keny

On 1/5/2024 at 4:29 PM, Captain 80s said:

 

There is nothing wrong with how a stock VFR handles, so liking that 16" front is expected. But it sounds like you just didn't get lucky with the geometry throwing parts together.  Slow steering is certainly not a characteristic of a 3.5 x 17 front wheel on a properly modded VFR.

 

 

So I have been looking into your posting of making your bike both here on vfrd as the other forum, so you eventually got 88-89 VFR750F triples. 

I'm curious to know how much apart from each other the fork legs are in them, and what's the difference to a F2 cbr, even I can measure that from my F2.

The idea of later put a other front en on is not in the trash can even I like the stock 16" wheel feel

17 hours ago, fabio222 said:

 

I like your attention to detail!

 

Do the license plates have to be that size, legally, in Finland? If so, is the plate size strictly enforced?

 

Here in Ireland it depends on the Garda (our police). Some don't care, some will use it as an excuse to pull you. 

Thanks, sadly yes there is only one size, and it's quite big, smaller than I Germany through. Some enduro competition riders make smaller size plates somewhere but they get tickets for it usually.

It's details that matter, specially if you like to have a motorcycle pass a classic inspection (to be proved it's in excellent orginal condition), a inspection my CBR600F2 have today. So last minute thing is to change license plate bolts to ones that have a white cap

Much nicer 

Well a small progress on XT, did install the new front tire as brake disc cover

Well I think I have figured out why former owner could not continue the race he entered, the front tire had a bib mousse inner tube that is basically a solid inner tube that give a similar thing as a normal tube whit 0.8-1 bar pressure. The rear has a normal tube so probably the rear bib mousse did melt of the heat ...

Anyway wounder where he found this front Michelin tire, model is C68, never heard of a model named that

The dot stamp says week 45 83!

Taking off the seat to take away the last of duck tape, that is used all over the bike, found a issue that needs to be sorted

Also the air filter was not oiled.... Better go thro the bike good to be safe 

So today got a few boxes again.

First the passenger seat cowl arrived, not perfect but ok, will be painted anyway.

Then from a other place ordered a few bits that are from a 88-89 model, a gear shift level as min is missing the rubber, but even length is same design is sure different!

A pair of front turn signals that I hope to retrofit to the front fairing

Along was also a set of clipons in case I change the fork at some point, forgot to take a picture of them through 

Forgot to mention I did get a set road tires along that was on the bike as former owner bought it, but they were just to throw in the trash can, DOT stamp say 0196 as 4401 (front/rear) so hard as a rock!

10 hours ago, Captain 80s said:

Cool.  My first real Enduro / Trail bike was an '86 TT350.  Loved that bike and the dual overhead cam engine revved out real good.

I sure like the TT350 as well, sure cool bike 

This XT350 actually has a place in my heart if you can say so, because at age on 16 in 1988, near a friends summer home there was one standing at a other summer homes driveway and as I often visited that friend we did stop and dorl on the motorcycle that was a XT350 in exactly same colors! Yamaha used same colors for 3 years in a row fron 1988-90

Well it's strange sometimes, you make a good plan to reduce number of motorcycle s you have in your garage, then a few days later a Japanese bumblebee arrive to your garage 🙈

😂

1990 Yamaha XT350

As many bikes I have buoght, the price is low and the bike needs some work.

This bike has a interesting story, former owner buoght it to enter a multi day enduro competition in the classics class as friends from his youth tempted him to come along. He buoght a low mileage bike that was in running order, did take off all extra (mirror's, turn signals..) mounted studded tires and started practice for the race. Eventually entered the race, a winter race, but had a flat in first special test and had a DNF because had not a spare tube or tools to do it along, had planned to ride race on the one tire as there more for fun than competition. I have mixed thoughts of this man, he seems very organized as he did tape all bolts to the part he did take off so easy to know where they belong, still to get the grips changed he cut the other bar weight bolt as it didn't come loose, and worse, he did ride whit the rear studded tire even it was to big diameter and the ends of studded hitting the swingarm!!!! good a good one came along. Mechanical it needs just a few things (aside swing arm change), the decompression oil seal is leaking in cylinder head, carbs need cleaning, don't run Idle but does run whit chocke and sounds good. Has some cosmic bads, fuel tank especially as paint has gone off, probably rubbing against something on way to practice. He seems to like duck tape also, lots of tape here as there even for no reason... lots of cleaning as torn off. 

