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  2. Exuptoy
    94-97 mate before the arm changed to the one that was mounted off the engine.👌
  3. Exuptoy
    ….and just for @Gaz66heres a pic of one of the Daytonas undergoing recommissioning and the other garage. Yes, I’m a messy fkr but every once in a while I have a sort out.
  4. Captain 80s
    Just to be sure... WHAT YEAR?
  5. Exuptoy
    It’s part 10 mate. Thank you.
  6. Captain 80s
    Exuptoy, On a schematic for the correct year VFR, point out which piece you need measurements for.
  7. Presson
    Well, having read your other post, I'll wind my neck in for advice! But I'll leave this here anyway... Interesting. But are you making an assumption that the space between the blade swingarm mounts is the same as the VFR version you took the swingarm from. I hazard a guess that it is not the same. If I am right you will need to start by drawing out accurately from the c/l starting with sprocket alignment and then working out what spacers are needed to fit within the space between the frame and being dust seals. Probably need to customize spacers. I could be wrong...... Oh, and you don't need excessive side load on the bearings so collar only touching outer race...
  8. Exuptoy
    It may not be 1/2” but it was certainly longer. I never measured the amount. The placement of everything on the Blade may require me to fabricate different length parts but it’s a starting point. Thanks for the input though.
  9. Exuptoy
    Yeah, cheers for the vote of confidence Gaz. It’s a VFR forum and I thought you guys might be helpful to a fellow biker looking for VFR information! I don’t want to scrounge anything as you so eloquently put it. I just need a measurement for a part that’s no longer available. Im a member of a lot of forums as I’ve managed to get to 53years old and owned a lot of bikes and the first thing I do after buying a bike is join the relevant forum. I usually try to give something back in the form of assistance or advice. Ill have to remember if I buy a VFR not to come back here and join the other forum! As to whether I’m out of my depth, best you spend a few hours in my shoes before you decide if I’m capable of a bit of engineering. I have mig, tig, lathe and well equipped garage. The reason the Blade is fighting for space alongside my 73 camper restoration is because there’s a 93 Mini Cooper and 2 x Triumph T595 Daytonas being restored in the other garage….but thanks for the welcome!🤐
  10. xiuyan16
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  11. Captain 80s
    Sheesh. Don't think there's a chance of that.
  12. Shanewalker123
    the noise is not always there. I would say that the noise is not there when I pull in the clutch. Lash between transmission parts is this normal?
  13. Presson
    It does look like you are missing a collar on the LHS even though it's difficult to be sure from the photos. The Honda manual diagram shows a side collar and a pivot collar plus 2 seals for the RHS ( looking forward), and a pivot collar only plus 2 seals on the LHS. You need all of those to maintain the chainline between the driven and drive sprockets. Are there not other places in your locale you can source parts?
  14. CliveM
    Thanks to everyone and yes, I will check all your suggestions this weekend. Hopefully it is something easy to diagnose as I don't want to start removing fairings etc. I'll let you all know how I get on. In the meantime I'm using my trusty little GPZ500!!!
  15. Presson
    Good advice Wald.
  16. Gaz66
    Don't take this the wrong way, but you've joined a 5th Gen forum, your only connection is a VFR rim & swingarm you've bodged into a Blade frame. This forum doesn't exist to get you out the shit when you're clearly stumped in your mash up of a bike. You've clearly joined to scrounge parts & swing arm/shock fitting info cos you're way outta your depth. Tidy ya garage up ffs, looks like a bombs gone off in a junk yard. Does this seem harsh or true? Now look at it from our perspective.
  17. SkyRoll
    SkyRoll joined the community
  18. bmart
    Looks like an interesting project. 1/2" shock length addition is...a lot.
  19. Wald
    I had the same problem on my 750. After taking and cleaning all connections, it turned out to be the turn signal/ horn switch causing a short and blowing out the fuse. I have cleaned the inside with contact cleaner (without taking it completely apart) back to normal since then, knock on wood! The funny thing is that the switch was the last on my list, so 2 hours of head scratching later and few more blown fuses, problem was solved in 5 minutes
  20. Wald

    Steering damper

    Wald replied to Luis72's topic in Modifications

    Have you checked the condition of your head bearings? Next would be front suspension. Do you know how many miles since last fork oil change/service? Sometime on rare occasions the tire choice can make a difference. I had to take a conti attack 2 tire off the front due to tank slapper induction on my vfr750.
  21. TriumphTraitor
    Does the noise go away if You pull in The clutch? Mine sounds similar due to the lash between the transmission parts, and goes away at rpms above idle, or when the clutch is pulled in
  22. Vfr800f1interceptor
    would this be what I'm missing possibly
  23. Vfr800f1interceptor
    I wonder if I'm suppose to have only 1 collar in each side I can take our the bug collar and put that on lhs and leave the small collar on the rhs
  24. Vfr800f1interceptor
  25. Vfr800f1interceptor
    this the lhs chain side with no collars that's what's missing
  26. Vfr800f1interceptor
    this is the rhs with collars
  27. Vfr800f1interceptor
    actually no I haven't solved the problem I'm still missing a collar or something on the lhs side of swing arm but what one it's hard to find one even via diagram
  28. Vfr800f1interceptor
    thank you that diagram makes difference I know what I neesd know the pivot collar and I'm all good thanks a bunch fine sir
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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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