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  4. adkfinn
    Miguel, Your continued work to run and manage VFRD is so very much appreciated. This forum is excellent compared to others, and miles better than the other forums that have been bought/sold and monetized to death. Please don't let this excellent repository of information and like minded folks fall to the hands of an owner that only sees the site as a source of revenue as opposed to the niche home of an out of production motorcycle with a rabid and faithful, but shrinking, following.
  5. Fritzer
    Hi Fritzer, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
  6. HispanicSlammer
    Thanks for the thoughtful reply, Miguel. Please excuse the delay in my reply! I really respect what you’ve built with VFRD, it’s clear this isn’t just a forum, but a close-knit community that’s grown together over the years. We totally get the importance of preserving that culture. If Group Builder were ever involved, we’d stay behind the scenes, no big changes, no disruption: just quiet support with tech, upkeep, and tasteful monetization to help with costs, not get in the way. That said, if there’s ever a number that would make you pause and consider a future where the forum is still thriving but less on your shoulders, feel free to let me know! If that's ever down the road, I’d be honored if you kept me in mind. Wishing you and the community nothing but the best, David -- David On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM Miguel Mayo wrote:
  7. DrErgal
    Hi folks, as written here, I betrayed my country 😁 keeping the V but halving the cylinders. The bike was in bad conditions, witnessing very poor maintenance and one fall; the owner told about just a small tip-over but the signs on fairings, and engine covers let me thing it was something a bit more severe. Nothing serious, but hey... a dent on the tank, footpeg bracket bent down, shift lever broken... it's not an innocent tip-over 😅 The final drive was crap, grips at the handlebars was worn and ominously sticky (I don't wanna know anything more 😅) Also, the owner cut out the tail to install a leaner plate holder and led indicators, but the result has been pretty hacky. And the electrical job below the seat is even worst 💀: Anyway, this bike won me (inexplicably 😅 ), and I decided to start a new project bike on it. The leitmotif of the project will reflect the essence of this bike (that definitely won me): simplicity. I'm going to simplify it at the utmost, removing any redundance and not essential stuff. At first, I started disassembling the wreck: Its "ginormic" carburetors are really impressive One of the first job to do, needless to say, it's the PAIR removal. On VTR, PAIR actuator is not electric but vacuum actuated by a hose coming from front carburetor. I removed all the stuff and plugged the connection: But this bike was in need of something more serious than cosmetic trifles. Timing chain tensioners were about to fail, especially on front cylinder (that's pretty common on VTR), so i removed anything into the "V" to easily access the tensioners and replace them; as obvious, I set the timing, first: Since I needed to remove the cooling system to access the front tensioner, I took the occasion to a small upgrade, so I replaced the hoses with silicone units; also, the connections to the carburetors have been removed (VTR has a heating line for carburetors, but I defintely do NOT need it)... ...and the connections of the thermostat housing gave been plugged Once fulfilled this task, I passed to the radiators before reassembpling the cooling system, since I decided to replace EVERY not stressed screw with ergal component. the cooling system has been reinstalled: In this phase I took the occasion to reorganize the breathing/bleeding lines in a tidy way, since the OEM hoses are loooong and twisted into the gut of the bike: Prior to close the work on the engine, I made the same coil conversion made on the VFR Here's a picture with the old system compared with the new. To finalize, a set of iridium sparks and the engine is done. After this, it was the turn of the final drive. Unfortunately I've not been able to find the Supersprox sprocket I was looking for, so I bitterly fell back on a standard JT unit (Z+2) I compensated the lack of the supersporx sprocket with a ergal nut for the rear axle, and aluminium wheel spacers And just to show how autistic I am, I even dismantled the chain adjusters to restore and clean them, bringing them to mint conditions 😅 I removed the original rear brake reservoir (just below the seat, on the right side) by installing a smaller one directly connected to the pump; in this way I removed the reservoir itself and the lonh connection hose, but above all I could move the R/R at its place, where it can get more air I installed the footpeg adapter I used on the VFR, to raise them up without touching the brackets (but I have some plan about it 😎) The bike came with a Leovince exhaust cans set. I have the OEM also, but I do not have the carburetors jets, so I decided to keep the Leovince's on. I raised up the mufflers, and the original brackets have been removed So far, I made some ROUGH and UGLY supports. They are very bad, but they're cheap and work fine; they will be replaced with dedicated components by my design. I'm just waiting for some salaries to come in order to stabilize the budget... 😅 At the frontend, the forks have been serviced, then I put titanium bolts for the front subframe (that's in steel; I'm going to build a new one in aluminium) and a forkbrace by Dr. Ergal design. The plate in the picture is just a prototype to test the size; the final one is still on the way New grips on the handlebars, ergal screws everywhere and that's it. The bike is simple and essential, so no need for further operations; I just cut out the locking pins to spread out the bars By following my purpose, I searched for any non stressed screw to be replaced with ergal units. And I mean EVERY screw... I don't have all the pictures, but those are the screws I removed and replaced with ergal All the remaining bolts are structural, so I could replace them with titanium, just in case. Maybe in future... In conclusion (so far 😁) I reinstalled the mirrors used on the VFR, with led indicators: And here it is! Being a projectbike, the modification will NEVER end 😁 The next steps are: Li-Ion Battery Rear and front subframe in aluminium Muffler brackets Lighter brake rotors Adjustable ignition phonic wheel Lighter wheels (but I'm afraid that this item would cost me a divorce 🙄😆) Keep tuned! For those who are wondering if I forgot the lower cowl, well no: I simply removed it because I like the most this way. You remember? Simplicity... 😉
  8. bmatic007
    Thanks for your feedback. I will take it off and look. It looks like it's just a single screw so it should be pretty simple.
  9. bmatic007
    Thanks for your input. I think the sidestand switch is ok as the bike would die if I put it in gear but it's not doing that. I went ahead and ordered another switch as it's fairly inexpensive but I might try to go ahead and clean it and see if that fixes it too.
  10. meow
    I have installed on my vfr 800 2002 a rapidbike 3 module which is pretty old but gets the job done. I also installed the quickshifter that i got with it but it does not want to work. I think its installed correctly because it works as a small switch when i insert it in my switch map connector. I have also contacted dimsport but they didn’t return my email. Does anyone have any experience with the rb3 and the quick shifter?
