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Looks like a cool logical mod! What kinda spring?

If you're a heavier guy, do you need to get a stiffer spring rating? Does RaceTech make an upgraded spring, and is it a straight rate or progressive wind? Any chance a gold valve will increase performance? More importantly, is any oil required for this mod, & if so, what kind is best?

And last but not least, did Fast Freddie really sign that bike??? :o

Seb, thats what I'm talkin bout start em early :D

You are moving along at a nice pace. As you know mine is at a standstill so I can live my wrenchin

days through you :rolleyes:

I'll have a post for you in a few days that you MAY or may not like.....

Keep it up dude

So what was not to like about your posts? :joystick: Helmet looks slick! :thumbsup:

Here's some pics of the meager bits I got done recently...

Wheel bearings in

All new, all 'round, even in the hub!

I bought the Vortex sprocket on a CBR board years ago for $10, just to hang on the wall, because the owner did not know what is was for. I called the part number in to Vortex, they replied "530 pitch fits Honda"... sooo.... at the time I tried to fit it to my CBR, and it didn't fit. On the wall it went. Last weekend I pulled it down, and LO AND BEHOLD, LOOKY WHAT IT FITS!!! How lucky is that?? It's a bit big @48 teeth, but, we shall see. If I don't use it, at least now I know what it fits, and can sell it to get $$ for the one I really want/need. :thumbsup:

The VF1000R forks where meant to be air charged just as the 750, and a cross over tube is used to keep pressure even. Not anymore. I want to be able to adjust the height of the tubes, so I welded the holes for the crossover shut. Still need the grind them down and blend them in a bit.

Did some more glass bead blasting, and yes, I did blast the rotors. Came out great!!

Anti-dive case cover:

Rotors(also masked for paint):

I was advised to test fit the 1KR triple before powdercoat, and I'm glad I did. Turns out I needed to add ~1/8th of an inch to either side of the steering stop on the lower triple to keep it from hitting the frame.

Here's what I did, I drilled a hole through the stop, and cut most of the thread off of two spare VFR fairing bolts. Then pressed them into the slightly undersized hole:

Last but not least, I had been wondering why there were two extra holes and one small machined area on each side of the VF swingarm. I still don't know what Honda's intentions were, but I decided to use the spot to implement a bracket for one of my bike stands on each side. They will be made of titanium, and include the cutouts shown on the full scale paper template. I modeled them after Gilles Tooling's chain adjusters, which include the rear stand bracket, and double as toe guards(to keep your toes from getting caught in the chain & sprocket).

Hope you guys enjoy, I'm trying to keep the ball rolling here... tough lately...

Well, today is Saturday the 15th. Where's the pics of the new owner picking up his bike?? :warranty:

I found these sliders online yesterday...anyone tried them yet? No drilling the reservoir!

http://www.bikehps.com/acatalog/BikeHPS_On...r_Honda_19.html

The VFR pic is fourth from the bottom.

I have them and I converted to Radar's Kit once I got over the drilling fear. Greg

So you're saying that you've got a set and went to this Radar's kit instead?

Ya, Dat's it...... Failsafe install and IMHO, a much more 'robust' mounting point. :thumbsup:

If anything, the quality and design is to the level of almost overengineering.... but that's a GOOD thing! :joystick:

I'd love to get a set of Radar's sliders for my VTEC, but don't have the scratch right now as all my extra $$ is going into the 750 project!

It's just time + money my friend! :unsure:

Good post guys! :thumbsup:

Are you doing any other work to the bike to make it a full package(like tuning the suspension), or just getting the motor and juice in there and getting it to work?

Hey there. I wish you luck with your project, although it does not interest me much. When you finish this project, maybe you can help the world switch from diesel trucks and ships to electric. That's the real problem here, not the poor little 700cc bike that just got molested.

Sorry if I said too much, I do wish you a successful end to your bike.

Nice work, Seb! Once I heal up from my surgery, I'm heading outside and starting work on my VF. I got the HID set in the mail, will post a thread when I get it in and working.

I can't wait for spring...

Surgery? :blink:

Can't wait to see how the lights turn out(on, I mean :idea3: )! :thumbsup:

Here's some more pics I took today, I got my Emulators! :D

Still can't believe what they charge for these little suckers, but supposedly they are worth it...

All Balls steering bearings(tapered roller), front wheel bearings, and rear wheel bearings. All three are kits and include new dust seals.

Sonic Springs are here, sorry not unwrapping them till they go in the forks...

Polishing the damping rods:

Did some cleanup on the fork lowers, removing casting marks and some scratches they had:

Thinking about how to use my 750 fender on the 1000 forks, or maybe even a VF500 fender. I really don't like the 1KR fender, and I'll chop it up to change the lines of it like I did with KeystoneVFR's fender if I have to.

