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SoCal97VFR
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All 29- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) Update: The 05 CBR cluster requires the addition of a 1 watt 300 ohm resistor between the fuel guage and stock vfr fuel sender to read empty correctly. I'm looking forward to a good 300 mile San Diego mountain/desert…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I never did extend the forks, and to be honest it doesn't really need it when positioned correctly. I looked into the RC51 forks and it was substantially more effort and money to source various parts to make it work…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I'm glad you said samething, I didint notice that. I was able to backfill most of the pics so this thread is valid again! :)
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) About a year later and this conversion is still doing great.
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I currently have and have had lots of 2 wheel toys from 25 years of riding, countless trips on the mountain with them in all kinds of weather. I really love the VFR even though its not necessarily the best thing out…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) Switchblade Does the bike perform as well as the other bikes you run with ? Looks like you run with a fast bunch . trjerm Have you had any clearance issues w/ your left side exhaust and what tires and sizes are you…
- Tire Choice As someone who runs all brands of tires, both sport and sport touring bikes, I've never been much of a fan of Dunlop's or Michelin Pilot Powers overall. However, the Q3's seem to be a departure from the ways of past and…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) While the front end is all CBR 929rr now, the rear is still stock with an exception. Being 6' 200lbs, my 97 felt a little too low and plush even with the preload max'd out. To remedy this on the cheap, I long ago…
- Ride Height Lowering, Rc 36 Ii - Help I'm 6' 200lb and my stock 97 sat too low and soft with the rear shock for the type of canyon carving I like to do. I spent a lot of time working out the geometry of the triangles and prototyping my own plates to both…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) :) I've been riding it so much lately I don't have any new progress towards additional mods. I had a big scare with an animal in the middle of my lane mid corner on a twisty section of mountain and the bike panic…
- Front End Just to clarify the above statement, it has all the same issues as the 929 forks with lock to lock and full compression clearance.
- Make A Swing Arm Stand For Free Out A Bicycle I love the idea of home built stuff like this! Good for you for taking the initiative and running with it! I took a similar approach, used some recycled 1.5" .120 wall tubing. [image: 20150224 113643[1]] 20150224…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I can't speak for you, your mileage may vary, but just doing the simple things I have outlined brought the bike to a respectable session on the mountain shown in the pics below. In your specific case, I would imagine…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I was drawing similarities between spring cut methods since the 929 inverted forks in my build do not have top-out springs, hence your method doesn't apply in this circumstance. On factory telescoping standard VFR…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) The 929 inverted forks do not have a top-out spring, that's typically found in standard telescoping forks. However, you could similarly cut the softer side of the progressive main spring down a bit and add a spacer so…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) For the radiator? Yes, I modified the stock mounts which allowed me to clock the radiator back farther but it is hitting the neck and front head. The solution I plan to use to solve my remaining clearsnce is to use fork…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) Unfortunately the radiator is as far up and back as possible. Only solution is longer forks and/or larger triple clamp offset.
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) Well that's a pleasant surprise, my bike made the VFRD feature picture.
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) You are somewhat correct in relation to stock forks, however, sometimes the preload is enough to accomplish coil bind before bottoming out. If you read up in the previous posts, I recommend using fork extenders and…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) What an absolute blast this was yesterday. I spent a 4hr session in the hairpins, dialing in the compression/rebound and by the last hour the bike was performing better than it ever has. The forks never used the last 1…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) The bike currently has the stock VFR rear shock installed with a set of raised triangle linkage plates (easy to make). This setup actually works pretty well other than the lack of any fine tuning. After tomorrows big…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) It seems a lot of people want more info on the 929 Fork swap and the resulting clearances. While the clearance lock to lock is reduced over stock, this is quite manageable. The shorter forks and loss of offset in the…
- My 4Th Gen Project This is looking really nice! I'm looking forward to pics of the tail completed. I've just finished my 600rr front end conversion and starting to think more about a tail swap. I hadnt considered the z1000 so very…
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) Honda is really good about keeping the wire colors and functionality the same spanning some 30 years now. I'm about to do a digital gauge swap on an 88 Honda Hawk, same thing, looks straight forward!
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) I got to run the setup a bit harder today and everything is checking out good. I'll be finishing up the belly pan next and call it good. Edited April 25, 2016 by SoCal97VFR
- Front end conversion - was yours worth it ?? I just posted. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/topic/80304-97-vfr-750-to-vfcbr-conversion/ And yes it was worth it on my 97 VFR to 929 susp/600rr body VFCBR converison!!! [image: VFR 2 VFCBR] Edited…
- My 95 Vfr-Sf Project: The Process What an extraordinary clean build. Nice work! I'm really loving the sound of the 2bro's slipon too! My left side exit exhaust makes finding an exhaust that wont be 100% custom a bit difficult.
- 97 Vfr 750 To "vfcbr" Conversion (929Rr Forks / 600Rr Body) This post will outline my 97 VFR to CBR 929RR suspension, electronics and CBR 600RR Bodywork. Like many people I've been waiting for the return of the RVF, a big 1000cc V4 in a sportbike package leaving the touring…
- Front end conversion - was yours worth it ?? I just finished updating my 97 VFR with 01 CBR 929RR front Forks and 06 CBR 600RR fairings. The 929 forks are about as easy a swap as possible however it fits pretty tight in relation to the radiator, both in lock to…
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