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and the deafening wind noise

bit loud just off idle and low RPM, resonating in my helmet a bit but smooths out and much less noticeable after that.

I have Leovince pipes and they are straight through but "reasonably" unoffensive and sound just wonderful. just don't seem to have the harshness of other mufflers. though they are a bit louder than they were with the EM cat installed. Not quiet really but still not annoying as far as I can tell. deep and melodic without being raspy and harsh.

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its a sickness....I like my convenience but I like my weight reduction just as much!

I'm an idjit! and getting old! Its been a LONG time since I read the thread, I do remember this bit now.😏 Anyway, I' see how she flies tomorrow!

Finally got the header mounted. Welded on a couple extra bungs (front-left and rear-left) so I can tune front to rear lambda. Also welded on the centre stand stopper from the old header. Had it ceramic coated also. Question: Does the gen5 and gen8 have a larger exit diameter? cause mine arrived with a tube diameter larger than the OEM exhaust??? I had to chop the end off the OEM exhaust and weld it onto the new one, no biggie for me but I wonder how others with 6th gen's went or did mine get missed during fab I wonder? While I had it all apart I also build a new Aluminium Center stand. It weighs in at about 650g starting some weight loss fabrications to come.

Yeah, its not cheap though (not the black version I am getting) but it is a power house! yeah I need a second bike so I can "projectify" the other.

I am going to probably do a complete ECU swap with probably a ECU Master ECU. might be a while but having complete control will be nice. covering all the options of the RB for not a hell of a lot more. few things to work out of course.

through customs woohoo....howd the other Aussie recipients go with MyUS.com? i found them seemless and fuss free.

are we still waiting for a few people to pay the balance? I know I was a tad late (I had to muck about with paypal). Anybody know anything? To be clear, I am in zero hurry, just curious (and a tad excited maybe) Oh BTW a massive thanks to all they guys that made this happen. cheers!

No worries , I mentioned the thread over on FB vfr Australia group. see if any bites.

is this the official thread for these headers?

sweet, all good, just curious if some movement. sounds like a good idea. but sounds like someone would have to pony up for the extra sets??? either way no really hurry.

any updates? getting closer to next run?

agreed!, my fault... Sent from my ASUS_I01WD using Tapatalk

Cam regrind got me thinking and being a practical man I like the idea of the VTEC in the sense that you could get the second stage reground but still have low speed drivability. Although the transition may not be very nice. And also the added benefit of keeping the low speed fuel economy. this depends on the head room available with with Cam reprofiling. I have sent an email off to Elgin cams see what they have to say about it. And as with most of the replies I get from these kinds of companies they'll probably tell me it's not worth it and to bugger off. I always seem to find myself going down the path of most resistance. Like fuel injecting my DR 650 as an example .... " why the hell would you do that?" Sent from my ASUS_I01WD using Tapatalk

ahhh, so stock cams? interesting...and the 5th is probably lighter too? getting a second engine and working on that souns like a plan. Sent from my ASUS_I01WD using Tapatalk

yep you are right, I'll probably not go down that road unless I get a bee in my bonnet. I modify stuff just because I can, if it was a calculated thought process I probably wouldn't be riding bikes at all.

sorry i am waaaay off topic Sent from my ASUS_I01WD using Tapatalk

sorry, I'm talking out my ass....I have not ridden one. just looked at the specs. and also the fuel consumption is apparently not great. but like I said , in that genre its one of the best looking bikes!

challenge accepted! 🙂 150hp is needed to match the 1200 power to weight .... assuming a few pounds of weight loss, so yeah thats a tall order and sounds like supercharger territory, Im sure Ive seen 160hp dyno chart somewhere???? see, I had an aprilia rsv1000 and I spent a lot of time trying to make that thing comfortable. I decided to sell it and now I have a VFR (3 bikes later) For me at least, I like to modify things. best to start with a bike I really like to ride and mod it....it is MUCH more about the journey and having something unique. sure I can get a K1200 or something but there is a bunch of stuff I don't like about that bike that is insurmountable. I don't want JUST a fast bike. I want all the things the VFR has to offer and then I start modifying it to make it mine, make it special and enjoy the journey. Turn up on a R1 , the guys say "ok cool there is an R1, nice bike" . Turn up on a supercharged VF800 with trick and custom bits all over it and they say "damn, that thing is sick!!!". not that I care, its more about knowing that it is something I have created. But that's just me.

140....I assume that's supercharged. if not then where do I sign!

oh right i thought it 5.5" damn oh well, i want to stick with 180. maybe weigh with tire on and minus quoted weight of tire? Sent from my ASUS_I01WD using Tapatalk

yeah it (vfr1200) might have 170hp but its a bit of a pig. but now I look at it the power to weight is quite a bit higher. always loved the look.