DougFromIndy

Put some moth balls in tin foil, keeps critters away.

Get a box of old school moth ball, wrap in tin foil, poke holes in tin foil.

keeps the mice away.

Seb, they will work fine, not sure if are open ended but an exacto knife solves that.

Softer than oem grips but less cush than a progrip, middle of road between sport and tour.

You will like the knurled pattern, grippy and a bit sticky.

oem grips, these harris VFR grips (FIRM)

renthal (MID)

progrip (SOFT)

follow my complex chart above and if they don't work I will buy at $15 shipped

thats like a $2-$7 gamble, can you do it?

My other HONDA has renthal grips on it:

Seb, both are softer than oem....the grip is good, I would go with the medium. Less cush than a progrip but more cush than oem.

I have the Pazzo look alikes on both V-stroms and they are exactly same quality as Pazzo.....very happy with them.

I love the chinese sellers names on ebay......I buy from FIRE DRAGON BROS but really want to try HEY MAN....now when a company is called HEY MAN are the levers any good? YES DUDE, lol.

probably every single one is out of the same factory.

Really Nice quality to me from Fire Dragon Brothers.

HEY MAN

The linked braking system is a great feature that works very well. No way I would eliminate it from my VFR. Why?

Great !!!! Keep pushing forward on your ideas....ignore the doubters.....go to you tube and watch "The Power of Dreams" , failure is the key to success .....realize you can never fail, many prototypes & problems sure but eventually you will get there.

Thinking this way is THE KEY to HONDA DEVELOPMENT. Best Wishes on your project...remember Mother HONDA had millions of set backs just to get that 2 wheeled machine in your driveway, they did not quit. When I ride I am always thinking "what an amazing machine" We all get to enjoy the benefits of these machines, we just turn the key and go....nobody thinks about the thousand of hours it took to design something. Good Luck, I am with you, now get back to work, DOUG

The seat is always a pita to take off then on, I use a bar that attaches to license plate frame, holds 2 lids, works with oem bags, easy, called the helmet guardian......watch the video, I have these on all my bikes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDJr-H_KuAI

EXCELLENT !!!!! cant tell the difference, I could not see any flaws....one had a broken clip, an email got another like the next day without sending bad one back, so good people here imo/quality screen

+ 1 on eureka tents, is a mid-priced but great performer

tell me black 06 from quebec how you like your yellow eureka w/the vestibles?

model ? and rate it on a scale of 1-10 please. This is a goodie I think.

I carry a bivy like HS only in a quick ride, its my emergency tent..its a eureka, its never been out of the box, its my sleep in a ditch, sos tent. I am not clousterphobic (or a good speller) but IMO a bivy is great when you need it, but I like room for my gear and changing into my pjs, so a 2 man tent is the smallest for me, this vestible idea I must check out...remember this is your hotel room you spent a hard earned $13 per night for. Bike camping is way different than cager or backpacking, kayak camping, I do all types of camping so lots of gear to adjust for vehicle I decide to take, my F-150 is like a room at the Hilton to me.

BTW, after a poll was taken most of VFRD likes hotel stays, not the ADVrider group, I like a hotel on weekends or 3 days out.

Going to the summitt meet, camping on the way, Indpls to CO , then some, anyone doing that trip? doug

I like to see photos of any of your bikes all packed up and ready to go camping. I really havent figured out a good packing scheme for tent/sleeping bag and all the junk. What are your ideas?

MD

Heres what I do, works great: there are 3 items I must have to camp with...

#1 TENT

#2 Sleeping bag

#3 thermarest mat

well, these 3 do NOT go in my trunk or hardbags, they ride as my passenger.

I have 3 drybags so everything stays dry and try to fold all 3 items in similar shape, in drybags.

the drybags I use have loops on them that you can run a strap thru,

I use these nylon belt/straps that snap like a seatbelt, a click buckle.

3 items, 2 on base, 1 on top I smash/compress together like a triangle, the straps click and everything is compressed down in a smallish 3 drybags together camp kit.

