luigi

Great job Veefer! Really, really nice idea and crafting. Luigi.

I think It would be a great result! Thank you. Sorry Phantom but i can't traslate well. What do you mean? Maybe about my crash? 16 lbs, hence little bit more than 7 kg. Thank you.

Thank You! :biggrin:

Hello. I not weightned swingarm yet since i'm late with work and i prefer finish the bike for the season, so i can't answer you Keep in count that with this mod i can eliminate the heavy steel rear axle that alone weight not less than 700/800 grams (1.5 / 1.7 lbs, if i correctly converted) and all other swingarm parts. More don't forget that the VFR swingarm are almost completely made with cast fusion with thick walls, consistently heaviest than the CBR, made in alloy sheet and profiles welded. Handling it i can feel a great difference but at this moment i can't tell you a number. When i did the mod i'll post all weights for sure. Weight reduction is not the only goal. I'll have a consistently wheelbase reduction wheter CBR swingarm is shorter, than to install it i 'll made a C-style cut in the pivot spindle passage to adapt it to the VFR cranckcase. Maybe this can be a source of handling problems, 'cause this means a whole bike weight balancing upsettings, but i'll work to solve it. Like you understand, this bike will never ends (i live near Milano and here a work of this kind can be designated like "it will never end like Milano Dome"), but i have great fun anyway... ciao, Luigi.

Hi to all. Slower than the expectations but work are in progress. Last works to finish: - wiring harness simplified - rear brake lever modification - new exhaust - rev counter and water temperature better positioned - fairing and rear tail Once the bike have made first laps on track new modifications are in project: - complete 2009 Suzuki 750 GSXR front end with upside down forks, radial brake calipers and radial master cylinder. - 2000 CBR 600 F4 front wheel with 1999 CBR 1100XX brake discs (310mm diameter) - 1993 CBR 900 rear swingarm (much lighter than VFR stock) with 2000 CBR 600 F4 rear wheel. - an engine modification that i talk you about later (when i'll be sure that is possible) Ciao, Luigi.

Hello. I can tell you that many Honda stems are the same which VFR uses, perfectly the same. On my "track use VFR" that now fits a GSX-R 1100 conventional forks i have used a stem coming from a 1987 CBR 600 (in USA called Hurricane) inserted in the Suzuki lower clamp. The only modification required is welding a "lip" in the lower edge of the stem to lock the two parts once everything in assembled. Like the VFR this stem are in one-block with the lower clamp too , but it's enough remove the welding joint with a lathe to have a stem that can be used on great number of lower clamp. Here' the pictures: 1987 CBR 600 Stock clamp - Bottom Welding.jpg This is the bottom of the 1987 CBR 600 lower clamp. Pencil shows the welding. 1987 CBR 600 Stock Clamp - Welding Removed.jpg This is the stem after the welding removed. To extract it i've used a common workshop hydraulic press. CBR 600 - VFR 800 Stem comparison.jpg The CBR stem compared with a 5th gen VFR 800 lower clamp. Absolutely the same. Note at the CBR lower edge the "lip" welded to assure the complete fixing once the stem are inserted in Suzuki lower clamp that i've used. 11th March 2009 Here the GSXR 1100 front fork installed. Ciao, Luigi.