VFR750LV

I am in the process of swapping my exhaust for a TBR left exit one. Some of the nuts were hard to get at, but all in all, everything came off smoothly. The hard part was getting at the rear cylinder exhaust studs, but you should be able leave the rear cylinder collector intact. I am having a harder time installing the new exhaust! 🙄

I am glad to hear the exhaust took the damage. I "hit" a rubber cone on the freeway once and it scared the daylights out of me. I can only imagine the sound and feeling of a solid impact like this. Ride safe!

Photos of the exhaust and rear shock...

I was able to get the exhaust mounted, but had a few problems. The rear exhaust headers are quite close to the swingarm - left piston pipe is ok with about 1cm clearance. Right piston pipe is less than 5mm from the swingarm. Any suggestions on how to space it a bit farther out? How much space should I be looking for? As I tried to loosen the exhaust nuts again, one somehow ended up being crossthreaded and extracted the exhaust stud (front right piston). I will need a new stud and nut, but it came out with no problems so shouldn't be too bad to replace. Should I use some anti-seize compound on the new stud and exhaust nuts? What about other hardware going back into the block. I want clean everything up and like new. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Will upload some photos soon.

I am starting this thread to track some of my work and progress on my 1991 VFR750. Purchased a few years ago - I believe that I am the third owner. The bike was originally from the US (Nevada) and then imported to Canada (BC). The previous owner here took care of it meticulously and several mods have been done on the bike. Purchased with 56k miles on the clock. Runs like a dream. Modifications include: Polished frame Custom paint THURN fairings up front (upper and both sides) Modified rear fairing (original) with shaved turn signals solo seat cover Modified brake lights (RC30 style) with integrated turn signals and pulse on brake frame sliders MSR tinted windscreen Corbin seat tail tidy 2001 CBR919RR rear shock (MCJ831) Barnett kevlar clutch kit Yoshimura exhaust Front fork (w/ preload adjuster or from 1996?) Forks are not original. Left tube shorter than right. Both have preload adjusters which I am not sure were originally available. I am finally working on trying to install the 2-Bros exhaust w/ left exit that I picked up. It is beautiful. Had to remove the rear shock to access the final exhaust collector nut, but in doing so I figured out what the shock was. Questions: How can I determine spring rate for the rear shock? I am not sure if the spring has been changed, but have read that stock shock may be too soft for my 185-190lbs frame. The shock has a yellow spring if that helps. How to determine what forks I have? One leg is longer than the other, both have preload adjusters. Someday I will get into the front end, but not for a while.

You have been busy! The outcome looks fantastic and much better (IMHO) than before. Agreed re: Thurn fairings. I have the same for the fronts and they are a very nice product. Enjoy the ride!

Hey, you may have a cousin on the other side of the pond! Nice looking project - keep at it. I always dreamed of owning a VFR750 (3rd Gen) or RC30. I found mine on Craigslist a few years ago, but it was already mostly done. Mine has the original rear fairing smoothed and filled in. The rear brake lights and blinkers are in the same unit, so no extra tail lights. My license plate holder is on a bracket right up under the light with a small channel cut out so that the brake lights shine on the licence plate in the dark. Currently working on a 2-Brothers exhaust to complete the look, and also some handlebar risers to make it a bit more comfortable. I look forward to seeing your progress.

Removed all fairings, centerstand, footpegs, rear wheel on and off a few times... Why you may ask... so that I can get the exhaust off. All but 1 nut remaining on the small collector at the engine. Just can not get that one off. Now thinking I need to now take out the rear shock. Replacing with 2 Brothers set up if I can finish the job!

On mine, yes. On the one in the video - unknown.

This is not my bike, but I have a similar noise from my 91 VFR (with a Kevlar Clutch Kit). Thought I would put up a link and see if the experts can diagnose.

Hello from NVancouver, I am new(ish) on the forum and have been lurking and learning here for a while. I picked up the bike that I always wanted from my younger years - a 1991 VFR750. The previous owner did some body work on the rear to give it the RC30 look. I can only say that it looks right by my eye. Lots of modifications made - will list those later. All I have left to do is install the 2-Brothers left ext exhaust and I will be set. With 56k miles on the clock it has been around the block a few times, but it starts right away and runs like a dream. I am mechanically inclined, but have never done much work on cars and bikes other than the basics. I figured this would be a good way to get my hands dirty... but really, how much is there to do with one of Honda's most reliable masterpieces!