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Tirso

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  1. Color Rite sells a 3 part kit that I tried using to no success. It was tough to match. You may have better luck
  2. This bike is Color Code R157E and was a factory Europe only model to celebrate Honda's 50 anniversary. Only paint and decals were different. I saw a few on the road in London and one for sale new at a Berlin Honda dealer in '99-'00. This paint scheme is a tribute to early Honda race bikes. Look closely and you'll see silver pinstriping on the tank and rear cowl. Not aware of any performance mods from the factory. Honda Britain also developed a 50th Anniversary UK specific line that included: VTR1000 Firestorm aka SuperHawk, CBR1200xx Super Blackbird, CB900rr Fireblade CBR600f, and VFR800. This special edition VFR was sold with: Remus exhaust, Harris rear sets and frame sliders. I don't remember of any other mods. Re: pic of bike in question. have no idea. The paint looks orange,
  3. Behind the front sprocket cover (#1 below on a "99, but judging from your picture, similar on yours) you may find a large build up of the black sludge I see in the your picture. The heat from your engine will just keep melting the sludge which will require constant cleaning. Cleaning the area behind the sprocket cover will keep the area cleaner longer than if you just clean the visible area. The cause? what ever you use to lube your chain. I just cleaned mine a few days ago, big mess with lots of gravel.
  4. Gear Floss , "The ultimate detailing tool"
  5. 1) had this issue with my 5th Gen when I got it in late '18. It had only 18K miles and two of the plungers were sticking. 2) had similar issue last year with my Carbtune Pro 4 where the tubes needed cleaning. and as mentioned by Grum above, read this
  6. Try an insurance broker. For decades I was with State Farm but with our last house purchase, the real estate agent suggested going with a broker. The broker provided home/auto insurance quotes far lower than any of the big name insurance companies with the new company having a similar AM Best rating as State Farm. Though for my motorbikes, Progressive had the best deal. Good luck!
  7. In 2017 Yamaha EU and Abarth built this: https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/yamaha-xsr900-abarth/ In JP, Yamaha sells a Seca Kit for ≈ $1,500. Same rear cowl as the "GP" bike.
  8. Like the no boxy controller and the thumb switch. Thanks for the suggestion. I can see these on my 2nd VFR. You have any pictures especially of the throttle side?
  9. Both Evo Touring (5th Gen) and non Evo Adventure (Super Tenere) are hard. The Evo Touring is 120mm which fits well on the 5th Gen.
  10. So many Oxford options is so true. I had the same set you're looking at for my Super Tenere and they were fine. I don't think there's any "performance" difference between the Evo's that I'm using on my 5th Gen (paid $120 back then) vs the non Evo $65 version you're looking at. The big reason I bought the Evos over the non Evo model, I like the controller better. The non Evo model has bright colors that I don't like while the Evo is plain I bought the touring model, at 120mm they fit perfectly. Wiring can be a pain if you want a clean install. I had to take off the upper cowl, get it all to fit around the upper cowl stay, remove the left side cowl, lift the tank, and remove the seat cowl and the seat. On the throttle side, took some calculating to make sure the throttle was not impeded anywhere along the bars travel and also making sure the cable did not push against the bars. I cut and soldered the excess lines. Yes it took me far more time than I'm willing to admit, but I'd do it again. They are really hot. I use these gloves year round and during the winter, even in the upper 30's, the first setting is enough and after a bit I turn them off cause they're too hot. Heated grips are the shizzle.
  11. Oxford Evo Touring, they get hot even at the first level, I like the way they look.
  12. How about replacing the TPS harness? You'll have to unwrap the tape and de pin the three wires at the Grey 10P connector.
  13. He will be missed. Always helpful. From his writing, what a brain! We were lucky to have him on this forum. Hope his family is well, hope you are well.
  14. This could be of interest: 06-07 CBR1000RR Coils are "Denso 129700-4840 J0484" and 06-07 GSXR600/GSXR750 are "Denso 129700-4840 J0480" The only visible difference between the CBR and Gixxer COPs is the seal. As adkinn's said on his conversion, the Gixxer COPs "have the 'over the hole' seal" to help keep water out. With adkinns conversion as a guide, I used 06-07 Gixxer COPs, 08-16 CBR1000RR wiring harness and replaced the white CBR plugs with black.
  15. On Reddit someone from CH (https://www.reddit.com/user/DerGRAFder13/) had same issue. https://www.reddit.com/r/VFR/comments/1197jdy/got_the_new_ride/ Someone else mentioned, as you just did, they were restricted for new riders (A2). I don't know how he resolved the issue, but he mentioned he spoke to Gerhard at https://www.thurn-motorsport.de/ who helped. You may want to reach out to the Reddit user or Gerhard for clarification. Good luck
