luigi

Hi to all Here i post the last photos about my work 11th March 2009 This is the situation at the moment. Instead the alluminium tank of the first photo i've installed a tank of an old 1987 CBR 600 (in US called Hurricane). Swingarm The rear train are waiting for a 520 transmission, a chain cover to protect the brake line and a mudguard for the wheel... Step and support - left hand Step and support - right hand This is a modification, very simple to do, to be free to mount any kind of footstep needed. It works in the same way and on the same stock working point without any permanent modification. Now i've mounted the step of the same CBR 600 of the tank, but i can fit any other i need. With the lever mounted in the way you wil see the first gear will be engaged pulling up and the other gears pushing down the lever. That's all for the moment, hope you will found interesting. ciao, Luigi.

Hi to all. An information. I'm planning to install the Power Commander PCIII USB ECU. Someone can tell me where i can find it a new one at the cheapest price in USA ? thanks, Luigi. P.S. If someone think that this can be expensive for someone living on the other side of the Ocean, i tell you that i bought a pair of OEM front rotor for the road use VFR and i payed, with price list, custom taxes and expedition almost 70 euros (around 95 dollars) less than the best Honda Italian dealer. Ciao.

The exhaust is effecitvely a lit bit too high, but i was constrained by the pre-formed dimensions of the bends. Anyway the seat would be immediately behind the fuel tank and i assure you that i'would be happy to move it forward some more, but here i have the constraints of the tank dimensions. Thank you all for your considerations and opinions Ciao, Luigi.

Hi. First, i will thank you all for your appreciations. I know that this bike is not the ultimate in track performance but the i was fascinated by this unusual project. In gallery i've posted the sigle parts of the exhaust can, have you saw it? Actually i've not a target weight. For the moment i think to make the modification to run the bike. The foil under the tank is just a cotton cover to keep the engine protect from dirt. Browsing the site i saw many front end modification with RC51 forks that i assume it 's perfect for VFR, but here in Italy such fork are hard to find and very expensive. I bought the Suzuki fork mounted many years ago for few euros and so, when i've bought the bike... I was lucky with the measures too. The offset value of the fork is the same and so the trail of the bike remain unchanged. No, i'm not a welder. The stock tank was OK. The alloy fuel tank is just to try to make something different. I've designed the foot pegs adapters to have the position of the feet around at same the stock position. For the bike behavior once finished keep i can say nothing of sure. I just can say that i try to have a driving position charging the front end a little bit more than the stock but i don't want exaggerate. For the rest once on track i think to spend much time finding the right set-up CIAO, Luigi.

Hi to all This is the first photo of my work on a 1998 5th gen VFR to use on track. 11th March 2009 I've bought crashed with fork bent and here there's the description of the substitutions: Forks from a 1989 Suzuki GSXR (with preload, compression and rebound settings). Front wheel from a Bimota YB9, with adapters for the stock VFR brake rotors Front brake caliper from a Yamaha FZR 1000, with adapters for the Suzuki forks. Handlebars from Kawasaki ZX-10R, with adapters for the Suzuki forks. Footpegs from an old CBR 600, with adapters working on stock fixing points. Steel exhaust can designed by me. Rear steel subframe built on my measure. Rear Ohlins shock with custom setup for my weight (95 kg) lenghtned 5 mm than stock shock Alloy fuel tank (to finish) with fuel pump from F4 CBR 600. The center stand will be obviously removed. More to come all the fiberglass components (fairing, tank cover, tail, front and rear fenders, ecc.) Your opinion? ciao a tutti, Luigi.

Interesting. Nice work and documentation. Luigi.

Hi Bailey Since that the steering stem of the CBR87 ( and probably next models) is perfecly the same of the VFR800 i thought that this in information could be useful in a situation where a substitution of the fork seems impossible because the stem are different. I suggested the stem of the 1987 CBR because maybe can be simple and cheap find a fork of an old motorcycle. In fact i've titled the topic "old fork to throw away" just why from an old and unused fork it's possible reuse a part paying less or nothing. ciao, Luigi.

Hello. I discovered that the steering fork stem of the 1987 CBR Honda 600 is perfectly the same of the 1989 VFR800. It's enough to remove the welding under the bottom of the lower triple clamp to have a new item to fit on VFR. I separated the stem from the yokes removing the bottom welding with a lathe. After i pressed the stem out with a small hydraulic press. This can be useful to install another kind of forks that requests the triple clamps substitution too. More, even the two bikes' steering bearings is the same. If someone can be interested... ciao, Luigi. 1998 VFR 800 Stock - Bottom Welding 01mod.jpg 1987 CBR 600 Stock - Welding Removed 01 mod.jpg VFR 800 - CBR 600 01mod.jpg