 2022 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 14, 2022 Obtained a seat cowl in Granite Blue. Brand new. Now I need to come up with a bump pad, or other solution. Think I have a pretty cool idea until I can source an OEM pad (which will probably be never). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Lorne Posted June 14, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted June 14, 2022 7 hours ago, Captain 80s said: Obtained a seat cowl in Granite Blue. Brand new. Now I need to come up with a bump pad, or other solution. As I recall, the bump pad was colour matched to the seat material. Your seat being black should make finding one relatively easy. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted June 15, 2022 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Lorne said: Your seat being black should make finding one relatively easy. That's hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted June 15, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted June 15, 2022 On 4/11/2022 at 9:56 PM, Cogswell said: That's it! Cogswell, I need to do something similar with my '98 from the Pacfic coast area. What/how did you do the first step: "strip fork lowers"? Thanks Cogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Lorne Posted June 16, 2022 Member Contributer Share Posted June 16, 2022 3 hours ago, MaxSwell said: What/how did you do the first step: "strip fork lowers"? You may be referring to my post above Cogs', if so here is how I tidied up the forks of my '92 VFR750. As I recall I used 'aircraft' paint stripper, liberally applied to loosen the paint, then more stripper on #0000 steel wool to remove any stubborn bits. After washing them with plenty of hot, soapy water I used emery cloth to smooth out any scratches/divots. After getting the paint off I took them to my fave mechanic to have him install Race Tech springs & valving kit. Then polished them with Solvol Autosol (any similar product would work). The process was a lot easier than I expected, and the shine lasted for years and 20K km afterwords. Obviously, the smoother the fork legs are the easier it is to get them shiny, and my VFR's were pretty smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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