And needs propper size tires that I did pick up on way home, now a NHS front mx tire, rear a 140/80-18 FIM enduro tire, OEM size 110/80-18!

But the more I look close on bike the more I'm convinced the milage on odometer is all the bike has covered. I happen to have the brochure of this bike to!

My garage getting more and more organized, and it's time to start to work on the other bike's aside the VFR.

The FJ needs fork seal change as new diagrams in the carburetors, I have the parts needed. Then the suspension linkage needs also needs some love as it sounds dry. Would love a standard screen instead of the spoiler one that just makes turbolance.

The CBR600 would like a carburetor clean even you could ride it as it is.

I do have been thinking of maybe reducing the bike account..... Mainly as I don't need 4 bikes ( 5 if you count my KDX200 dirt bike that isn't road legal), yes I like bikes and could have a few sport bikes just to look at but mainly like to have bikes I can ride also.

But first all need to be in good riding stat to get best price. Mainly thinking of selling 2 and keep 2 and for the money of the 2sold buy a bike for gravel roads as well, a adventure like bike......

Trying to erase the black paint from stock rear wheel, by eraiser that you spray on as wash away

In picture fluid is doing the magic

After power washer done it's job, needs a second round and better clothing to not get wet....

Happen I scored a reasonable price passenger seat cover cowl, not perfect but will do

Should get it in a few weeks 

6 hours ago, tsmitty said:

Keny, I have a hard time keeping up with these forums but did you ever get this issue worked out? Between then and now I made a set of these and have a set to give if you want.

Sorry for the interruption folks...

Have not made a pair yet even I have some ideas.

Give me a pm to let me know where your located as want for them.

Got the kit for rear brake caliper as well

Also some other stuff arrived

A much nicer rear wheel axle

A OEM front mudflap bracket

And a seat, that needs cleaning but much better condition than the one that came whit bike, and color fits current bike color as well, as I plan to run bike as stock looking now first season. Got it for 20€!

Saturday did buy a pad that erase stickers as I want the current silver stickers off, a very effective tool for that!

Now the polish can begun 

Rear brake caliper pistons out finally, need seriously cleaning, but will probably then be good to use again.

Also got this in the mail today

A rebuild kit for front brake calipers! A rebuild kit for the rear is on the way.

I just couldn't resist this as even the label says 41€ (69€ in a local motorcycle stores webshop) I got this for 20€ (+2,5€ postage) that I think is a steal, I recall how much better the front brakes became on my 87 back in time after I did rebuild the front brake calipers whit new rebuild kit.

Yes, 2,5x16 front 4,5x17 rear. I was first thinking of a cb seven fifty F2 (1992 on) rear wheel that is 4" wide as a rear and convent from 17 to 20mm axle, but then thought at 4,5 is a better choice if I in some point decide to try the cbr1000f fork I have...

I'm not sure what size yet tire

Been looking at outer diameters and sizes and 150/70 or 160/70 are mostly what I been looking at, depending on what shock I end up whit. I can go bias or radial in those size. The 160/60-17 that the CBR F2 has as stock is slightly smaller in diameter. I know one that has used the StreetSmart front whit a Radial (Avon) rear whit excellent results (on a FJ1200 that has 16" wheels).

So a matching StreetSmart or RoadSmart perhaps or a GPR300 if a Dunlop, I will see, next summer I plan to still use OEM rear wheel as it has a good tire, to see the bike runs good, then next winter do bigger change to the bike, rear wheel as shock and hopefully the CBR900 fairing.

