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apex
40 posts recovered 6 threads started First seen 10 Mar 2011 Last seen 30 Apr 2011
Threads started
6 in the archive- High mufflers apex · 27 Apr 2011 – 28 Apr 2011
- VFR is road ready apex · 10 Apr 2011 – 11 Apr 2011
- VFR bodywork is repaired and painted apex · 28 Mar 2011 – 28 Mar 2011
- De Keying my VFR apex · 27 Mar 2011 – 1 May 2011
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 apex · 17 Mar 2011 – 18 Mar 2011
- VFR plastic reconstruction apex · 11 Mar 2011 – 11 Mar 2011
Recent posts
All 40- De Keying my VFR I like the idea of putting on a toggle switch. Probably mounted on the inside of the side fairing a bit out of the weather. I am a believer in vehicle security by 1911.
- Fork Seal Question Replacing them isn't that big of a deal. Best advice to give you is to get a good set of snap ring pliers to get the snap ring out that holds the seal in place although a small needle nose pliers can suffice. Use a…
- High mufflers I see a lot of bikes here with aftermarket high mufflers. When I was road racing our team got an aftermarket muffler system for our four stroke endurance racer. The engineer from the exhaust system company called me to…
- Carbon Fibre Wrap Results Very nice :cheerleader: , vacuum infusion great method, get the vacuum set up and only then pour in the epoxy. Good first part, non structural, small. A lot of work for one part. Perhaps you are going to sell them? I…
- Carbon Fibre Wrap Results Those look excellent. Have you considered making your own carbon fiber parts instead of wrapping the existing components? If it is a "one of", just use the part as a mold Your new part will be bigger than the old part…
- i want to buy a vfr 400 as my first bike. any advice? I got my CBX Honda in 1980, I had moved up from a triumph 650 tiger and an RD 350. In 1988 I got a Vmax and another one a year later after a crash. In 1993 I got an FZR1000. I have kept my RD350 RZ350 and an SR500…
- VFR is road ready I finally got most everything ready to ride on my VFR700. Mechanically not much was required. The mufflers were replaced with VTR1000 units. An aftermarket regulator was installed, The multiple key system was simplified…
- Can somebody cut my windshield? If you can do that stuff then you can do this project. It ain't brain surgery, It's going to take a 10 dollar saw, 2-3 sheets of wet and dry sand paper and a block. Cut it a 1/8" longer than you want it then file down.…
- Can somebody cut my windshield? This is the funniest thread that I have seen on this forum. On one hand you have a member who obviously has a fairly simple project and even with instruction has no interest in cutting the plastic off and then sanding…
- Check out this move... You make excellent points about what the modification does to chain tension. What threw me was I was trying to wrap my head around the fact that some how he was trying to run the exhaust through the hole. Once I figured…
- Check out this move... I had to look at this project for a couple of days before I caught what was going on with moving the pivot point further back. Seems like a reasonable solution if it reinforced correctly. I would weld a tube into the…
- De Keying my VFR Yes you are exactly correct. [image: View Post]gll429, on 27 March 2011 - 09:31 PM, said: you CAN remove the ignition lock. as i have on a bunch of them what you must do.. look on the diagrame for which color wires…
- VFR bodywork is repaired and painted Yeah Baily In the next week or two. The forks are next and regulator after. I have one of the clip mounts broken off so I will have to improvise probably a couple of cable ties. You really don't "need" to see further…
- VFR bodywork is repaired and painted I have been working on my VFR for 3 weeks now. Today I got my bodywork painted. [image: Posted Image] Yeah, no cracks finally. I reinforced any cracked areas with carbon fiber soaked epoxy and cut out the outside to add…
- De Keying my VFR I have been busy working on body work while waiting for the weather to get out of the 30s. My VFR 700 came with two keys. I guess someone apparently replaced the ignition lock leaving mis-matched keys in gas cap and…
- VFKR 4-1 Exhaust rebuild Have you tried a torch? The rear pipes look a good bit shorter than the front ones. [image: View Post]unbalanced, on 20 March 2011 - 08:51 PM, said: Thought I would share some details on this since I know a few are…
- 2011 VFR1200 test ride Interesting comments on your test ride. I have to agree that cupped seats don't work. Flat seats are what the human anatomy wants. I would want an extra 500cc if there were no down sides. On Thursday I rode my vfr with…
- just bought a 87 vfr700 need some help Sometimes a light spray of something flammable like wd40 around a suspected leak can make your engine speed up. As old as our bikes are, rubbery lines have to be all suspect. Good luck. Maybe you can search for vacuum…
- just bought a 87 vfr700 need some help It might be that the 1) The pilot fuel jets are clogged. 2) A vacuum leak on the carb holders or a loose or disconnected vacuum line. [image: View Post]Kookta, on 18 March 2011 - 11:22 AM, said: just bought this bike…