The bolt patterns are different between the two(three?) fenders, but a new bracket may cure that problem(VF1kR on top, blank under it):

CBR600F4 rear brake caliper, caliper bracket, and master will be fitted, also in the pic is the Blackbird clutch master.

Last but not least here's the controls;

Early 5th gen left side controls:

2006 CBR1000RR kill/run switch:

Got some helping hands coming from Canada this weekend, if we don't drink to much there may be more to report by Monday! :blink:

Here's the leftovers from the fork cleaning... I don't have a parts washer yet, so I ended up going through 4 large aerosol cans of degreaser/brake cleaner... yuck!

In other news, I disabled the TRAC anti-dive(required when installing GVE's):

Also glass bead blasted the fork lowers and the lower triple:

And the battery tray:

Just a quickie job on the tray and the lower triple, and a little time with the angle grinder and some surface refining pads will make them nice. Same goes for the fork sliders, I didn't want to get the glass media in the axle clamps, so I taped them up and will finish the paint removal by hand.

I'll paint all that stuff satin or semi-gloss black the same time as the F2 rotors, but need to find a new/better rear rotor first. Seems the person I got the wheels from, has/had a riding style completely different from mine. The rear rotor is well worn, and grooved, and shows signs of having been good and hot at least once, while the fronts look great. Better for me that way, at least... :rolleyes:

Last but not least, I finished up making a set of spacers to align the rear wheel in the swingarm, and sent Jamie Daugherty my spare rear F2 wheel in exchange for the machining of my hub and speedo drive. It worked out better this way for me, because my employer is becoming more strict about use of company machines for non-company parts. I was lucky to get that one set of spacers done under the radar, but had to jump through hoops to get time on the lathe. :rolleyes:

Just need to make up the other front spacer, then see how it all fits!

I have my swingarm and the new bearings, seals, etc. in my truck and will drop them off at my local dealer tomorrow, got a pal there hooking me up with pressing everything back in(one less thing I have to do!). Doing wheel bearings is one thing, but the swinger is awkward and I would be super pissed if that fresh powdercoat got scratched up because I slipped with the hammer, pipe, etc, you know how these things go.

More to come!

PS - if you do get it, and don't like those case guards, I'll take them off your hands! :thumbsup:

I got the bike, so . . . What have you got to trade for?

I need: left muffler - the plastic above the ignition - windshield- right passenger foot peg - gasket kit-timing chain - seat - decal kit

So far that's it.

How 'bout a new Lockhart Philips smoke windscreen? Plastic around the ignition - you mean the piece that goes on the upper triple(fuse cover)? I have one of those too(won't need it on mine).

Invest in Vaseline. All that fugly gray plastic can be black again.

I have some pics from today, will add them tomorrow. I went through 3(yes 3!) full cans of degreaser/brake cleaner today cleaning every single part of the forks. Also got the lower bearing race and dust seal off the lower triple. Wire wheeled a bunch of bolts as well as the damping rods(if you can call them that). I'm going to smooth/port/polish the holes and grooves in those tomorrow for nice oil flow.

Also need to drill and tap the lone steering stop on the lower triple to accept two small bolts, to make the stop bigger. It hits the frame before the stop on the frame.

More tomorrow!

I like big horns and I cannot lie

You other riders can't deny...

When a bike rolls in with an itty bitty seat and a big horn in your face....

ROFL

You get stunned! :lol:

The heat is on! (and back on!)

Family is out at a b-day party today, so I have a whole afternoon of garage time!! Yay!

More pics to come, the fender is done, got the front wheel cleaned up, it's ready for rotors, which I need to paint black first. Been tapping out some of the holes in the frame, also got the excess PC cleaned off the swingarm.

Hopefully will have lots to report back with this evening!

In the meantime, here's proof of mileage: B)

I like big horns and I cannot lie

You other riders can't deny...

Won't they get filled up with bugs and rain and such? :beer:

Seb, start with the recommended amount of spring pre-load (it came in the instructions from Sonic). That put me at 32mm on the dot(230-235lb with gear). I'm also running 15w fork oil and I like it......... but I'm too stubborn to know if these things are good or not............ hasn't bucked me off yet anyway. :thumbsup:

Get that heat fixed..... wrenching is supposed to be fun.

Honestly, I wanted to go lighter w/ the springs, but the lightest Rich had was 1.0. I'm around 210 w/ gear, and like to push it(riding wise). The instructions set you up with 1/2" of preload, I'm thinking harder about doing what Jamie did, and drilling/tapping the fork caps and fitting a bolt and washer so I can adjust the setup later, its bad enough that there are no other adjustments...

