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Tim A carving through Smuggler's Notch
VT-108 at Smuggler's Notch. Unbelievable curves!
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Go to classifieds, and make a post. 🫠
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Hi I’m not sure if there’s a section or even allowed to sell your motorcycle on here, if not i apologise in advance.
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I didn't think it was worth it to buy the complete exhaust. Their own DynoJet graph shows less than 3HP gain for the extra $300. It's also likely that they use thinner wall pipe than stock, which often adds a ringing tone that I don't enjoy. I'm handy enough to do a mockup, but this involves 2" stainless steel, so cost would still be a factor. Since I want to keep the existing Staintune for my 5th gen, I'd also need to find another Staintune canister for the 8th gen. Maybe one day...
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Late to the party, but I'll give a 2nd endorsement for motorcycleshippers.com I've shipped 2 bikes with them; one from California to Hawaii in 2005 and one from Columbus OH to Hawaii about 2 months ago. They have terminals in West. Sacramento and Phoenix, so you might be able to save a bit of money by dropping it off and picking it up at the terminals. In my case, I paid extra to have them deliver it to my door here in Hawaii, as opposed to picking it up at the terminal. Price is between $800 - $850 from Grass Valley to Phoenix.
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VFR750, Not sure if anyone is aware…….shock upgrade…
Exuptoy replied to Exuptoy's topic in Modifications
Eventually got my parts powder coated but this one is still parked for the moment, bought a TL1000S project and a 94 Urban Tiger FireBlade. I know I’ve read this elsewhere but is the 5 stud stub axle to RC40 97 swingarm a straight forward swap?
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Wow. That is a very loose definition of "tech". Sounds more like a Parts Counter Associate.
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Just the cat back. Too big to save/hang the whole thing on the wall, so I cut just the end to show. Will polish the tip and clean/paint the small end of the can. Maybe put a Scooby sticker on there above/behind the tip.
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How handy are you? You installed the pipe, or the complete exhaust? A local hardware store may have just what you need to make a mock up of your own. Where do you live? This is for reference on your local hardware stores...
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Earl may be getting renamed Öldicht! (a poor pun for my German-reading friends) as he is no longer weeping fluids from either end. We had a little 150km shake-down run after the recent work, the forks are now weep-free (for now) and the shaft likewise is keeping its oil inside. Earl is running famously well, handling nicely but the centrestand came under attack again. The new front subframe has made no real difference and is still sitting a bit to the right which means the tabs on the frame are bent and I am not touching those...The new LED lights make him look a little more modern. For S&G I disconnected the cable from the exhaust flap actuator, and have to say the soundtrack is much improved, with a nice smooth rumble at low revs now. Take that, noise police!
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Not sure if this fuel tank is of any use to anyone but thought I would check before disposing of it. It was damaged when I dropped my bike at a service station and the tank hit the corner of the fuel bowser (replaced by insurance company). Apart from this dent the rest of the tank is in perfect condition. happy to give away if anyone has a use for it, just pay postage if not local. Please remember to reply by Private message (Forum rules I believe?)
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Hey Guys, I caved and took it to my local Honda dealer. So far they are as clueless as me, they said the starter relay was done…even though I could hear it clicking when I was doing my diagnosis. So I replaced it, now they are saying the starter is bad because it’s only getting 6V on the bike, when it should be getting 12v. What doesn’t make sense to me is that the starter doesn’t have any effect on the operation of the bike once it’s started, even if the starter isn’t getting decent voltage it should still bump start. The fuel pump primes too, and occasionally re-primes if you try to start it, which mean’t the ECU’s power isn’t being sustained. When I asked about it the service advisor said; “That’s a good question, i’ll have to speak with the tech and i’ll get back to you”. The bike died while running, and while it was in gear with the clutch in, so I don’t think the starter is the problem. It won’t bump-start either, the conclusion I came to was the PGM-FI relay since it’s the only thing that can control both fuel and spark. So far, they seem as clueless as me and the tech seems to be firing the parts canon… Sorry for the lack of updates, since my last post the bike has been stuck at the dealer.
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Cute. The cleaning, not the hanging. lol Looks like Bartender's Friend is the ticket.
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QQ about shiny cans. I took the one off of my Subaru GT-B and cut the end off (~4" of actual muffler and tip) to clean and shine chrome and paint muffler to hang on the wall. Is there an easy way to do this?
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I've got my own dollar general Staintune Tri-Oval Delkevic. One needed a repack a few years ago so I grabbed a bulk pack of those stainless Scotch-Brite kitchen scrubbers. If you spread them out they are like a donut so I slipped the muffler core through the middle of a stack of them. Then that mess got 1 wrap of standard FMF 4 stroke packing. Think the thing is on the 99 and sounds sick. There's a few Delkevic cans floating around...
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I never needed it on all my RWU forks either but the USD design is quite a different beast. I have usually been able to catch the underside of the locknut on top of the spacer while I wind a cap on. I buy a lot of bits like these on Aliexpress; I know they aren't always the best quality but they are cheap and usually travel swiftly, and it is a whole lot easier than trying to find similar bits locally.
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I need to get that forked plate, or make one. I manage, but I could manage easier.
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Yeah, did all of that, thanks for the advice; used insulation tape wrapped around the stanchion where the upper bushing sits, and coated the new oil and dust seals with red rubber grease. This time around I have used some fancy SKF seals, and I have spent a good amount of time with the 400-grit paper on the pits. Installation was really easy using a neato fork seal driver that I bought from Aliexpress ($22!). I re-used my home-built fork spring compressor; it's a little agricultural and consists of two 900mm lengths of 90x22 decking timber with a 50mm joiner length screwed in at one end to make a U; then two bolts are screwed in about 300mm from the joiner projecting in to catch the holes in the plastic preload spacer. I put a ratchet strap through the axle hole and tie it around the joiner and ratchet that until the wood points up. I now just push down on the ends of the wood and can easily compress the spring to reach the damper rod bolt. I did buy one of those handy forked plates that slip under the damper locknut and hold everything still so you can refit the fork cap which makes this less of a three-handed task. I also bought the supposedly correct tool to compress the springs but my trebuchet design is much easier to use!
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Nothing wrong with the look of the staintune. Love the sound.
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You're probably right.... a little TLC clean-up on them and they should be good to go... They have been sitting around awhile, have a little surface rust in spots... -
Yeah, I knew of the "all models using this part" list but that only works with identical part numbers. Like the slave cylinder compatibility, the number of similar to identical parts with different numbers out there is unknown. Another I do know is the shifter shaft oil seal. Different numbers for the VTX and VFR, but it's the same size seal for both. -
Other VFR and other pics....
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Mount em. Park it outside, bike on side stand, bars a little to the right. Walk a bit away and take a look. Sip that beer. I think they are trick and your bike is not stock. -
Man Cave? No. Man hangar.
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^^^^^Bro, you make me laugh...
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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
Zoomed in
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
Close up
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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