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whodat90
37 posts recovered 3 threads started First seen 30 Apr 2012 Last seen 27 Mar 2022
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All 37- MBD Strikes Again! I honestly can't see any particular difference regardless of how they're put, but here's the page from the manual: [image: 51964784320_b1e98fb1a4_c.jpg] Untitled by Uncle Grr! , on Flickr
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 I've been riding it daily, and it gets better every day. I'm guessing it was one or more sticky slides that is slowly working its way back to awesomeness. I still want to trade it for something smaller, but man this…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 So lately I took the side panels off and bedlined the insides, pulled the carbs again because one of the idle air screws wasn't doing anything, synced the carbs again, and rode it around for 25 or so miles. Runs sweet,…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 I also pressurized the forks to 15psi each, grabbed a plate off my son's VFR8 and ran up and down the road a bit. Forks hold pressure, no leaking. Brakes need bedded in, and new front lines wouldn't hurt. Forgot how…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 I also installed a new seat cover, custom two-tone bought off eBay for medium money. Black center, charcoal gray sides. Turns out the sides were just regular gray. Oh well, took a couple tries to get it to fit decently…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 So I put it up for sale/trade, but that doesn't mean I've stopped working on it. I took off the volts gauge which was wired by mashing wired into the fuses and carefully and neatly hooked it to the dash lights. Getting…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 It's the last of the air cooled supersports, and was the awesome when it first came out. Unfortunately for it, Kawasaki came out with liquid cooled sport bikes immediately after and took all it's sporting credentials…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: aec3281aeae4aa0412fe0e4fc1310645.jpg] It popped up for small money and I couldn't resist. Unfortunately that puts me above my notional maximum 'me' bike quota, so the VFR may have to go once I'm done with it.…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 So the VFR build just took a turn. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: cf30dcd429f0a539cbc219842a94b5f7.jpg] After thousand grit sanding [image: ff20614319693185c4be69574e6025ec.jpg] 2000 grit sanding. Ended up almost dead level and very smooth, nowhere near enough to catch a…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: 11278dc08b4d308db8e588472359ad23.jpg] Hose clamp removed [image: fc27509bc15e5ae09d5dc491a868c7e6.jpg] After 400 grit Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: 871a663e4d77def1bdd30e23635e22cb.jpg] hose clamp/ziplock smashing the metal set into the damage Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 Still in process, so I can take pics as I go. General gist is that the forks are not by any means structurally damaged, just dinged. Most dings cause both a raised area and a depressed area, and this borks the seal as…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: 720598c8e59b879e1d5bcc146ea46452.jpg] And with my son's VFR8 in the background. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: 405d6c4380b1416d1620334cac817c07.jpg] As she sits right now. Vs. in the background. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 So tonight's jobs were either to rebuild the forks, or spoon the new tire on. Figured I'd start with the tire since it had to come off to do the forks anyway. That was the single easiest tire I've ever spooned off and…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 Well that's a pain in the tookus. My new battery arrived without acid, so I have to go get some of that. I went to rebuild the calipers, and it mostly went fine but some of the rubber bits not included in the kits were…
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 [image: df371d94db3cbc026ff0c98b20cb7e6d.jpg] Ok, that was as I bought it. It still looks like that. So far all changes have been substantive, not decorative.
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 Oh yeah, right now I'm at under $900. Including the bike.
- So I'm back, this time with an '86 Anyone who read my old posts should be expecting the following. The rest of you, welcome to my crazy. A long time ago I picked up a '70 vw beetle as a project for my son and I to do. He apparently has zero interest in…
- New To Me '99 - Adjustments From an earlier post, "Got a 929 shock with 1150lb/in spring and a set of .95kg/mm fork springs from Jamie. (in keeping with my earlier request, that's 20.536kg/mm shock spring and 53.1lb/in fork springs)" I sprung it…
- And, I'm Out. The bike I had (and crashed) just before the VFR was a DL650. Loved it, after the fact. It was low power, handled pretty poorly, and did nothing outstandingly well. However, it did everything adequately, never…
- And, I'm Out. The great VFR expirement is over. I traded it for a DL1000, and I'm much happier now. The VFR was a great bike, but I put less than 1500 miles on it in the year I had it, and never really looked forward to riding like I…
- 18 Tooth Front Sprocket Install As a data point, my bike with a 16t front sprocket turns about 5300-5400rpm at a GPS verified 70mph in 6th, brand new tires @40psi. I still find myself downshifting to 5th to get the revs up on a regular basis. However,…
- center stand riding high It also looks like somebody taped a spacer onto the center stand already, just add a larger one.
- 18 Tooth Front Sprocket Install As was pointed out to me in a different thread, (thank you VFRCapn!) while the speedo read a bit high stock, the odo was pretty much dead on. If your speedo is now dead nuts accurate, your odo is going to be off by the…
- 5 gen left me stranded/Electrical Hum?? Dunno but check your main 30a fuse by/on the solenoid. It's buried under the rear of the gas tank in front of the battery. If that goes it takes everything with it.
- Bike wont start Prop up the tank, pull the airbox lid, and open the throttle wide. Physically look down the intake runners with a flashlight while you crank the bike, you should be able to see the fuel spray from the injectors. If you…
- New to me Few more updates. I grabbed my twinmax carb sync tool and checked the idle valves, everything was dead on. The other day I was riding into work and noticed that with the heated grips and heated vest my volts light was…
- Spring rate help I have contacted Jamie, but I still would like to see this thread populated with data for future use. I'll definitely be adding my info once he responds and I get the new springs in. I also bought a 929 shock off ebay…
- New to me I've contacted Jamie at Daugherty, and bought a 929 shock off ebay. I plan to just send him the shock and some money and hope for the best (also getting new springs for the front)
- Spring rate help Ok, I've read all the threads in the maintenance section, heck pretty much the entire site about spring rates. Mostly what I found out is that everybody's calculator is off for the VFR (unless it's your calculator)…
- Braided Hoses - Time for upgrade Also, where can you purchase pick-and-choose hoses? I'd love to purchase some braided hoses, but I'm not willing to drop the multi-hundred dollars that a full kit costs. I'd like to replace only the front hoses from the…
- New to me Based on excessive fork dive, I decided to swap the fork fluid today. I was expecting nasty crud to come out, instead comes beautiful clean clear fork oil. Oh well, it seemed too light anyway so I went ahead and swapped…
- New to me Got the rest of my wheel stripe tape in. [image: DSC_0093 (Custom).JPG] Looks much more complete. [image: DSC_0092 (Custom).JPG] On a side note, put 60ish miles on the bike today, took the long way home from work. First…
- tire change with staintune So what's the advantage of the high-pipe if you still have to move it to take the wheel off? Serious question, I had considered the high pipe but couldn't come up with a reason other than it looks cooler and you didn't…
- Post your Voltmeter mount pics So I installed a signal dynamics volts light in mine, but this thread plus the air temp thread got me thinking. Wouldn't it be fairly simple to build a converter box (easy for someone like my son, who's an EE) so that…
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