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  2. Drtmonster
    Thanks. This is a good place to start. I'll start working through your list. I found a beat up SMC on ebay that i've ordered and will recondition that one to swap with mine. R
  3. Resina
    Hi Everyone Just to share this kit I found online so to help saving weight on our bikes https://www.extremecreations.com.au/1098-ducati-hub-conversion-kit-for-vfr800
  4. mello dude
    Other things I have seen in this forum to reduce running temp of 5th gens.... Adapting 6th gen radiators.... they are supposidly have more capacity vs 5th gens... Changing 6th gen oil coolers - rows vs 2 Also RC51 oil coolers... 5 row.... And of course a manual switch for the existing fan, switch on earlier that OEM temp 217 F... I'm glad I live in a climate that I dont need to mess with it.
  5. davenay67
    At some point in a prior life the lower front part of both side fairings went for a slide down the road. Bad enough to completely wear through the plastic at the front, and leave heavy rash on the bottom. I used a homemade version of plastifix to fill the missing plastic. Next is sand down and start building up the area with body filler. Then I can shoot some paint to finish the job.
  6. davenay67
    Pulled the fuel pump tonight. I'm very happy the fuel pump looks good, and the inside of the tank has zero rust. The areas on the exterior that look like rust are in fact just dirt. The fuel even still smells like fuel, but I am still going to drain as much as possible and use it in the lawnmower.
  7. Yesterday
  8. Gaz66
    I was considering some form of a pull type fan for the right side rad & run it off a bar mounted switch, for traffic use, we rarely get temps above 30C in the UK, but regularly in the mid to high 20'sC & the temp does get up there quickly in summer traffic, I avoid traffic congestion as much as poss, but it's inevitable when travelling thru some towns.
  9. natnif
    I can almost see the sea from my front door so yes, its definitely a factor! New throttle bodies arrived today and they look in far better condition. I'll hopefully get to look at those over the weekend....maybe!
  10. DrtyWhiteWheels
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  11. mello dude
    The wisdom history on this forum has been.... if you are in stop and go traffic, and have to pause/stop for a minute, the OEM fan is best. But if you get in slower traffic and generally stay moving...say 10-15 mph, the VTR fan is best... I never ride in stop n go traffic, so I am running the VTR fan.
  12. mello dude
    Its been done on this forum.... although I cant remember who did it and what it looked like.
  13. JZH
    I have received the PVC flooring sample(s), and while it's a nice material which should look good and meet most of my needs, there is one glaring problem with going down this route... ...and that is that even solid plastic is really not great for a working garage in which I will be welding, cutting and grinding. Bah! But, I now realize that I may have underestimated tile for a working garage floor, based on my mixed experiences with household ceramic tile. I have recently learned that porcelain tile, properly installed, can indeed be used in a very rough environment--without cracking or breaking, as I had assumed. The porcelain tile, provided it is of a suitable type (e.g., PEI 5 with rectified edges), would in fact be stronger than the concrete underneath it. And so long as it is installed correctly, should withstand even the dropping of heavy objects directly onto it (not that I would try to make that a habit...). It would still be subject to discolouration from welding splatter, but as it is a garage, I can certainly live with that. Now, I have to figure out how best to install it over the existing tile, or if I have to remove that layer first. But, I will leave that to a professional to figure out next year. For the moment, I will keep the tongue & groove soft wood floor in place and hope for the best! Ciao, JZH
  14. Burger
    i don't think there is, there's really not a lot of room behind it. i can't even fit my hand between the rad and the cylinder head.
  15. Gaz66
    Hi. Any known fan assembly that'll fit the right side rad without major mods?
