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tinkerinWstuff

25 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 22 Feb 2012 Last seen 6 Oct 2012

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  1. My 5.5gen VFR tinkerinWstuff 30 22 Apr 2012 26 May 2012 tinkerinWstuff · 22 Apr 2012 – 26 May 2012
  2. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N tinkerinWstuff 8 11 Mar 2012 29 May 2012 tinkerinWstuff · 11 Mar 2012 – 29 May 2012
  3. Anyone attempt to connect radiators in series? tinkerinWstuff 7 22 Feb 2012 25 Feb 2012 tinkerinWstuff · 22 Feb 2012 – 25 Feb 2012

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  1. RC51 oil cooler install on 5th gen 6 Oct 2012 03:18 I did the RC51 oil cooler on mine and am quite pleased. It doesn't do anything for stop and go in town traffic, but once you get moving in clean air, temps drop much faster. Fantastic mod for the price and simplicity. I…
  2. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 29 May 2012 14:52 Corsa-Technic now has them in stock. I expect to be ordering soon and building a new harness without all the solder connections. http://www.corsa-tec...?category_id=94
  3. My 5.5gen VFR 26 May 2012 13:35 I never got my hands on a set of 6gen rearsets etc in order to see just how hard it would have really been. From the photos I studied, it didn't look easy. Lots of pros and cons either way. Riding with some 6gen friends…
  4. Rattle/knock in engine. Possible starter clutch problem? 19 May 2012 19:57 Like I said in another similar thread; it's not that the problem "can't be" or "isn't" something else. But working on planes and industrial machinery has pounded into me that you start with basics. Doesn't matter how…
  5. Rattle/knock in engine. Possible starter clutch problem? 19 May 2012 18:43 JIMLARCH, on 19 May 2012 - 01:13 PM, said: tinkerinWstuff, on 19 May 2012 - 08:58 AM, said: my money says it's most likely as simple as your engine not running balanced. 3rd gen will knock and sound like a rattle bucket…
  6. Rattle/knock in engine. Possible starter clutch problem? 19 May 2012 13:58 my money says it's most likely as simple as your engine not running balanced. 3rd gen will knock and sound like a rattle bucket of bolts if the carbs are not sync'd just right or if things get unbalanced in the idle…
  7. Choices 7 May 2012 01:43 owned 3rd and 5th gen at the same time. No question for me, the 5th is a much better machine and I happily sold the 3rd
  8. My 5.5gen VFR 7 May 2012 01:30 AB-Oz does the rear master cyl get hot at all? I do not believe so. I don't have technical data but would love to compare some actual temp readings with an OEM setup. I do have my leg sitting right there and do not…
  9. My 5.5gen VFR 5 May 2012 03:09 mello dude Sweet job Tink! :fing02: -Your wire harness rework blows me away! :cool: Blew me away too. It was the one biggest things I hadn't anticipated in this project. I didn't expect the brakes to become what they…
  10. My 5.5gen VFR 29 Apr 2012 01:46 pres589 Movie was pretty cool, thanks for showing your work, seeing more of the front end exposed without plastic in the way makes me wonder again about the changes required to strip an RC46 down and transform it into a…
  11. My 5.5gen VFR 28 Apr 2012 23:40 pics for anyone unable or uninterested in YouTube [image: DSC_0006.jpg] [image: DSC_0009.jpg] [image: DSC_0021.jpg] [image: DSC_0031.jpg] Edited April 28, 2012 by tinkerinWstuff
  12. My 5.5gen VFR 24 Apr 2012 13:57 When I originally set out, I thought I could make this a quasi-bolt on mod and fabricate extra mounts for sale. I finally gave up and just made it work for myself. The real shocker came when I discovered the ECU would…
  13. My 5.5gen VFR 23 Apr 2012 13:31 Noobtastic14 Beautiful bike! I have the same mirrors but flipped around so the smooth side is on top and the angled side is on bottom. It keeps the mirror profile lower I think. -Drew I had tried them that way as well…
  14. My 5.5gen VFR 22 Apr 2012 04:43 mello dude Great job Tink! -- Curious about the mirrors - what are they? -- looks good... Kudos! - Nice video! Thanks - glad you guys liked it. I'd have to do some digging to figure out exactly which vendor I bought…
  15. My 5.5gen VFR 22 Apr 2012 02:56 I revived this 1998 over the winter. Still have a few loose ends to tie up but she'll do for now. The video is 8.5min long with the final product shown at the end. http://www.youtube.com/embed/lDScHfeyYxE
  16. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 3 Apr 2012 13:35 corsa-tech was finally able to locate the correct sockets. Said he will have them in stock soon. In the meantime, I butchered a harness with 45 solder connections to lengthen and shorten wires as necessary to relocate…
  17. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 19 Mar 2012 17:24 will see if these guys are more helpful https://www.corsa-te...c.com/index.php [image: Posted Image]
  18. avantages for 929 shock? 12 Mar 2012 20:42 JeffLaurence, on 27 February 2012 - 06:34 PM, said: I didn't get the dogbone from the 929 when I got my shock so I had to use the shorter bearing sleeve and make up two spacers (.140" each) and bought a bolt with a 10.9…
  19. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 12 Mar 2012 20:26 got a reply from the Beaver. short and sweet: "sorry, can't help you" that was that
  20. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 11 Mar 2012 19:18 [image: View Post]Lee 2002, on 11 March 2012 - 11:47 AM, said: I've always been able to find what I'm looking for at Eastern Beaver. Good luck. http://easternbeaver.com/ Thanks, that looks promising. The connector may…
  21. Looking for ECU socket/pin brand and P/N 11 Mar 2012 15:54 I need to find out what brand and part number the socket pins / wire terminals are that were used by Honda and Keihin on the wiring harness. I need to customize my wiring harness to relocate the ECU to a different…
  22. Anyone attempt to connect radiators in series? 25 Feb 2012 03:27 kaldek Honestly, this argument has been done to death in various forms. People spinning their fans backwards because "it's better than the Honda design" went on, and on, and on. So how about a link then? As I said in my…
  23. Anyone attempt to connect radiators in series? 24 Feb 2012 04:26 I have no doubt that a parallel system is efficient when the bike is moving along with some airflow. But moving in slow traffic with reduced air flow thru the radiators would seem that a series system would work better.
  24. avantages for 929 shock? 24 Feb 2012 04:21 [image: Posted Image] [image: Posted Image] Always thought I would take that thing off and machine a nice aluminum adapter instead. But - nothing is more permanent than something done temporary
  25. Anyone attempt to connect radiators in series? 22 Feb 2012 16:11 Looking at the radiator configuration for the 5th gen (assuming 6th is the same), the radiators are essentially a parallel circuit. Water flows into the top of both, or either, radiator and then out the bottom and back…

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