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  1. The Phantom
    Thank you (and your mates) for your efforts! I am happy to chip in if you guys need some bucks to get the bike sorted out. I joined this forum 11 years ago, and almost on a daily basis I am reminded of why I am still here.
  2. The Phantom
    That's some lateral thinking there... well done, interested to see how it pans out.
  3. The Phantom
    You're the VFR Whisperer lol Weird chain of events...
  4. The Phantom
    Nice work on the BMW! I like the 'retro-tech' look. Yes I have gotten lucky with my exhaust system aquisitions over the years, but the project itself has been a case of more talk than action for a long time. It will get there, eventually...
  5. The Phantom
    Yippee I can see the photos now! Terrific work so far, you are a man after my own heart. If possible I'd suggest ditching the Sandy exhaust system, it's a terrible design.
  6. The Phantom
    Not sure why that is. Here are the direct links to the pics (I'm not used to this forum software, so maybe the URLs are already easily available via the pics some other way)... http://www.invisibill.net/vfr800/images/damage1.jpg http://www.invisibill.net/vfr800/images/damagepieces1.jpg http://www.invisibill.net/vfr800/images/stripped1.jpg Welcome. My employers IT system is blocking your pic links as possible malware...
  7. The Phantom
    I can't see your photos The footpeg bolt pattern for the RC36 is the same as on CBR900RR up to 1996, and also Yamaha R1 2007-2008.
  8. The Phantom
    Wow, nice toys. Congrats on the new purchase and welcome to VFRD!
  9. The Phantom
    Some of the OzVFR guys were running a 4th Gen trackbike at Eastern Creek for a while, and they experimented with ram air - they ran tubing from the 'intakes' above the front indicators, under the frame and up into the snorkel hole, and sealed it all up. The bike choked at high rpms when at track speeds... so they ditched the ram air. As said earlier, it's a bit more complex than just forcing air into the airbox.
  10. The Phantom
    Very nicely done, thanks
  11. The Phantom
    I'll be surprised if Hayden returns
  12. The Phantom
    Just put a 5th/6th Gen rim on and you will have your 180, not a big deal to fit a 190 to it - the world won't end, the bike will still be perfectly rideable. Tyres are different these days, a lot of the old 'rules' have gone out the window.
  13. The Phantom
    BTW Burt Munro is still breaking records! http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/321/18966/Motorcycle-Article/Burt-Munro-Breaks-Record-36-Years-After-Death.aspx
  14. The Phantom
    ^ Awesome!
  15. The Phantom
    The only significant difference between 90-93 and 94-97 is with the intake and exhaust - the 90-93 carbs are bigger, and the exhaust includes a big ugly collector box. The physical motor (block, heads) is identical across both Gens.
  16. The Phantom
    Is that Darrens bike?
  17. The Phantom
    The 1000 forks are about the shortest USD forks around and I haven't heard of anyone using them for a VFR conversion. Geometry and ground clearance could be issues. The 929/954 forks are a bit longer and have been used ok, the next longest in terms of common usage are R1 forks, and the VTR-SP1 (RC51) forks are the longest and closest in length to VFR forks.
  18. The Phantom
    I fitted a Barnett kevlar clutch with HD springs, and I loved it - nice feel at the lever, not overtly heavier than stock (although I probably reduced stiction by cleaning up the whole hydraulic system at the same time), and it hooked up so much better than the OEM clutch.
  19. The Phantom
    I was curious enough to get a 160/70 put onto my 4th Gen once to see if it improved handling, but it felt about the same (Dunlop D207 in 1999) but then I discovered that the D207 was an oversize tyre and the 170 I'd been running was physically the same as other brands 180s. Tyre tech nowadays is such that you won't notice a significant difference, and I reckon how you have your suspension/geometry set up makes more of a difference than tyre width.
  20. The Phantom
    Dynamo Humm is defunct and there's - so far - been no sharing of the ip that Brian Law had/has regarding big bore VFRs. However, people are still chasing this elsewhere and some good leads are emerging.
  21. The Phantom
    LOL
  22. The Phantom
    That is insane... no wonder they were getting NSR500 levels of power out of the RC45 towards the end.
  23. The Phantom
    No personal experience, but anecdotal experience (read: too many years wasting time on this forum) suggests that the Delkevics are good kit, and supports the earlier comments regarding the Sandys Bike Spares stuff.
  24. The Phantom
    Nice bars. I have a set of old ones somewhere for really skinny forks.
  25. The Phantom
    The only off-the-shelf underseat exhausts ever made for VFRs were the Wolf Racing systems, for 4th Gen and 5th Gen, and they were a slip-on only i.e. the original header system was not changed. Any underseat system you see that is not Wolf, is custom. TBR headers are a full system.
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