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v4bluey

6 posts recovered 0 threads started First seen 1 Jan 2008 Last seen 30 Mar 2008

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  1. Mileage On A Tank Of Gas 30 Mar 2008 03:46 I too have had 408 kls out of a tank and from memory it took 20.4 litres to fill. That is about 255 miles for 5.36 us gallons. I live on flat country and all miles were very sedate, no two up and no WOT. Maximum speed…
  2. Time To Upgrade 18 Feb 2008 06:01 Sorry if this is a little late. I am 145lb/66kg the vtec forks were sh1t for me. Harsh on bumps and all over the place on bumpy corners and under heavy braking on rough surfaces. I tried using 5w oil but the low speed…
  3. Calculating/measuring Fork Spring Rates 2 Jan 2008 23:19 I pulled the spring out again just to confirm and it seems I miss calculated a little. There are only 21 coils 15 wide, 6 thigh and the diameter is closer to 1.26" not 1.2". This changes the spring weight considerably.…
  4. Vtec Shock Options 2 Jan 2008 03:24 I thought this might be the best place to post this. A question or two for you knowledgeable people. I am thinking of trying an F4i rear shock on my vtec. My weight and height are 145lb. and 5'6 1/2" so as you see I am…
  5. Calculating/measuring Fork Spring Rates 1 Jan 2008 11:53 Asphalt, Don't know if you're still interested, I used the formula on my Vtec spring measurements and it calculated on overall spring coils. If you cut one coil off it increases it to .90kg/mm, 2 coils .95kg/mm and 3…
  6. Calculating/measuring Fork Spring Rates 1 Jan 2008 11:26 Thanks HS for this information. It caused me much time to get my tiny mind around the calculations but I eventually got there. One very interesting thing I did discover (as I suspected) the Vtec springs are not .74…

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