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Man I wish it was possible to rig something like this up for the 1200F, great work! (I only assume it's not possible since nobody has done it yet?)

Thank you Zombie.

The exhaust system is surviving nicely. No packing burnout or anything. Cans still look great and the sound is like a proper V-4.

Again, as far as I had checked last, Honda does not release their exact motorcycle paint formulations to aftermarket paint companies like DuPont, PPG, or others to match by referencing the paint code under the seat.

Automotive paint, yes, motorcycle paint, no.

Partly this is due to how motorcycles and autos are repaired.

Dent your 2014 Civic, and the new bumper and fender arrive unpainted at the Honda car dealership, and they paint and install the parts at their own bodyshop owned by the dealership.

Dent your 2014 CBR1000, and the fairings arrive prepainted from Japan and are simply swapped at the Honda motorcycle dealership.

Also, I had read that the paint formulations they use in Japan for the motorcycles have high levels of lead and VOC's that would not pass EPA regs here in North America. (at least they used to, that may have changed recently)

So basically, any paint that you may find here is probably the result of someone scanning a body panel with one of those high-tech scanners, and using the formulation that the scanner spits out.

That method may or may not result in a match, depending on numerous factors, not the least of which is the humidity and temperature during painting, air gun pressure, spray pattern, application technique of that particular painter, etc.

Short story long, matching existing MC paint is a 'Good Luck Chuck' endeavour.

Nice, I'm jealous.

Cool, nice work.

I would feel better about the JB weld, in this application anyhow.

This one is for a car, but they make them for quads and dirtbikes, basically an inline coolant temp gauge.

Splice it into the hose going TO the radiator, and boom, you know your engine temp.

Not a 6th gen tail. It's the 5th gen with a custom exhaust.

The only 6th gen part on the bike is the gas tank.

ZZ click here, completed pics are further down.

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/68154-clutch-and-grab/

i thought you would go for blue........

I put on a larger 3-row cooler on my 1999, from a 1986 VFR750, and it definetly helped with the running temps in hot weather.

If you're looking to go bigger, get a 4-row oil cooler off an RC51. That should do ya.

if you overtighten the bolts, you risk damaging the clutch basket.

I put in an aftermarket clutch and springs, torqued to spec, zero problems.

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/68154-clutch-and-grab/

Finally!!!

It should state the correct fuel pressure in the Blackbird Factory Service Manual.

Wish I could have done it.

Ping me next year in the planning phase and with any luck we can cement it in the middle of my regular week off.

How many bikes Lee?

And we need pics!

Y'all are really making this hard for me now. :-(

Does anyone know for sure that there IS a difference in the side cover between 90-91 and 92-97 VFR750F's?

Partzilla lists 11330-MT4-000 for 90-91

and

11330-MY7-000 for 92-97

Cheers!

From JZHs website:

The PCN generally remains the same throughout the same "generation" of Honda model, but there are exceptions... Most significant for viewers of this Web site is the case of the 1990-93 VFR750FL-P RC36, which (inexplicably) has one PCN for the 1990-92 FL-N models (MT4) and a separate PCN for the 1993 FP models (MY7), even though there were no significant "generational" changes made to the FP model. When the "next generation" 1994 VFR750FR RC36 was released, the PCN changed again (to MZ7) and remained the same until the end of production. This, however, appears to be the "exception that proves the rule..."

Must add to this thread since Dutchy linked it elswehere.

The windows Seb uses are made from Lexan.

Mine has not discolored at all in the time I've had it on the bike, 3 years now.

Yes, it clouds over when the bike is warming up, but that goes away fairly shortly, once the bike is up to temp.

And, with the O-ring seal on the machined cover ring, it has not leaked nor sweated any oil, ever.

Keep in mind that mine was one of the original prototypes, and I can only assume that Seb has gotten the process refined somewhat, with all the practice he's gotten making these things.

Hey Seb, how many are out in the wild, do you think????

I'm at once excited and bummed out.

I've just landed a new job, and quit my old job of 16 years, yesterday.

With a brand new plant to learn, and initial startup scheduled for July, I'm going to be up to my armpits in alligators.

So excited for the new job, and bummed to not be able to go to Oregon.

I had such a great time at the last PNW meet in Troutdale, it was so much fun.

I'm gonna miss the crazy bunch of inmates from VFRd this year. Send pics!!!!!

See new topic in this forum.

Carlos, best that you continue to direct your inquiries over here:

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/74980-cbr-coil-upgrade/

As this thread is just for the 5th gens, 1998 to 2001 model years.

Thanks.

Not necessary. You can run without them.

46mm, according to a magazine road test from back in the day.

36mm for the VFR800 5th gen, again, from a magazine test.

Hope that's right, I didn't cross-check it to anything else.

Edit: I just google searched "RC45 46mm throttle bodies" and got a ton of exact hits.

Same for "VFR800 36mm throttle bodies".

Geez, it looks almost ready in that pic. What does it need (at the bare minimum) to be ridden?

Brake lines, cooling system, clocks, hand controls, headlight, electrical, carbs and airbox, end can, what else?

From what I see, that's a good weekend's work.

Looks like the angles are all wrong.