Today 2 quite different size boxes arrived

What was in the 2 boxes

The black in the smaller box whit just some styrofoam on other side of rim, the red in the bigger box that had a lot of cardboard (sheets as boxes) inside, how I like to see things packed! Both had survive the shipping ok thro

12 hours ago, bmart said:

Let us know how you like them once you get some miles in. I went Roadsmart 3 on both of my VFRs, but wouldn't mind saving some dosh next time around. 

One I know recommend these strongly, he use them on a old FJ1200 and think they are almost as good as a radial tire. I will know this summer 

On 2/11/2024 at 11:47 PM, Dutchy said:

Take the calipers off and clean the pins, especially #13

 

 

 

 

Bet ya it will look like this...

 

 

Well didn't look that bad even not good

The pistons are bearly moving, specially one of them but eventually got them out, a rebuild kit for rear caliper needed

On 2/11/2024 at 7:23 PM, bmart said:

Brake pads close to end of life? Hardly...unless they're a lot thinner on the side we can't see. Clean them up with a brass brush and clean the rotors and run those suckers. New pads are only a few mm thick, so what looks like 1.5-2.0mm left is probably 1/2 to 1/3 of life left...so 10k miles? 

Well brake pads off now and think they are shoot

Arrived today

Some small progress today, well most of time to sort stuff after the move last year as some inspiration what needs to be done. The sorting mainly to get the VFR finally in place so can be worked on easy.

From beginning noticed the rear brake needs sorting as dragging as making some sound moving bike backwards.

The brake pads are close to end of life as uneven worn. Hard to see in picture 

Brake disk has some wear but not bad so will use it as long the orginal wheel is in place. The locking plate for the pins holding the brake pads is missing and locked by a steel wire 

Looking into the bolt hole you see why the looking plate is missing, the bolt hole for the bolt looking it has no treads left...

So treads need to be made. I should have a looking plate around, need to find it.

Have first to take the caliper off and see if pistons are badly jammed, hopefully not.

As I inspected the rear brake noticed there might need to be some modifications made to the Devil 4-1 exhaust as I raising the tail, looks close to swingarm

So to do list don't get shorter, but I think a small dent in the pipe might sort clearance issues whit out power loss you can feel, it's a big diameter pipe in this section.

Today ordered 2 second hand wheels, a CBR600F2 for the rear and a VFR400 NC24 front wheel.

8 hours ago, Dutchy said:

I bought a VF500F2 for keny 11 years ago with 15? year old BT45's on it. Thread depth was good. So keny opted to ride some 1600kms in 23 hours to Stockholm to catch the ferry to Finland.

Keny will be fine with 9 yr old tires no problemo.... 😁

Was actually Metzeler's and yes was from 98/02 (rear/front), did svamp to fresh Bridgestone as I arrived home, was only straight roads thro Germany as Sweden home 😁

Is it really 11 years ago.... Time fly

16 hours ago, Captain 80s said:

Your tire sure looks OLD anyway.  What's the date code?

It has DOT 2015, rubber feels soft. It's a Pirelli Sport Demon, one of 4 you get in this size nowadays.

Just ordered a Dunlop Street smart that I been reading much good of. Only Smart choice I think even was hoping to test the bike working good next summer whit the current tires, in case I go for a fork convention anyway, But for now orginal size it will be....

Had a tool that you can peak inside things whit borrowed from a friend and did a look inside the Bandit tank

The connections of the tube , both upper as lower looks good. After this I did plug the upper end and sprayed WD40 into the tub from below (tank upside down) and the leak is after first bend from top so would be possible to cut the metal tube and put a good oil resistant rubber tube in between I think, but it needs to be cut open anyway, might be soldier is a good option to.

Next what I think is the small hole it leaks thro?

I think the metal tube is corrode from inside, the upper part as you see inside the tube there is corrosion but not from down looking up. You can't go long in, first bend and the end of this doesn't go deeper 

Inspected the cut in current front tire, looks like a act of destruction, it's sure deep so no chance I want to ride whit it, a new one needed even there price are almost crazy today......

A flat screwdriver what I open the cut whit