Blue Viffer

Like everyone else glad that you are OK. After having a highspeed get off take your time to getting back to it. It is great to be alive but don't let it change you. Enjoy rebuilding and heal quickly. vince

BR, just saw this request this AM will check tonight or tomorrow night to see if I still have those pics. Think so but with moving to a far distant land where you can only ride 6 months out of the year things get misplaced. Now where is that bike. vince Finished reloading pics. Just went through and re-read thread and found that some questions I did not answer after posting. I was in the middle of a move from SoCal to Oregon and did not shine you on. If you have any questions that you might want me to answer please ask. vince

BR, just saw this request this AM will check tonight or tomorrow night to see if I still have those pics. Think so but with moving to a far distant land where you can only ride 6 months out of the year things get misplaced. Now where is that bike. vince

Go to harbor frieght and in the drill section you can find a 3 or 4 piece set of drills 20" long for like $5.95 or so. Worked great for my install. vince

Toro, Another question for you would a PCII work or would you need the III? vince

Toro, Looking over pictures of your kit I don't see any injectors or a bigger oil cooler. I seem to recall you changed your injectors and added a bigger oil cooler. Maybe my memory is fading a little. You might have only installed bigger injectors. My question is: are bigger injectors needed with this kit as it stands? The oil cooler might not be necc if you live in cooler climates? vince

Dude, PB257M is the color that I was given by a honda parts man. vince

I Don't quite understand the above comment. What doesn't the 5th gen have. vince

6'1, 230 :rolleyes: VINCE

Now how is that possible? :unsure: vince

Rob, Haven't had the rear of the bike off for a while now. But will take it off and take some pictures for you here this weekend. I work on Sat so it will probably be Sunday. With the link wolf supplied I have no rubbing problems when 2 up. And I am not too light. How ever the wife is about average 135#. The pics Phantom posted were a whole lot cleaner than what the wolf set up is. Will get back soon. vince

With 929 954 top clamp and early rc bottom you could use either the 929 954 or rc 51 forks. You have enough to adjust the forks up and down in the clamps as to not have bad geometry. Ask BLS for a computer analysis of your bike with the different clamps and forks. I liked the rc forks because they have stiffer springs and longer travel. Being a big guy it makes the ride just right for me. vince

I have the RC 51 forks, besides being longer in length than the 929 954 version you have a little more travel something on the oreder of 5.1 inches to 4.8 inches. And with the 954 top clamp and rc bottom you can adjust them up and down in the clamps to get the feeling you want when turning in. vince

I used the stock RC51 clip ons at first above the tripple clamps. A little too far forward for my tastes. Did the convertibars still not to my liking. Then found helibars for a 929. Fit is very close to stock bars when put on top or the clamp. If you want a little more relaxed you could even use the 954 helibars. And by the way I did raise my forks about 5mm and am going to raise them another 5mm but I have the rear raised for the pipes. vince

We have a hidden Paralever design on the drawing board for those of you still in the 60's. Actually it is Fixer's assignment to find a fool who will help him with the design construction, fitting and testing to a 6th Gen bike that is of the faster red color that is a one of a kind with mig pipes. :wheel: He is now hard at work in the basement of the mad scientist's lab. :goofy: Pictures to follow. :beer: :beer: vince

This first picture is of what I consider the first thing to do when making a modification of this type, getting a baseline or measurement of your current ride height. This shows the measurement to the ground from the bottom of the frame at the point the steering stem ataches to it. 28 3/4" on my Bike. Here I am removing the circlip to remove the stock handlebars. This shows the start of the removal of the Top plate of top clamp. With this picture you need to remember the warning on the 2000-2001 Steering Stem vs the 2002 and up. The 2000-2001 is on the left. Now this picture shows the adjustability of using the RC 51 steering stem with shorter forks. Here I am using RC forks and the line above the clamp is the start of the tube taper from 50mm back to 43mm. With shorter forks that line would be closer to the clamps giving you less adjustment. If you use 929-954 lower clamp the line would be closer to the clamp and allow less adjustability. Especially if you were using shorter forks ie R-1 or others. This is the current 5 Spoke wheel for a RC it is lighter than the previous 6 Spoke wheel and I thought having a 5 spoke wheel on the rear already it would be nice to add one to the front. Maybe a 6 spoke would look as good because you really don't see much of it through the brake rotors. After putting it all together without bodywork. Now for the completed work, you be the judge was it worth it or not? Looks yes, performance for me yes but still adjusting. Hope this quiets the gents and their not worth anything with out pics. At 1:00am in the morning I was a little bit leary eyed and thought you would appreciate proper posting of pictures. Enjoy! vince

Take your time and do it right. Make sure you read our last few posts on the front suspension rake trail adjustments you might need to make due to the difference in rake of the tripple clamps. When you get yours together take it easy riding to get the feel for the steering. You might need to change the ride height to give you less trail so it steers either like it did or better. Enjoy the pursuit. vince