mello dude

7 hours ago, SingleCylinderLife said:

Howdy Folks,

 

Is anybody able to source the OEM ST1300 tank pad or have one for sale? I understand they have been discontinued.

 

TIA!

You might check with the ST group.... 

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/whats-new/posts/2493555/

Radiator is in the tail? Does it use a Honda engine? 

^^^^^^Wow!! Beautiful!

More pics?

I make these mount plates for 6th gens, but might be a maybe for a mount on the 3rd gen.

If you think it could be useful, give me a shout on PM.

- I have a 5th gen design if asked... 

9 hours ago, Captain 80s said:

 

Hey, watch it!  Yeah....    "shop".  It's not my living room.  The shop gets the continual hand me downs.  It is full surround tho, and two 55" LCDs for watching motorcycle racing.  The classic big Speakerlabs in the corners still sound great for music too.

Sounds awesome to me! (Who needs a house? 😁

5 minutes ago, RC1237V said:

These were aftermarket from Probolt...

 

STAINLESS:

 

https://www.probolt-usa.com/stainless-steel-disc-bolt-bmw-s1000r-front-m8x26mm/

 

 

Ti:

 

https://www.probolt-usa.com/titanium-disc-bolt-bmw-s1000r-m8x26mm-4mm-collar/

 

 

 

I'm sure you can get the stock steel version from a BMW dealer, but might not be any cheaper.

 

Thanks! I'm a big fan of ProBolt, all their stuff looks like jewels...

Those bolts are nice...dealer purchase or source link?

On 2/23/2022 at 6:58 PM, Cogswell said:

 

Link to him, below.  Not cheap, but if you can't get it from Honda  . . .

 

 

Looking through the thread, I did not see (and please correct me if I missed it . . . ) any mention made of the coolant used at the change prior to the leak appearing.  I have had hoses leak and produce that type of drip there, but early on in my association with Honda M/C's I made the mistake of using a silicate coolant.  The WP seal was ruined in short order.  So be sure if replacing the pump to use non-silicate coolant only (apologies if I'm stating the obvious . . . ).  Anyway, good to know that 6G pumps will work on our 5G engines - that should keep us supplied for a good long time. 

 

https://azv65.com/products/honda-p-n-19200-mbg-000-98-01-vfr800f-interceptor-water-pump-overhauled-0404d?_pos=6&_sid=9e8875fe8&_ss=r

But new from Honda 6th gen.....$141.00?

https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/hon/5053f5b1f870021c54be7bbc/water-pump

1 hour ago, Duc2V4 said:

I can confirm that the 5 and 6 Gen water pumps are interchangeable. I had swapped my 5 Gen pump onto my 6 Gen when that pump went belly up.

 

Good info to know

46 minutes ago, bmart said:

I'm not a big MotionPro fan, but used this the other day on a friend's bike (his tool too) and it worked fine. Still, a solution without a problem, IMHO. 

Yeah, I don't get those things...you have to have one for each bleeder nut size.....

-Not really a MP fan either, but once in awhile something comes out useful....

I like Speedbleeders in spots, (agree, everyday normal bleeding) but not if you have a paticularly stubborn bleed it job from a new dry system. 

I just went thru a crazy stubborn fill it and bleed on a project, and ended up using a reverse fill/bleed push up into the system to get it done. SBs are a no go there. 

Also for an alternate, I have this Motion Pro thingy, works pretty good. I even used it on my cars. 

https://www.motionpro.com/product/08-0143

On the SB sealant thing, at times I just wipe a thin layer of permatex in the threads, does fine... 

It seems like the difficult stuff is on newer projects, and it helps to have an understanding of bleeding styles --- gravity. pressure, vacumn, reverse... 

---I know I'm probably preaching to the choir in this place, the tech experience on this board is huge....

(Over all, I frickn hate bleeding brakes! )

Cheers and beers all

2 hours ago, VifferJ said:

 

How much did Jet-Hot quote him to do it? I had them coat a header for me before and thought the price wasn't bad?

Just hearsay from my neighbor, but $450....... ?

Looking for suggestions for the ceramic header coating...other than by Jet-Hot($!)....for my Suzuki neighbor guy..

I did a search but no luck....whadya know?

Anybody do the fast idle lever mod conversion on a wax unit bike? I find the lever very useful in a lot of situations....on and off the bike....

Just a curiosity....

Darryl nice work! For curiosity.....

So you're running 6th gen injectors with 6th ECU?

Any more 5th gen stuff?

btw...Ducati looks great

On 2/8/2022 at 11:50 PM, Tirso said:

Happen to have my fairings off

That's a cool little gadget thingy....where do you get one?

34 minutes ago, St. Stephen said:

Great write up Darryl. Do you now own a 5.5th gen?  😎

 

Glad you survived the track day crash, hope to read a ride review of your "5.5" soon.

Wouldn't that be a 6.5th?

OMG! Smoking a cigarette too... Ass kicking deserved.... WTF

Oh... not the stator side... still gaskets, cover, bolts and lots of patience... 

17 minutes ago, Cogswell said:

Mello,

Isn't that the sight glass on the clutch cover?  

You might be right.. .cant tell from the photo... 

Left side or right side dude?

Nice work! Congrats... 

VFR and Valkyrie... a great combination!

Hi again...... yeah, it will leak... 

Let's see new cover and gasket. 

https://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/a/hon/5053f5b1f870021c54be7bbb/alternator

That is the stator cover and its a bit tricky to replace. The stator is magnatized and tough to get on straight. 

Best solution is go to the hardware store and buy 4 or 5, (6mm x 35mm)  long bolts and cut off the head to use as guide pins. 

Like this... 

I like to use a gasket sealant on the job, although some guys here will argue against that.

Got any tools or a buddy for help?

It's cracked....so yes, it needs replacing.  Check on Partzilla or RonAyers websites for replacement.

20 minutes ago, Captain 80s said:

 

I used to work at a Honda Dealer in the 90's and 00's.  We had real mechanics and we did real work.  You're always gonna disappoint / piss-off somebody at some point, but we cared and delivered.  And when we didn't deliver, we tried to make it right.  Shit happens sometimes, it could be a tough business.

 

There's got to be some out there still.  But your right about most places, they don't have "technicians" any more.  Not even close. 

 

Nothing pisses me off more than paying lots of money for somebody to damage my shit and then get a shoulder shrug and a "sorry" with the dumbest mother-fucking look on their face.  That's when I started doing my own tires too.  If I can't service it, I'm not interested in owning it.  That list is pretty short.

 

 

Someone give you a wedgie today? 

j/k

Generally agree, I wont let a dealer tighten a licence plate bolt... 

3 hours ago, stuffwelike said:

Sorry, this is the first chance I've had to login. Happy New Year, everyone! 

1,976 miles only. Yep. No truncation there. One thousand nine hundred seventy six miles! A real barn find. 

 

Whoa..... does it look like a muesum piece? Does it run? Look in the gas tank, do you see any rust? Dude dont freak out on this, you have a great bike...

Change the oil, get new tires... ride it!