  16. jeremyr62
    They are supposed to save you money😁
  17. Gaz66
    Hi. Sounds like you've got a few things going on there bro? A few things to check: SMC & caliper mount's where I'd be checking, SMC should be fairly solidly mounted, if slopping around, summat's worn, whole assembly should pivot smoothly on the lower allen bolt, upper clevis should be free moving, stick bike on centre stand, get someone to spin rear wheel while you swing the SMC/caliper assembly upwards, this operates rear brake, let SMC go to release rear brake, if brake sticks on or has excess drag, green return valve will be blocked with crap & SMC likely needs a rebuild kit, same deal as doing a front master or clutch master cyl rebuild, (Tourmax) are only brake parts I use, OEM quality, way cheaper than Honda prices, there's a green plastic return valve hidden under the bolt off banjo mount on the rear of the SMC, if blocked with crap, it totally screws the braking up, rear brake grabs, can lock up enough to leave you stranded or spit you off, a good blow down SMC bore will pop the green valve out, carefully prise it apart & surgically clean the tiny ports & both mesh screens don't lose the tiny spring & ball inside or ya Fooked, can't buy em, no mention of valve in manual. SMC bore's are prone to collect crap in the bottom, needs to be spotless or green valve gets blocked & problem starts all over again. Proportional valve under rubber heat shield near tank hinge can get crap stuck in it too, can be stripped for cleaning, no service parts are available, seen a few partially blocked, never known one fail or wear out yet. Left front caliper pad mounts are known to wear out where pads reside, pad come adrift under braking, check stainless thrust shim is present, seen loads of slide pins corroded, rubber bush/boots that pins slide in can be torn/worn out, only ever use silicon grease, copper & petroleum grease swells em & ruins rubbers. Regular Fluid changes are vital to keep a linked system in good order, obviously check discs are running true, corrosion under disc mounts can lift em enough to cause judder. 👍
  18. Drtmonster
    Hello all, I'm looking for a linked brakes expert or advice. I live outside Sydney and ride a 5th Generation (1998) VFR800. I've got two problems that i think are related: 1) When i use the rear brake without any front, i get a "violent" shudder through the front. This was minor at first, but is now bad enough to push the bike wide if trying a slow speed round about or hairpin. Braking with the just the front or front and rear together is no problem. Lever is firm and good braking pressure. 2) Today on a ride it felt like the rear was grabbing (that might have been my imagination after all the reading i've done), i was coming off the freeway and had no where to stop. A couple of km up the road when i stopped at the lights i had no rear brake at all. No pressure in the foot lever and the rear wouldn't even hold the bike on the slight slope of the traffic lights. I pulled over and decided to make it to a mates house 20km up the road with just the front brakes. By the time i got to his house the rear was back. The problem didn't occur again for the next 150km to make it home. Problem 1) is still there and probably worse. Is this an issue with the Secondary Master Cylinder (SMC)? The bike is new to me (2500km) but had a brake bleed (or so they say) before i bought it. To make it worse when i arrived home on the driveway the vibrating front wheel is gone now and the brakes feel like they should. Confused and concerned. Thanks for any tips or advice.
  19. Burger
    both my '87 accord and '98 crv used this, i suppose it's a common thing on four-wheeled hondas
  20. Burger
    not a 6th gen part, but the fuel injectors share a part number with those from the '99-'01 CR-V. gave me a good chuckle when i found that out.
  21. Burger
    yeah, the plan is to get the injectors from the parts motor professionally cleaned; i want to be as sure as i can that i won't have to take the throttles off again for a long, long time.
  22. davenay67
    New throttle body intake rubbers ordered. I'm really starting to get excited that I can finish the VFR and be back on the road for the '26 riding season. Throttle body is cleaned and ready to mount when the new intake rubbers arrive. Air cleaner is cleaned and read to fit as well. I seem to recall buying a new air filter, but I'm having trouble finding it. No doubt as soon as I buy another the original will mysteriously appear again. It's been apart long enough that I feel I need to pull the fuel pump and inspect everything for good measure. Dump all the old gas at a bare minimum. The bottom of the fairing took a big hit at some point during the PO's ownership. I have repaired the damage structurally, but over the winter is a good time to paint the repair as well.
  23. Terry
    Imbesi's Law of the "Conservation of Filth:" In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty. Freeman's Extension: … but you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean.
  24. MBrane
    Popular swap for those of us who ride 5th gens in warmer climates is to swap to a VTR1000 fan blade so it blows out instead of in. That, and stay above 35MPH.
  25. MBrane
    Ah, the joys of restoring something that's lived in salt air all it's life. Ugh. I commend you sir. I live far enough from the ocean that corrosion is not an issue, but not so far that things get baked, and coated in dust.
  26. MBrane
    I've cleaned injectors by cycling them with a 9V battery while giving them a spray of brakeclean. If you do this don't hold them open very long. Certain types of injectors don't like that. There are also injector cleaning/balancing services.
  27. Last week
  28. MikeOConner
    You are doing the Lord's work.....😁
  29. natnif
    Thanks for the encouragement folks! It's certainly a bigger job than I anticipated but I'm just working through it step by step and learning plenty along the way!
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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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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

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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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