VFR800R

Hey BiKenG, what I was meaning to say is that the spacing between fork centers is 214mm on the CBR954RR and RC51 triples, but the Kawasaki ZX-10R spacing was 210mm. The ZX-10R forks still easily fit into the CBR or RC triples, but if you plan to use the ZX-10R axle spacers and wheel (or any other 25mm axle-based wheel) that difference in centers will likely require custom-machines axle spacers. Hope that helps clear it up. To further revive the dead thread, I picked up my set of eBay 2008 ZX-10R forks from the bike shop today (needed new seals) and should confirm over the next month or so if these fit my front end.

Make sure you measure the ZX-10R forks carefully for tube diameter. The CBR954RR triples are 50mm upper/54mm lower. I bought a 2011 ZX-10R fork to measure it hoping to use them in my 954 triples, and I think they were 50mm upper/55mm lower. It would be bad to force the lower triple onto the 55mm fork... Good luck! Lacy

Sorry I'm late to the party. I'm still in. I will be incommunicado for the next two and a half weeks, but I will join in on the buy when I get back. Lacy

I'm still in, let me know how much and which PayPal account to send it to. Lacy

I'm still in for one 6th gen set as well. Lacy

Amazing work. This is something I've always been interested in, but I didn't realize how close you have come to production. Please add me to the list for a 6th gen set, just tell me where to send the PayPal payment and how much. Lacy

I have a Shorai in my 2004 VFR800 that I'm very happy with. Crazy light (don't have my weight sheet close by) and excellent build quality (the case states it was designed in Japan but assembled in China). I have also dropped a lo of weight (50+ pounds, more coming) and the battery was the easiest and probably cheapest per pound.

Yoshimura mufflers tend to have 2.25 inch inlet, so if you bought a cheap slip-on for your 1200 you could probably replace the can on the mid-pipe with the Yosh with little or no trouble. That's how I put an R55 muffler on my 2004 VFR800 using a 1998-2001 VFR800 Yoshimura link pipe.

As we're getting ready to move again (this time from Groton, CT to Poulsbo, WA), I realized that I never really took "final" photos of the VFR and posted them to my build thread. So, here are a couple: VFR800 Front quarter 9Aug2011 VFR800 Right Side 9Aug2011 Recently, I have only done a couple small things. I have had a carbon fiber hugger sitting around for a year, waiting on the time to build a bracket (because my eBay "steal" didn't come with one, and the British company who made it wouldn't answer any emails), so I finally hacked out an aluminum bracket and trimmed the trailing edge of the hugger with my Dremel to eliminate a crack. It turned out pretty great, with good alignment and more than enough protection for my Ohlins shock. I also added a couple of HRC/Yoshimura stickers (another eBay find from somebody in Thailand), and a Yosh timing plug for the CBR600RR (thanks Honda for all your standardization!). The plug is obviously only visible when the right fairing is off, but I like that I have at least 3 Yosh parts on the bike to tie together the HRC/Yosh theme (the upper triple clamp nut, the timing plug, and the R55 muffler). I also finally completed the Vortex rearset conversion; I needed a few parts from Vortex (worn out shifter lever bearings, which necessitated buying a new shifter lever) and a shifter rod, but now the shifter is fully functional. I keep contemplating a reverse-pattern, but the clearances are pretty tight already and interference would be bad. Finally, I added a lithium iron battery from Shorai which knocks about 6 more pounds off the bike, which brings my rough total to about 60 pounds removed. Not bad, but it could be better... I have more stuff in the garage waiting to go on the bike: Tokico monobloc calipers from a CBR600RR to drop another pound of front unsprung weight, a Superhawk clutch master cylinder, and more parts for the (repeatedly failed) front radiator project. They will have to wait for next winter, because I will be at sea all fall... Next, I think I want to finally do something about the undertail space. There have been a few discussions on VFRD of late about making panels, so it may be time to bite the bullet and do it. Then, I think rideability is next on my list; with the BMC filter, no PAIR valves, and the Yoshimura exhaust, I have a lean flutter just off idle that is pretty annoying. I may buy myself a PCV with Autotune for Christmas. Well, that's it for now. I didn't get to meet any East Coast VFRD folks while I was out here due to the bike being in pieces and my tendency to play with my daughter and hang out with my wife, but hopefully I run into some of you in the Pacific Northwest! Lacy

I like how some of this sounds for us VFR800 VTEC owners: "The mid range is massively better than the VFR800's thanks largely to reworked header pipes and inlet trumpets that are longer (20mm) and narrower (by 6.5mm) at their throats. The remapped VTEC is much, much better, too. Transformational. That feeling of fuel starvation at the transition point has gone completely." I'm patiently waiting for some of these parts to become available (the intake trumpets, that delectable tailsection, maybe the header). It's nice that Honda is still doing some development work on our platform, even if it is in an upright, duck-billed, "adventure" version. Lacy

Well, since my inverted fork conversion dragged on through the summer and didn't get finished until October, I now only have minor additions to do over the winter. Which is completely backwards from how it should go... Another Inverted Fork Conversion Oh well, there's always next summer in New England to explore. The list of stuff sitting in my basement and garage to be installed: - K&N oil filter, new (eBay sourced used) clutch cover - Motovation frame sliders - Used (another eBay score) carbon fiber hugger - which needs a trim to eliminate a crack on the trailing edge and an aluminum mounting bracket I need to make - Reverse (GP) shift for my Vortex rearsets; I have the parts, but need new bearings for the shifter arm - Install some stickers to tie together my Yoshimura theme with the Honda (HRC); first, I have to clean the bike though - Continue super-secret radiator modification trials Other stuff on the docket: - Cut a new bracket to mount my Yoshimura R55 muffler and Ohlins preload adjuster - Build an undertail panel to fill in the open space where the mufflers used to live - Install a CBR1000RR clutch master cylinder and adjust the bars for better cockpit clearance There's probably more, but we'll see how much time I get to work on it. The undertail panel is an experiment in composites; I've done some carbon fiber work before, but that was in college and it's been a while. Lacy

I originated the fork swap chart referenced to by V4 Rosso and SEBSPEED above. Seb's additions to the chart are excellent (he added all the VF and VFR data that I did not originally include, and more). As for the accuracy and the sources of the info, I tried to find creditable sources and lay out where I got them from, but even the fork lengths quoted by the Ohlins fork source (which is no longer online) may not be exact. For example, I used '06-'07 ZX-10R forks which I measured at 738mm, compared to the 743mm listed on the Ohlins site. I would take those Internet sources as a rough guide, and trust "primary sources" such as Seb's measurements of the CBR forks as the most accurate: I'm glad the spreadsheet is finding some use and being built upon. If anyone is curious about the reliability of any of the numbers or sources listed, I can give an idea about which ones I think are 100% correct and which ones may be less than perfect. Lacy