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All 44- My VFzR That looks great .........now what mirrors are those and what was needed to fit them
- Ooooooh I like the Pirelli Phantom tires they were a great tire back in the days I had my new Gsxr 1100 slabby back in 1986 That bike looks awesome
- U-Crating Of A Rc213V-S Video With Brief Startup Sound It sounds like a diesel or a Ducati whilst it sits idling How often does it need a service and at what cost ? not that it matters just curious I would keep that in the living room instead of the TV
- You See But You Do Not Observe I have a set of the Carbtune vacuum gauges with the 4 tubes and the metal sliders and I also have access to a set of digital vacuum gauges and a set of motion pro mercury tubes ( no longer available to buy ) that my…
- Choosing A Proper Solvent Same here I ride rain , hail or shine if it gets dirty it gets washed if it gets greasy or peppered with tar it gets a kerosene clean and then a wash and polish luckily we do not get a winter season cold enough to put…
- Choosing A Proper Solvent What is recommended for the removal of the stator cover gasket since it glues itself to the cover VERY well I tried Petrol, WD40, Goof off, eucalyptus oil, carb cleaner, and any other chemical I could get my hands on…
- 6Th Gen Exhaust Modification Great job that is the way it should be done I will be waiting for the video then I may have a go at this myself
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project That looks to be in not too bad a shape Good luck with the project and top marks for saving such a great bike
- Shindengen Fh020Aa Rectifier / Regulator - Super Mosfet Kit @ Mello Ha Ha I thought I was the only person C.D.O (ocd in the right order) enough to do something totally O.T.T like that And you are absolutely right you gotta love heat shrink and liquid tape Edited December 15,…
- Delkevic 8" Carbon Fiber Slip On System Installed On 6Th Gen Damn that looks really good I am very jealous of that clutch cover
- New Fz1 With Crossplane Engine That looks really good In some of the photos on that site the rider looks to be sitting a bit awkwardly hopefully just hamming it up for the shoot
- My Sebspeed Custom Clear Clutch Cover Experience That sure is a bummer on the cracked plate but at least it is a reasonably quick and not too expensive fix I am really tempted to get one of these clutch covers done ........just got to find a job first or sell a kidney
- My Sebspeed Custom Clear Clutch Cover Experience Did you remember to install the outer clutch plate in the shallow slot in the clutch outer NOT aligned with the rest (page 339 of the manual download)
- 2015 Retro Fit Cooling System The header pipes look a bit different on the 2015 that may be what allows the lower radiator to fit I would imagine you would be the first to do this mod if you do go ahead please post a "how to"
- Stolen & Wrecked / Repair Or Replace? how much gravel / road debris got into the hole in the clutch cover ?
- My Sebspeed Custom Clear Clutch Cover Experience Looks like something out of an Iron Man movie with the L.E.D's
- Cam Chain Tensioner, Without Throttle Body Removal Ragnaco Sorry to revive a dead thread, however, does the bike needs to be set to TDC (top dead center) before removing the CCT? I'm getting mixed opinions on the matter. I did not set mine to TDC when I did mine I just…
- Viffercrab's Chinese Fairings Build Thread That is a lot of wheel weights If you think the grease makes a mess wait until you have to clean brake dust off the White front wheel after a wet ride I used to really hate that job when I had white wheels
- Gsxr Mirrors On 6th Gen Very interested in a set of these for my 04
- Had A Flat, And A "well, Duh!" Moment. Also simple green is a bit too harsh to clean the chain as it tends to dry out the o-rings and can run into places you don't want it to go Much better to use kerosene sparingly and an old soft toothbrush to clean the…
- Es Pretty sure that Shinko are the old yokohama tires both on composition and tread pattern/profile So they should be alright if paired as Lint suggests Back in the late 80'sand early 90's I used to run the yokohama 003's…
- Revolutions At Cruising Speeds I hear ya on the liter bikes as I have been road riding for over 30 years now and have had Blades , blackbirds,vtr's gsxr1100's etc etc But I like a bike you can actually use on the road not just tickle the throttle…
- Revolutions At Cruising Speeds Thanks for the replies guys Just wondering what others were reving at due to the need to start looking at new chains and sprockets in the near future and this would be as good a time as any to change the gearing if…