I then use ROCstraps, bungee cords designed for mcs and tie this camp kit to my pass grab rails and sw motech alumrack. Campkit sits on top of my seat, right where a pass would and is pushed up against the front of my givi topbox trunk.

works great, a pic would be good here, I used this system on many, many XC trips, Doug

***see the pic above of sweet black 06 and a BMW, same idea..only I use 3 drybags, one for each item instead of one big drybag with all items inside, best idea...different styles, this works for me ****

I have had good luck with cheap tents, was in one during an amazingly bad storm camping at cape hatteras, NC (near kitty hawk). If you lose it off the back of your bike is less to cry about. The most important thing is to trial run your gear and bike, go on a weekend trip with rain in the forecast..see what works and what does not work...coleman/eureka are good basic tents, a little heavier, bigger than northface or mt hardware/pricier brands...you are not backpacking so save the money. TRIAL RUN before big trip is best advice I could give you. My cheap $40 tent (yes I have some better ones) has passed 5 rainy nights on kayak trips and another 5 rainy nights on bike trips, all dry and good. Doug

Oh - and "those ugly stickers" DougFromIndy was referring to are the ones for tire pressure, chain wear, etc. You don't need those; the chain wear one is useless (you should be able to tell when your chain is worn, and in any case, it won't work now you have a bigger sprocket on), and the tire pressures you should know. In fact, many owners use different pressures anyway. For a Clean Look, the only stickers/decals you need are the Honda logo, and maybe the VFR one. All warning stickers are teh ghey, and tire pressures etc belong in the owners manual.

Ghey??!! maybe you're just getting too "anal" about those stickers .....they don't bother me none....

Beck

95 VFR

Those warning stickers on bikes are terrible, DO NOT PUT YOUR TOES UNDER A RUNNING LAWNMOWER :goofy: duhhh...

My Polaris snowmobile was the worst, DO NOT HIT A TREE AT 80 MPH, IT COULD HURT OR KILL YOU :excl: duhhh..in French and English

and those damn stickers are a PITA to remove, I have a v-strom, its not mine, but I dont think I can ride it again with all those damn warning stickers, DO NOT READ THIS STICKER WHILE RIDING :excl: duhhh...

I hate them, really I do, lol :fing02:

It looks fantastic...great idea....I have the same rear sprocket in all black, the oem guard is fugly bigtime, you made it look better, I would remove those ugly stickers now. I bought a rear hugger to get rid of this eyesore. If it doesnt work out I may pay you to carve out my oem ugly piece, great work, nice gold chain.

Good company, been in business a long time, mainly dirt stuff. I bought a tri-metal sprocket, aluminum center, super steel ring teeth for my Husqvarna 610 supermoto...they answered a lot of questions on the phone, informative literature w/products...expensive but I am sure they would make good on the guarantee. Krause sidewinder. No problems. I would buy it.

click on the link above and read some great info from "mr know-it-all" I remember the ads from Dirt Bike mag, 1970s

Lots of good advice on chains, sprockets, lube, set up on that link.

looks WORSE than oem IMO , make it triangular with the sides following the angle of sides of exhaust cans, put it at an angle towards rear tire, not sticking out straight like a tongue. Just my opinion, trying to help...as is only a BMW thing is uglier, WTF were they thinking? heres a $400 carbon fibre BMW thing I would rip off and throw in trash can.

:goofy: SHAMELESS PLUG HERE :wheel: OR SEE THE VFRD CLASSIFIEDS AND GET A GREAT DEAL ON A FLASH2PASS part # 102102

a complete kit going cheap ,

thanks Doug

*********ITS UNDER VFRD CLASSIFIEDS < UNDER PARTS & ACCESSORIES *********************

$70 SHIPPED *********thanks Doug

Thanks so very much for putting together this handy guide. I am a procrastinator...I have the new CCT, all tools, and a shop manual but always find something else to do besides taking apart my Honda. Your pics make it simple and are a huge help in motivating me to change this out. I really appreciate the time you spent in doing the write up and taking the great photos. You are a big help to all the VFRD people here. The part # on my CCT is 14520-MCW-013 (I think its an updated one? dunno) , what was your CCT part #?

