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I'm new to the VFR as I just bought this 1990 VFR750F over the weekend for $700 and drove it home (which was quite scary given the condition of the tires and how it didn't want to lean). The trooper currently has 55k miles on the odo. The seller had owned the bike since 2003 and it was his first bike. I believe he was only the second owner of it and left it completely stock other than the rear fender. Ultimately, I plan on building this into something much sleeker and lighter weight than stock. Something sort of cafe racer / tracker style. I don't care to keep the bike looking original but am quite fascinated with the history of the VFR series. I have read hours of articles, forum posts and watched countless videos on the bike already. Seems I got quite lucky finding a 3rd gen and getting a seemingly great deal. I have already ordered some parts: Sheet of all parts/costs $188 - Tires: Shinko 705 120/70r17 radial and 170/60r17 radial $220 - new brake rotors, pads (and might need a caliper rebuild kit) $ 57 - complete front fork rebuild kit (bushings, seals, etc.) $ 17 - Maxima 5WT Fork Oil $ 9 - Mahle oil filter $ 21 - Honda GN4 10w-40 engine oil Not sure if I want to do a front fork conversion or not. I figured I'd rebuild the stock ones and try them some more before deciding but what are most peoples thoughts here? Don't know yet if I have the Cali version but if I have EVAP and PAIR then I plan on deleting them. This thread didn't really help but at least I know it's possible. This V4Dreams seems helpful even though he hasn't specifically had a 3rd gen 750. If you're interested in any of my other projects (unfortunately few are documented): 2005 Subaru OBXT build
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Hello guys, im new to the forums and wanted to show you my 1998 Honda VFR 800 originally from USA. I bought it last year with 42k miles on it for a reasonable price. It came with few mods: CNC red eloxed grips and levers Black tinted wind screen chrome frame and rim lips rear seat cowl new brake rotors front and rear aftermarket chrome exhaust slip-on (no idea about the brand) As i didnt have any service history available from previous owner and the motorcycle was not in the best shape (from maintenance point of view), I basically had to do everything to make sure nothing is going to brake on me unexpectedly. During the first months I've done following: oil and oil filter change (Motul 5100 10w40) air filter change brake fluid change and brake system clean clutch fluid change clutch springs change new tires front and rear (Pirelli Angel ST) coolant change (Motul Motocool Expert) There were also few things I checked like for - like oil leaks, proper charging, chain tension...the usual stuff. After all this when we had first warm days in the spring I went for a ride and immediately fell in love with this bike - its sound and engine whine. And this is how she looks now: Is there a way to switch temperature units from °F to °C? That would really help me as Im not able to quickly convert those while riding and seeing numbers like 200 feels kinda wrong to me :) Thank you Bad
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