The Phantom

Yes both R1 and ZX-10R forks are longer than CBR forks.

You can have brackets made up to fit radial calipers to conventional forks - for the more popular pre-radial sportsbikes you can even buy them off the shelf.

Yes that pole lap was like nothing I've ever seen before and I've been following GP as much as possible since 1993. The race was enjoyable enough. Not a classic, but certainly fun enough.

What model of VFR?

The Stoner (and Pedrosa) hatred with you US guys is idiotic. But carry on.

Good to see Casey will race again, could be a precursor to him doing the World Endurance Championship. Casey Stoner, Steve Martin and Troy Bayliss as WEC team-mates, now that would be a formidable team. You should tell him that, I'd like to see the look on his face The Yamaha is not on song for Qatar... hopefully Rossi and Lorenzo find something in warm-up, otherwise they are not going to see which way the Hondas and Ducatis went.

Yeah the jets are easy to swap. The Factory jet kits used to be the go-to around here but mostly with people who needed to tune for altitude, the rest of us did pretty well with the Honda original jets. Mine with original jets, K&N filter, no snorkel and a Staintune slip-on used to see off a YZF-1000 (ThunderAce) in a straight line, but then again it was fettled by a guy who used to tune Troy Corser's Australian SBK RC30. No dyno.

750s are jetted rich from factory, I wouldn't change a thing until you've got the bike up and running. I like the radiator set-up!

Five years building you say? Whew, my record is well safe Enjoying the build. Looks like it will be one interesting machine when done.

Sorry to see her go Keny. But I have to say I probably spend more time reading advrider.com than VFRD these days Lots of fun to be had out there...

Rush2112, on 17 Mar 2015 - 03:53 AM, said: That frame and swingarm combination looks great - like something out of HRC's skunkworks.

The bike looks terrific so far. From what I have seen over the years, all RC45 bodywork requires adaptation to the VFR frame/tank.One of our members Mr Matt may have some ideas for you?

So you built a house... does it happen to look anything like the house John Britten built? Loved that last update with the drag strip photos. Not only built, but used

Oh you know the way to Dutchy's heart

Chain Gang disappeared and reappeared around 2009/10 with no real info on what happened. I dealt with Chris for a few group buys (he and his dad owned the business), and I suspect that they just wanted a change of direction, they'd been at it for over thirty years so no real surprise there! I haven't had anything to do with Scott but next time I'm down that way I'll drop in for a look. The business certainly still appears to have the expertise and quality they've always been known for. Website for anyone interested: http://www.chaingangchainsandsprockets.com.au/

Saw them on the RC36 Facebook page, very nice!

No. I can feel the surprise from here :unsure2: Things are still happening, however.

A ton of space? Like a few cubic inches in areas where it's completely irrelevant, and no weight savings to speak of Some VFRs don't have a few cubic inches of space...

Welcome mate. For some reason, a 4th Gen and a 5th Gen in the same relative condition (cosmetics, mileage etc.) do tend to run around the same price bracket. Personally I'd always go for the 4th Gen, I prefer the styling, but there's nothing wrong with 5th Gens. Weight is hard to nail down, but 238kg with water, oil and no fuel is probably about right for the 4th Gen. I think that's what the manual states. The reality is that you'd be hard pressed to pick a difference between any VFR from 1990 to current, and the bike hides its weight quite well, especially once rolling. 5th Gen may feel a little more nimble to turn as it has a slightly shorter wheelbase (the side-mount rads were used specifically to allow the wheelbase to be reduced), and 6th Gen definitely handles better than all the earlier ones due to 43mm forks (earlier ones had 41mm forks). Happy hunting.

Welcome Jeff!

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LOL!

This made me laugh out loud - for real. Of course, I'm on a train home from the city, so everyone around me was a bit startled. So did you find the issue, Eeen?