The Phantom
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Heya Eeen
Hope you don't have to sell the blue beasty...
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I think the swingarm might already be aluminium
(with an extra "i"
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But yeah I'm with you, old mate is far from finished with this beast. And there is a Torocharger kit that is potentially available, and not far from New Zealand either.
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I've never heard of 'famous' 4th Gen fork flexing. That's a new one to me.
When mine was doing exactly what yours is doing it was the steering head bearings.
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A carbon fibre copy of the steel heat shield would be the ticket.
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Looks good, clever design. Found it on ebay:
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I did actually fit a 160/70 D207 to my '94 back in 1999 or so, and it turned in a bit better than with the 170/70 D207 (I was pretty used to how the 170 felt).
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Posting to see what my post count is
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Always great to see that I'm not the only one complicating the shit out of my build : )
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Saw him perform on an Australian tour three years ago - his guitar solo and a song he did solo on a grand piano were the highlights. Brilliant musician and performer.
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That is probably the best looking RC30 I've ever seen. Terrific work.
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Why not just fit a 3rd/4th Gen caliper?
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What sub frame you using? Bitsnpieces from the 98-> R1?Still slowly chipping away at this, recent pic with 848 wheel fitted (but with further work to do).
Post #137 details the mods to the bike. Well, most of them. I always forget stuff.
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/28369-the-phantom-meets-frankenstein/?p=936855
2002 R6, the four frame spars come close to the VFR main frame subframe mounts but need to be shortened and modified. At some point I'll put a pic up showing the mods required. The seat matches the VFR tank shape perfectly and the entire tail unit complete with battery weighs less than just the bare VFR subframe...
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Laguna was just as processional as COTA. Whatever it is, I don't know, but that kind of track is perfect for stringing out the bikes into an ever-lengthening snake...
Ciao,
Drop the US round and send 'em to Phillip Island twice!
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They are only 4" wide.
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Yeah 105hp is around the mark for an 800.
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Amazing photos and terrific prose. Thanks for again sharing the journey.
I really have to see the US at some point, you guys have some of the most incredible landscapes on the planet.
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Good stuff mate. You're in the same power to weight ratio ballpark as the first 916.
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Went with a Ducati S4R oil cooler, just have one of the VFR radiatoir dangling at the moment.....but I'll be doing a front radiator, once I find the one with the hose connections just where I want.
I posted 4th Gen radiator dimensions and pics in this topic:
http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/82913-radiator-sizes/
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Let's ALL hope they get their ducks in a row for COTA, shall we?
Will there be a COTA? Last I heard was that half the field and their gear was still stuck in Argentina - due to weather grounding aircraft...
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Wild looking bike. Good on you for taking a different path with your build! There's been some abominations over the years where people have tried to take VF/VFRs down this path, but yours works! Post some more pics please... what's the set-up for cooling?
Have you tested the fuel pump itself?
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This is Kirby's run on the BMW. The rider in the hi-vis vest is Cam Donald.
He passes zRoYz in this vid but not sure if it's the session your bro went down in - I don't think it is.
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That's very nice!
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Yep I agree with that John. Metallurgy these days is light years ahead of that of twenty years ago
The '525' refers to the width of the chain (distance between plates). The pitch of the chain is the distance between link pins, centre to centre, and on all modern roadbikes it is 5/8".
I reckon you could run a modern 520 on a VFR with decent longevity, as long as your VFR wasn't a full-boat tourer that you were giving the herbs all the time. And it's not just the overall weight reduction that it would give - it also reduces unsprung weight (more responsive suspension) and centripetal weight (better acceleration).
2016 Poll who you root for in MotoGP
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KTM is actually going to race this year - round 10 on August 14th in Austria. Yep, a new track on the calendar, although it's an old track. Kallio and DePuniet are the test riders so you'd assume they'll be on the bikes for the race.
As for Kawasaki, BMW and Triumph - not going to happen in the foreseable future. Kawasaki are all-in for WSB (where they are the team to beat), BMW will need an all-new S1000RR to even consider returning to WSB, and Triumph have never dabbled any higher than WSS.