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I ordered everything. I will drop an update when everything is finished I will make an update and a new post with pictures of my vfr fully complete

I put a set of KM1 on my 03 FZ1. About 5k miles and they are solid performers. Commuting and some NC mountain roads hustle. Amazon currently has 120/70 - 180/55 set at like $208.

Here you see an extension used to make it fit.

This is how the fuel looks removed. I can see that i have damaged this plastic while trying to remove it. I will replace rhe seal but do i have to replace the black rubber around the metal sponge thing?

I put some Conti Motions on my Hawk GT (with Gen 4/3 VFR wheels) as an experiment. 160/60 and 120/70. They've been great. Feel a lot like the Michelin Pilot Power I have on a few of my other bikes (at least on the Hawk they do).

Or use a battery charger and reverse electrolysis

Try Amazon? I just grabbed another 180/55 from there. Navigated right from the Kenda storefront.

Soon.

Citric acid, baking/washing soda, and dish soap. Look it up.

Thanks for the update. Was looking at trying these, but VFR sizes are out of stock pretty much everywhere. Got a set of Conti Motions. I'll post up a review once I've put some mileage on 'em.

It looks like the 6th gen rack/bags are the same as the Givi PLX166 racks for the 6th gen, so you've got options for any of the Givi V35 style cases, or equivalent Kappa cases like I bought.

I bought a 5 gen with the 6 gen bags. I’ll post a picture of the rack modification that you can’t see in a bit. I made a knob key for the seat release. The Delkevic exhaust piping can rotate in a way that the muffler lines up with clearance from the bag. The stock exhaust muffler needed a spacer to fit it lower. These bags look like part of bike’s design the way that they tuck in at the bottom. Much better look than the E41 cases and even the smaller E22 cases on my previous 2000 VFR.

180/55-17 KM1 survived my torture test.👍 Round trip coast-coast ride on the rear of a loaded down GL1800C (front is a Shinko 777). I wish had done more precise logging, but current odometer and knowledge of oil change life before I left puts this rear tire at ~7,750 miles of use. 5,200 of that was purely blasting across Interstate. This $120 tire saw monument valley, Arizona Route 66, Death Valley and most of my favorite roads around SoCal. Palomar, Glendora Mtn Rd, Latigo Canyon, Mulholland's Snake etc.. Well squared-off but plenty of tread in reserve. Maybe another 2,000 miles left?

I cant find any place that i can easily buy plain Phosphoric Acid. But I found this one which I think might work the same. My other question is should i bother replacing the seals and the fuel filter? I have the seals but I am not sure if its an easy job.

It was time...

Selling an almost new Power Commander 6 for a 1998-2009 VFR800, Dynojet Part number PC6-16005, bought new and only used on bike for about a month. Only selling as I have acquired a Rapidbike Race for my 06. Asking $300 plus shipping *Will add photos this weekend when I remove it from the bike, comes with original box as well

Scorpion carbon exhaust for sale, really good condition! $300 Email me at morrisbrettandrew12@gmail.com If interested

Went for a test ride, summer warm today where I live, +21°C, and a motorcycle club had a spring ride so crowded at my local Cafe But the cafe had been warned, so could grab something, a coke as ice cream The break's, yes they worked one like they should 👍 Did stop for a few pictures on way home And at that spot I was closely followed by this fellow at a distance Wonder where it's partner is, as they usually move in pairs, but can be they have egg's already so other is sitting on them in it's nest.

So I did look into the front brake The right hand caliper had one slide pin stuck, it cleaned up fairly easy through, one corrosion spot it had The pads are Nissin ones, did just sandpaper off the surface and clean the brake disc whit brake cleaner. The right hand disc was really dirty. Now one not so good thing is the other pin that holds the brake pads has a little cut Close inspection show also the brake caliper has a cut, it's like other caliper bolt has fallen off and caliper has run against the brake disc..... Also the plate between the caliper as brake pad is cut into two. For now just robbed the pin from other RC24 caliper 🤞

Have you checked the float heights? If the fuel level is unusually high, that will also make the bike run rich. A second thought is whether the emulsion tubes in the carbs are worn, this is where the needles sit. I had a Suzuki RF900 in 96 that developed terrible fuel consumption and occasional fouled plugs, and that was solely an issue with worn emulsion tubes. Looking into these tubes, they must be circular, if they're oval that will cause an issue.

Should be called “baffle” I guess, as all it does is keep mud dauber wasps from crawling in there & blocking off airflow. 😊

And if it is crumbly and deteriorating (likely), just eliminate it. Don't try to replace it with another type of foam. Speaking of that, if the foam looks too good, remove it. Maybe the previous owner used the wrong type. It doesn't need a "filter", it's not sucking, just venting. My 86 VFRs just have open vent tubes that point down..

Have a look @ the small foam filter for air plumbing taking atmospheric pressure to carb bodies, called “sub-air filter” in parts book. Needs to be very free flowing as these are vacuum operated slides in carbs

I bet that sounds mean on WOT