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  2. Philois1984
    I recently participated in the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride here in Townsville, it’s for a good cause and I enjoyed the ride. I’ll attach a photo. I’m going to display the Triumph at a “All British Day” here in Townsville tomorrow. The bike is still spotless from the DGR so no real work required.
  3. Philois1984
    Thanks Grum, I will try a different oil and flush the brake fluid, hopefully that will be all it is. If that doesn’t help then I will have to spend some money and let the experts? have a look at it (in case of confusion it is the VFR I’m having trouble with) Hope you are keeping well and the weather isn’t so cold you don’t want to get the bike out.
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  5. Captain 80s
    Gaz66... That quote wasn't referring to you, but I did almost post suggesting that. It was very clear to me that he was looking for info, not parts, from a fellow enthusiast. He said so exactly, clarifying why he was here. Is your point of view some kind of gate? Your second reply was quite honestly, strange. The un-apology. You still haven't "passed the test", but Happy Friday. Have a good weekend. Fireblade with a VFR SSSA. Not new ground, but... Fuck to the Yes.
  6. Grum
    Hi Phil. Sorry to hear of your gear shift issues. I'm up to 98,500k's and the gears are as smooth as the day I bought it. I wonder if the recent service, and the oil they used is quite different to what was in it. Oil viscosity, semi or full synthetic etc can have a big effect on gear shift smoothness. I'm sure there is nothing you've done, or an issue with the bike to have caused this. As for your clutch, when was the last time the clutch fluid was flushed/bled? A good flush and new fluid might be the answer to both issues! For info I change my brake and clutch fluid approximately every 12 months, it's an easy job on a 8gen. P.s. Be nice to be in warm Townsville! Cheers. Grum.
  7. Captain 80s
    About 40 miles later on the other side of Carnation after two lovely roads, over the ridge, down the road a bit and back over on a different road... Cascade Mountains in the background.
  8. Gaz66
    HaHa ! My plan worked, no we've outed you. I wasn't stirring the pot so to speak, your post does come across as a bit suspect, seen these kinda post a thousand times on several forums over the yrs. Look at it from my point of view tho, how is anyone supposed to know you're a genuine member or not when your membership shows as new to others & the content of your post isn't what we come to expect to see on what appears to me to be well managed forum, many forums aren't & all manner of posts are left clog up the system unchecked by admin, basically ruining what could have been a decent forum. Only admin would have half a clue that you may or may not have been a member under a previous screen name. Seen hundreds of dodgy profiles over the yrs that scammers set up to diddle other members outta bike parts via bank transfer scams. Look at it from my point of view, your post looks a bit suspect, does it not? I've been around this VFR forum & several other for yrs, not been able to join VFR'd until recently due to some glitch with system not accepting my email address. Anyway, if you're a genuine guy, then welcome, I sort of apologise if my reply to your post came across harsh, but at the end of the day most of us don't know any other member in person, we're all keyboard warriors so to speak & looking for something interesting to chat about. I'll get my coat!.
  9. Captain 80s
    Left work a tad early to beat some of the traffic into the valley. This is near Carnation Farm with Mt Rainier in the background.
  10. Philois1984
    Any ideas why my gear lever has started to feel clicky (best way I can explain it) when I change gears? I have had the bike from new, now has a mere 47,600km on the clock. Have had no other issues. Always found the gear box to be very smooth. It has also started to stay in the current gear when I try to change up a gear, although this doesn’t happen often. Downshifting is smooth and once in gear feels perfectly fine. I don’t have a quick shifter, oil is only a few thousand kilometers old. Clutch has a few millimeters of slack before engaging. Any ideas guys and girls and gender neutrals.
  11. St. Stephen
    Haha, hang in there Exuptoy. This is one of the friendlier forums you will find on the interweb, with an incredible wealth of VFR knowledge. And as of right now you have a rim and a swingarm more than me when it comes to owning a VFR! There's a bunch of folks here who stop what they're doing and contribute their time and knowledge to help someone they've never met get a V4 running again.
  12. Hamzau
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  14. gropula
    Look at the image of the stock headers.
  15. Exuptoy
    I didn’t want to go there but when I checked his history he joined at the end of 23. Captain been here since 05! Says it all really, however I didn’t come here to stir the pot but it’ll take more than an angry member to dissuade me. I’ve been reading stuff on this site for a while and decided to join as some of the threads are interesting. Ffs, if you Google fitting a vfr swingarm you get a handful of links to this site, so not a very good advert for membership if someone finds this guys reply.
  16. Lucca
    Lucca joined the community
  17. bmart
    Buy the cheapest color of a helmet you like and have it painted.
  18. Lorne
    That is a good looking Arai, Dutchy. My 2013 Arai Aoyama-rep is getting long in the tooth, but I'm bummed that none of their current graphics appeal to me as much as it or my even older Doohan-rep.
  19. Captain 80s
    I actually think they sourced the 1987/88 CBR1000F forks for the 88/89 VFRs. They look identical (and are both 41mm damping rod forks), use the same size rotors and they have the lower unused mount for the big aero CBR front fender. EDIT: Yep. Just confirmed it with parts numbers. The lowers sliders are the same part number. Chrome tubes are not, probably a different length
  20. Joao18PT
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  21. Fastdruid
    ^This. That design of tube is 100% the way the clamp bolts are arranged on the later bikes. I've lost count of how many breakers treat list their parts as fitting 86-89. They're so different and while some parts fit they're not the same. Even when they've specifically listed it as my year of bike I've ended up with the wrong part (last one was a set of bars).
  22. Skids
    5th Gen.....yes. And 6th. And 4th. And 7th. And X models. And more. So much more.
  23. Dutchy
    Age clearly hasn't mellowed you has it now.... You are clearly a youngster here on VFRD though (joining at the end of last year) by the tone of your response to a fellow motorcyclist. Had you been here a couple of years longer you'd have noticed we treat each other with respect here....
  24. Dutchy
    8 years on, time to retire the ARAI HRC.... Bought it after my T-bone crash in Lithuania to match my RC51.
  25. Exuptoy
    Can you hate someone you’ve never met?😂😂😂 Just kidding mate. Awesome!
  26. Captain 80s
    That's the inner shop. That garage door in the back doesn't open up to my driveway.
  27. Captain 80s
    Heh, thanks! Lemme pull back a bit...
  28. Exuptoy
    That’s a lovely space mate. What a garage!😎
  29. Presson
    Loving your garage Capn. Now green with envy 🙂
  30. bmart
    The damper likely masked something...but didn't fix it. Diagnosis is in order, for sure.
  31. Mohawk
    As per diagram, there are 3x spacers that fit over the swingarm pivot bolt, left one fits inside the left arm needle rollers & spaces the arm to the pivot housing via the left foot rest hanger (5th gen) or cushion (6th/8th gen). the right side has 2x spacers the diagram calls one a pivot, but its not, it fits between pivot housing & right arm ball bearings inner race & the outside one spaces the right side to the foot rest hanger or cushion. Thus tightening the swingarm bolt loads these spacers which do not rotate & locks everything in place, the arm rotates on the left pivot needle roller & the right side ball bearings. Thus the arm is located via the right side bearings. If you ever need to move the arm left or right for custom chain alignment, you do it by adjusting the right side spacers.
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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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      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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