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  2. Squidbilly
    So there's a little bit of damage to the right hand fork lower. I know there's a bit of rust, but this picture was taken a couple of days post-incident. The scuff definitely wasn't there previously, as I only change the front pads a few months ago and would have seen it then. Does anyone know how best to check if the forks are bent/twisted?
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  4. Presson
    The 2 wheel centre, Harpenden. I can't recommend them highly enough. Family business run by brother and sister Nick and Sophie. Honest and reliable. Caters for all makes. https://www.the2wc.co.uk/
  5. mmi64
    Hi all, I need a service for my 2010 6th gen VFR800. I'm based in London and looking for a motorcycle tech that specializes in these sorts of bikes. Does anyone have any recommendations.?
  6. Terry
    A draggy back calliper can be caused by a partial seize of the secondary master cylinder on the left fork leg. Make sure that is moving freely (should be just a couple of mm) and applying and releasing the brake when you push the calliper forward then let it go. Generally draggy pads can be caused by gunk building up in the piston seal groove; if you have that, the callipers need to be fully diassembled. the grooves need to be gently scraped clean, the pistons polished (or replaced if they are corroded) and then the whole lot reassembled with silicone grease or similar.
  7. Dutchy
    Yes, bought a pair and yes, the batteries can stay in the pocket. Albeit a bit more "fiddly" than the Klan-e's. But there the (outside) cable desintigrated after a couple of years intensive use. My local dealer got a new set under warranty for me.
  8. Knute

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  9. Squidbilly
    Not yet, mate. Will ring around tomorrow.
  10. Thumbs
    Have you spoken to the company that's going to straighten it?
  11. keny
    Sadly these 2 still want in the back room Slow progress on other stuff as other things has turned up, also at moment really cold outside so colder in garage also even not badly
  12. Squidbilly
    So, here's a couple of pics and vids of the wheel from the guy in the US. He wants about $280 shipped. What do y'all reckon? obviously I'll have to get it straightened, but I don't know much about that sort of thing. Does it look like something easily achievable by a repair firm? I'm leaning toward going this route if possible, as it turns out a bar is also bent, so the cost is adding up.... VFR WHEELRUNOUT 2.mp4 VFR WHEEL RUNOUT 1.mp4
  13. keny

    Anything goes!

