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Balance is indeed the key and it sure is tough to get it right sometimes, even with everything stock and you're just messing with the sag.
The biggest thing that I have trouble with is the bike really seems to require a compromise sag setting to handle right all the way through a tank of gas. It's mostly just ride quality but the amount of gas this bike carries really seems to effect things as it burns off.
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Yes I looked it up...
There are two drop in Ohlins shocks that have almost exactly the correct length and spec for the VFR.
One has a remote Preload Adjuster and the other has a threaded pre-load collar.
They are designated 46DRS (remote preload) and 46DR I think.
Length is 317.5mm, about 1/8" longer then stock, perfect to jack up the rear a bit. Stroke is 53.5mm.
I found them online in one place for $750 but the correct price appears to be closer to $850-900.
Looks like they are available for the 5th gen too.
Looks good to me, if I'm going to go to all the trouble to swap em out I want to get the bike nearly perfect the first time.
I might do it next year, depends on the cost to work over the forks too. I really want that remote preload adjuster though, I find it highly annoying that Honda gave the remote preload adjuster to ABS riders but not to the rest of us.
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I see the tapeworks prices as:
$20 - 2 sheets of 14"x10"
$40 - 1 sheet of 14"x47"
$70 - 1 sheet of 29"x47"
You could probably get real carbon fiber and apply that instead for a similar price. And you might be close to getting enough material to actually build a real CF dash.
I found the following prices just now for the real thing:
$26 - 2 sheets of 11"x8"x0.015" - 0.78oz each
$47 - 2 sheets of 11"x16"x0.015" - 1.55oz each
$96 - 2 sheets of 11"x32"x0.015" - 3.1oz each
0.015" is listed as something you can cut with scissors, perfect for cosmetic applications like this.
You can get a $20-30 bottle of epoxy that would last a long long time.
Not commenting on the worth of fake carbon fiber.. just noting that the Tapeworks stuff is a HUGE scam compared to the real thing. You could probably do several triple tree covers with only a single 11"x8" sheet for $13 and some glue, you wouldn't even need to use real epoxy.
Damn every time I check the prices I want to try it.. and I know I could even get free epoxy from my Dad as he's got a 2 gallon kit for boat stuff that he'll never use up.
edit: Just checked that particular vendor will pre-apply adhesive for you for $2.95 for an 11"x8" sheet. So all you need to do is cut out your shape and then peel the adhesive backing off, no need to mess with glue/epoxy. Exactly the same setup as the fake stuff.