  16. That is one bad ass ride! Congratulations on your built and excellet work!! Thanks for taking the time to document.
  17. Hi S, I'll share my experince, hopefully this will help you or others. First a Public Service Annoncement: 2 years ago @Dangeruss wrote an index on this thread. A+ work. 1) Presently Delkevic website is out of 42mm crush washers and have been since late summer when I tried to order a set. I've called them a few times but the phone was not answered. I also emailed a few times, again no answer. Have not reached out the them in a few months. The crush washers are available on Delkevic's eBay store for $37.99 each (not doing that). I think you'll have better luck finding 42mm crush washers on your side of the pond. Why 42mm crush washers over the stock 41mm? Note G from SF's Intro on the mega header build thread: "Significant improvement can be achieved over OEM gas flow through the exhaust port into the header primaries by using crush gaskets that do not intrude into the gas flow path when installed." Reading @MooseMoose install thread, you can see how much the stock 41mm gaskets block the exhaust flow. To install 42mm crush washers, I used a 32mm socket to press the washers in place, my sockets slightly < 42mm OD was a good fit to insert the crush washers into the exhaust port. A note from MooseMoose's installaion, "For some reason, TBR made their (front) pipes very narrow, and you have to somehow spread them out to get them into the ports. I mean SUPER narrow. Like, line one up with a port and the other one is only covering 1/3 of its port. I texted @sfdownhill and asked if this was normal. His response was that this was expected and that he found lining up those back pipes first and loosely slip fitting them helped to get these lined up." After a few thousand miles and subsequent heat cycles, I removed my headers to polish them. When I reinstalled them, the front pipes were not as narrow as they were when new, this made reinstallation easier. I did not remove the center stand for install. Just like you have to spread the front pipes for initial install, you can spread the header where it meets the center stand. 2) More info from SF's detail Intro: -header's collector exit tube will have a 51mm od [See Note c below] IMPORTANT - when having a slipon's midpipe expanded to fit this performance header, make certain the muffler shop expands it gradually in two or more small steps. Wade recommends drilling a relief hole at the muffler side ends of the midpipe's slots to distribute stress and reduce the possibility of tearing. Wade tested the viability of expanded slotted 304 stainless steel 18 gauge 2" od tubing by slotting a piece of 2" tubing while I was at his facility. He then expanded the slotted end of the tube in two steps to fit over the 51mm od collector exit pipe with no tearing at the slots. I had my Staintune expanded by a shop that's both an exhaust shop (MGR Mufflers) and motorcycle repair shop (Pro J's Cycles). The technician took multiple small steps, the end result was perfect! No drilling of relief hole was necessary. 3) I also had a Power Commander / Rapid Bike dilema. Found a few old threads here on VFRD dicussing the pros and cons. I noted a few questions and called Rapid Bike. Unfotnunatly the call did not go well. I must have called Y.T. on a bad day, after a few questions, he felt I would not be a good customer, would not be able to handle the installtion and hung up on me. I was disapointed and surprised as Y.T seemed friendly on his introductory thread. C’est la vie. My next question: PC5 with or without a 02 sensor? I have a '99 so by default no sensor. Understaing that the autotune functionality on a PC5 is not as robust as RB I opted to go bungless header and no sensor. I know I'm not getting the optimum performance by getting perfect A/F ratios but I'm not trying to build a supreme racebike where every little HP counts. This is just a bike to cruise around SF Bay with occasional trips to the Sierras. Inititially I used a new PC5 that the nice folks at Revzilla priced matched an obscure eBay seller then gave me a promo 20%. Though first I had to update the firmware on my PC5. I ran it with the Attack map and it was crazy, power wheelies in 2nd gear! Then I torched the PC5 when my Main Fuse B fused. I was lucky and found a used PC3 on ebay for a good price. I still have the PC3 and change between the Attack map and a map for a full Erion system I downloaded from VFRD. Eventually I'll get it tuned, but it runs fine and don't have access to a bike with autotune functionality to see what I'm missing out on. 4) No bungs, no sensors, no input here. 5) In the past, vfrheaders@gmail.com is what I used to communicate with the WiLD Development Team.
  18. You may have a different set of obstacles but this install on a 5th Gen should give you a general idea. On my 5th Gen, I did not remove the center stand.
  19. Curious to why no center stand is a deal breaker. I removed the center stand from my 5th gen, dropped about 7lbs and don't miss it. But, I have an Abba Skylift and a vintage TBR rear wheel stand modified for my Ducati hub. Tyga also sells a saucy racing step kit. You 3rd and 4th gen guys get all the cool toys.
  20. A few days ago saw that Tyga has a stainless header with RH exit that's available for 3rd gen VFR. Likely lighter than stock and better performing. Looks prettier! Tyga Header for 3rd Gen VFR I don't own any Tyga but hear they produce quality stuff. Maybe others will have first hand experince.
  21. Good to hear you and the bike are well. Your write up was helpful with my conversion. Thanks again for sharing.
  22. ouch When I reached out to Harris in April '20, their lead time was 6-8 weeks at total cost ≈ $260 ish. I didn't want to wait, went with our man at Thurn Not a hugger but at least better looking than stock He may have a version that could work, but also $$$ https://www.thurn-motorsport.de/html/kotflugel-rc46-2.html
  23. Bummer on the accident, good thing you're still here. You now have 5th gen whine with 6th gen style! Love those Ducks. Great looking bike!!
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