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  14. Squidbilly
    You Sir, are a gentlemaan and a scholar! Thanks for the link, the price isn't actually too horrendous. I just need to weigh up whether it's worth trying to save a bit by going used....
  15. Squidbilly
    Ha ha, yeah the flip at the end was her way of saying exactly that! Sorry to hear about your shoulder, but glad you were also able to walk away from your London adventure. I could live with mismatched wheels, but I'd bet a pound to a pinch of shit something somewhere won't fit. There are more potential dimensions than I first considered, so I think I'll have to bite the bullet and get an 8th gen one. Thank you for the offer, though.
  16. Squidbilly
    Cheers mate, may as well take away from it what I can! Thanks for having a look on David Silver, I appreciate it. The commute'll be a drag as it's an hour-ish on the bike or up to 3 hours by car!
  17. Dutchy
    Just realised... Your "household inventory" apllies being exempt to the luxury goods tax (BPM) on motorvehicles.
  18. Presson
    What you describe is definitely not right. I would take the rear caliper off and have a good look. Is the pad on one side much more worn than the other? If so that might give you a clue to which bit is sticking. I'm assuming it's only the rear you are concerned about. As Dutchy says, burning hot after a short ride where you don't use the rear brake is not good Check the disc runs true. Does the drag go on/ off as you move the bike or is it constant? Given you've had this problem, I would check the disc thickness to see that it's still within wear limits. Check the caliper slider moves freely ( so the caliper can float) and the rubber boot that covers it is in good condition. If not, clean up with fine emery or wire wool, regrease and re-assemble. Get a new rubber boot if needed. Wemoto are great for parts like that. Place a piece of wood between the pads and operate the pedal. Pads should grip and then release slightly. If the pedal stays floppy or the pads don't retract, it needs a complete overhaul. Possibly new seals and wiper seals. Possibly new pistons if they are badly pitted. You probably should change the fluid as well as your final step.
  19. vfrgiving
    There should always be light drag, you wouldn't stop in time if there weren't. The bike shouldn't be hard to push around though.
  20. Dutchy
    Hard to move back and forth is not normal. Does the master's piston come back freely? Or does the brake lever stays a bit "loose/floppy"? After a ride, feel the brake rotor. Burny hot is not good...
  21. vfrRider83
    My brake callipers seized up so I've had a new set of brake fluid hoses and my rear calliper professionally cleaned. Still finding there's resistance or drag on the discs and there should be none? - for maximum performance and fuel consumption. I'm guessing the pistons in the callipers don't retract fully enough and was wondering if a completely new set of callipers might solve this problem. They seemingly can't be adjusted like on a MTB. The bike requires a lot of effort to push back or forward (more so after it's been out in the rain and grit). When I removed the rear calliper I noticed how the rear wheel spun more freely, with less drag. I'm wondering if this is normal or if it can be improved. On short country lane trips I'm getting 80-90 miles before half the tank is used but on faster motorway trips around 200+ miles total. My 5th gen got c.235 miles on motorway trips. I don't use the VTEC turbo much and don't make many trips anyway (except for essentials and maybe a solo camping trip in the summer) because I'm getting older and world wearier. But if anyone has read this and has any comments or thought on this, well, cheers! Happy riding
  22. Dutchy
    The e-mark on the exhausts is a plus. As for "household goods", 30+ years ago (yes, a long time) I relocated back to the Netherlands from Scotland. Brought my Uk bought/regististerd Lemans 1000 with me. Bone stock with Lafranconis with the "turbine blade" exit. The RDW inspector was a mc bike nut, but did mention that the Db test might just prove a bit tricky. It proved to be the case, so he moved the microphones back, enough the reach the allowed limit (yes, Dutch like rules, but where needed, try and be reasonable). A recent visit to the RDW with a pal (Waddinxveen station) proved that there is less realistic RDW staff around. The Italian paperwork stated manufacturer "Moto Morini SPA", model "350 X3" He registered model "SPA 350 X3", unwilling to accept (or check) that in Italian, S.p.A. stands for Società per Azioni, which is a public limited company by shares. We got the registration, so goal achieved. But WTF? The bike's blue so Marco is now known as Smurf riding SPA Blue.... And oh yes, Morini did not assign/stamp an identification/serial # in its 350 engines. Well, this guy knew better, made up a number and told us that we'd had to stamp that in ourselves (some day)... yeah right. Cue the end of RATM's "Killing in the name of"... (None of my Morini pals (me included) were ever told to do this when taking a 350 to the RDW.) Ergo? Your mileage may vary, just do not start arguing with the RDW. You've dealt with many of these types before in your line of business no doubt 🙂 FYI only: Arguing with the police is OK in my country and won't get you shot BTW...
  23. JZH
    It's going to be difficult to present this bike as "stock"... The exhaust is obviously not stock, but it's not loud and was even "e-marked" by the now-defunct Laser JAMA company: How deep will they dig, I wonder? My reading of the requirements suggests that, because the bike is part of my "household goods" accompanying me in my relocation to NL, the RDW will apply the inspection procedure specified in Chapter 5, Section 4 of the Vehicle Regulations, which do not generally include disassembly or road testing. (This should apply to all of my bikes and cars, assuming I can get them here by August.) I see your point about waiting to do the de-linking/forks. The bike should look as boring as possible! Ciao, JZH
  24. JZH
    Well, it's a 6th gen kit, so I will first have to copy the 5th gen mounting brackets and track down/manufacture any other missing parts... Ciao, JZH
  25. Dutchy
    You might be in for a "treat" at the RDW. Your bike's current registration (be it US or UK) is "non-EU" which means it will not simply be "the frame # matches the prior registration data in the system" here is your Dutch registration. My advice is leave the forks, brake system "as is", do fit EU marked light/indicator housing. Do the mods afterwards. And hope they donot spot / class the supercharger as a 'significant modification'. Unless you are planning for the costly "special build registratration". Very involved process
  26. Dutchy
    Welcome to VFRD from across the pond
  27. St. Stephen
    I love those wheels no matter what the color. Those three big spokes still look awesome. I was so close to spending the money I didn't quite have on the VF500 for that reason, but ended up with my VF700. I think, ironically, that it was the red seat that put me off. Great photo.
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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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      Close up

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

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      I Am Back !

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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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