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  1. I recently bought a 2000 model (with cat) had 36000km on it. It came with an aftermarket slip on exhaust. KThe fuel milage was about the same as what you quoted in your initial post (pretty crap). First job I did was add a volt meter then cleaned the pair valves (choked with Carbon), then balanced the idle valves and dismantled and serviced all the rear end drive components serviced the front and back brake calipers and replaced the pads and fluid. This all did nothing noticable! I then added liquid moly injector cleaner a bit at a time in each tank of fuel until the bottle was empty. That did nothing noticable too! I put some new BT30 evos on it and then I did a 6000km road trip from Sydney to Cairns the fuel economy got better and better as the trip wore on! (Blew the RR in Brisbane now have a lighter wallet and mosfet type RR hard wired with beefed up wiring). So I think a long ride might do the trick... it'll be good for your constitution if nothing else. I get about 18km per litre at highway speed now. Note Even the Blue gen 5 VFR's burn up their RR's πŸ™‚
    3 points
  2. Hi FJ12Ryder. I'm with you on this, and at the risk of also stepping back into the "shithole", just wanted to update you on the Flapper Removal from my 8th gen. My reasons for removing the system was based on Honda's removal of the system from the 2017 model, I was keen to simply remove some clutter from under the tank Provided I didn't induce any detrimental effect on performance, fuelling or fuel economy, have had an open mind about this systems pros and cons for ages - technical and personnel opinions abound with the system! This is a subject that has been thrashed to death I can only say that my bike is SUBJECTIVELY as good if not better without it. I can definetly (at least) confirm after approx. 10,000kms without it that my fuel economy is as good if not better. I personally believe that the state of your air filter (cleanliness) will have greater effect on performance than what the Variable Intake System can offer - Subjectively speaking. It's no surprise to me that Honda have removed it. YMMV! Now - also stepping out of the "shithole"!!! Cheers.
    2 points
  3. But just imagine how fast he would have been if he'd been all in red. Scary to even think about. πŸ™‚
    2 points
  4. Earlier this autumn I installed a β€˜new’ set of 5th-Gen forks that Jamie Daugherty built up for me with his cartridge kit and SKF seals; the results were quite to my liking. Jamie recently came out with his own custom shock for our bikes; of course I had to take the plunge! I arrived home today to find this lovely piece of bling waiting for me... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  5. I agree on not coating or wrapping stainless headers. Satin brush/polish would surely raise the price if it's not already included. It looks nice, but not sure what it's worth to Wade vs what premium folks here might pay for that. More important than looks however, is restoring the anti-corrosion properties at the weld joints. The high heat from welding removes the chromium oxide layer which is the element that prevents rust in/on SS. Mechanical cleaning (grinding/wire brushing/scotchbrite brushing) can accomplish this as the material will auto-passivate, but this only helps the outside of the joint. Dipping in a citric or nitric/hydroflouric acid bath would clean inside & out. Citric won't etch the material & will preserve the raw finished look while nitric/HF will etch and create a uniform silver (clean) look. That may be information overload there... and not hugely essential for production... but it would be nice. RE: your separate topic... do whatever's easiest for you... and thanks for the efforts so far!
    1 point
  6. Oh sure Maxswell, bring that scientific approach into the argument about the fastest color!!!! Who ya gonna believe, some nerd or the seat of your own pants??? Heres Collin Edwards from a few years back... Yeller all over the place.....and fast!!!!! No gas mileage however...
    1 point
  7. Hope this isn't a dumb question, here goes: It seems to be assumed that every VFR getting one of these exhaust systems will also have some sort of tuning box/device. I haven't gotten into tuning either of my 5th Gen VFRs, is it a necessity with this exhaust? I was just going to buy the exhaust as a replacement for the ugly, rusted OEM exhaust that's on my '99 without any thought about tuning the bike for more horsepower. Am I thinking wrongly about this thing?
    1 point
  8. About 10-15% same as with most bikes, never believe a stock speedo. I've since had the bike up to a real 155mph & it was still accelerating, I had to back off because what I thought of as a smooth road before was not that smooth & the bike was wheelieing off the small crests in the road ! My bike makes 120hp on a known good dyno, so I assume the ramair adds a bit more ! I keep trying to arrange a top speed run to find out how fast it really will go.
    1 point
  9. Its not that the bike needs more power, it is that I need to tinker.
    1 point
  10. Some of the OzVFR guys were running a 4th Gen trackbike at Eastern Creek for a while, and they experimented with ram air - they ran tubing from the 'intakes' above the front indicators, under the frame and up into the snorkel hole, and sealed it all up. The bike choked at high rpms when at track speeds... so they ditched the ram air. As said earlier, it's a bit more complex than just forcing air into the airbox.
    1 point
  11. Remember our frames on the 6th and the 8th gen's our much much bigger than the 5th gens(gotta get that in there) so it completely in closes the air box well almost . Not unless you can pipe it in from behind .
    1 point
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