Wrenching Weekend

My 2001 VFR is getting close to the 20,000 mile mark so I thought I would put it out of commission for a couple of days to get some work done on it this weekend. I have been accumulating the parts and finally had the time to do the work. Ended up doing an oil change, Factory Pro Evo Shift kit, checked the valve clearances (all good), installed a new 16 tooth front sprocket, stock 43 tooth rear sprocket, and RK XW chain.

I also tried putting my Penske shock on from my old VTR, but just couldn’t seem to get it to fit. The shock is just too long, even with the triangles turned to lower the bike. I thought the cat exhaust might be part of the problem, so I took that off and the shock still hits the dog bone. Since the exhaust was off, I decided to put my ’98 exhaust on with no cat. I had the gaskets, but planned to get it Jet Hot coated at some point before installing it. Well, it never happened and I just put it on the bike anyways.

Now I need to figure out if it is worth spending the $150 to get a shorter stem on the Penske so it “sort of” fits, or just sell it, take use that money in addition to the $150 and buy something else like an Ohlins with the remote preload adjuster for riding 2-up.

So how lean is the bike going to run now with the 98-99 header on it?? I have a PCII already. Anyone have a custom map for one with a Micron exhaust on it?? teleskier??

Bump. Trrraaace! biggrin.gif

Ken, Penske will change the shaft or body or both to make it work and shouldn't charge too much!

Someone here was running stock CPU with the catless headers and said no problems, but who knows the long term? unsure.gif

Rivcyko, Dec 4 2006, 06:45 PM
Bump. Trrraaace! biggrin.gif

Oh damn. How could I forget about Trace?? I've got his map saved already. I tried it once though and my bike did NOT like the timing advance that he had in it. It would stumble and buck and snort when it hit 8k rpm's at full throttle. Might have to take another look at it though with the new pipe on it. Or just use it with the timing advance taken out.

baileyrock, Dec 4 2006, 08:44 PM
Ken, Penske will change the shaft or body or both to make it work and shouldn't charge too much!

Someone here was running stock CPU with the catless headers and said no problems, but who knows the long term? unsure.gif

Yeah, Penske or Traxxion would send me the end and I could screw it on myself for $150. That would actually make the shock 3 mm too short, but could be made up in the 12 mm ride height adjustment. The problem is the remote reservoir. There really isn't a good place to put it. Not sure if the hoses are different lengths between the bikes or what, but I couldn't find a good place to mount it. So I am kind of unsure if I want to spend the $150 to "make" the shock fit, or take that $150 and add it to what I can sell the Penske for (maybe $450??). That would give me about $600 to put towards the correct Ohlins for the bike. Not to mention, the Penske will have to be rebuilt at some point (maybe another year or so down the line?). A new Ohlins would be good for several more years down the line.