VFR Capt.Bob

My 99 has a similar side and upper fairing issue caused by prius darting out of the carpool lane last second directly into me. Managed to stay upright but dumbo turn signal got completely punched in and a small piece of upper fairing broke off completely. Looking at purchasing new custom Chinese set while I completely restore all the pieces to original condition. Many imperfections even prior to the Prius assult. I'll share any info on reputable plastic kit sellers here and gain info on quality repairs from the VFRD people.

Ah man Darryl, so sorry to hear this. Lance was such good guy. Haven't been on here at all lately. I just knew him as your friend Lance and the most surprisingly helpful, friendly and sincere person I'd come across from VFRDS. Kind of like yourself. No wonder you guys were close. You have my number. Let me know if you need anything. Ride In Peace Lance.

Scotland! We'll be visiting there mid to late April. Welcome to VFR. Benelli is a pure beauty. I have a Tuono Factory V4 as my Gen 5 stablemate. Was thinking of renting a bike in Edinburgh, for some light two up sight seeing, if I can wrangle a couple extra days there before flying back to Los Angeles California. Cheers!

Sounds like what I just finished doing to my 99 VFR. Stater checks out good with static and running test. R/R checks out good. Its a newer SH689DA. Cut, soldered stater wires w heat shrink tube and added some electical tape. Wires and stator both get fairly warm not hot. Negative cable was slightly loose on first inspection and LAC battery is roughly 4 yrs old. Replaced with heavier output LI battery. Ordering voltmeter next and FH020AA R/R as back up for future swap. Adding new tires for Laguna Seca AMA races July 8-10. Conti motion rear and Conti Sport Attack front. Also bought new soft tail bag to replace my failed hard luggage rack. An overloaded 46L top box and very rough trucking corridor I have to ride to work are to blame. So now my back pack is worn. Good thing I recently lost 40 lbs. Haha. Cheers 20210503_172854.mp4

Well you guys have done it now. I was planning on missing the Laguna Seca trip. Been working nonstop in a refinery the last month or so. Those pictures and my own memories of the many pilgrimages to Laguna Seca and one roadtrip well north of there on "those roads" are making my nipples hard in a Viking sort of way. What I will do is join my friends on their ride to the races. Maybe camp at the track one night then head out on my own ride the next day.

What no updates? Road ia open for now with some 1 way traffic stops. Laguna Seca road trip coming up for some friends going to AMA races in July. There you go again Moriarity. Hitting me with those negative vibes. It's gonna be a mother beautiful bridge. (Movie quote) Donald Sutherland to Don Rickles. Haha

Powder coating isn't cheap but I trust it to last. Make sure they leave the old bearing in or mask the bearing housings and the brake disk mount surfaces. New bearings for the front wheel is maybe $30. Matte Black is the best color for rims in my opinion. Matches brake dust.

Previous owner had the suspension done. I'll check the paperwork that came with the bike and call Dan. thanks

My 2015 Tuono factory and 1999 VFR 800 are natural stablemates. I have a Penski Rear shock and traxxion dynamics fork cartridges with adjustable rebound fork caps in my VFR. No complaints. My 98 had full Racetech valves forks and an Elka shock and was not near as good. If you could do me a favor though...I would love it if you can send me the data on fork oil levels and viscosity that would help me a lot. Need to service the forks soon.

If I recall the gauges must read some very low pressure for the starter valve adjustment on the 5thgen. My old motion pro mercury vacuum carb sync tool I used on my 2nd gen 86 VFR was useless. I may have to get a set of these if they do read in lower lower increments. Great tips here. Question. What are symptoms related to a starter valve system that is out of sync.?

Just looks possibly a bit corroded as stated above but not burnt out. If you see charred or brown heat deformation that's burnt.

When I retire a tank bag I remove the magnets before I toss it. Use them to keep loose nuts and bolts while I work on machines or to organize my 1/4 sockets so they don't roll away. They are great for organizing and spill proofing your spare hardware as well. I made one half hearted attempt turning a non magnetic bag into a magnetic by gluing a retired magnet bag base of it. Epic fail and hillbilly looking monstrosity. Now I shop for for bargains and buy a nice dependable name brand replacement when mine are getting worn out. My creativity is far greater than my craftsmanship.

Hate it when that happens. Especially when I change my own tires. Haha. I now highlight the direction arrow on the tire and rim with paint markers so I don't screw it up. Happy riding.

Great write up. Beautiful country.

I can't imagine the rotor bolt heads rubbing the fork leg unless the spacers are wrong or you or he installed the front axle wrong. You have to tighten the axle nut completely before you tighten your pinch bolts. In fact you should tighten only the seated left side pinch bolts. Bounce the forks a few times then tighten the right side for proper axle alignment. The rotors and the rim may have rotational directions arrows on them too.