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Dragged it out from winter hibernation & let it warm through & checked everything through ready for getting back on the road in April 😁👍

The 5th gen is known for wearing out its clutch springs I have had 2 sets on the same clutch. Then replaced them with heavy duty versions.

Spain actually got VFR800 with RC45 paint job !

I learned something funny about BRG. It turns out the original international car races were sponsored in Europe by Rockefeller in the early 1900's it would considered the equivalent of an annual F1 race now. But the winner got to host the next years race. The English won the 2nd or 3rd year, but England had the 5mph law with a man carrying a red flag in front of a car then. So they asked the Irish (Britain owned all of Ireland at that time) if they would host it? They said yes. So in honour of this the English painted their cars Green, aka BRG! So technically its Irish Racing Green 😂

Well reducing HP loss through pumping loses was an idea, but a bikes cooling circuit is so small it works out at approximately 0.25HP so not noticeable. I mainly did it to get the heat soak benefit & improved cooling at low speeds.

I've used LifePO4 batteries for 15 years. They are less than half the weight with higher cranking amps, charge perfectly well from the stock charge circuit. Only thing they don't tolerate is extended periods of no use, as the clock has a horrendous draw & will flatten them in a couple of months to below their recovery voltage, at which point they become a brick. So either leave them on a tender or disconnect the battery if leaving for extended periods. Other than that they are great. Do NOT use a straight LiPo battery they are prone to catching fire due to their design & need specific chargers. You have been warned.

Low RPM reduced flow, High RPM increased heat. That's why I fitted the electric water pump. It runs at a fixed speed, has been fine on 30c trackdays & everywhere else. At Low RPM it increases heat transfer & at High RPM it flows as much as the stock impeller so all good. I swapped out my fan for a VTR unit originally, but make sure you add stone guard mesh or it will destroy your rad when it collects a kicked up stone larger than 1/4". I then switched to 4x waterproof PC style fans mounted to the outside of the rads, requires some minor side fairing air vent edge trimming to fit perfectly. But with my 90c temp switch & a 25/50 Antifreeze to distilled water ratio, the bike runs great even with my increased power. The electric fan is great at the end of a track or hard/hot session, you can kill the engine, but leave the ignition on for a few minutes & it keeps pumping the heat out!

I fitted one of those years ago, has been great 👍

So the rpm at idle is low so it will flutter. That pick up is slow when you revved it, probably because the rpm is low. My Rapid Bike shows the stock tacho on mine reads approx 300 rpm low compared to the digital readout from the Rapid Bike interface. Try increasing the indicated idle to 1500rpm & check the balance. I only use 2 gauges. One stays on reference cylinder & the other is connected to reference first & adjusted so they match perfectly. Then #2 gauges gets moved between the other 3 cylinders & then I swap 1/2 & confirm. Mine revs much faster than yours & is smooth all through the rev range when throttled up at idle.

Not sure how I missed this, but I flew a P51 for an hour back in 2009. Still the best hour of my life 😁👍

Fairly certain the 5th/6th gen engine fuel harness are the same. Only the engine internals & coils & TB/injectors were upgraded. Many people run 5th gen engines in a dead engined 6th gen &/or as an upgrade for the geared cams. You could always swap to a 6th gen throttle body & lower air box half & benefit from the 6th gen 12 hole fuel injectors! This is a straight swap, so harness wiring must be the same! Have fun 😁👍

Welcome, nice find & the best colour 😎👍 Enjoy it.

I recalled that looking for something else a few months ago I found a spare set. These are nickel coated, can't guarantee exactly same as the brass ones I used. But connected length is 85mm, barb tails are 10mm. I don't recall doing it but looks like I may have turned them down a little. They self seal on both sides.

Well theres a blast from the past. Mine are still going strong after 10years of fuel exposure inc Ethanol laced E10 for the last half dozen or so years! Happy hunting 😎👍