Member Contributer unbalanced Posted April 30, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted April 30, 2012 Kel, Looks fantastic! This may be the inspiration I need to get back in the garage... Looks like I'll be in New England for good starting in July - I would love to see it up close if you are interested in a ride GTG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted May 1, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 1, 2012 Kel, Looks fantastic! This may be the inspiration I need to get back in the garage... Looks like I'll be in New England for good starting in July - I would love to see it up close if you are interested in a ride GTG. That would be cool. Maybe we can hook up at this years Rice-O-Rama in Oxford MA in Sept. Might be half way for us and I've been meaning to get down to one for years. Hell, our bikes are considered vintage, right? Check out this slide show from last year. http://mattwrightphoto.net/?p=1086 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted May 1, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted May 1, 2012 What A Super Nice Looking Ass I'd love to stroke it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer unbalanced Posted May 1, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted May 1, 2012 Kel, Looks fantastic! This may be the inspiration I need to get back in the garage... Looks like I'll be in New England for good starting in July - I would love to see it up close if you are interested in a ride GTG. That would be cool. Maybe we can hook up at this years Rice-O-Rama in Oxford MA in Sept. Might be half way for us and I've been meaning to get down to one for years. Hell, our bikes are considered vintage, right? I'd say Vintage AND custom! Looks like a very cool assembly - and sounds like a great plan. Now i've got to find a place with a garage so I can get a cohesive paint scheme on her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted May 8, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 8, 2012 My MRA shield came in and I must say I was disappointed. Not only did it take 3 month's to get here but it didn't fit right. It is well made but once bolted up, it was very crowned. I couldn't figure out why it looked so bulbous. When I put my stocker on top of it, it was like 1.5" wider on each side at the top. I would have sent it back if I hadn't already painted some black on the inside to match the stock one. I threw it on the shelf figuring I'd never use it except in an emergency. Well, it festered in me enough that I couldn't let it beat me so I broke out the masking tape, angle grinder and belt sander and was going to show it who's boss. Here's how off it was from stock. My stock one is on top. The front holes line up but it goes down hill from there back. The bottom edge has blue tape on it. The top has has green tape on it. The tricky part was, I had to cut above the new shields mounting holes to have a clean edge to drill new ones. Once I did that, It made the shield much narrower than the stocker. Damn. Wait a minute, I was going to bin the thing anyway so let's just drill some holes and see how it works. Once mounted I started tasting lemonade from this lemon. I actually loved it. It was a bear to get everything to flex enough to get the bolts in but once it was on, it looked perfect. It ended up much less curved than stock and not as bulbous. I always thought the stocker was a little "thick" up there. It's minor but it does sit much closer to the guages now and takes off right from the upper arm of the fairing rather than going up first before starting to curve inward. It brings the top down a little and more in line with the rest of the bike. It's subtle but if you've looked at this fairing for the past 27 years, you'd see the difference. I'm diggin' it. I think I have just the Vodka to go with this lemonade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer InvisibleCities Posted May 8, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted May 8, 2012 ^ Super nice! Well done Kel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Very cool! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer jeremy77 Posted May 21, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted May 21, 2012 Here's what I'm going to do, easier than a whole new oven. Allows the use of the ovens thermostat. Makes total sense to me. I only need a few more feet. hey Kel, On your oven extension, I know you used fiberglass duct board. This is not a very common material here in Texas, but I managed to order some from Grainger and have it shipped to our local store for pickup. It seems there is a faced side, faced with a craft foil that is rated to 150 deg... and there is an unfaced side, rated to 450 deg. I assume you have the foil side out and the fiberglass side in. Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted May 22, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted May 22, 2012 Here's what I'm going to do, easier than a whole new oven. Allows the use of the ovens thermostat. Makes total sense to me. I only need a few more feet. hey Kel, On your oven extension, I know you used fiberglass duct board. This is not a very common material here in Texas, but I managed to order some from Grainger and have it shipped to our local store for pickup. It seems there is a faced side, faced with a craft foil that is rated to 150 deg... and there is an unfaced side, rated to 450 deg. I assume you have the foil side out and the fiberglass side in. Is that correct? My oven is not the one in that pic. Should be one of mine in your build thread. I used foil lined rigid foam insulation with foil on both sides. Why? Seemed the best option at HDepot. I don't know the heat toerance of it but it's lasted several high heat cycles. It's not a long term solution cause mine has bubbled a bit in spots but it's easy to make another. Most powder jobs are 400 range for 20 minutes. The exhaust is the extreme one with 500 degrees for an hour and that's the one that I think bubbled the foil the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Phenominal build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer TassieVF1000R Posted June 2, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 2, 2012 Hi Kel, Just wondering if you kept the original turn signals and stalks from your VF1000r. I am trying to find a set for my rebuild project. Thought that they might be sitting in a box in your workshop collecting dust........ Heres hoping. Cheers Simon (TassyVF1000r) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted June 2, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 2, 2012 You thought correctly Simon. I do have the stockers on a shelf collecting dust but unfortunately, they will go back on when I turn this whole project back to stock someday. Try ebay for some that fit other VF's. I think some people were using the 500F's stalk's cause they were shorter and not as floppy. There are aftermarket ones that are less than half the price of OEM, like here... http://www.partsnmor...fitting]=custom The 750's should be the same design if not the same part number. The fronts are 3 wire, the backs can be either. The screw that holds the signal onto the stalk should still be available. Sorry and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrcapn Posted June 3, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 3, 2012 The newer CBR600RR (1000RR?) stalks bolt right up. More of a teardrop shape and look a little more modern but close to the originals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer InvisibleCities Posted June 5, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 5, 2012 I think some people were using the 500F's stalk's cause they were shorter and not as floppy. Here is the intel in the short VF500F stalks (OEM part no. 33692-KE7-000). The parts fiche notes this as a 'rear stay' but it is actually the front stay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Would like to see them installed, great mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veefer800Canuck Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Sometimes the signal stalks are interchangeable front/rear on some Hondas. I did that with the wife's VTR250. The rear signals were sticking out on these very long stalks, and the fronts were much shorter. Order a set of front stalks, install on rear signals, voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VF1000RS Posted June 7, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 7, 2012 It brings the top down a little and more in line with the rest of the bike. It's subtle but if you've looked at this fairing for the past 27 years, you'd see the difference. I'm diggin' it. I think I have just the Vodka to go with this lemonade. That is just the subtle kind of detail that makes your bike trick. And proves you do indeed have a touch of OCD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted June 7, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted June 7, 2012 And proves you do indeed have a touch of OCD... AAAAHHHHHH! Not you too Tom! Thanks bud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 And proves you do indeed have a touch of OCD... AAAAHHHHHH! Not you too Tom! Thanks bud. Both of you inspired me on my build with your habitual OCDness.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted August 7, 2012 Author Member Contributer Share Posted August 7, 2012 I decided to fix my floppy toolbox on the R. Over 27 years with hundreds of openings and closings, the rivots had gotten pretty loose. Once I had it apart and in my hand I realized it was pretty scratched up and faded as well. Since I had some extra Carbon Fiber cloth and resin kicking around, I figured what the hell. Being a box and an odd shaped one at that, I knew this wasn't going to be easy but I figured it was better than what's there now. Before... After... with new rivets and carbon applied with several coats of resin. It's rock solid now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer InvisibleCities Posted August 7, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted August 7, 2012 Very nice work as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWhelan65 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I decided to fix my floppy toolbox on the R. Over 27 years with hundreds of openings and closings, the rivots had gotten pretty loose. Once I had it apart and in my hand I realized it was pretty scratched up and faded as well. Since I had some extra Carbon Fiber cloth and resin kicking around, I figured what the hell. Being a box and an odd shaped one at that, I knew this wasn't going to be easy but I figured it was better than what's there now. Before... After... with new rivets and carbon applied with several coats of resin. It's rock solid now. That is so cool...gonna have to steal that one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer zedXmick Posted January 2, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 2, 2013 Kel GREAT build!! Did you ever weigh the completed bike? I hope the "new" RVF looks as great as this one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer CornerCarver Posted January 2, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just went through this thread again. Sucha great build Kel. Any chance you are ginna make it to TexasMac this year? Two bike I must see before I croak are your 85 and Tom's (VF100RS) 86. Just great modernized bikes with 1000cc's of V4 muscle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Kel Posted January 3, 2013 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 3, 2013 KelGREAT build!! Did you ever weigh the completed bike? I hope the "new" RVF looks as great as this one!! Thanks. I haven't weighed it, probably because it's still going to be a high number. This way I can still imagine it's a svelte bit of Honda exotica (that is till it's time to heave it up off the side stand ) Just went through this thread again. Sucha great build Kel. Any chance you are ginna make it to TexasMac this year?Two bike I must see before I croak are your 85 and Tom's (VF100RS) 86. Just great modernized bikes with 1000cc's of V4 muscle. Thanks CC. I would love to get down to TMac some day. I'd have to go on the shortest loops cause do-able seat time on this old sport bike is not as long as the VFR's! Next year is a definite possibility. I would very much like to hit a bike night or 2 with Tom's Mutant along side. Would make for some interesting photo ops I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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