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Whoops I found the linky on their site (www.cyclegear.com) and ordered me a set for my 5th Gen.

I did some research on them and they look good. They are I believe new this year. Rear is triple compound and the Front is dual. Looking to try something new and from Bridgestone would be cool. Go Stoner !!!! I went to the CycleGear website and didn't see the sale. I went to www.cyclegear.com. Is it a different place ? Christian

Thanks Greg , just what is was looking for. Christian

I have a headlight connector on my '01 VFR that is cracked and falling apart and was wondering if anyone has identifed a part number for them. They are not listed as a seperate part number in the parts catalogues. It looks they want you to replace the entire wiring harness. I imagine that there must be a part number from some electronics vendor that can be used. Has anyone replaced one? If so what did you use? Thanks, Christian

I just did my 929RR shock conversion last night and all went ok. The only real hassle I had was getting the lower brackets in. I tighten up two of the bolts and then tried to get in the third bolt which happened to be the one in the swingarm. After fooling with it for awhile I decided to loosen the other two up and the third went in easier. As far as the parts required I used a 10mm by 110mm bolt as well with a hex head that I ground down to fit. I then use a stack of "parts" to build the spacer. I did find that when I put the new shock in I had to turn and position it correctly to get the reservoir to fit into the space. Now all that is left is to set the SAG and then the other settings for the shock. Anyone have the specifics about the other settings on a 929 shock? Christian

Well I call Racetech and they said that the best I could do was to clean off the bolt as best as possible to reduce that friction and then pull like hell on the fork tube to put pressure of the bottom of the dampener to hold the value tight so that the bolt can seat properly. It seems all to whacky to me ... Christian

Hey everyone, I was helping my friend rebuild his front forks. We were putting in new Racetech springs and a change of fork oil. Well when reassembling the damping rod/piston back into the fork base on one fork the fork bolt tightened up nicely. When we went to tighten the fork bolt on the other fork base with piston it would not tighten completely, the dampening piston seemed to be slipping inside and the bolt would not tighten. So the manual recommended reassembling the rest of the fork and then trying it again, presummable the spring would help to hold everything in place. This still did not work and the bolt still does completely tighten and some folk oil leaks out the bottom of the fork. We did find that when the fork was assembled and I pulled on the fork TUBE it help and there was some extra resisitance for the bolt but not enough to fully tighten it. My only other thought at this time is to keep the fork inverted still together and get some of the oil out of the end of the fork where the bolt is and maybe it will bind better when "dryer" and also try pulling on the tube again. All I can think of is that the internals of the piston where the bolts mounts to needs to be held from turning by "friction" to the piston to get the bolt to tighten properly and this particular piston "end" maybe slightly warn. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Christian

Go with just the springs! I had a leaky fork seal and did a complete disassembly of both front forks. I replaced both fork seals and put in 10W Golden Spectro Fork Oil. Just this update made a difference in the performance! I am 200lbs and went with .95 springs in Seb's group buy. After adding those which was simple, except cutting the new spacer - the race tech springs are shorter than the stock, it was then greatly improved. This was on a 2001 VFR. Christian

I have access to a 2006 CBR600RR rear shock, basically new and a 2002 Suzuki GSXR750 rear shock. Has anyone tried these combinations on a 5th generation VFR? I am not sure of the GSXR being a different brand, but hope the CBR might work.

I just rebuilt my front forks with 10W oil. I didn't change a thing with springs, all I did was replace the seals and the dust covers. This I believe is the stock setup. I wanted to see what that felt like. So far it is an improvement over what the bike felt like before. Seeing as this is my first VFR I wanted to set a baseline. I would definitely like to bring the springs from .74 to .95 (200lbs Boy here). I did notice the front suspension felt more stable and the rebounding felt better with just the new oil. What does re-valving the dampers buy you ? The whole job for the front forks took me about 4 hours. The only part I got help on was the fork seal install. My local shop did two shocks in 30secs for free

Well I just had the best ride of my motorcycling career this past weekend. I drove to New Hampshire International Speedway to watch a friend race in the super sport amateur class. I left on Saturday morning and the temperature was perfect, sunny skies and no problems with the bike. I went solo and keep it under 100. While on the ride I began to recall all the bikes I have had and some of their stories so I thought I would write them down. 1st bike was a 1972 Honda SL125, I guess you would call it an enduro of sorts, I look back and would say it was more of a street bike that you could ride in the dirt. I got it used and proceeded to beat it up. A bunch of my friends had late 70's and early 80's motorcross bikes and I tried to keep up. I think I once read in a bike mag that it was described as a handling like a shopping cart at 50 mph. It had little to no travel on the suspension but I road it on the dirt most of the time. the one thing I remember was at two different time I went over jump and broke off both foot pegs. A fun bike that started me off, from that moment on I had a bike and have loved every minute of it. 2nd bike was a 1977 Yamaha RD350. My first real road bike and a two stroke machine. It was fast and fun to ride. I really got into the mechanics of the bike and working on it. It was a two stroke and hence needed to have oil added as well as gas. I loved this bike and did get to ride a friends Daytona 400 Special with a full fairing and feel in love with the two stroke riding experience. I went on to try to find and RZ350 after I had sold it, but have yet to get one. The only crazy memory of this bike was pulling a wheelie in a parking lot and going over backwards. Two stoke powerbands are not to be takin' lightly. 3rd bike was a 1979 Honda CB750F Super sport. This bike again I bought and rode for a few years. It was the first big bike I had and found it to be sporty and fun to ride. I did get the joy of putting on a Kerker header and the sound was sweet. However it quickly cam to an end when one wiunter I decided to pull it apart completely! I got to the frame painting and then my new wife said to get the bike out of our spare bedroom because the smell of oil was making her sick. Being newly married and sensitive I boxed it up and moved it out. I then took it to my local Honda shop and traded it in (parts) for my next bike. 4th bike was a 1982 Honda CB900F Super sport. This was my first new bike (1985), I got it as a hold over. I had this bike until last year. That is along stretch! I ended up only putting on 30K in 22 years but there were a lot of kids in between. I loved this bike and only parted with it when I realized that it was in need of a major overhaul and I was looking to update. So I sold it to a 19 year old kid who was going to restore it with his Dad who had a 1982 CB750F. 5th and current bike is a 2001 Honda VFR800 Interceptor. I have to date been a single bike owner. This is pretty much a financial statement but would love to have a track bike. The move to the VFR was a defining moment for me in motorcycling. In one year I have put on close to 10K and have loved every minute. The difference between riding the VFR and the CB900F is staggering. the major improvement has been handling. The VFR is fantastic and I love it's feel in twisties and long rides. I will say however that after riding a friends 929RR that was again a massive improvement in handling. Granted a much stiffer ride but the suspension is fantastic. It has prompted me to go after some mods on the VFR's suspension. So I can only say that I have thouroughly enjoyed each and every bike I have had and look forward to more enjoyment on the roads of this great land.

I have a pair of Alpinestars SMX-4 which are great. They are comfortable and stylish.

I have a Joe Rocket Speedmaster jacket will a speed hump and I have found it to be helpful with air turbulence behind my helmet. Whe I first got the jacket I was not sure it would help but became a believer after using it. As far as styling goes to me it doesn't add anything. It actually takes a little getting used to at first. You get that monkey on the back syndrome which goes along with the chip on the shoulder ! I have had a number of comments be others as to it's purpose. I have not found it to be a chick magnet.

Well it was 39 DegF this morning when I drove to work. Nice and cool. I went on my first purposeful Fall Ride. It was gorgeous.