jessejames1216

hey thanks for getting back at to me Im very curious about this bikes past. ok maybe saying a "two brothers slip on" was incorrect. It is definitely a carbon fiber two brothers racing "muffler" for lack of a better term. But its definitely on the left side. I will takes some pics when it gets light out. As for the color, the label on the sub frame, about the rear inner fender the code is for the blue matallic, but my bike is red. The gas tank, with honda decals. Fairings with VFR decals, the whole 9. So the original owner must have actually swapped fairings, tank, etc. with a 1991? 1993? because i cannot see any signs of a repaint. I am a painter by trade and can usually spot non factory paint jobs pretty easily. hopefully it wasnt done to cover up a crash. But then you probably wouldn't change it to a color that wasn't an option for that year. Kind of a dead give a way. As for the wheels they are both black. they also look like they have factory quality paint. It seems to me the original owner put some money into customizing this bike and 'Im glad he/she did if that is the case. I will post some pics shortly and hopefully get to the bottom of this. Oh yeah, my original problem, with the Penske rear shock getting almost 200 degrees F after a 10-20 minute ride and turning soft as baby shit, I still haven't gotten to the bottom of that yet. So more than happy to hear suggestions. If anyone is willing to share their knowledge and experience with Penske shocks on vfr's Im all ears on that subject as well! Thanks again everyone who was/is willing to share their know how with someone they don't even know! MUCH APPRECIATION Jesse

Thanks for the advice guys. As for the question of the age of the shock, I'm not sure. If I had to guess I'd say 10 years old at least. The reasoning behind that is the person I bought the bike from owned it for 10 years and only put 10,000 miles on it. It was clear to me when speaking to him that he wasn't much of a " motorcycle type guy". Who sells a bike and doesn't mention, Hey, by the way it also has an almost $1,000 Penske shock in the rear. several other modifications became clear to me as soon as I got it home. First thing was the color codes on the sub frame say its a blue color. But my bike is all red. I might possibly have the only red 1992 vfr 750 because I'm pretty sure in 1992 blue was the only color option. Please correct me if I'm wrong. This isn't my first motorcycle but it is my first vfr. It also has a dynojet carb kit. Don't know much about that and not sure what stage is installed on my bike. Actually I'm not 100% sure if it even has that mod, but my bike does have the "dynojet" sticker on it, so good enough either way, right? The last mod and probably my favorite is the carbon fiber two brothers slip on that is on the left side of the bike. Not only does it sound bad ass but on the right side no swing arm, chain, sprocket, or muffler. All that you can see on the right rear is a big ol' 8 spoke! Love it! But Anyway, sorry got a little off topic bragging on my bike. The point of that was the second owner, the guy I bought it from didn't mention any of those modifications, which leads me to believe he purchased the bike in that configuration. So back to the shock, its seems it probably needs to be taken out of the bike and operated on, weather its from 200 degree F heat or not, doesn't really matter now, the damage is done. But looking at the big picture something is going to have to be done to remedy the extreme heat coming off the header next to the rear shock. its not only the shock getting cooked but also the battery ,starter relay, and R/R. The rear brake reservoir and lines are looking pretty crispy also. And i cant leave out my leg!! I know I'm not the only one with this problem and I'm sure that someone out there has a cure. Unfortunately I havent been able to find anything yet. This is how much luck i'm having...After I posted my original question at the top of this page I took a break from it all. A couple of hours later I search for "excessive heat rear shock vfr 750" and the first search result is my original post on the top of this page! That has never happened to me before. I think I can say I've come around, full circle. BUT STILL NEED ADVISE THANKS

Hello, I have been having this reoccurring nightmare.. every time i take my bike out (1992 vfr750) she seems to handle just fine. But starts getting sketchy the longer I ride. it feels like the rear end is all over the place. so i thought it might be tire pressure, no. front forks tweeked, i dont think so. wheels aligned and plumb, yes. So yesterday after limping her home i started to do some poking around with one of those laser thermometers and 10 minutes after i shut down my bike the rear shock was still at almost 200 degrees F! it was hotter than the exhaust pipe tat happens to be like 2 inches away. also i was pushing up and down on the rear end and it seemed really soft. i have a nice Penske emulsion shock, i believe it is called. no reservior, but i think it is at least 2 way adjustable. the shock is something the previous owner must have bought and i did notice that my bike came with this almost $1000 shock the day i bought it. thats why i might not have suspected the shock was the issues weeks ago. I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this issue and any possible reasonably price cures. I have to head back outside to put my bike back together. I tore it all apart yesterday to try to get a better look at that shock, which wasnt a very good idea since i have no game plan as to where to go from here. Im just going to put it back together before I start loosing nuts, bolt, etc... Thanks in advance for any opinions on this matter jesse

First let me thank all that replied. It is greatly appreciated!! Ok so my bike is up and running again and unfortunately I have no one to blame but myself. I took the battery out a couple days ago to make some adjustments to the rear shock. Its a penske so the adjustments aren't in the same places as the factory shock. So anyway I struck out on adjusting the shock and put the battery and battery box back in. I must have pushed an important wire down too far because the exhaust header had melted a section of wire coming off the R/R. Luckily all I had to do was replace a 30 amp fuse and patched up the wire! 5 minute job and I made it to work and back today with no troubles. Its about 100 degrees where I live today so Im hitting the road again right now! Again thanks to all who helped me out! This is the best goup of VFR people on the internet! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! Jesse

Im going to try and get her home right now. Your suggestion is the first place im going to look Thank you for your advice!! MUCH appeiciation to you and everyone else who offered any info I will post my findings tonight

On my way to work this morning my 1992 vfr750 was running just great...then as I'm coming to a stop light, slowing down, applying brakes and down shifting the engine just dies. Now I have no dash lights. A jumper pack on the battery wont even get any lights to come on. Also tried jump starting it with no luck. Any help would be greatly appriciated as my beloved bike is dead on the side of the road Thanks

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Just getting my name out here. Also just purchased a 1992 VFR 750 that needs some tlc. I'm making progress already (only have had it for 2 days) and with the amount of time i have spent on this site looking for info I figured It was time to sign up and donate to the cause! Thanks! Jesse