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G'day, long time no write fellow VFR geeks!! I've spent the last hour going through oh, umpteen search results looking for a thread on how to DIY your own 3rd gen sidestand cover as they are no longer available from OEM part stores and rarer than rocking horse poo on ebay etc. Was there not a thread by someone who fabricated their own? If there was can someone pretty please (with a VFR on top) provide me with a link? If not, I wonder if Seb has ever thought of CDCing or 3D printing one or otherwise looked at providing these as a product, just as with his clear cluth covers??? Bueller? Thanks in advance and do keep the rubber side down!!

Hey guys, new VFR owner. I just browsed the last 2 years or so of posts in these forums and didn't see anything recent regarding replacement windscreen options for the 90-93 models. I've read the Zero Gravity double bubble is popular but I'm not a fan of the look. I'm really looking for the closest to OEM replacement out there (in terms of shape and thickness/durability). I've read MRA? Anyone suggestions on brands and where they can be ordered would be much appreciated. Photos are great, too :)

New poster, Low/no budget set aside for any portion of the "modifications" done to my bike. Just wanted to share the personal experience I have had with the wonderful machine I had/have the great pleasure of owning. No disrespect intended toward the classic form of factory 3rd gen VFRs. I love it just as much as you do, but finances made it impossible for me to restore the former stock glory of my machine. I got my vfr a few years ago 3rd hand from someone who didn't respect the bike at all, I purchased a reliably bad regulator/rectifier problem in full swing and a left side high speed dump. *****Keep in mind, I have no garage, no manufacturing tools/equipment and no money. I rely on wd40 and duct tape for everything (plus or minus any generic tool that is typically seen in a house haha)***** I'll just toss a few pictures in partially correct chronological order over the past couple years of passive adaptations. This is how I got the bike. This is the good side with no real damage, I don't have a picture of the damage when I got it because It was just plain ugly. 900 bucks... corbin leather seat, vance and hines pipe.. about 35k miles. works for me. This was what was left of the left mid fairing, I decided to be Macgyver and make the rest out of bondo... It didn't fit worth a damn so i gave up and restarted with a material that was lying around my house that happened to be GREAT at holding bends if you exaggerate the bends past where you want them to hold. This process took over 10 hours of winging it and heavy cutting and blisters with what are commonly called "tin snips" ta-da.... free fairing. and some 1.50 plastic letters/numbers. Mickey Mouse, level 1 achieved Garage for winter? no......no. outdoor porch for my winter work in 20 degree weather. Spray can the bottom fairing, Mickey Mouse level 2. I decided to make a "decal" for the left side of the bike to draw attention away from the mismatched paint and heavy plastic damage. Obviously I had to go with the Honda Racing wings. Mickey Mouse Level 3 I went through that summer with the wings soaring over massachusetts and turning heads. too bad the heads were laughing while they turned. Doesn't matter have Ride. I have the constant urge to let that one sided swing arm breath and be appreciated for how sexy it is. So I decided to slap the R1 tail on her. As it turns out, I had to do some lovely grinding of a good portion of the subframe I got in order to get it even remotely legit to sit on. Hand Grinder, Machine bolts, Bricks and a whole lot of Macguyver juice. Mickey mouse level 4,5, and 6 achieved....of course TEFLON ALL DAY.. Had to fill in the gap between the seat and the tank because 3 inches of air thats why. This proved to be very tricky with a flat tank surface near the seat and the rounded seat front as well as bending and holding around the tank AND fitting into the subframe to anchor. Mickey mouse level 7 and 8. The next post will have the last couple things done to the bike so far.