VolatileVFR

Yeah, just came across one with 13,000.... ummm.. wow, that sounds amazing, but really? Built in chain oiler? negative ghostrider... that would be quite entertaining for the board though, had 'my drip' been from a purposeful and functional drip mechanism. hah

Answers to all of the above: --mileage is right at 75, 000 --there is potential for the excessive tightening of the chain, however, not for extremely prolonged timeframes (which would definitley add to the diagnosis) --yes, it has had a bare minimum drip for a bit of time, and this is the first time I have had things apart to actually see the potential area of leakage That was an interest of mine as well, being the new engine swap.. What resources are there out there for finding another 5th gen engine? i dont mind the major surgery, just dont lie the downtime during this beautiful weather.. haha On a side note, I used to receive immediate emails for replies to topics/posts.. is that no longer an availability, or is it hidden from me? haha EDIT: ahh.. perhaps my settings were off with regards to the immediate notification.. my email wasnt selected for some reason... hopefully that fixed that, so I will receive communication to my topic in a more timely manner Found a good chunk of these engines on ebay... hmm.. if only I could beconfident in an engine buy.. hah

5th Gen 99 VFR Countershaft sprocket was being removed and I felt this....ouch.. Pulled the sprocket, and the shaft had been watching to much Dancing with the Stars, and had started dancing all around itself. I am safely assuming this is a split, but randomly wondering if there is any availability to replace the bearing, etc without the split.. I havent split this case yet, so, question goes to all of those who have done this already.. Thanks!

WooHoo!! Don't they look good... I had a hold of these wheels for a long while before really deciding what I was going to do with them. I bought the front from a VFR rider in Birmingham, AL, and the rear 8-spoker came from Chonsey here on this site. The rear took all the work. It came with the old stock white paint job that had been semi-stripped to expose lips and a few aluminum areas. Well, needless to say, the exposed areas were not cared for, thus they were EXTREMELY oxidized. My original plans were to polish the whole wheel.. then I decided to polish the lips (the WHOLE lip, including the internal lip area, thus making one continuous polished lip) and painting the internal spokes black.. Then, I finally decided that I would not want the upkeep of the polished areas. Close to a year if not more later, I decided to paint them gold.. some shade of gold... So, I ventured over to my custom paint store, picked a base gold, and started adding shade by shade of bronze until I got the exact color I wanted. I then proceeded to paint and clearcoat my wheels... done deal... then.. I was looking at the front rotors and fork tubes.. Bronzed gold + a very satin inner rotor gold + silver fork tubes= me no likey... Off to the paint store again... Got some good black and some more clear... Proceeded the painstaking process of taping off the rotors, sanding a bit, priming + black + clear... done.. I then built a fork tube stand to hold the forks up vertically inverted. made out of PVC... Sanded these guys taking all the casting out.. whew!! Lot of sanding... painted and cleared... Now, done deal... Fun process... I love to paint this kinda stuff... Little precision and care and a lotta love bring about great outcomes!! Find them and send em.. I will make 'em pretty for you... :unsure:

Haha... :unsure: That's why I do it.. hehe..

I do stickies as well... Marc Parnes + balancer.. and the stickies are already black... D*** it!! I painted my wheels a rustic gold.. pffft... The clip-ons will take paint off when clipped though.. why do that when the sticky comes off with no problem at all. I as well have had no problems with stickies coming off either.

I could do that Leland, but it would be sooo much more fun to be able to mount it on my bike and have it at a spot of the moment trip to ATL or some other undisclosed location to do some spontaneous wakeboarding... It would alos be kewl to be able to just MOUNT it on my VFR.. hehe...

Thaaaaat's the one.... heh.. There ya' go Ptrbilt...

I agree about the view.. unless... it were mounted in some fashion in placement of the passenger pillion, but I think length becomes an issue then... Yeah, the board is 16.7 in. wide... The bindings would most likely be pulled off and put in a tail bag if installed on the side of the bike. No Givi's.. The idea would be to make it a light packed trip with few accessories, board shorts, etc, and my board and bindings.. You say right side of the bike.. why not left? Just curious... no reasoning, just different views.. I do usually keep left leg down upon stopping, but I also do right when I want... I would have to have some style of ability to be able to put the board mounted side leg down due to gradients and inclines. Putting one Givi on for balance is not a bad idea.. odd? yes... but functional for balance? definitely..

Hmmm... perpendicular mounting.. most symmetrical? yes.. 21.5" hanging off on both sides, assuming your 10" is correct width at the tail section of a 5th gen VFR. I am not sure if this is the streamlined ideal I am looking for.. That would be a last minute opportunity if I could nothing else and I had to leave tomorrow.. Simple strapping and a cushioning to keep it off the paint.. then it would rock... I am looking for something easily removed and reinstalled, so I don't hafta spend a day putting it on before a wakeboard weekend.. I want it look decent, and not unsightly, and I would love it to NOT take away from the design and functionality of the bike.. I like symmetry with the above case.. However, that puts the board out a bit too much on both sides I think.. That is much farther than Givi's, correct? I have never measured the distance my Givi's push out from the bike.. maybe it is not as far as i am thinking... hmmm...

ok.. First off.. no overhead rack will be installed on this bike.. although a great picture and funny site, I am not gonna be the one that employs overhead rack usage for a wakeboard and other traveling non-necessities. Ptrbilt, you should search around for that kayak shot mounted to the bike.. you would absolutely love it and the severe number of accessories he was able to mount on the bike...

Ahhhh.. I gotcha... nope...this will be used on a Mobius here in Mobile, a SeaRay in TN, and a Mastercraft in ATL.. so.. yep, I will definitely be traveling with it... and, it is better to use 'your' board so you can efficiently become a better wakeboarder and learn new tricks quicker than going board to board..