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Somehow I've missed this thread. Good job so far. That blocky looking thing in the main harness just in front of your new R/R is a ground junction block. You should unwrap it, and make sure there's no corrosion going on in there.
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Charging system, and suspension are the two best things you can do for a 5th gen. Everything else is icing on the cake.
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I used to use ATF in the old damper rod forks on my ZX600. It worked fine. I use Maxima 7wt in the VFR forks because that's what Traxxion Dynamics provided with the cartridge kits. It works well too. I figure they might know a thing or two about suspension. I typically change the fork oil every 20K when I do my valve checks. Much easier to work on the front head with the forks out.
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Universal Tractor Transmission Oil in everything? Just... why? What's the reasoning? How does it compare to other options you have tried?
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Well done mate
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Welcome DavidS! Fine looking 5th gen you have there! Per Skids .. definately highly recommend checking out your charging system... Also add a voltmeter up front to monitor what is going on. Cheerz and beerz
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Soft rear brake pedal
SilverBullet1971 replied to SilverBullet1971's topic in Sixth Generation VFR's
Ok, I kept bleeding the brakes and finally got all the air out. I repositioned the angle of the left caliper from where I had it at and worked. The brakes have never been so good even when the bike was new. -
Ok thanks I shall get it done although the brakes have performed without issue these last few days. I’ve just done 600 miles in 3 days and these are my views so far: - The bike handles far better than it has any right to. It changes direction as quickly as a naked, it’s pretty incredible really and it’s hard to believe it’s probably close to 250kg considering I had a full top box on. I did find it a touch soft at times especially on the rear but this also meant for a very comfy ride. - The engine lacks some bottom end grunt but really comes alive at 7k. Definitely not a slow bike and could keep up with most things if kept on the boil. - The gearbox is sweet, snicks between gears beautifully, no false neutrals and very easy to find neutral. - I found the the clutch very sensitive to even minute inputs, if I was pulling off and changed the clutch position even slightly it would jerk forward. Not sure if this is normal or if the clutch is slipping a little but there are no other signs of it slipping. - It’s a proper sports tourer and suited my needs perfectly this weekend. I’d say it’s more sporty than tourer and there’s definitely a bit of weight on my wrists. The standard screen was perfect for me, I’m 5ft 11.5” but I have very long legs so probably got the head position of someone that’s more like 5ft 8-9”. - Fuel consumption was very good, I worked out I averaged 49mpg and was getting close to 200 miles before needing to refuel. As the weather was nothing short of horrendous I’d expect it to drop a little in drier weather where I could push on more. I'm already considering what’s going to be on the agenda over winter. Firstly I think I’ll get the front calipers off and do a full rebuild of them. I’ll likely look at suspension refresh options, whether it be new OEM or aftermarket I’m not sure. It has an aftermarket end can but still has the original headers which are in remarkably good condition but I might look at replacing these too. All in all though the bike exceeded my expectations and I can’t wait to make it even better.
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He recommended "disconnect battery for a minimum 4 hours and then start the bike with out touching the throttle letting it run until the fan comes on and then shut it off". Regards, Kent
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In stock size you (110/90-16, 130/80-18) should find Bridgestone BT46, Pirelli SportDemon as Dunlop GT601 as matching pair. Bridgestone or Dunlop I would suggest
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There is a plug and play 17" front rim, BUT its only 2,5 wide so tire selection is slim, even a bit better. It´s from a 1987-90 CBR600F1 Hurricane, it has orginaily a 110/80-17 front tire. A matching design rear is the 1988-89 Euro VFR750F RC24 rim as it use same design 17" wheels, the rear would be 3,5" wide as your current 18" so again stuck to slim rubber, 140/80-17 is correct size for the rim. I seen many put 110/70R17 tires on the Hurricane front rim, even done it myself, but the profile go bad and scetchy feeling leaning down is not good, so not recommended unless you just mostly ride straight roads. a thing also, the 86-87 VFR750 is not the fastest steering motorcycle I think, as I have the fork tubes 10mm up in the triples to get a steering behavior I like, and as a 110/80-17 is a hint bigger OD as a 110/80-16 and a 140/80-17 slightly smaller in OD than a 130/80-18, your steering geometry is going to get a bit slower
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Was sabsteef's recommended reset just starting and running until fan comes on without touching the throttle, or something else?