Again, BIG THANKS !!! for this info ...is very helpful...Doug :biggrin:

(Also looking for an extra CCT KEY if anyone has one they can post me? thanks)

*****10/22/08 hey, this is a really old thread but give me credit for using the search function....

I want to add a Kisan signalminder (not a headlight modulator) to my 03 VFR 6th gen....I understand the product has been upgraded also..has anyone done a recent install on this on a 6th gen? kisan signalminder...exactly what i have been looking for, thanks Doug ***

As far as getting rid of the ugly round bicycle-like front reflectors amber, I just used some 3m scotchbrite tape, see it in white with my camera flash, it really works well as a reflector but is black/grey when in daylight, I also have a kit ($17 on Ebay) that is a set of big decals on the back of my hardbags for safety, highly recommend, invisible by day, super bright for cagers to see at night.

This is great, I am not much into bling but after seeing an 08 at my dealer I can say the clear looks way better than amber. I want to buy these and do but lets use the power of volume buying and set up a group buy on this, I AM IN, thanks Doug :biggrin:

Buell Pegs FS- $30 shipped, brand new in plastic bags, looks like I miised simon here, PM if you want them thanks, Doug

Motul Oil BARGAIN FINDER ALERT, EBAY ITEM #250188784507 seller treads0130

$4.25 per liter , was $68 shipped on 4 gallons or 1 full case of 4 qty , 4 litre bottles

Ok, my oil story again, I like Cheap, this moto sport is money $$$ intensive so I find deals,

1st I used Maxima Ultra Full syn which is top notch, heres why, I got a FREE case, is $15 per litre..bought a case of it for my supermoto because it had a very wide visocity range 5w50 , a couple bottles had thick sludge in em, like old school stp , not cool, so maxima rep send me another Free case with many extra goodies to make good on, this maxima stuff ran out, I then switched to mobil 1 racing 4t 10w40 at autozone at $9.99 per litre, is very good but man thats $30 plus $7.50 oem filter (try mail order from service Honda) too much $$$ for me, mr cheapo so I have been using Motul oil in my dirtbikes 15 years now, is racing level stuff, burns super clean, ebay I got over $500 of motul products for $50 , yes , Pu only in ohio from dealership, and sold my rbf600 brake fluid for $175 so I got a lifetime supply, many cases of Motul 2 stoke oil which I love and need for a $125 profit, yes take this stuff, many cases and you can make $125!

Also I realize this Motul 8 gallons I got now, is a syn blend, but I had an in- depth discussion with a Castrol rep at the dealer news mc show about oil and he said that most syn blends for mc oil are 98 or 99 percent syn, so almost a full syn, but the 1 or 2 % of added dino/petrol oil acts as a corrosion inhibitor only, rust or oxidation inhibitor only and that Castrol racing full syn vs castrol syn blend are minor differences, so this guy basically said the syn blends are as good as the full syn racing oils especially if you are just a street rider, bottom line is I like high quality but only if price is cheap, I am not brand specific on anything, high quality/low price , thanks Doug

Jump on this Motul at $4.25 per litre shipped, I got my 8 gallons so am good, 32 litres mobil 1 =$320 at autozone vs 32 litres Motul on ebay at $138 ****I think I will save the $182 .....one hundred eighty two dollars is a set of tires for me****

I got my pegs and adj peg mounts from www.eurotechmotorsports.com a BMW dealer that moves parts from Germany, they are rhe same brand MFW??? MSW?? that Thurn carries only about $40 cheaper. The longer shifter is from Thurn as plates move Backwards (see photo) then up or down/your choice, plus my footpeg adj move it even further back, thurn shifter works perfect, the whole set up is very flexible and I have it dialed into a setting I really like, thanks Doug

Right around $200-$250 , you must have the brass brakeline extender and the longer shifter, so this pushes the pice from around $175 to $250, is not 250 euros, much cheaper, under $275 total I am sure of, worth every penny