tyrroneous

I'm thinking that's just glare and not damaged paint. To the OP, paint scheme looks great!

Great report! Good balance of words and pictures. Keep it comin'!

I've got an OEM set of '98 catless headers for sale. They are in VERY good condition. PM me if you're interested.

Great pictures as usual Larry. I'm still amazed how you get access to the riders and bikes like you do.

Curious as to why the HID's weren't installed in the low beam positions?

Can't wait to see the end result!

Dang. I would love to join y'all but its one weekend too early for me. My daughter's birthday is the 24th and I've got a trip planned to arkansas for the weekend of April 30th-May 3.

Have you considered the Falco 305 ESO TT boot? It got good reviews from WebBikeWorld. Falco Review The all black pair look pretty sharp too and it would seem that they have equivalent levels of protection. I need to replace my aging Oxtars and these Falcos are at the top of my list.

Parts look fantastic. Can't wait to see the finished product.

That looks fantastic!!!

This thread has been full of great tips. So don't stop, keep 'em coming. I think the foot position pictorial might be the biggest help to me. I don't think I've ever thought to point my foot perpindicular to the bike. Looking at some of the picture from my first track day, I can definitely hang off more and my upper body needs to be lower but I think the foot position will be the key.

Yeah, I'm in agreement that riding in an extreme manner just to get a knee down is rediculous. And I'm old enough and mature enough to not do that. I guess I was just wondering if the geometry of the VFR (peg height, seat/peg relationship, etc.) would allow a short person to drag a knee assuming good body position? I have gotten toes, pegs, and headers to touch down before, just never a knee.

Alright, kinda goofy question here. And before I proceed, let me first state that I understand that getting a knee down is not really an indicator of speed or skill level or riding competence. However, that doesn't mean I don't wanna know what it feels like to rail with my knee kissing the tarmac. Okay, now onto the question...I'll be taking my VFR to a trackday in October. This will be my second trackday but my first on the VFR. My first trackday back in June was done on my wife's SV650. In pictures I was close to getting a knee down, but her bike has been lowered and I was dragging pegs like crazy. With the VFR being a larger bike than the SV, what are my chances of getting a knee down? I'm 5'6". Bike is at stock height with, sadly, stock suspension. Sag is correct. Tires are Pirelli Diablos. Track is Barber Motorsports Park. Will it be physically impossible? Will I have to hang off like Tony Elias to make the magic happen?

For a tight, short track it might be beneficial to raise the forks in the triples a few millimeters. That will quicken the steering and allow for easier direction changes. I'm a lightweight and so can't help ya on preload settings other than to remind that sag needs to be set correctly.

That looks fantastic. Big congrats on going the DIY route and being successful at it.