- What's a 1st-gen 'parts bike' worth? I paid 800 for my running, titled bike. Probably going to spend a three/four hundred on it this year. Some places you can get title insurance from an insurance company and get it registered. A call to the main DMV…
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 They are the better part of 2' long. My bike needs too much detail work to show it off at present. The VTR mufflers did need a fair amount of work to get them on. It wasn't a bolt on proposition. [image: View Post]683,…
- Motorcycle Training worthless I would agree that it takes more than 5 years to know the ropes. I learn something about riding all the time even after 35 years. [image: View Post]spassrader, on 09 March 2011 - 11:14 AM, said: .............. In…
- Motorcycle Training worthless I am self taught. When I got my RD350 the shop owner took me out back and showed me where the controls were and had me ride down the back parking lot and back. Later that day I tried turning left at an intersection and…
- Stranded. Again. Yeah coffee. Good job picking up the mistake in clymers. I was researching a couple of days ago in my clymers and noted that in there they had the third fuse from the left (black) powering the starter switch and fuel…
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 [image: Posted Image] [image: View Post]Veefer800Canuck, on 17 March 2011 - 06:27 PM, said: No pix of them ON the bike? :comp13:
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 sure [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 17 March 2011 - 05:40 PM, said: [image: View Post]apex, on 17 March 2011 - 05:26 PM, said: SEB Still would have been noisy with no low end, a dead end. :) [image: View Post]SEBSPEED,…
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 SEB Still would have been noisy with no low end, a dead end. :) [image: View Post]SEBSPEED, on 17 March 2011 - 05:17 PM, said: Why didn't you fix the dent instead? (I'm pretty certain those are indeed Cobra F1R slip ons)
- Superhawk mufflers on my VFR700 The mufflers on my new bike of (2 weeks) were pretty much junk. They were empty aluminum cans, very light weight one had a reasonable dent. Loud, lean sounding, No low end power. I wanted to have a more linear power and…
- Stranded. Again. Did the fuse blow before or after you hit the start button? [image: View Post]coffeebrake, on 17 March 2011 - 11:25 AM, said: Nope, it did it again, this time with the engine cold. This time, I was rocking the bike back…
- Stranded. Again. On my 86 700 the diode is sitting on top of battery case, the starter solenoid is behind the battery.
- Stranded. Again. There is a diode (part named silicon rectifier) that is connected to the starter relay, the neutral switch, the clutch switch and the neutral indicator light. If you have the part on your gold wing you might try…
- Stranded. Again. Actually the starter is not hooked into the fuse panel. [image: View Post]coffeebrake, on 15 March 2011 - 05:39 PM, said: Oooh, more info. I really appreciate it...and the fence is repaired. Now I can work. When the…
- Stranded. Again. If it happens consistently when the engine is warm it may be the ignition box. Is the ignition module exposed to any extra heat ei hanging near an exhaust pipe or radiator? Have you or a previous owner had trouble with…
- I have a problem I talked to a guy about his 1000r in Odessa Missouri. It was a craigs list ad. For some reason he wanted to trade me but didn't want to sell it outright. I ended up with a local bike. It didn't have the nice exhaust.
- VFR plastic reconstruction Mbrane yes there are several ways of fixing plastic parts. I have built several large composite parts with carbon fiber so that is what use. I have found that once cracks appear then they are likely to come back unless…
- VFR plastic reconstruction Gary I would make a dam from pink board, cardboard or some thin plastic after grinding down the plastic. Then add some composite and cover it with rip stop nylon or dacron fabric. It is going to take a few applications…
- VFR plastic reconstruction Here is the left corner of the center fairing. I taped up the outside with duct tape. then glued the pink board onto the duct tape with spray glue, The inside of the fairing has been roughened up with 36 grit paper. I…
- VFR plastic reconstruction How is this. This is the first layer on the left lower fairing. [video: http://youtube.com/embed/5WmrcKASj7I?html5=1&fs=1]
- VFR plastic reconstruction I have had my VFR 700 for a week now. Last weekend I started fixing the cracks and tabs on my bikes fairings. The damage was basic for a 26 year old sportbike. Both fairing side panels were cracked and scraped Tabs were…
- How would an 86 VFR700 compare to my 2007? Interesting hearing the comments as I just got a 86 vfr700. I would have guessed that the newer bikes are lighter but I guessed wrong. At this point I am just trying to get it back to stock. Have only ridden it home,…
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