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Another way to measure is to 3D scan the part, import the data into Fusion 360 or similar and obtain the measurements from the data. This is something I need to practice doing (for my other projects), and I will need to remove the top fairing on my yellow 5th gen in a few weeks, so I will have a go then. Compared with scanning engines, transmissions, engine bays, suspension and steering components on my van, scanning a VFR fairing stay should be a doddle! The catch, of course, it that you have to start with one "known" to be straight... Ciao, JZH

Hey Max. Maybe I can help. I’m in a similar situation. Last year, my 1999 VFR was crashed on the highway. Don’t loan your bike out to others is the only way to avoid this one. It fell on the left side, damaging the front and side fairings, front fender, turn signal, mirror, tank, kickstand, sidestand and rear stay. The front stay is now twisted to the right side. Upon internal inspection, I found a mounting post for the headlight is snapped, and a mounting post for the gauge cluster is snapped. The left radiator is now damaged. The fairings now have tension when aligning with the brackets. My VFR was pristine prior to this, everything lined up. So, I’m in a spot. I’m particular about these things. I had just gone through and replaced every bracket to make things were perfect prior to the crash early last year. This weekend I purchased another 1998 VFR. It is nearly stock, doesn’t have any of the modifications I have on mine, apart from a matching Sargent seat. The plan is swap everything that was damaged onto my bike. I was considering making my own build thread until I saw this forum topic. Here’s what I can do. When I get in there and remove the good stay from this straight bike. I can take photographs and measurements. I know it’s not as good as having it in front of you, but it could help. I will do my best to correct the bent stay to match my good example. Project 1 is to return my personal VFR to riding shape. Later down the line, I’ll finish building this “parts” VFR and let someone else enjoy it. So if that can be helpful, cool. I probably need a month or so before I get to this project. But I’ll be doing it. Will keep you posted.

This is great - thank you! I’d be interested to hear the results once you’ve had a chance to evaluate.

Nice find! And welcome to the family.

Sounds very nice.

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Repair ABS with ABS absolutely. Factors to use Plastex (superglue base) or Easy Do It (ABS base) for me have to do with type or repair, size of repair, time, ease of use, experience and results.

Take a photo of the OEM subframe and you can then mark the Ducati dimensions on that, or give him them both

Hi all, I am looking for a drawing to give it to a welder. I can't get it figured out how to make a proper drawing of a subframe that will fit the 1991 VFR750 The seat I bought comes of a 2017 Ducati monster 797 All your help is much appreciated Thanks. Eelco

Congrats! That mileage is incredibly small!

Congratulations! At some point in the future, them condom mirrors may become fashionable again, so donot throw them out after you put some "betterder" looking ones on...

Me neither - I feared it was something regional 🤭.

Jeez she's not even run in! 😝 Happy riding

Why not repair ABS with ABS? Solvent welding is where it's at, not glue or epoxy. Solvent welding is using primer and ABS pipe cement like Oatey Medium Black. Same stuff plumbers use to join ABS pipe together. You can mix up a slurry of cement and ABS bits to build up missing plastic or reinforce large cracks with a raw ABS backing plate. Most recent large repair I did was to a Pyramid plastics Fenda Extenda. Extender had clipped a low curb and split. I solvent welded an ABS backing plate to the inside. GoldwingDocs has an excellent YouTube video on this. Search "Goldwingdocs bodywork"

Check the rubber bits/fluids, and ride it like you stole it.

Yeah this is a tough one because you're basically playing 3-D chess. The solution may be to find a virgin example, and build a jig off of it to locate the mounts properly. That is assuming the headstock tab is still straight. Woohoo! A slight bend in the cowl stay can create huge misalignment problems with the side cowl mounts. DAMHIK.

gen6 tbs and airbox installed.... so were cbr coils.... and now.... VID_20260119_172849.mp4

I have a few 5th gens (I wonder about myself sometimes), two of which have had tip overs. I have repaired the cracked and broken ABS plastics with Plastex and Easy Do It. Thanks to YouTube there are a ton of how to repair plastics out there. My problem now is bent fairng stays. Buying on EBay is scetchy I've had sellers say the part is straight but you can tell even by their low quality photo's they are not. Buying new stays are debateable but if you have not referrence youre screwed. I've had to fab a simple attachment bracket on the bottom front of the engine as a previous owner must have hit a speed bump too hard and broke the tab from the cast oil pan. I also bent and straightened out the simple side stays but now have to figure out the front stay that bolts to the head stock. Looking at the stay you cant tell where it was tweeked or needs to be tweeked. Attachement points of the front plastics just do not lign up without tension. I move one thing and other alignment problems present themselves. It leads me to believe there is more than one correction bends needed. The reason I bought the second 5th gen is it is better than the first and the third better than the second (I wonder about myself sometimes). I hoped I would not have to strip the third to get the stay cross measurements but looks like I will. Hopefully I wont need to build a jig to straighten out the stay. It can't be that bad looking at it.

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Congrats!! And... More pictures!!!

Congratulations, looks like a nice pickup. 4500÷28= 161 miles per year........That is a lightly used VFR. From the picture it looks like unmolested stock, which is always my preference. I will resist the urge to type up a checklist that you didn't ask for. 😁 There is a few simple things you can check though that will get you started off right. Happy Trails!

I would like to thank you all for your input; I am now the proud owner of a 1998 vfr800fi with only 4500 miles!

I was in there yesterday, the message I get today is "cannot decode raw data", I have no idea WTF is going on there

VFRWorld has been down for a few days. Can anyone else get on it?

As a Mariner I supported the RNLI since 1980 as an overseas member. Retired now, but still fly the flag so to speak. Currently gracing my 2001.🙂