Member Contributer Mohawk Posted September 12, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted September 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, Dutchy said: The VF500's rear is the same width as the RC51's front.... I like 'm skinny.... Skinny tires handle the best. I had an ANF125 (modern C90) as a winter run around a few years ago. I used to think my CBR600F4 handled well, until I rode the chicken chaser. It may not be fast but what a blast, in the wet on the roundabout near my work I could get it into a two wheel drift at 30mph, fantastic. After a few months riding that in the winter, getting back on the CBR was like steering a barge. So don’t knock skinny, they definitely handle the best 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Yep, the OE size tyres on the VF work really well. I did the 17 inch conversion and apart from being able to access modern rubber, the difference in handling in the dry is hard to detect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 12, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 12, 2019 Went to work on the spare, leaking VF400 tank. Well...... Removing bubbly paint The PO had gone to work on it, putting some attempt at inside coating.... We cleaned time and time, sanded with emery paper, clean again. Put some flux on, but the solder kept bubbling a hole. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Ended up mixing 2 component metal and applying on top. Leave to harden for 4 days as I will be riding through the Eiffel/Moezel area till Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 That means it will be rusted to fu<k inside then. The epoxy will leak eventually IME. You need to braze the holes really. I would clean the insides. braze the big holes and then line it. Had to do similar on a GS1000 tank years ago. Was 100% leak proof for years after. However it all depends what you are trying to achieve. Got to make sure the liner is compatible with ethanol rich fuels these days, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted September 12, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/10/2019 at 12:53 PM, Dutchy said: This pic makes the rear tire look like a bicycle tire. On a second look I see like a fish. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 13, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 13, 2019 In good company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 16, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 16, 2019 There is a story to this picture.... Will tell it in the morning 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 🍿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 17, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2019 Past weekend I was in the Eiffel/Mosel region, riding with a group of former colleagues. They rode home on the Sunday, I set out towards Luxemburg. Set my TomTom to find "windy roads, I regularly was let on roads with this sign "only for local farmers" They are usually well paved and indeed, windy. On one such road, I 1st encountered a collapsed bridge, with a make shift for pedestrians. Being on puma, no problemo. The concrete gave way to a sturdy forest track, it was dry so onwards and forward!! Tomtom telling me I was on an "unnamed road", about 1,000 meters away from a right turn.... Well........... there was an incline that progressive became an INCLINE!!! I was committed, but as it went to 20+ degrees I was getting a bit worried..... The centre of the trail was still stone chipped , the ruts L/R however were not . Slid into one, stalled and slid backwards..... This is no good. But with no way to turn, full stream ahead Mustafa!!! Here some depiction of the track... GPS location is where I took the picture, bottom left the riverbed (collapsed bridge, end of paved road)) Elevation map; top right is valley floor Shortly after the 347M altitutie it went up +20m. I reckon the angle was 20 degrees++++ Who needs a Beemer GS if you have a VF eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Just go the whole hog and put knobbly tyres on it. I use the TTR windy roads too and I have been up some stupid routes with it, but nothing like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 17, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasthecook Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I miss the Eifel region... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 20 hours ago, Dutchy said: There is a story to this picture.... Will tell it in the morning 😎 You sure need a AT! Oh well, you manage..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted September 18, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted September 18, 2019 So Dutchy, are you out to set a record for the longest thread in VFRD history? This would be quite the slog for a first time reader. Care to start new threads for each subject? In any event, carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 19, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 19, 2019 Well, MaxSwell, I used to start a lot of topics. Then a meltdown happened with mixed results on restore. Then a MAJOR meltdown occurred that wiped out manier post all the images (adding to the Photobucket palaver). So by keeping a "blog post"I can back this one up myself, w/o having to do so for all posts... Joined in August 2006, so here's a picture from that month. Getting blitzed after a day on the Cuillin Ridge in Skye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted September 19, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted September 19, 2019 Okay. I stand corrected. Having had a career in IT, where backup and restore was/is The First Law of Change, your approach is "highly logical" (says Spock). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 23, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 23, 2019 With a spare tail and side panels (from the VF400), the spare panels will get a "yellow" make-over. Saw this last weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Of all the first gen VF bikes the 750 is my favourite. Finding a decent one was/is almost impossible though, which is why I defaulted to my second favourite, the VF500. If I could start the adventure again I would definitely hold out for a 750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 24, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 24, 2019 WIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 27, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 27, 2019 Here's a good Dutch word for yous: "plofsluis" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 2, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 2, 2019 Out with the old, 6+ years, 50k miles, 2 crashes, boots. In with the new 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 2, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 2, 2019 1st idea for the spare VF400F side panels and tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Yeah, well you know what you can do with your tacky side panels and tail fairing. (I assume you know whose bike that is) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 3, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 3, 2019 Looking at the wall grouting I'd say that the house is either in the Republic of Ireland or in BoJoland. I guess the former, near Limerick Good luck with the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Just about given up trying to sell it. You get timewasters ringing up with no real intention to buy, and then other idiots expecting you to give it away. I would hate a job in sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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