painterbob

Yep, I did the 5th gen engine swap in my 07 RWB last winter. I was bored! lol! It was a straight forward eng swap, all bolt-in. Pretty much the same as if just replacing the vtech engine. Used a 98 engine i found on ebay, which turned out to be about 30 miles away. So i went there and made a cash deal at $250. Swapped over all the vtech throttle bodies, sensors, coils, clutch slave, ect. Found older GSXR coils on ebay just to use the grommets from them, vtech coils stick out above the head about an inch. Had to replace the plug on the end of stator wires to match the R/R. Installed a Vfrness while i was at it. I used a Rabid Bike Racing for tuning, just let it self tune itself. Wouldnt mind having it tuned on a dyno one of these days. Runs real good! I put about 10k trouble free miles on it so far, the bike currently has 61k mile. I'm very happy with the outcome and the whine!

So in using the GXSR grommets on the VTEC coil packs, how did you secure them to the 5th gen valve covers? Which GXSR coils did you get?

The coils were from an 04 GSXR600 that I paid about $12 for on Ebay. I just pulled the grommets off them, stuck them into the holes in the head then carefully wiggled the vtech coils into the grommet that was already in the head. They hold really tight, they are not bolted down. Had to cut the mounting part off one of the coils for clearance. I check them once in a while, heaven't had a problem with them coming loose in 10k miles.

Yep, I did the 5th gen engine swap in my 07 RWB last winter. I was bored! lol! It was a straight forward eng swap, all bolt-in. Pretty much the same as if just replacing the vtech engine. Used a 98 engine i found on ebay, which turned out to be about 30 miles away. So i went there and made a cash deal at $250. Swapped over all the vtech throttle bodies, sensors, coils, clutch slave, ect. Found older GSXR coils on ebay just to use the grommets from them, vtech coils stick out above the head about an inch. Had to replace the plug on the end of stator wires to match the R/R. Installed a Vfrness while i was at it. I used a Rabid Bike Racing for tuning, just let it self tune itself. Wouldnt mind having it tuned on a dyno one of these days. Runs real good! I put about 10k trouble free miles on it so far, the bike currently has 61k mile. I'm very happy with the outcome and the whine!

+1 on the Oxfords! Had them on my 5th gen, need to order a set for the 6 gen soon. Had the Bike Master heated grips on it but near as nice as Oxford.

I have a Two Brothers system also, the left can is real but not hooked up. I'm assuming TBR has it figured that one can give the best performance?

When I used just the front half of the seat only, I used 2 large wire ties wrapped around the 2 hooks under the seat that go over cross bar that the frankenbolts go in to. Worked very well, seat didnt moove. just keep wire cutters with you just in case you need to remove while out.

Over the winter:

Replaced Corbin with a Sargent

Heated grips

Wingrack and givi bags

Fork seals and tapered head bearings

Front tire

Soon to do:

Axillary fuse panel and a charge port

Rear tire

It's awful quiet in here lately...

I should be at the motel pretty early tomorrow, as early as they will let me check in anyway. Maybe a little later if Timmy feels like hiking up to my place first. But definitely in the afternoon. Wifey and I will check in and get the beer on ice as fast as we can.

I will def be ready for a frosty beverage after the long ride tomorrow!

Since I can't do simple math, here is the list, split into individuals, so we, errr, Seb, can start to get an accurate head count...

1. Sebspeed

2. Mrs. Sebspeed

3. MidlifeVFR

4. CornerCarver

5. MiniCarver

6. KevCarver (aka KPerham)

7. timmythecop

8. y2kvfr

9. Becky

10. Mr. R1 (Dave)

11. 5thGenJim

12. 46Alpha

13. Dino

14. Twox48

15. Joe Bone (FZ6 guy from last year)

16. Motorhead1977

17. Mrs Motorhead1977

18. Intercept This

19. Delaware Steve

20. DE Steve's Friend

21. GeneralSheave

22. Twitte

23. Painterbob and buddy Dan on a Ducati

Hmmm... No Tumbles or Poncho? Where's KKKKen? How many licks to the center of a tootsie pop???

-jimmy, I am pointing my bike north between 0500 and 0600 on friday morining. I will be in the parking lot between 1300 and 1600.

Excellent - we're talking slabin' it from here to there, then? It's about 4.5 hours from my AO to New Paltz going I83-I81-I78-I287-I87. If you roll in to the Ettoh around 0700 and with gas, smoke and food stops, that's just about a 1230 - 1300 ETA. You wanna see about meeting up with North Jersey contingency and backroad the last 1/3 of the ride?

May have a couple guys riding with us, too - PainterBob and a buddy who live about 20 miles from here.

Hey Jim, We have are reservations and will be ready for Friday morning. Let me know where you all want to meet up.