Duc2V4

To backup what vfrpilot28 said, I’ve had 3 of my 4 bikes suspension redone by Jamie at DMr. My 2 VFRs and my Ducati 900SS, and sometime soon, my new to me Honda Hawk. Been very happy with the setups he put together for me. Even better, when I was at a track day, I was able to have Dave Moss help me dial in my settings on my 01.

LOL!, the pic was to show the paint work my friend did. That was taken shortly after I put the body work on. Here's what she looks like today... She has a nice deep tone now but not excessively loud. It had a StainTune on it when I bought it and that sounded like crap and was a lot louder.

It's funny, I saw someone use a 'y' in the header name instead of an 'i" and I told Lance I rather like that spelling, so I started to use it. As for calling the VFRD headers, that works too, like you said, there were a lot of contributions from the members here on VFRD helping us get these built, so it would also be fitting. Regardless of what and how they are called or spelled, Lance really put his heart and mind into making this happen and as his friend I unconditionally offered my support. I feel very honored and proud to have been a part of it all and I would do it again in a heartbeat. All I can say now, I really miss my friend, RIP Lance (sfdownhill)

So, a couple few things I want to throw by the group here. First, I have several pieces body work for 5 Gens, front cowls, rear cowls, side panels but all of them need or have been repaired, but they still could use clean up and paint. My question would be, should I get these cleaned and painted before selling? Yes, they would have to sell for more to cover the cost of being cleaned up and painted but it would also make them a straight bolt on process. A friend of mine said he is willing to help me get them painted but his question is, "Do you want to get OEM paint or a close match?" The latter would be cheaper but may not match 100%. BTW, I posted 2 pics of the paint work my friend did with the "close match" paint work he did for my new to me Hawk.. That said, based on time in the sun and age of most 5 Gens, newly painted panels, regardless of OEM or "close match", would most likely stand out more. The question would more be towards, paint them or keep them as-is and have the buyer deal with the clean up and paint. The secondary question would be, OEM paint or "close match? What say you all? Second, I am having trouble finding the data that sfdownhill collected on Power Commander/Rapid bike O2 bung setups for the "WyLD" headers. I thought I had that on my server but can't seem to locate it. Anyone here recall where that info would be found on the forum? The size of the original header thread is actually quite expansive, but I could use some help locating this info. Lastly, if you have been following the "WyLD" header thread, you might know that I am now in possession of the header jigs. After sfdownhill's passing, I was able to reach out to Wade and speak with him. My first question was why did he give the jigs back to us, was he done with these? Well, his response was that he needed the room for another project. Of course my next question was "Would you be open to building more headers for us?" His answer was, wait for it..."Yes, as soon as he gets his other project completed, I'll have room to build these again." Here's the big question group, do we want to give these headers another run? In the mean time, I'll see what Wade feels the cost and minimum order would be to do this again, as I know this would be a factor. Anyway, thanks for your time. Cheers, D

Yes I did and I spoke with the original pipe builder. He said that he gave these back because he needed room for another project and said he would be open to building more sets. I've been super busy at my new job so have not had much time to deal with much extra curriculum stuff. I'm going to reach out to the builder again and see what he feels the current cost would be and see what quantities he would need to do this again. I'll keep you posted. Cheers, D

I forget the wire gauge but looks like 18ga.or 16ga.. from the picture. As for connectors, look at http://cycleterminal.com/ they carry a lot of the OEM style connectors.

Hi Duc2V4, Thank you for your donation of 50.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion

Right now I am up for either day. If it's on Saturday, I'll need to ride up on Friday evening and stay the night somewhere close by. For Sunday, I can ride up on Saturday anytime during the day, still have to find a place to stay, but I wouldn't have to rush out of town in the evening. Whatever works for the group, I'm good with.

Is this going to be a 2 Day ride, Saturday and Sunday? I have not officially been on a "true ride" yet, just commuting. I might just have to consider joining, just need some more details...

Sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been traveling for work almost the whole month of May. I just got back home today (June 1). I’ll PM you tomorrow when I hope to be more acclimated to home life again. Cheers

Ah man, I wish I was home, I would have made it a point to join you to Solvang, as you would be passing through my neck of the woods on your way from SD. I’m on travel for work right now. I’m in Hawaii (Oahu) and it’s been nothing but rain since I got here. There’s a Cars and Coffee event that they do once a month that is hosted at Honda HQ. Not only do you get to visit the museum you also get treated to special guest as well as all the cars that show up. Ride safe and enjoy Solvang. Cheers, D

Ian, I was the person who partnered with Lance (sfdownhill) on the building of these headers but unfortunately he held onto most of the data and handled most of the electronic files such as the tuning maps. I am on travel at the moment but can see if I can help anyway I can when I get back home next weekend.

I took my 2Bros slip on link pipe along with our headers to a local muffler shop. He had it done in less than 10 minutes, handed him $10 cash and was on my way. It was completely uneventful.

I was able to. Lance (sfdownhill) had one that he let me ride up on Angeles Forrest Highway. Brilliant machine, almost felt telepathic!

You really did quite a bit there. How do you like the defeating of the V-TEC? I kind of did the same, but I did it with putting a 5 Gen engine into my 6 Gen frame, with the added benefit of gear driven cams, I like to hear the gear whine 🙂. You'll definitely have to update us once you get to test ride it.