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    I have 98-99 headers with the welds ground flush on my bike. Losing the cat makes a very noticeable difference in sound, weight, and top end pull. We are trying to get another batch of performance headers made so if you are interested we need the numbers.... and they are better than 98-99 and they are stainless
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    Have you considered getting in on the stainless steel performance headers? if you are going to do the work might as well bolt on some ponies in the process...
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    It should fit... plug and play! I believe that during the performance header trial and fitment work they observed about 3/8” difference (shorter) in length on the 6th gen collector exit length. I would be surprised if that made too much of a difference. Would you use the stock 5th gen muffler or aftermarket?
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    +1 on the fork oil... I would change it rather than topping off, it is likely 28 years old! Get new tires and you will feel a big difference. Yours are waaaay outside the service limit for m/c tires unless they were changed in the past 5 years. Depending on your size/weight you may want to install springs while changing the oil. Have you checked static and rider sag heights?
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    Put new tires on it and raise the fork tubes in the triple tree (lower the front) and it will ride and turn much better... and it will stay stock 😉
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    Great picture! Reminds me of the field of poppies from the Wizard of Oz!
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    Foot peg wins! I was grinding off the excess peg feeler... loL Edges on both side pegs were sharp as knives by the end of that day... both my wife and I have scars on our lower legs from brushing against them in the garage. Now, I wrap old t-shirts around my foot pegs when the bike is being stored in the garage.
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    I can’t believe I’m seeing what I’m seeing.... actual, live in the flesh (stainless steel), new performance headers for the VFR800’s! I hope the more recent owners of VFR800s appreciate the gravity and significance of this accomplishment! If I had any plans for more kids I would name them after these two fine gentlemen! Thank you seems like too small an acknowledgment.... we should have a ride, throw a party, and consume mass quantities! All I can do for now is thank you and acknowledge and support your efforts. Next time I’m in your area of the country dinner and drinks are on me! Please put me down for two sets of headers; a 5th gen full system and an 8th gen version... I already told the book keeper (wife) I’m getting them so let me know where to send the money. I know I’ve been gone for a while... I’d like to let my friends on VFRD know that everything is ok now and I’m stoked to be back! BTW... it took me three days to read through this thread! .... and I loved every minute of it!
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    Dude... AMAZING!!! You’re an artist making mechanical music! ... and I like the “2112” when the gauge came to life!
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    Speed sensors are simple electronic clickers that send the output shaft rotation speed as pulses. This signal is used by the speedo to calculate speed. Swapping sensors won’t change the output pulses. Get a Speedo healer if you want to correct your speedo. It fits between the speed sensor and the speedo and adjusts the number of pulses to correct the speedo display.
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    Thank you, Terry! That was very kind... I read your PM, I think you have me confused with GloryRacer in regards to who changed your tire at Hog Tie... Unless I was reeeeally drunk... lol
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    No one is razzing you my friend... we are just trying to help. I totally get wrenching as therapy... it works for me too.
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    Dude, if you have 7500 miles on the bike I doubt there is anything wrong with your clutch... leave it alone to you figure the other stuff out. Have you been trying to do wheelies? High rpm launches? Quarter mile runs?
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    I can shift without a clutch on lazy Sunday rides all day no problem... my bike had false neutrals and I felt the shifts on hard acceleration could be improved and the Factiry Pro Shift Kit delivered that improvement. I’m not the original owner so I don’t know if the shifting deficiencies were inherent to the bike or developed over time. +1 on Oz’s recommendation for clutch maintenance... while you’re there, throw in a shift kit 😉 An abnormally heavy clunk entering first means you clutch is likely dragging, bleed with fresh fluid and clean; also, your plates could be glazed and sticking
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    Dutchy, that is SWEEEEEET!!! I buddy of mine won a KTM supermoto on a magazine contest along with a year end invite to the finals in Las Vegas... but I would take a MotoGP Assen weekend over that! Good on you!!! We expect nothing less than full on umbrella girls and GP bikes pics!!! Congrats!!!
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    I'm out... work and weather conspired against me. I started a new position on Monday and the VP handed me a load to handle before the weekend. Have fun and stay safe! ... and dry if possible
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    I was doing other work so I don't remember how long this particular install took... I agree with others, it was definitely worth it! Not hard, just be patient and careful. I actually bought two and have the other sitting in a box on my work bench waiting to go into my project bike. Factory Pro shifter and the clutch are on opposite sides of the engine so its not like a "while you in there change the clutch" kinda job... if you find a slipper clutch for a VFR let me know
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    I bet it does! Got any pics?
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    According to Keef the cast 848 is only 1.6 oz lighter than the plug and play F4i... now if you go forged your dropping 2 more pounds of unsprung rotating mass
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    +1 ... and on the 8th gen headers pictured they have the rear down pipe slip fit connections backwards; the upstream pipe should fit inside the downstream pipe for optimum exhaust flow. In addition, with this configuration you are more likely to have leaks and blow by past the slip fit connection. It looks pretty the way they have it but for exhaust gas flow performance it is backwards.
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    I wasn’t asking about a stock VFR engine. I was asking to find out what he has found works for a bored and stroked engine... some of us are working on increased displacement 5th gen engines. ... but yes, you are correct. What works on a bored and stroked engine wouldn’t work as well on a stock engine.
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    +1, the best low cost lighter weight wheel option.
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    IIRC... it isn’t the stud spacing but clock orientation of the exhuast studs; the 6th gen studs are clocked different to the 5th gen, that’s why spinning flanges solves the issue.
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    What have you found to be the “ideal” sizes for you primary and secondary exhaust piping dimensions? I know you haven’t been on the site in a few months... I hope it is because you are racing please let us know when you get a chance. Thanks!
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    The epitome of American Craftmanship... it’s too bad there wasn’t enough of a market to support their continued involvement in high performance VFRs. We need to support folks like that with our dollars whenever we can. I was lucky enough to get a set of PAIR valve block offs from Torocharger that was leftover from the last production runs from the SC kits... even those were top notch machined beauties, too bad your can’t see ‘em.
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