douglasthecook

I already did that, but the plastic white tube that the rubber grip is on seems stuck. I split the case like you said, but I can't get the darn thing off!!! It just doesn't want to come off of the clip-on. What kind of adhesive do you use when you re-install the rubber grips? I'll take another look at my throttle assembly tomooorw, thanks for the assistance!

Ok thanks to you guys, I got the rubber grips off. Now how do I remove the white plastic throttle tube? That is the last thing that I need to remove. Thanks!!!

WD-40. Stick the straw between the grip and the bar, squirt. The solvent will help loosen the adhesive. I perfer using isopropyl alcohal (rubbing alcohal). It evaporates clean and doesn't leave any residue (unlike WD-40 or soapy water). Of course, if there's grip glue under there do what thx1139 recommends and use WD-40. :thumbsup: And when it comes time to put your grips onto the bars, lube up the grip with isopropyl alcohal first. It'll slide right on very easily. Then with a can-of-air (like for your computer), stick the straw under the grip and shoot air in there. This will quickly evaporate the alcohal within a few seconds and your grips will be securely installed! :goofy: Thanks for the tips!!! I'll try that this weekend. That's pretty much the last thing that I have to remove, then I'm just waiting for all my parts to come in......

Most of my parts are on their way. The only thing that I haven't ordered are the clip-ons. I know what you mean about waiting for parts. I had to have some of my stuff shipped to my parents house, so they can forward it to me. Some companies don't ship overseas. No big deal, just adds to the time.

Depending on the outcome of your clip-ons from cycle cat, I might go with these..... http://www.oppracing.com/products.php?acti...uct&id=2301 http://www.oppracing.com/products.php?acti...uct&id=3047 Granted it'll cost me about $100.00 more than the cycle cats, but it looks like a viable option. How do I get the rubber grips off of the handle bars? I have everything else removed, but my Clymers manual doesn't say anything about getting the grips off.

I was able to reuse all the nuts to hold the steering stem on. I even had to reuse the one to hold on the top clamp. Cycle Cat wanted a 10% restocking fee. So I ordered Just the Billet pieces for the "Busa. They should be here this week. I will post up and take picts as soon as possible. Don't make the same mistake I did by ordering the wrong ones. Now I have an extra set of billets I need to try and sell. Ok. I'll wait until you have you new clip-ons to order mine to see if any compatibility issues arise. I'm sure you'll be able to find a buyer on Ebay for your 954 Clip-ons. Pics will definately be useful. I'm pretty much in a holding pattern now until all my parts come in. Everything is removed and/or accessed, just need the darn parts. Thanks again!

You're too kind. Were there any parts for the steering stem that you needed to order?It looks like we can re-use our castlated nuts, but need to get a new retainer for the top nut directly under the top triple tree cover. Were you able to find anything out from Cycle Cat? I have ordered everything with the exception of the clip-ons.

Ok, so the 'Busa clip-ons have a 2.5 inch rise, but come with new brake lines, and a coupon for getting your throttle cables extended, but this is not required as you said that there was plenty of room with the existing clable, and lines. You can look for me on yahoo under the screen name douglasthecook, in case you get tired of answering my ?'s this way, you can always IM me.

Ok, so there weren't any rise problems, just foward orientation problems? Thanks for you're help, it's defiantely nice to have some assistance with this. I went to the cyclecat website, and saw what you meant. Other than that, there weren't any problems with the clip-ons? And what size o rise did you go for? It looks like the 954 clip-ons have a 1.5 inch rise, and the 929 clip-ons have a 2.5 inch rise. I'll look at the 'Busa clip-ons again, and see what they have. Thanks again!!!

Happen to have any pics of the current mock up? What advantage would the 'Busa risers give you if they have the same rise? I was going to order my Cycle Cats tomorrow, but it looks like I'll wait now, to see what you come up with. If I weren't in Germany, I might not wait, and try to do some of this along w/you, to compare notes. However shipping time to Germany is considerable longer than in the States. I have the front brake master cylindar from the 954, is that what you're using? I'm going to keep the stock clutch master cylindar for obvious reasons. Also if I understand you correctly, you can't mount the 954 Cycle Cats on the top of the triple tree due to the lack of availble fork tube protrusion, have you tried to mount them under the triple tree yet to see how they fit? Thanks, and sorry for all the questions, I don't have quite the quick resources available to me as you do.

Ok, so how far off was the rise? I just dropped my front forks tonight. I was going to order the Cycle cats for the 954 as well, if I remember right, they had a 2.5 inch rise? How much of a rise do the ones for the 'Busa have? Did it seem that your brake, clutch, and choke cables were long enough? Ok, I think I've asked you enough ?'s for now. I am quite curious to how your transplant is going to work out, as I'm at the parts ordering stage now, and have no front forks on my VFR. If you have any pointers, or know of any parts that I should order that I might not have though of, I'd like to hear them!!!

I have 954 forks, and front wheel. I'm going to order a complete set of SS Braided lines, as well as wave rotors. When I ordered the wheel, it didn't come w/rotors. Figured that since I need to get some anyway, might as well get wave rotors. I can't remember if I have the stock wheel spacers or not. If not, I was going to order some from ronayers.com, as I need to order the rotor bolts, and the front fender hardware as well. I might look your place up though. It's always nice to have options! Thanks for the info!!! Douglasthecook, Just so you know. I ordered my wheel spacers from www.misumi.com. They are a custom order collar. You get a choice of material. I ordered Clear Anodized Aluminum. Both side cost me 30 bucks and waited 12 days. I don't know which forks you are using, but hope it helps.

Cool, definately looking foward to the pics of your completed project!!! What clip-ons did you go with? It looks like I'm going to shell out the $$$ for the Cycle Cats, as I keep missing the stock 929 clip-ons that show up on Ebay. Hopefully next week I'll be ordering all the parts that I need to finish mine up.

Thanks for the link. There are quite a few now, and I get quite sidetracked, and forget what I was originally looking for. From that link it looks like there is a 1-2 cm bend in the oil cooler. Sound about right? Thanks again!!! "As far as "How to Bend" the oil cooler. I relied on Swiifers thread. Look at the link below. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10129"

Can I get the dimensions, or a diagram of the piece of wood you used to put a gentle curve in your oil cooled? I.E. how long was the piece, and what was the radius of the curve. Did you use a 2X4? I'm no good with the whole wood shop thing, nuts and bolts are my bag (insert comments here, I deserve it...). Thanks!!!