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KevCarver

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  1. Pretty awesome, indeed! But why no :biggrin: at launch? Personally I just want something capable of firing lit cigarette butts back at the car that flicked one out in front of me!
  2. Sorry. But, please do try and fit your steering stem in your bike! If it fits yours, it will fit the VTECs and many other Hondas too! :blink: What do you take me for?!? :fing02: Naw, I did try it with both models of 636 on my '99. One was a good length, and one too short. I forget now which was which. Both stems are far too thick. Both are press fit into the base, so possible to swap with a 51 or CBR? Haven't tried that. Since it wouldn't work so well as is, I never looked too far into clearance issues. Seems like I don't remember much difficulty with the lower triple... As far as 636 forks go, the 05-06 model had bigger brakes in their "Petal" style, aka wave. Some slight difference with the internals, but not sure on details. That new Kawi Big Piston Fork on the 600 sounds interesting...
  3. I bet this one lost at least 40lbs. :fing02: OMG! I love it.. What year is it? Is that one of yours?? One of my favs, too. It's in CO and not a member here, if I recall. That's a Vtec with Kawi forks. Looks like '03-'04 636 to me. Still in the back of my mind as a possibility for my '99. I've got the forks and stem in the garage, but they are significantly bended... :blink: Oh, Seb! Ya beat me!
  4. You (I) can get titanium lug nuts for a Civic? :rolleyes:
  5. Personally, the only thing about my 5th Gen I dislike is the slide caliper linked brakes. My main goal in a fork swap would be radial calipers. That said, I'm really happy with the RC51 stock brakes since I got mine a year ago. So stock RC brakes on my VFR would be dream for me. Speaking of the RC51, that was designed to be competitive with 750's of the era. Now, it compares with the 600's of this era. Going to be pretty tough for a VFR to match up with the modern 750. Bottom line: Build the bike that makes you happy! :rolleyes:
  6. I did a F4i front end on my vtec track bike which uses stock wheel and brake rotors, I did delink and use the F4i calipers & m/c but I'm sure you could fab the bracket needed to retain the linked brakes if desired. :rolleyes: Could you change out the internals of the fork to keep the original lowers and linked brakes? Although I'm in the camp of wanting unlinked brakes and 4 (or 6) piston dual sided calipers.
  7. Since you are ok, this is just a chance to keep on modding it! :ohmy: You going with a two line setup without the crossover this time? Were you using stock rubber lines?
  8. Dammit, that's awesome! I wish I had found one of those before I got the Datels for my bikes. Oh well. I really need a clock that looks like that one with a back light. 1.5 or 2 inch diameter, I would think. Anyone found one of those?
  9. I think its just a case of "be like the racers" syndrome. I'm not even convinced an aluminum sprocket is necessary on a streetbike VFR. That's just me, of course...
  10. I put a Vortex Racing keyless cap on my RC51 and on the way to the track in a torrential rainstorm the tank got a lot of water in it. Never had that happen before of heard of anyone else having that problem, but it is something to think about for a street bike. Normally I tape over the cap in transit, just because. Didn't that time, and now I know why I should have. Bottom line: if you can fix your stocker, keep it. (My opinion...)
  11. They are still on there, but only tell us when the bike is in neutral! :ph34r:
  12. Rock On, Rocker! :fing02: Can't wait to get passed by it!
  13. On my fifth gen the rads are lower, they are more steeply angled downward, and shorter top to bottom. The RC rads are more square, nearly horizontal, and taller. Cockpit area is pretty ok with the RC glass but doesn't quite match the lines of the VFR fairing stay. The side venting doesn't line up well with the rads becuase of the above issues. The lower is more than an inch away from meeting the sides and covers much of the rads. I'd say you'd be better off finding broken crap online and fixing what you need. Either that or nekkid with maybe a little flyscreen type wind deflector.
  14. Are the 5th and 6th Gens close enough to get anything useful from me fitting my RC51 bodywork to it? I'm guessing the rads are the main concern and are close enough to make it worth trying. Maybe you could get the intake snorkel from a F3 and route up some ducting for the airbox from the RC51 front intake? Not really ram air, but some cooler air under the tank for the airbox to pick up. Since you got the parts, go ahead and start bolting stuff up! See what the Gixxer front end looks like in there! :biggrin:
  15. They don't fit the Fifth Gen. In the US we had two versions of 636. I think I tried both and forget exactly which did what in the Fifth Gen neck. I want to say both were too thick as far as diameter and Second Gen was too short. I couldn't find a RC steering stem that was affordable to see if the RC stem would press fit into the 636 clamps. Of course with the new Big Piston Forks on the new ZX-6R, perhaps finding some of those would be fun!
  16. BR, I'll take a look at the bodywork maybe Thursday. I wanted to try the 636 front end on my 5th Gen. Still might one of these days. I do have some parts to try it, but they're bent a little;) Mainly wondering if the RC steering stem will fit into the 636 bottom clamps.
  17. My thoughts would be build the hard parts first! Get it running, and working, then figure out what you want to do with it. Once you get a chance to run it, you may want full fairings. On the other hand, go with it nekkid! It's already a VFR track bike, why try to make it conventional? In any case, I think its a fun project and I can't wait to see you pass me on it!
  18. I got the impression that at the moment everything is in the "pre-production" fitment and fiddling stage. No doubt will be looking the business at the end. I like the rearset relocation plates. Might get a couple interested buyers if you wanted to sell a fully developed kit! Or maybe just some copycats (Taking mental notes for my "dream" 5th Gen project!)
  19. Sweet project! Something I've wanted to do myself, but lack the fabricating skills for it. Since you look to have raised the foot pegs those should be fine, but these bikes have a habit of dragging the headers. Maybe your properly sorted suspension will cure that? Good luck and bring on the pics as you go! :fing02:
  20. Looks great with the Yellow! Hows it look with the lights on?
  21. Because it is such a carefree setup you will likely forget to top up the oil container at least once. The tube being transparent enables you to notice the air bubbles in the system as a reminder. Maybe add some soot or graphite to the oil to get a darker color, but first ask Pablo if this may in some way be harmfull to the pump. You could use an oil like Royal Purple or Silkolene if visibility is your goal. Not intended to be an endorsement of any one brand of oil, I'm only saying that those two oils have very dark visible color. Purple and Red, respectively.
  22. For the 5th Gen riders, Sargent Seats come in a two piece design that allows you to use the rear cowl cover as a bigger trunk area without the passenger portion of the seat. Corbin also has a similar offer in a one piece single seat design. Instead, I picked up a second hand stocker and cut the back off and stapled the cover back down. Add to that the quick release pins replacing the Frakenbolts, and it is easily accessible! Can't find any pics, looks completely stock with the cowl in place. Stock seat suits me fine, without needing to spend the big bucks on an aftermarket!
  23. From the album: Kev's pics

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