  11. Worfje
    Wauw, great rebuild! Not easy!
  12. OklaTwister
    You're skeptical they don't work, or you question if they're ever even advisable, or you don't believe they actually exist or...?
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  14. Burger
    and now brakes (changed all the seals too, just forgot to take any pictures) some of you may be wondering why i ripped out the entire system, others have probably figured it out. yep, it's time for the dirty word. the "d" word. delinking. i assure you all that i have thought long and hard about it and that this decision was not made lightly, but here are my reasons. for one, given the condition of the rest of the bike, and the condition of the brake fluid that i drained, i have absolutely no faith in the integrity or functionality of any of the small linking components, and am thoroughly disinclined to rebuild them or hunt down new ones. and for two, steel braided line kits are significantly cheaper for delinking versus stock style. i know this is not the optimal way to do it and that there're better ways to go about it it, like VTR fork lowers and calipers, but keeping the stock calipers and brackets would be the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to move the project along and get it that much closer to munching miles again. i do plan on upgrading the MCs though, at least. at any rate...fuel system is up next. after that, she should make some noise.
  15. sowic86134
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  16. Ughandi
    You are more than welcome to stick around. You, among others here, have excellent tribal knowledge that will still be useful! And besides... I'd like to keep up on what you'll be machining next for your new whip!
  17. HispanicSlammer
    I haven't owned a vfr for two years now. I have 2 KTMs one is great the other is a POS...lol. I got old and even the VFR was uncomfortable for the first hour I rode it. Knees and back trouble. The KTMs have a more upright ergo, stretched out legs a bit more.
  18. VFR78
    I had the same issue on my G8 after heavy rain on a central Australian run. It was simply crap on the spade connectors at the clutch lever. Disconnected and a bit of a clean, then it was all good again.
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  20. squirrelman
    rich ppl have alot of choices
  21. Terry
    The switch is cheap to replace, but you can try squirting contact cleaner into it while working the button in/out, maybe as simple as some dirty contacts in there. Don't forget that you also need continuity through the sidestand switch (up) to start in gear.
  22. Terry
    I am very fond of the VTR and owned one for about 30,000km. Hard to beat the low-end torque and such a lovely engine to cruise long miles on. For me the let down was the fuel range and also high pegs but the bike has a charming simplicity. I added an Ohlins shock, Gold Valves and new springs up front, CBR954 callipers and master and some manual CCTs; the VTRs have a real reputation for bending valves in the front head if the auto CCT lets go. I hope you have many happy km ahead of you.
  23. fixit58
    All the front end relays are testing as working according to the Factory manual tests. Headlamps work ok as they should. Hi and lo beams good. if I unplug the bulbs at the rear of the lamps, the charge voltage rises a bit. I might still be looking at voltage drop through the loom. I am waiting on red and green 12G wire to beef things up a bit. will see if that makes any difference. I dont like to think myself as a quitter after 65 years in the motor/plant trade and countless bikes and cars but?? This bike may be the one that ends my affiliation with bikes.
  24. mello dude
    Yes... DrErgal, please stick around. While this is mostly a VFR site, in general we like all motorcycles! There are many posts about other non-VFR bikes and we are a sponge for them all. Keep posting!
  25. Captain 80s
    I don't usually time out my oil either. But I also don't do many, hardly any really, short trips, so I am getting the moisture out from the combustion process when they are ridden. And then my bikes ares stored in a temperature controlled environment. Every now and then I will do a, "it's been a while" change, but it's usually because the (still golden) oil got dumped for another reason like clutch maintenance or something. I save that oil for flushes on new-to-me bikes to extract some remaining value from it.. That's about all I will say in this topic. Those are my choices, for my bikes, in my situation.
  26. bmart
    I don't see a pic for us to confirm...
  27. bmart
    You'll get a million opinions. I completely ignore time and go by mileage, regardless of years. Current oil is magnificent and as long as you aren't going for only VERY short rides, i'd just run it. I send mine off (car and bike) for testing every few changes and there's never anything bad going on in there. "Time" seems like overkill to me.
  28. bmatic007
    UPDATE: Based on my testing, there is no continuity on the two wires when the clutch is pulled in, so I'll be ordering the switch to replace it. Will mark this topic as solved once I get it replaced.
  29. DrErgal
    Guys, you move me ❤️ Thanks, really thanks! I enjoyed this place, I like to stay here, and it will be a pleasure to keep bothering you with my rants 😁 I must confess: this exchange is the reason of my silence of the last weeks 🫢
  30. FromMaine
    My thoughts also.
  31. vfrcapn
    Bad headlamp relay shorting out?
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      Juniper Pass

      I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.

       

       

       

       

      I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.

       

       

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      Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado

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      Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain

      From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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      Idaho Springs Colorado

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      Mashtuns and fermenters

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      Rows of fermenters

      I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS

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      Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road

      There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!

      I did stop for pictures in all the best spots

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      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

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      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Mount Evans

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      Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.

      Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.

      My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.

      With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.

      So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.

      Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since smile.gif

      Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.

      I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:

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