I really like the ride on my VTEC w/ the .90 springs(w/ Honda 10wt), and it's not too much lighter than the 750 when the bags are on. Then again, the shock I got from you was meant to be used with the 1.0 springs, so, I'll see how it goes. Emulators will help. I'll keep at it till it's ironed out and ridin like a cream puff. :salesman:

Here's the other promised pics:

The 2 together:

The one I didn't like:

The one I like better, and didn't get to finish today:

Here's the license plate bracket I made:

It'll mount with a few rivets on the underside of the chopped tray:

Plastic needs finishing trim:

Angle was precisely calculated for coolest looks, most mud protection, and best angle for receiving light from the taillight.

And the reason I didn't get much done - it was colder than shown, it bottoms out at 30, was closer to 20!

Not that I'm a wussy, I'm outside in the blowing wind on colder days lugging firewood to and into my house, along with splitting, stacking, etc, it's just easier to be creative and productive when it's NOT 20 degrees! :joystick:

Less progress today than I had hoped for. My heat went out in the garage(again!), and while I bundled up anyway, my air line kept freezing up! :pissed:

Didn't get the second fender chop done, but the nozzle for the furnace is clean and should be warm again tomorrow afternoon after work. <_<

Here's a pic of how petroleum jelly brings faded black plastic back to life, you can see the part was pretty ugly, almost white! I rubbed on a thick layer of P.J. and let it sit overnight, just to take a pic for you guys.

That's the fender I'm chopping right now, pics of the plate mount and rough cut are coming...

Little update for today, I finally got to finish a set of spacers for the rear wheel today at work! Jamie Daugherty is setting me up with the milling and turning of the speedo drive and hub, and the parts should be back by the end of this coming week.

All the bearings are here, dust seals are here. Swingarm still needs some sanding of powdercoat in a few spots. Emulators should be in on Tuesday. I need to get a semi-large tub to soak & scrub the fork parts in, I wanted to use acetone but I'm thinking dish detergent & hot water first. Also need to do some touch-up grinding/surface refining on the lowers, then turn up the heat in the garage and give them a few coats of black paint.

Another nice piece of news, my seat is in Ohio at the moment getting a custom cover made by Wells Upholstery & Canvas, which is where theoxmole's(Dale) Mom works her sewing machine magic!

I sent them the seat, a spare tail cowl and this pic:

We're working out the covering materials now, already set on the foam type & shape.

Can't wait to see the finished product!

Gotta clear a spot in the garage probably tomorrow and set up my 2nd grinder with a wire wheel and a buff, to start cleaning hardware. Also on the list is to re-do the fender chop, and treat the faded plastic with some petroleum jelly. I might even install the license plate bracket I made...

Stay tuned for pics tomorrow!

Those 5th gen ones look pretty craptacular.... they look like they'll provide the perfect pivot point for jamming the clip-ons, fork tops, and radiators into the ground... :joystick:

Guys, look at the pics. Belt might not clear the swingarm under tension.

The Buell sprocket (3rd photo) seems to come real close to the swingarm!! So I'm not sure if you've placed the custom-made one to check, but with 4 more teeth it must be getting close to touching... unless the photo is deceiving...

Hopefully Larry is trying to obtain his required measurement with the axle & hub oriented as far forward as possible... in the case that the belt doesn't stretch, he'll have the shortest wheelbase possible.

That'll allow him to gain a couple mm by moving the eccentric...

Larry, I gotta say, where there is a will, there's a relative... err, uh, there's a way. :thumbsup:

Guys, look at the pics. Belt might not clear the swingarm under tension.

I can't see the pic, but it sounds like a double banjo Speed Bleeder. I have one on my F4i, they're very handy! :thumbsup:

Steve! It's done! :goofy: :beer:

Steve (KeystoneVFR) recently contacted me about doing some custom work on his fender, and here's the end result, I think it turned out really well!

He sent me some pics of what he wanted, which translated to something very close to this:

Then along came Dutchy with his motorcycle show picture-post, including this shot of the new '08 CBR1000RR, and Steve and I both thought that a translation of this fender's design onto the VFR fender would look best:

So, I moved some of my striping tape around, and cut the first side to look like this:

(note, the first cuts were made to a 1/8" masking line only)

I made the fender symmetrical by creating a stencil with masking tape on the first side, as shown above, then moved the stencil to the other side like so:

To get this end result:

It's in a box now, and will be on it's way back to Pennsylvania tomorrow evening, and Steve's assured me that installed-on-bike pics will be posted shortly after its arrival! I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed cutting it up Steve! :beer:

ps - I used a selection airtools including a high-speed cutoff wheel, a fist(angle) grinder with a 60 grit disc and a fine 3M scotch-brite Roloc disc, and a sanding drum mounted in a straight die grinder to clean up the two large curves on the forward end of the fender. Also used my benchtop belt sander to straighten up the long flat edges.

Total time invested, start to finish, about 3hrs. :thumbsup: