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Didn't you already do that? :P

It sure does, but I dare to be different. :D edit - then again, I do have a second set of bodywork... could always do both! The 700 will likely die a death of a thousand pieces anyway...

Yes, everything was plugged or masked where I specified, except for one side of the front wheel. the guy goofed and only masked the left rotor mount posts, not the right, so I have a little careful grinding to do. No big deal, I went through the same thing with the chrome wheels I bought for my F4i, pc should be easier to get off.

Here's a few more of the powdercoat; some from the shop when I picked it up, and one with Chev's old gas tank. The RWB on the black frame would look really good too...

Well, at least you put "teaser" in the subject line. :P Looking good so far! Heh, I'd be happy to oblige w/ a few more pics from my break here at work... except Photobucket is now blocked here. <_<

The shock was built for Chev(Zack) by Works Performance for his VF700F. I bought it from him when he popped his motor, along with his gas tank, rear fairing, and some other assorted bits. His weight is just a little higher than mine, so it should be set up well for my kind of riding. Front end will be taken care of with .95 Sonic springs, and RaceTech's Emulators(in VF1000R forks). edit - more pics and story/write-up coming, might not have tie today though. Every day is a busy day. <_< :rolleyes:

Yeah, actually I do have a plan for the seat... can I send you a pic?

I'm going to be putting a LOT of wax on those wheels! :P I had the frame, swingarm, upper triple, and wheels done by a friend of the family(in a professional shop) for $200. Regular cost is $85 per wheel, $115 for a frame. :thumbsup:

Rough estimate of the goal, special thanks to BlueFireIce & Toro1 for the p'shop help! Lots of details will be changing, I will list most of the mods/parts used later. As you can tell this is not a true restoration, but I can guarantee that the bike will be better than new! :thumbsup:

I'm pretty excited because today I got my modded frame and other parts back from the powdercoat shop! Have a look and watch this space for a future build-up thread, from start to finish! B)

Nice ride Kirbster! :thumbsup:

Congrats Rob! I too love my swedish bling! :thumbsup:

Yes I love the HID's but I will be looking into a slick way of adding some more lights. I just can't get enough. The slick way? Get a VTEC! :goofy: Only half joking, we get four bulbs to mod! :thumbsup:

Have you ever looked at a Triumph final drive up close ? It is almost a carbon copy of the Honda's, except for brake linkage. I bet the whole thing would slide right into a '98+ VFR800 swingarm all nice like. Have to compare the two side-to-side or take some measurements but... :beer: I haven't but it sounds like you just had a revelation? :idea3: Let's get Skuuter to tear into his Speed Triple!! :goofy:

Probably won't help. It's likely the design of the wheel that allows it to clear the rear brake caliper, so you would still have to use a Carrozzeria wheel designed specifically for the VFR800 unless they are using one of their wheels designed for a Ducati. The only other rear wheel that will clear the VFR800's OEM rear caliper/rotor is Dymag's Sport Magnesium. And you still need a modified axle (no longer available through Dymag) or axle adapter or whatnot. Alternately, you could buy a set from Carrozzeria and try returning them after you had programmed the whole thing into autoCAD...just be prepared to make the wheels too, though. It's already been stated(possibly in another thread), that this adapter was modeled after Triumph's setup, so one might be able to bolt up a Triumph rear. I wonder if the part # for the wheel cross-references with their Triumph wheel? In any case, not having to pay their price for the adapter would get me that much farther ahead, eh? I still have our discussion of the conversion saved, and while I would still like to keep the linked brakes, I would give them up to get the wheel I want. The 3 spoke rears are my least favorite, the PVM 10Y's are my #1, with the new Duc 1098 wheel a close second. Any CBR600F4 wheel with similar design can fill in the front. I'd love to try and mill my own wheels! Trouble is getting that huge block of aluminum to start with! :beer: ps - I have a spare 5th gen axle I'm saving to try and make the conversion with at some point, just don't know when I'll get time for it.

It would be so sweet to get the specs on that axle adapter... I've got 4 brand spankin' new CNC mills to program... ^_^

I wanna know too! :pissed: The bike looks excellent Roy! I like it a lot! How much of Ohlin's technology do you think was incorporated into Yamaha's parts while Yamaha owned them? When you open the forks, are there any similarities with the Ohlins R&T forks?

Why? That is one ugly mother f#$%er Just like your face on a swimsuit model. :wheel: :goofy: It's different, and someone had asked about seeing different paint schemes.

Yep. At least you guys can go sledding. It's cold and rainy here. <_< :wheel:

Just came across this and thought I'd bump it up. :wheel:

I <3 modding my bikes! :lol:

Cool idea Dutch, thanks! :wheel:

If you bought the bike new, it should have come with the seat cowl...