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Thats a sweet looking RC24 1986 you have been looking at! I own 2 1986 RC24, one Euro market, other is a North America version The RBW north america version will be orginal, sadly it suffers from a bad rear cylinder exhaust cam now, probably because of something blogging the oil flow.... The european that someone has painted red is going to have some uppgrades, I have retrofited 88/89 front turn signals on it but that needs some big holes drilled I have had before 2 RC24, a silverblue 1987 as white 86 On the 87 I had these indicators front that you still find on ebay You see I like the Japanesen market indicators to! And for knowlage to these RC24/26 you found the right man whit Captain 80´s!
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don`t put on a 150/70 it will rob your power Bridgestone BT46 Dunlop GT601 Heidenau K65 Pirelli Sport Demon Metzeler Roadtec01/Lastertec Michelin Road Classic for rear only Not much offerings anymore
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1987 RC24 in need of new tail fairing/ seat cusp
keny replied to JontheVFRguy's topic in Earlier VFRs
Apartly the upper taillight bolt been missing so why the fairing flyn away, the headligth will go next, big crack already and the tail light assembly is heavy, thats why the old plastic brakes. Plastic weld if you had the old part, support by melting a thin metal net on the cracks whit a soldering iron and the reinforce whit epoxy. But man you need a new rear tire also! -
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Just after getting the flash I was able to only ride it about 2 miles at a time but with that it made a big difference in the low RPM driving, the surging that was taking place was gone, I did have on the third ride out when I was able to get the bike up to temperature I started to get what appeared to be a misfire between 1500-3000 rpm, I thought it strange with the bike only having less then 8K miles on it, I talked with Sabsteef about it and he had me do a ECU reset which didn't resolve the issue, I then replaced the spark plugs with new OEM plugs and it resolved the misfire, what I found was the center electrode in one of the plugs had developed an open in the resistor and was showing infinite resistance, it was the resistor that failed and was causing the misfire. After replacing the bike runs like it should have from the factory, excellent drive-ability at low rpm and just pulls like a freight train all the way through the rpm band, I am just so impressed with the broad torque band this bike has, it just puts a smile on my face every time I get on it. Regards,
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small update: new reg/rec from roadstercycle and a horn tried firing it but didn't quite manage before the battery died, going to let it charge and try again a few more times and then start troubleshooting if it still doesn't work.
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Good to see you got it sorted. Glad I could help. Happy riding!
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I did exactly as Presson describes; turn the nut around and refit, use a piece of wood and give the axle a few good whacks with a big hammer. Others have resorted to pulling swingarm and putting the assembly in a hydraulic press to shift the axle.
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I looked at your photo and thought, "that can't be right". Turns out that it is, I checked a photo of my VTR1000 sprockets (about 75000km) and it looked pretty much the same as yours, so where the chain is riding is correct. Chain/guide wear will manifest as a small misalignment between the crank and the cam timing. With the clutch cover removed, replacing the chains and guides looks to be straightforward if you went down that path, and the parts aren't too costly.
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Electrical gremlins
captaincaveman replied to captaincaveman's topic in Third and Fourth Generation VFR's
i managed to fix, there was a break on the pcb earth track that wraps around speedo bulge/bump area, i soldered a wire direct to pcb tracks to bridge the fault( well basically that whole area). I also cleaned all screw contacts with emery paper and tooth brush and contact cleaner on dash connector block. All working correctly. Thanks for all your help it was very much appreciated -
Finally some progress Fitment not perfect and perhaps not best option power wise but sure good looking. Have to do something to these, side stand hits the exhaust, probably from wear as play in the side stand
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Other VFR and other pics....
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Just for clarity: you have been able to un-stake the big axle nut and remove it together with the conical spring washer underneath the nut? You're now stuck at the side collar which won't budge and is keeping the driven sprocket carrier firmly fixed to the axle? If that's correct, it sounds like corrosion between the collar and axle. Penetrating oil and a whack on the axle end suitably protected by putting the nut on backwards and a lump of wood having first removed the rear caliper. A large puller? But be very careful on the sprocket carrier. Possibly a little bit of heat? Others may have ideas borne out of experience....
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The Last Day Of Good Riding Weather
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.
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
Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs
Idaho Springs Colorado
Mashtuns and fermenters
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
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
Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate
Elephant Butte Park and Denver
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Veefalo on Squaw Pass
Juniper Pass
Juniper Pass
Mount Evans
My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers
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I Am Back !
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
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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Oops. I do believe I know how to post YT videos or they wouldn't be on YT. However I may have screwed up copying the link to the playlist. Thanks for the helpful comment. -
I think that you might not know how to post videos. You're in your YT studio in these links. You need the link to the actual video. -
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