Earl

Thanks for clearing that up Terry. After visiting Shock Treatment I understand that upgrading the R6 rear shock to work on the VFR is too costly. Thus, the original shocks are now back on both the '98 and '06. I'm happy with the handling on the 98 even if it is a little on the stiff side. The R6 forks seem quite OK, but I'm yet to push it's limits. The entire exercise has given me a much greater confidence in knowing my way around the '98. And, given that I also have a 990 SuperDuke I figured I can get my adrenaline hits on it.

G'day folks, I've been playing around with front and rear suspension and have put what I think is an Yamaha R6 rear shock. I've used the original linkage plates stamped with FR-MBG. In my bag of bits I have another set of linkage plates stamped FR-MCW. The latter set seems to be 3 or 4mm shorter in the direction of the arrow. Does anyone know if they (FR-MCW) are from later or earlier models or perhaps a lowering kit? My Haynes manuals shows FR MBG on 97-99 and in the 02-09 manual, in fact its the exact same photo. (The R6 shock spring is way too light so I'm off to Shock Treatment tomorrow to see if its worth putting a stiffer spring on) Ive put the wide bars as I even the standard bars are too low for my worn out wrists. And the forks were just because I could. In case you're I'm also thinking of putting all my boxes of bits and the 2006 up for sale. It has a great motor, Shock Treatment upgraded suspension, rear sets, panels, ect ect ect.

Hi All, I'm in the process of fitting R1 forks and rear shock to the 98. That's done but untested. I also fitted raised wide bars and full Delkevic system. At this moment I can decide to go back to full fairings or go naked. ??? It would be great to get some street-fighter guidance re single headlight, speedo tacho ect. My 2006 VFR is set up as a track bike but I may decide to sell it. Undecided. I see KEEF has gone down this road, so probably has already solved most of these questions. Cheers people.

Thanks man, I'll follow that up.

Hi all, I've got the swingarm, shock and linkage off, first of all to check the bearings and secondly to fit an R1 shock. The bearings are OK but the seals on the linkage arm need replacing. Can anyone recommend a supplier. I'm in Sydney. Thanks!

Howdy all, I have a Gen 6, unfinished project I picked up for the sole purpose of swapping out some of the parts onto my 98 Gen 5. In particular, the full stainless Delkevic system, which looks very nice and for the couple of minutes that I had the Gen 6 started, sounded most beastly. My question to you VFR brethren is are there any difference is heads or ports or header clamps that I should know about before getting my hands dirty? The other kit to swap is an unresolved R1 front end, with R1 wheel and rotors. But that's another thread. Cheers