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  1. I wish that spam posts would only show with actual addresses so that local folks could pay a visit.
  2. My 98 is relatively "normal" but my '00 runs warmer and gets there faster.
  3. Certified mechanics are the worst. Either way...a new owner has to go through all of the systems. It's the only way to be sure. 🙂 (I watched my Subaru dealer mechanic bleed my brakes. He sucked out fluid from the master, refilled with new fluid, pumped the brakes, and gave it back to me. Oh, brother...)
  4. Not sure about your idle issues, but using vinegar on metals can make them rust after. Why not just use a proper coolant system cleaner? I've been using Prestone for a few years with superb luck in the bikes and cars. It comes in a few sizes and it is dirt cheap. No matter what you use, be sure to thoroughly flush it out before refilling with the proper coolant/H2O ratio. https://prestone.com/product/prestone-total-cooling-system-cleaner/ https://www.walmart.com/ip/Prestone-Total-Cooling-System-Cleaner-22-oz/35764365
  5. My sarcasm never seems to come through. If you can type notes here, Try typing similar in Google. 🙂
  6. It is a highly personal decision. It isn't a sport bike, but I've had mine at many track days and it does just fine. As you likely know, much of that is down to the rider. Comparing specs, IMHO, isn't going to be worth much either, as you can change so much, from power to ergonomics, and even weight if you really wanted to. I'm comfy running around on mine, two up, full knee down mode, and it never hiccups or complains, and that's on sport touring rubber. What else have you ridden, on track and off?
  7. You may be leaning on the right bar harder, creating countersteering, and steering right.
  8. Absolutely. The other ways all suck. lol Completely unrelated is this tire, which developed a slight leak on Wednesday while I was riding the CB-1... I really needed the '00 to work well yesterday in the mountains!
  9. to this day, it is the only bike I've slid both wheels on while going round a fast speed turn.
  10. If I had the money and space... https://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/d/clermont-1988-yamaha-fzr1000/7726358462.html
  11. In my business we call VTEC on a bike a solution without a problem. You guys can have and love them, but I'm sticking with VFR tradition. lol
  12. I have now gotten a few local rides and 165 miles in the mountains on it. It is like a different bike. Completely rideable with just a few little niggles I'll probably get to eventually. I'm embarrassed at the time wasted (yours and mine) by looking at shock length and sag but not ride height. I should know better, despite the "same" model...
  13. I have very little to add. My 5th gen is superb, as was the 5th gen before it. The 6th gen I rented nearly got thrown in the ocean the VTEC was so bad. In my mind, there's no comparison.
  14. Where have you looked...or do you want us to do that for you?
  15. I really need to get my spare wheels painted white. Maybe this will be the year. They look so good against the yellow.
  16. bmart

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    From the album: 1989 CB-1

  17. From the album: 1989 CB-1

  18. That sucks. It might be worth making something to go under the stand that makes it flat/level, then just lever it onto the center from side stand securely...then up!
  19. Sorry to hear about this. Is the surface in the garage uneven?
  20. I have this strong desire to mess with the lock nut. Is this a don't cross the streams kind of thing? 🙂
  21. Because something else is different, even if they eventually ended up at the same p/ns. I don't like it. I've been chasing my tail. But I'm set now with a direction and have made it most of the way to the destination. Hopefully worth the effort. All things being equal...I'd still rather have Thermosman forks!
  22. I'll try! Measuring ride height (not sag) should have happened early, but it didn't. I had no idea to even think that it would be different. This falls on me. Big fat fail. Once that critical step was skipped, it was a rabbit hole. Currently, rear ride height is 4.5mm higher than VFR98. I may address that when my 27mm open end wrench comes. It is a PITA with a giant adjustable. I was after 330mm long shock when I should have been on ride height. I am adjusting it shorter to get what I want. I expected ~4mm actual ride height change from 1mm of shock length change. that was WAY off from my CB-1 info. It is nearly 1:1, it seems. I adjust only 1.5mm so I got ~2mm at the rear. It was enough to get past the crappy feel of having it TOO high. Measuring the two OEM shocks. I've done that. both 325mm. It seems that the '00 must allow for only 1-3mm, not 5mm that the '98 allows...and works best at. You are correct. Goal is to set the same ride height, which I will done when I have the 27mm wrench, to avoid complete shock removal. Ignoring ride height and focusing on sag and shock length was a big failure on my part. I just wish someone who has been through this chimed in in the last year or so...It would have saved me a lot of time and money. It truly wasn't bad to ride today. I want to get some miles in before making any changes. It was truly sucky before this. As you know...enough to sell it. Never give up! One never knows how close they are to a solution! 🙂
  23. While there is little or no room between the cat and the shock mount...it isn't keeping it from moving more. The plates seem to be the limiter. I could be wrong. Yellow shock is 327-328 mm now. I did get out for a ride today after the adjustments mentioned in prior posts. I also set the shock compression damping (high and low) to 10 out (recommended) from 9 out (my test). It still isn't quite like red, but it is miles better. Front sag is 26/34. Rear sag is 10/30. More than adequate. (Red is 26/33 front and ~31mm rider sag on the shock.) For now, D-U-N done. Hoping I can dig it by the rally.
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