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  2. vfrpilot28
    That's how it's supposed to look! Lol. Unfortunately mine doesn't. Hopefully black widow will respond to me soon.
  3. 5stud
    Yep, it got me quite down. The poor old moll isn't having a good run of it.
  4. Terry
    Hopefully that will solve your smoke problem. The o-ring part number is HONDA OEM O RING | 91317-P4V-004 and description is O-RING (9.8X1.9) (ARAI). https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/honda/motorcycle/1999/vfr800fi-a-interceptor/cylinder-head-rear There should be no need for all the gasket cement, originally they just have small spots just to hold the gasket in the groove while fitting the camcover, plus a full thin smear on the half moon sections. The gasket is compressed in place by the 4 cam cover bolts and these actually bottom out in the cylinder head when tightened, and the only clamping force is applied through the rubber washers on those bolts (HONDA OEM MOUNTING RUBBER | 90543-MV9-670). With age those rubber washers compress and don't apply as much force to the gasket to seal. Whatever you do, do NOT overtighten the bolts to improve the seal as the threaded part of the cylinder head can snap fairly easily. Use a torque wrench. While you are that far in, why not check the valve clearances? The rear head on the VFR makes it very easy to replace any shims if needed, thr front head is the same but access is much worse. Good luck
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  6. danny
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  7. Captain 80s
    5th Gen is definitely wider than 4th.
  8. Jeka33
    Update: opened the pair valves today and found them full of oil again so I took the head cover of and found a missing o-ring on one of the collars. Also the gasket was full of rtv.
  9. jroberts427
    I am seeing 205mm.
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  12. airwalk
    Can’t say for certain but 4th gen is 193mm & 5th has 41 mm tubes also so could be same dimension(A)
  13. VeeEffArah
    Not a problem on a friends bike.
  14. DrErgal
    Hi All could any of you give me the center-to-center value for the standard yoke? (Dimension "A") I'm in a business trip, right now, so I'm away from the bike and I can't take the measurement Thanks
  15. Park
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  16. Ziffer
    And here it is on the bike. I used an allen head bolt on the right side for clearance purposes. I'll replace the left side bolt with an allen head bolt as well, so I can use the same tool for both. Of course, I did all this with the exhaust off. So, now I can just throw the stand on there, put a couple of bolts and the springs on, and I'm good to go. That's quick enough for me.
  17. Ziffer
    While I was at it, I decided to shave off the catalytic converter mount. Interestingly, my 1998 parts bike also has this mount. I couldn't get my welder to work right, so I took the stand/spacers/washers/nut somewhere to be tack welded. This is what I got... I don't think they got the message that I wanted it TACK welded. This thing's never coming apart. And it cost me $200! I wasn't super happy about that, but it works, and I have another stand on my parts bike if I ever need it. Here's a neat little trick I learned from the net. You can mount a spring in a vice and bend it over to insert a washer in it. Then do it again, and again, etc. It will hold the spring in the stretched position until you get it mounted. Then once the spring is mounted, give it a little stretch, and the washers easily come out. VID_20240919_190922651.mp4
  18. Ziffer
    Ah-ight, I've done my center stand mod, and I think it's a success. I realize this is likely more time and effort than most will want to put into a center stand, but here's what I did... I used a drill motor and a belt sander to put a bevel on the inside edges of the spacers. I used some vice grips and a sabre saw to put some notches in the center stand washers. The idea was to use these notches for space to put tack welds. I used a 3/4 inch spade bit with a piece of copper tubing over the point to spot face the back side of the right center stand mount. The copper tubing protected the threads in the mount. I used the left side center stand mounting hole as a guide to make the spot face reasonably perpendicular to the right side hole center axis. The spade bit was just barely long enough to reach. The right tool for the job? No, but I figured it would probably work, and it did.
  19. vfrpilot28
    Anyone that is running a black widow exhaust with high mount - did you have clearance issues with the rear cowl? Or am I just the lucky one? The end of my silencer is touching the rear cowl.
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  21. V4 Rosso
    I only remove the radiator when performing a valve clearance check. It' s most #1 coil that fails because for some reason that one gets flooded sometimes.
  22. vfrcapn
    Brian Law at Dynamo Humm, I think it was dyno@sympatico.ca but that's long gone. You can probably dig him up on Facebook if he's still around. @douglasthecook I believe had a kit in his 4th gen. He hasn't been on here in 10 months but may have some info. BTW, someone in AZ over on advrider.com has a big bore 5th gen for sale.
  23. howmuchflour
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  24. DrErgal
    a few km NORTH of Riva 🙂
  25. rc24dk
    This route is the transition from the Val Padana into the Alps with Lago di Garda on your right hand. Highly recommended.
  26. consul
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  27. rc24dk
    A few kms South of Riva del Garda ?
  28. AndSivert
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  29. scup33
    That would be mind boggling ! ! ! THANKS
  30. DrErgal
    Correct!! 👍 My house is 35 km (20 miles, approx) north from Monte Brione
  31. DrErgal
    10 years ago we were close to the contrary, my friend, 'cause I've been very close to fly over there, to stay: I applied to a position in Alpharetta, beside Atlanta 🙂
  32. Wald
    Nice memories, this is Monte Brione (the lower flat part) in the background. I have been there mountain biking as well. Great times and food!
  33. Mohawk
    I used to & may still have the contact email for the guy that ran Dynamo Hum. Unfortunately I'm in the middle of the Mediterranean at the mo literally & won't be home until Monday. I'll try to dig it up & see if it still works & if he is still with us & has any details for you.
  34. scup33
    No, they are not back in business. It's a kit I bought +-15 years ago. The specs supplied by the piston mfg. were wrong, so the block was bored too much and had to be scraped. I recently came across 2 engines, so I'm going for it. The set up has been polished & balanced.
  35. Edvinas
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  36. Jeka33
    Ok, will give it a try. In that picture above it looked like some more parts need to be taken off.
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    1. HispanicSlammer

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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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