New To The Vfr World, With A Few Questions

so i recently traded in my 06 Naked sv650 for an 03 VFR800.. overall i love the bike however now comes the fun part

I want more power.. lol my friend purchased a 2000 vfr with a few mods, but it has tons of miles like 40,000. Mine only has approximately 4200 miles on it, now taking into consideration i have about 150lbs on him.. lol he slowly walks away from mine.

whats some of the fastest and cheapest mods i can do..? As i said im new to the VFR lifestyle, so help me out

can i eliminate the cats? O2's? mod the exhaust? replace the exhaust? power commander? vtec controler?

any help for the noob would be great in the mean time ill be reading other posts...

thanks guys

so i recently traded in my 06 Naked sv650 for an 03 VFR800.. overall i love the bike however now comes the fun part

I want more power.. lol my friend purchased a 2000 vfr with a few mods, but it has tons of miles like 40,000. Mine only has approximately 4200 miles on it, now taking into consideration i have about 150lbs on him.. lol he slowly walks away from mine.

whats some of the fastest and cheapest mods i can do..? As i said im new to the VFR lifestyle, so help me out

can i eliminate the cats? O2's? mod the exhaust? replace the exhaust? power commander? vtec controler?

any help for the noob would be great in the mean time ill be reading other posts...

thanks guys

To eliminate the Cat you'll need to get a new set of exhausts, either from a 98 or 99, or a set from Motad or other aftermarket manufacturer.

There are plenty of slip-on exhausts. As well.

O2 eliminators and a Power Commander are also available, but don't provide power themselves, they simply help the bike run more smoothly, and to match your other mods.

There is no VTEC controller.

Aftermarket air filters are available as well.

But,
Catless headers $200-$700.
Slip on Exhaust $500-1,000.
Power Commander $275
Air Filter $60.

You're talking a lot of money for not a huge improvement in power. The best improvement we've seen is 10 horsepower, but even with all of those mods, I would not expect to see that.

Your best bet, I hate to say it, is to lose some weight.

so i recently traded in my 06 Naked sv650 for an 03 VFR800.. overall i love the bike however now comes the fun part

I want more power.. lol my friend purchased a 2000 vfr with a few mods, but it has tons of miles like 40,000. Mine only has approximately 4200 miles on it, now taking into consideration i have about 150lbs on him.. lol he slowly walks away from mine.

whats some of the fastest and cheapest mods i can do..? As i said im new to the VFR lifestyle, so help me out

can i eliminate the cats? O2's? mod the exhaust? replace the exhaust? power commander? vtec controler?

any help for the noob would be great in the mean time ill be reading other posts...

thanks guys

To eliminate the Cat you'll need to get a new set of exhausts, either from a 98 or 99, or a set from Motad or other aftermarket manufacturer.

There are plenty of slip-on exhausts. As well.

O2 eliminators and a Power Commander are also available, but don't provide power themselves, they simply help the bike run more smoothly, and to match your other mods.

There is no VTEC controller.

Aftermarket air filters are available as well.

But,
Catless headers $200-$700.
Slip on Exhaust $500-1,000.
Power Commander $275
Air Filter $60.

You're talking a lot of money for not a huge improvement in power. The best improvement we've seen is 10 horsepower, but even with all of those mods, I would not expect to see that.

Your best bet, I hate to say it, is to lose some weight.

ouch.. FOOD IS GOOD!! lol, i undertsand that, but basically im looking for an inexpensive way to gain some power. i kinda plan to get an exhaust air filter and power commander, but i figured you guys have some tricks up your sleeves..

so i recently traded in my 06 Naked sv650 for an 03 VFR800.. overall i love the bike however now comes the fun part

I want more power.. lol my friend purchased a 2000 vfr with a few mods, but it has tons of miles like 40,000. Mine only has approximately 4200 miles on it, now taking into consideration i have about 150lbs on him.. lol he slowly walks away from mine.

whats some of the fastest and cheapest mods i can do..? As i said im new to the VFR lifestyle, so help me out

can i eliminate the cats? O2's? mod the exhaust? replace the exhaust? power commander? vtec controler?

any help for the noob would be great in the mean time ill be reading other posts...

thanks guys

To eliminate the Cat you'll need to get a new set of exhausts, either from a 98 or 99, or a set from Motad or other aftermarket manufacturer.

