RC51Nick

Thanks Captain...

I got some tires coming from mail order and I messed up on the sku for them. Stock the 90 vfr takes a 120/70-17 tire. I have a 120/60-17 tfront tire coming. Did I screw myself or is this an OK substitution for the front. It is a Sportmax Q5A and the rear will be a Q5A 180/55-17. I've run the 180 rear for years on this bike. Thanks for any input from the group. Nick

I have for a sale a 3rd gen clear clutch cover made by Sebspeed. Unfortunately it wont work on my stock fairing 90 model. It will look great and fit on a streetfigher but not on a stock full fairing 3rd Gen VFR. Asking 150 plus shipping. Only installed to check fitment and then removed when it wouldn't clear the fairings.

Not yet... I,m planning on getting into things when I do the oil changes for the winter storage. Working on getting the VFR done after a few of my other bikes are done. Nick

Outer dia of new oem seal is flat

I was able to pick up a coupleof correct OEM seals for my 90 VFR. Getting oil drips on the floor and they are coming from behind the front sprocket. How hard is it to change this seal and can you do it without splitting the cases? (Hope Hope) Looking through my shop manual I either missed it or it wasn't listed. Thanks, Nick

Finally got everything bolted on and up and running. Wow is all I can say. Much smoother, more power, and when the VTEC activated there was a MUCH smoother transition then I have ever had on this bike before. I'm a firm believer that all the bullshit I went through getting these installed was WELL worth it. (only issue still out there is the header was approx 1/2 inch too short for my stock Staintune mid pipe. The slots in the midpipe allow about an 1/8 of an inch of the end of he header pipe to be exposed. I installed the clamp over that area and am not going to worry about it. Thanks again to this group for getting it done and for helping me out with questions. Nick

My 07 vfr had a problem last night where the short wire going into the stock 30 Amp fuse (close to the battery) got hit enough to melt insulation. I had a vfrness for an 07 laying around I purchased a few years back. By installing this would that tend to fix the problem with that wire overheating? Electrical issues are my weak point in troubleshooting. I'm trying the vfrness 1sg sin e I had one on the shelf. Thoughts on if this should fix the issue. Never had problems before electrically. thanks, Nick

This freaking exhaust. Did anyone who got the last batch of headers here have any major install problems. I'm not an idiot with a wrench and this isnt my first aftermarket exhaust install but jeezus. I'm back to square one... I was tightening up the front 2 pipes and before they hit 12NM per the manual the studs and flanges started bending and the tubes didnt look square in the ports. The process I followed initially was I installed the rear 2 pipes loosely, and then routed the header and after pplying wd40 got the rear pipes to slip down fully into the header. Went to install the front pipes and had the same issue with width as some others had but also they looked to be somewhat short to the ports. Had a had time getting them around the studs to seat into the ports. Started tightening up the front ports and thats where the bending started. Very frustrated. So right now I pulled everything back off and replaced all 4 of the front exhaust studs. Any words of wisdom before I start this again. I know laying the oem rear pipes up against the header pipes and the shorter of the 2 pipes looks alot shorter than the oem pipe. Dont know if they were supposed to be or not. Almost to the point of wanting to go back stock but I already expanded my Staintune midpipe.

WD-40 did the trick. Everything slipped into place the correct amount. When everything ist tightened up I have between 1/8 and 1/4" clearance to the swingarm. I hope that is about what everyone else is getting. Nick

I got lucky with a customshop about a half hour from my house. Expanded the Staintune mid pipe and no cradks. fits the header perfectly. Need to get a bigger clamp tho from Staintune but hopefully that wont be a problem. I do have a couple of questions. What's the distance between the inside edges of the spring clamps on the rear header pipe to the rear head pipes. Not sure if I have mine seated fully. also before tightening everything up the header is up against the swingarm. Anyone else have issues with this or when I tighten the pips to the head the header should move away from the swingarm. Sorry about all the questions but I'm assuming I'm one of thel ast ones to install their pipe from the last run. Nick

I def plan on taking it to someone who can take their time on it. Don't want to split the pipe you cant get anymore.

Thanks for the replies guys.... I ended doing what boOZZIE recommended. The exhaust nut actually came off really easy. The left rear was the toughest to get to but with swivels and long extension it was a piece of cake. Now to get my staintune mid pipe expanded to fit over the header outlet and I can put everything back together. Nick

Question for those who have installed the new header on their 6th gen. How do you handle the heatshield attached to the R/S rearset. Did you remove the shield with those hard to get nuts on the back of it and move the rearset out of the way? Did you brake the break system and remove the whole rearset/shield assembly. I know it has to be removed to get to the rear header and clamp boltts. I'm finally getting around to installing my header after a hip replacement this winter. Any help would be appreciated. I' really dont want to brake open the brake system with stories I've heard about trying to bleed a linked brake system. Thanks, Nick

So sad to hear about sfdownhill. I never met him but we had several conversations concerning Rapid Bike and the VFR headers. All my dealings with him were top notch. He will be missed