VFR Capt.Bob

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.

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

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Your bike is super sweet. She deserves a nice Penski I have used Ohlins Elka and Penski shocks on my three  different VFRs. Penski is the only one that really impresses me. 

How many miles did the last clutch last?

On 5/7/2017 at 0:35 AM, Dutchy said:

Congrats from a fellow VTR rider!

 

Stick to this forum, the RC51 one cannot stand it its shadow by a mile or 50...

LOL. There are some cool guys on the RC forums but some are just a bummer. Congrats on the RC51. Just sold mine yesterday. 

Fantastic motor brakes and chassis. Can't go wrong.

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-1 or 16t front sprocket. You are done.

Inspiring! Almost time to tear down my 98 VFR for it's final transformation into an VFRC51 canyon companion. Thanks for the great write up and pictures.

I sorted out my own; modified the one that attached to the chain guard, and made an aluminium bracket for the front of the hugger. Nowhere to attach that, so I drilled and tapped a hole in the swingarm :o and put a bolt in.

Of course, because this mod was unsanctioned/unapproved by Honda or VFRD, the first time I rode it, I crasheded, dieded, and immolation of the self-incendiary variety occurred. Luckily, I'm getting used to that, so my asbestos g-string stopped my nuts from being overcooked.

That is some seriously funny stuff right there. I remember I was not a fan of how mine fit but had thought of possibly reinstalling it by some similar method to yours. But then I bought a CBR954rr (sold) which begat an Aprilia Tuono (sold) which begat my my current RC51 stable mate to my trusty 5th gen VFR. Also adding an FZ1 to the stable soon to give my 116,000 mile V4 some extra down time to be pampered a bit more.

Here is the link to his modification. For some reason the photos are no longer linked to the thread. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/57889-making-a-powerbronze-hugger-work/?hl=%20rear%20%20hugger

Maybe the NZ fabricator can forward you a few of his pictures. I think some two sided tape between the two chain guard bodies and some heavy beads of silicone glue around the base of the hugger to the swing arm and some small aluminum angle slot cut around the base (to allow for bending to match contour of the hugger base) and tap a few bolts into the top of the swing arm might be a simple solution. I was never a fan of the designed metal bracket mounting. The aluminum angle strips can be bought cheaply at a home depot or hardware store. I liked the heating and molding and trimming idea too in order to get the most effective an appealing shape.

Yes. It helps it stay put and not vibrate.

I am the seller. Just pm'd you with some install info.the top bolts should be only long enough to use the threads in the bracket. Not stick out at all. Pan head and washer type. I think i would use some silicone glue to seal around the base of the hugger to the swing arm. Its a pretty light weight plastic and not carbon fiber. There may be a better modification for mounting it if you do a search.

Absolutely stunning work.

I just got that. Haha. Forgot to turn the page. My bad.

Is he afraid of being too comfortable on the VFR? Take my word for it. Do not change the bars before a track school event. Just another variable to overcome in getting a natural feel for the bike. Beyond that the brake and clutch hoses tend to fowl the triple bridge. I modified the tang that the banjo fitting rest against to adjust the levers to a more natural sporting position. I dremeled most of it off. If it's a track project bike put a set of stomp grip pads on the tank. You'll love it under hard braking and hanging off.

Turning the throttle open will reduce engine braking and make the bike corner better. Setting your corner speed in a straight is the only time I am completely off throttle down shifting and use the engine braking. Turning in I begin to open the throttle significantly to adjust my corner speed and open it up as I exit. You just need to get familiar with the power and handling of the bike and shift smoothly. I have over 90k miles riding my 98 and have ridden the 6th gen as well. You don't need to modify the bike. Just keep riding it and adjust your riding to the bike.

My Tuono has a clutch mechinism that mimics a slipper clutch somewhat at closed throttle. It's a V twin so engine braking can be an issue with handling.

The V four is such a sweet power plant in that it give a very nice flat torque curve through out the power band. It doesn't get much better than that.

March is in. Don't know about the saints. How's the project?

CBX belongs to someone on the AF1 forumn for Aprilia owners. Wish it where mine to ride the wheels off of.

Black Bird is an awesome bike well deserving of a single sided swingarm. Here's another CBX frankenbike I love.

I've done many valve adjustments on my old 86 vfr. basically you just have to figure it out. It's a tight fit but not an impossible.one. Gast tank removed? I had the factory shop manual. it helps.

Interested to find out about seat of the pants power increases once you get the fuel map set up right. I'd love to get a little more grunt out of my 5th gen. especially after I started riding a CBR954 as my second bike. Now everytime I get on the VFR I curse Honda for not just making a 1000cc version of the 6th gen with some suspension and brake modifications.

My son's DR125 is one of the funnest bikes to speed around on a short course. I'm doing a lot of dirt biking with my yz426f. It helps a bunch with feeling comfortable on the street and has probably saved my but a few times. I'm tempted to get some more suitable dirt track style tires for the 125 in the future.

can ya post up a few more pics of the hardbags/mounts? That sounds like it's got some possibilities.

I will take some more detailed pics of everything this weekend.

About the Attack triples, they were made to adapt modern forks to an 86. They have a standard 50/54 mm fork opening. I was more concerned about the stem length of the triples or bearing size.

Regarding the exhaust I would like to redo it in stainless this time. You know how it is the proto always looks a little rough. I think that will be another job for next winter, right now I just want to ride.

Kev

Bike looks fantastic. I'm powdercoating my rims white first chance I get too. When I put F2 forks on my 86 vfr I had to swap the steering stems as the CBR S/S was quite a bit shorter than the VFRs. Sounds interesting keep us posted.

Oh great. Now everytime I have trouble shifting I'm gonna be thinking about this mod. Give a little more incentive. How bout a ride report? Good no nonsence write up. :fing02:

Wow, and I thought I went through trouble when I bought 1/4 turn fasteners from McMaster-Carr.

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I think the DZUZ or something like that were an inspiration, but I wanted something nicer and reversible.

DZUS were my inspiration as well, but I didn't like the cost or the fact that anyone could walk up, grab the "D" ring and undo the fastener. The screw head gave a little more security. They are completely reversible as well. The clips just slide over the existing hole on the underside. No drilling, no riviting, no nothing.

Need a link to where I can buy these if you have it. The one you posted just shows a single fastener. I need to do this to my 5th gen. My 86 vfr had these type of fasteners. Way better for maint.