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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


Dutchy

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Leon,

 

Sorry to hear of your mishap, glad its minimal! Deja Vu that happened to me back in 08, but when he backed into me the stanchion for the fender bolt broke and left a little hole in the forks....but no insurance, Company vehicle and I got 3k cash to settle it. Good luck with the rebuild!

 

 

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Here is a rebuild for you....

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All redslut will get is some scratch removal and a wax job.

 

1609...

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Should I choose to take puma further afield, now I can!  :-)

 

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Cool, but be prepared for more fuel stops, the tank is quit a bit smaller.....not a bad thing for the butt ; ) Not that the VF500 seat is bad, its quit good actually!

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3 minutes ago, keny said:

Cool, but be prepared for more fuel stops, the tank is quit a bit smaller.....not a bad thing for the butt ; ) Not that the VF500 seat is bad, its quit good actually!

 

As tested by the mad Fin, doing an iron butt with one...  :-)

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On Saturday, June 04, 2016 at 9:58 PM, Dutchy said:

 

As tested by the mad Fin, doing an iron butt with one...  :-)

 

: )  A ride you don´t forget easy! In bad as good, mostly the later!

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Oh wow the angle of the back of those bags fits aroudn the stock blinkers quite well. What is the model of them?

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As not to have redslut throw a tantrum "you give that puma more TLC than me.." I've set out to do a full service on the front forks.

Changed oil over the years, replaced the OEM springs but new a complete strip. The seals never leaked (18+ years, almost 100,000km) so that is OEM quality.

 

but since I can, decide to get some SKF's

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They come with an extra spacer, unclear if I need this, I will do some measurements if the dealer doesnot reply

 

 

The bushings ("ush ush in the bush") are due though...

 

one looks ok (but will be swapped)

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but this one is farked

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Shine on, you crazy diamond copper

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That will be a good thing to do! Will be a big improvement I think :fing02: SKF is quality by the way.

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Nag nag nag....

 

"you give redslut more attention than me...".....

 

So what does a man do?  Pulls his credit card....

 

 

 

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Giving the front lowers the "DaCoppe" treatment :-)

 

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My wife will be home in one hour, burning green tea incense at the moment to mask the pong...

Should I post no more, tell CSI to dig up the garden ok? :goofy:

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till the sun goes down..............

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Wow,  I've been neglecting this topic......

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, update, I caved in................

 

 

 

 

JOLO and with the insurance company paying for the damage set the scrap value of my bike at 240 Euro (against a pre-accident value of 2,600), I did really well on selling redslut's bits off........

 

 

 

 

 

Common sense told me a modular Shoei Neotec would be more practical...

 

 

 

 

But with the UK pound weak as it is........

 

 

 

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Ships with a extra (free) visor, so went for the dark one.... 

 

 

 

 

 

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