carlitos92

I think all three colors look good on that white 8th gen, not so much on the RWB - but to each their own. For me, "tame" is relative on a bike with flashy metallic stripes and (in my case) a gutted exhaust. Anyway, I like the black wheels on my RWB mainly because i'd rather ride than clean.

“Unloved” doesn’t even begin to cover it. You are my hero. Good luck!

Well, I can see now that it is impossible to see the front half of this hose with the rear fender in. In any case, I have the bike back together, with reservations... For whatever reason, I do not have enough slack to run the hose like yours is routed, Lorne. I think it has to do with what is happening forward of the reservoir for me. I was replacing my brake lines when I had the shock off before, and I may have gotten one under where the preload hose is supposed to run. I'll be damned if I'm going to disconnect a brake line just to make my bike have an OEM preload hose routing, haha. Thanks again.

This is a good one. You want to find out if this is motion-related (i.e. the bike pitching forward upon braking is breaking a circuit). Also good thinking about the fuel pump. It sounds like a short to me, but who knows where it is. Do any fuses ever blow when this happens?

Thanks so much guys. Helps a LOT. Looking forward to getting this thing back on the road this weekend. Cheers.

Hey there. Currently reassembling my bike again after replacing the shock with a DMr-massaged unit last year, which worked great until I mis-routed the remote preload adjuster hose. It wore through and leaked its oil out the back of the bike, which turned me into a low-rider but could have been worse. Trying not to make the same mistake twice. So, thanks in advance for posting, linking, or PMing any pics of how the OEM preload adjuster hose is routed. I did look at the manual, and there's a mostly unhelpful illustration. I am at the point of re-installing the rear fender and want to confirm what the hose is under/above/around. Cheers. -c92

I am great! Just gave the 2007 a 10-year birthday party and upgraded pretty much everything. Looking forward to going to MotoGP this weekend and riding around sone great roads with friends. i love my 6th gen but definitely envy gear-driven cams and catless headers. Cheers!

And if you can hold the 5lb weight delta between a lead-acid and Li battery in your bladder, you probably need to get yourself checked out. In all seriousness, I've had a Shorai for years, and it's a great upgrade. Unprung weight reduction is awesome, but there's still a 500+lb bike on top of that. IMHO a 5lb reduction overall is worth a bit more than taking a leak and opting for the smaller iPhone model, but to each their own.

Dude. What's up? About time you came 'round. V4s are awesome, no? Welcome to my post-599 hangout. JHenley is around here somewhere, too.

Getting close! Weather shows rain on Saturday/clear on Sunday, but who knows. Because Texas... If anybody wants to say hello next weekend and talk VFRs, PM me and/or roll-call here please.

Remember that you need to bleed the linked piston up at the front left to get the air out of that rear system. It's counterintuitive but might be part of the problem. I just bled my 2007 ABS and even with a Mityvac I still made it a two-person job, because it was either that or play Twister in my garage.

So you're saying there's no skipping the valve adjustments on this one? I found that dyno video quite, uh... provocative.

So my bike is all back together and I gave her a good shakedown run this afternoon. After all that work, I only lost one bolt (rear cowl hex bolt) so I think I did pretty good. No parts left over! I did lose the centerstand, which wasn't intentional at first, but has its benefits. Maintenance-wise, I replaced all the fluids and filters, and the brake pads. I also replaced the license plate light with a direct-swap LED which is quite nice. While I was there, I also took a Dremel to the rear fender aka mudflap that hangs way the hell out there in back. I wanted the stock license plate location, but not the rest of it. All but the most discerning eye would not know my setup is OEM. So, verdicts on the upgrades: * Factory Pro shift kit: AWESOME. The bike should come from the factory this way. Great feel. Very worth it. * DMr suspension rework: AWESOME. The bike should come from the factory this way, too. Lol. I went with the re-sprung/valved OEM components, and it's night and day. I don't even have it dialed in yet. Totally worth it. * Galfer SS brake/clutch line kit: PENDING. It's been months since I've ridden the OEM setup, and it's hard to do a back-to-back comparison here. But I'm not blown away so far. It may be that there's still a little air in the system, or the fact that the pads are new. Not sure. * EBC HH brake pads: PENDING. See above. I'll put up some pics shortly.

Glad it worked out okay in the end. FWIW, I have a Craftsman electric impact wrench that I use with cheap Harbor Freight impact sockets, and it has never let me down.

Keep on riding. I wouldn't say 36K is anywhere near "a lot of miles for a VFR." I just dumped several hundredousands of $$ in upgrades into my 2007 (with more miles than yours on it) and tore the bike down pretty severely in the process. It didn't even cross my mind to touch that crap. Though I did change the air filter and try the flapper mod.