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ShipFixer last won the day on October 25 2023

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    2002 VTEC: Hyperpro shock and fork springs, Racetech fork valves, VFRD headers, Delkevic exhaust

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  1. I resprayed the parts I couldn't buy NOS with color matched paint from Color Rite, which did not exist back in the day. Perfect match for R157, yellow should be a lot easier. My spray can results with lacquer clear coat were and still are excellent, anything beyond that should look and feel perfect. It's on my list of things to do to re-do with 2K clear coat from a small spray gun now that I have the space, but haven't had to almost four years later.
  2. Gtechnic ceramic everything plus their EXO hydrophobic layer FTW after orbital polishing. Nothing short of a rock chip messes with my paint. The ceramic glass sealant is terrific. Cerakote headlight kits and plastic trim coats (wipes) are the business. I got a 50 pack of the latter and it was worth it.
  3. The Color Rite stuff matches very, very well. I sprayed a front fender and other panels I couldnt get new parts for in 2020 and they are still dead on for the NOS parts on the bike.
  4. At 22 years old, my wax unit "sort of" works and it is most likely a coolant blockage thing. But I live in San Diego 😄 I have a pile of new hoses and a new wax unit in a box next to my bike. Eventually will get around to it.
  5. Lots of examples on the forum where people have made different solutions. Stainless steel flex hose using the original fittings, or retapping the sump and cooler for standard fittings seems popular. I ordered new OEM lines from Honda last year and just waited for them to come in. They are still out there, or were last year.
  6. Is this a leverage ratio thing or a ride height thing?
  7. You may be able to just get a new side fairing in that color from Partzilla or a used one from eBay, dont forget that. I was able to get almost all new plastic for my 2002 in 2020. A lot of those parts in R157 red are no longer available NOS in 2023 though. Worth checking for matte black. Repair and repaint with colors from Colorite is also a good option. I did this for pieces I could not replace.
  8. Oh no. He's the only VFRD member I've seen in the last few years. He helped me a lot with my headers of course. Texted about surfing but never did it before he moved. This is awful to hear.
  9. I get this on items I just look at a few times occasionally. It sometimes tips me over the edge and I buy it.
  10. Did yours come with the wax unit lines, if your bike has that? Gotta do hoses on mine some time in the near future.
  11. One other thing since you did the stator. If its not torqued down right, the magnetic forces at idle will make it rattle and it sure sounds like all of those things. Fine on throttle and when warm, rattly when cold.
  12. I'd believe its getting hot because of the original RR. If your subframe is that hot due to some heat source other than the RR you've got other problems... 😁 I never took any kind of temps on mine, but my bike *always* smelled like hot electrical wiring when running or after shut down. Going to MOSFET fixed that. You should not need additional cooling.
  13. Where is this one from? The original double bubble points the air stream directly at my helmet as well. I have to go original profile (ZG SR right now) or one of those silly tall things, nothing in between.
  14. If it comes to it - 6th gen stator and 6th gen flywheel, from a 2003+ bike will work on your 5th gen. Get the flywheel on eBay for $50, it's not like they age out :lol: Don't get a 2002 flywheel and you're fine.
  15. I think you guys talking apples and oranges. The FB groups are mostly looking at the BW and Delkevic headers, which are a different design and suboptimal. The VFRD ones are way better. For mufflers, I have no idea about Black Widow but the Delkevics are as good as anything else out there, from upsweep to exhaust tip. In every way that matters (design and construction quality)...pretty much the same. But some people like space alien blaster looking exhausts or something...
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