- Revolutions At Cruising Speeds Sorry if this has already been covered I searched but got no good results Now I did a 450 km trip (in the pouring rain and loved every minute of it ) yesterday and I seemed to always be reaching for another gear when…
- Tension From Tensioners I did exactly the same on 2004 2 weeks ago and had exactly the same result at 52,000km's So I wound the motor over by hand for a couple of revolutions after taking the timing blank out of the right hand case and then I…
- Pair Block Off - Port Blocking Grab the head of the screw with a pair of vice grips and twist That does work well
- K&n Oil Filter I run the stock honda oil filters as they work out $2 cheaper than the aftermarket ones at my local shop
- My08 Vs My10 Just made an offer on the MY08. Wish me luck, fellow viffers(soon-to-be) SO it is your fault that it has started raining locally as this is what ALWAYS happens when I buy a Bike
- What did you own before your 6th Gen? As many as I can remember 82 suzuki gsx 250 84 Kawa z400j1 yamaha xj900 shaft drive 82 rd350 XJ650 seca rg500 1980's gsx1100 sz katana Gpz900r A4 suzuki gsx400x impulse (this was my shitty courier bike) 1991 CBR 1000 FM…
- Ventura Rack And Pillion Grabrail? I have used Ventura luggage since the mid 1980's and never had a breakage even with 48 cans of beer and 2 bags of ice stashed into the pack ( wheelies anybody ) Nearly every bike that I have owned has had one of their…
- Ventura Rack And Pillion Grabrail? Don't worry about the pillion , They should be on their own bike anyway :laugh: and not helping to wear out your rear tire faster Ha Ha My Mrs was still able to use the grab rail But only just and not for long periods…
- My08 Vs My10 He means 6th gen 800 as we still had new in crate 6th gen around even in 2012 and beyond if you looked hard enough
- Ventura Rack And Pillion Grabrail? Is that one of the 800's they have at Team Moto in moss st ?
- Ventura Rack And Pillion Grabrail? It can be a bit of a tight fit for the pillions hands with the rack fitted big hands will not be comfortable I just removed and sold my ventura rack and pack and fitted a Givi FZ166 Monorack and V47 topcase I kept…
- Intake Valve Carbon Build Up And to think I nearly bought one of these bikes Sooo glad that I went with an old 6th Gen for peanuts and put the rest of the money onto the mortgage The sky is falling. Please believe everything you read on the…
- Intake Valve Carbon Build Up And to think I nearly bought one of these bikes Sooo glad that I went with an old 6th Gen for peanuts and put the rest of the money onto the mortgage
- Engine Died Stuff that I would want a new crate engine replacement on such a new bike even if the dealer has to pay for it everything points to them causing the damage in the first place I mean if ittakes 15- 20 hours of mechanics…
- Traded My Vfr For... 15w fork oil ? what do they run as stock I would of thought that would make it feel like a jackhammer without revalving I had one of these as a loan bike from the dealer for 2 days and it was a load of fun around town…
- Vtec Slider Pins/button couldyou make some from some metal round bar stock They are 6mm diameter X 2.5mm thick There was an article on a european forum on making a set but I can't seemto find it right now
- Just Renewed My M/c Ins Policy Prem Dropped $163.00 Man you guys get stung bad for insurance over there Here in Aussie i pay $320 fully comprehensive for my 2004 6th gen Garaged no alarm just H.I.S.S factory imobiliser unlimited use including city commuting , riding 365…
- Carb/starter Valve Synchronizer Tool Question Veefer800Canuck I just did mine, and set them all flat, equal with cyl #1 and it runs perfectly! On my 2004 the fixed cylinder is #4 and allothers get balanced to that one are the later models diferent ? (Assuming you…
- Which Exhaust Do You Want? I have the 2 Bros alloy on my 2004 6th gen and it sounds sooo much better than any video or sound byte that I could find And thats only a single muffler nice and deep not raspy or tinny
- 6Th Gen Led Battle! Surely lessening the load on the electrical system with L.E.D bulbs will mean the reg/rec unit will have to turn even more electricity into heat which it already has a problem doing with any reliability The stock reg…
- Odd Noise- Ideas? Sounds like the cam chain tentioner. There is a how to posted in maintainence. Pretty sure his bike has gear driven cams not chain driven being a 5th gen
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