There are plenty of slip-on exhausts. As well.

O2 eliminators and a Power Commander are also available, but don't provide power themselves, they simply help the bike run more smoothly, and to match your other mods.

There is no VTEC controller.

Aftermarket air filters are available as well.

But,
Catless headers $200-$700.
Slip on Exhaust $500-1,000.
Power Commander $275
Air Filter $60.

You're talking a lot of money for not a huge improvement in power. The best improvement we've seen is 10 horsepower, but even with all of those mods, I would not expect to see that.

Your best bet, I hate to say it, is to lose some weight.

ouch.. FOOD IS GOOD!! lol, i undertsand that, but basically im looking for an inexpensive way to gain some power. i kinda plan to get an exhaust air filter and power commander, but i figured you guys have some tricks up your sleeves..

Didn't mean to make it personal! I'm just saying that in general, the best way to make the bike faster is for the rider to lose weight, that's all!

There are plenty of cheap mods, there's even a topic somewhere around here of cheap or lowbuck mods, unfortunately, none of them make the bike go all that much faster.

Your 6th gen has a PAIR valve system which can be removed, but the main advantage is that there is now less stuff to go wrong, not any real power gains.

Same thing for the flapper valve (located on top of your airbox)

Some people remove the air intake snorkel, but there's no evidence that the bike runs a tiny bit better.

Really there's just air filter, catless headers, and a different exhaust. There aren't too many parts on the bike that can be removed to save weight, either. Sure, you could get rid of a few pounds by removing the center stand, the passenger pegs, etc. but then you lose some of the usefullness which is the reason you got a VFR.

Every now and then someone will sell their 98 or 99 Catless headers on here for $200-$300 bucks. Some people even make their own exhausts.

Look around here, there's plenty of great information on all of these.

by the way....

WELCOME!

Sounds like you should have gone for a mid 90's carb model to go all Hot Rod on it. Going "backward" on a 6th gen will get pricey.

CBR1000RR! Not inexpensive but very effective! Welcome to the board.

lol he slowly walks away from mine.

whats some of the fastest and cheapest mods i can do..?

Out corner him.

Lose weight.

Change gearing.

thats cool man, i appreciate all your input, I weight approxiamtely 270, so im not like huge or anything, but weightlose is on my list.. lol

im just mad that a 2000 with 40,000 miles pulls on me.. lol

so which step would you suggest i take first.. or you recommend stock

thats cool man, i appreciate all your input, I weight approxiamtely 270, so im not like huge or anything, but weightlose is on my list.. lol

im just mad that a 2000 with 40,000 miles pulls on me.. lol

so which step would you suggest i take first.. or you recommend stock

His 2000 is a bit lighter than yours, with almost identical horsepower. There is a huge debate on here between which is better, 5th gen (1998-2001) or 6th gen 2002+ with the 5th gen guys being fanatical in bashing the newer models.

The general concensus is... if you want fast, get a CBR1000RR. The VFR is does everything well, it is a jack of all trades, master of none. But a change in gearing will probably let you keep up with him with the only drawback being that you'll be running more RPM's on the highway. By varying the gear ratios between the front and rear sprockets (less teeth in front, more in rear) you can choose how much you want to change the gearing.

As for what mods to do, that is up to you, everyone on here has their own opinion and you should make a bike that is truly yours! My opinion is to add a throttle lock (NEP, Vistalock, or Throttlemeister) for $15, $20, or $100 (in that order) some heated hand grips ($30-$100) ditch the fender ($0-$100) and call it good.

Oh, and if you are running a stock suspension at 270 lbs some stiffer springs up front will really help!!!

its not that i want a fast bike, because obviously going from a sv650 to the vfr is a step itself.. i just wanna beat him.. lol i could otherwise care less..

what is the throttle lock?