telepops Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Recently purchased a 91' with 1800 miles on the odometer, After having sat for more than twelve years, the carbs were cleaned, all fluids changed out, new set of BT023s, new fork seals , The motor runs like new and everything seems to work fine. But the ride is much harsher than I remember from my first 91' VFR bought new and rode fo 10 years. Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mk2davis Posted May 29, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted May 29, 2012 Harsh in the front or the back? First I would start off easy and look at my tire pressure. Then at the spring preload and damping adjustments on the rear shock. What weight oil did you put in the forks? and did you do anything with the stock forks (springs, valves)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telepops Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks, Tire pressure was was well under the suggested 36lb rear 34lb front, backed off the preload some. But really need some extra hands to set it right. What would be a good point to start with for proper sag? Just reducing the preload and correcting the tire presure helped alot. the fork seems to be working fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telepops Posted June 3, 2012 Author Share Posted June 3, 2012 New to VFRD and looking forward to see what other VFR owners are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Beautiful bike man! Enjoy her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 New to VFRD and looking forward to see what other VFR owners are talking about. That bike looks fantastic! I had the same exact one in 1993 new. In 1993 the color that year was refrigerator white! I made phone calls to all the dealers in the tri-state area looking for any color but white! I found a left over 91 in red at a dealer in Atlantic City. I miss it alot, one of the nicest bikes I ever had, until 2 years later, a left turn driver took me out in front of my old Jr. high school It was a total loss. This Polaroid was taken when I first got it, and the Hein Gericke 2 piece racing suit and boots. Sorry to say, I still have the suit, but I'll never get back into it again I know you will enjoy VFR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tbzep Posted June 3, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 3, 2012 New to VFRD and looking forward to see what other VFR owners are talking about. That bike looks fantastic! I had the same exact one in 1993 new. In 1993 the color that year was refrigerator white! I made phone calls to all the dealers in the tri-state area looking for any color but white! I found a left over 91 in red at a dealer in Atlantic City. I miss it alot, one of the nicest bikes I ever had, until 2 years later, a left turn driver took me out in front of my old Jr. high school It was a total loss. This Polaroid was taken when I first got it, and the Hein Gericke 2 piece racing suit and boots. Sorry to say, I still have the suit, but I'll never get back into it again I know you will enjoy VFR! SingleAction, are you related to the Red Rocker? Telepops, I've never run BT023's, but I have noticed that some tires seem more harsh than others at the same psi. It may just be a combination of several minor things that individually wouldn't make much difference. Sounds like you are on your way to getting it worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 tbzep, How did you know my name was "Sammy"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 If I remember correctly, the 91 came with Dunlop tires. Seems Honda like Dunlop, my 1998 also has Dunlop radials on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tbzep Posted June 3, 2012 Member Contributer Share Posted June 3, 2012 tbzep, How did you know my name was "Sammy"? After watching you perform with Chicken Foot and reading a few of your posts, I could just tell it was you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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