My Winter Project

I was thinking, I don't think I've ever started a thread in 3+ years I've been a member, so I decided to post up about a few of the things I've been working on the last 6 weeks.

I insulated my airbox, gas tank, fuel lines and fuel rails to help keep the incoming air and fuel a little cooler...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PB040006.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PB040009.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PB040007.jpg

I also wrapped the tailpipe portion of my exhaust to aid in the exhaust scavenging and to also lower the underseat temp even further..

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PB220003.jpg

I am also working on the rear of the machine, the hub area to be exact. Have a few more tricks coming soon, and I'll post them up when I get them...

Ti rear rotor bolts, cut from bolts for CBR1000RR with Ti metal lock nuts..

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230002.jpg

Ti sprocket studs and washers, also from CBR1000RR...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230015.jpg

Bi Hex Ti metal locknuts are in transit to match up with the studs.

Machining some of the components...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/carrier1.jpg

Also installing 520 conversion...countershaft sprocket installed today...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230024.jpg

Also installed Ti swingarm pivot bolt..

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230047.jpg

This is the acid dipped and powdercoated heat shield, insulated on both sides between exhaust and proportioning valve..

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC220029.jpg

The rest of the tricks will be here in a couple weeks and I'll post up when I get it done.

TI bolts and the insulation job is trick. I dont see the point of the 520 conversion though, seems to me it will get maybe 10k then wear out on you. I got a 520 xring on my xr650 and thats pushing the performance limit there, sprockets and chain wore out in one season, I maybe put 8k on it.

[image: View Post]HispanicSlammer, on 23 December 2009 - 05:30 PM, said:

TI bolts and the insulation job is trick. I dont see the point of the 520 conversion though, seems to me it will get maybe 10k then wear out on you. I got a 520 xring on my xr650 and thats pushing the performance limit there, sprockets and chain wore out in one season, I maybe put 8k on it.


It is the DID ERV3 520 :blush: chain with Vortex F5 hardcoated rear sprocket, standard front, +2 rear. The ERV is the strongest 520 chain made, check them out...saved a pound over the stock chain.

Looks awesome!

Nice! :fing02:

What material did you use for the airbox/tank/lines?

Wow, can I eat off your swingarm? :491:


Wait, that didn't sound right...... :unsure: :blush:

Thanks Guys.

I also finished up this piece today, it is to replace the ugly bolt when you remove your centerstand...this piece replaces that bolt and is also the mount point for the left, lower, rear cowl.

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/SANY0098.jpg

You can see it installed in the sprocket pic.

[image: View Post]sa1713, on 23 December 2009 - 07:36 PM, said:

What material did you use for the airbox/tank/lines?

It is from Heatshield Products. It is the heatshield mat and the heatshield sleeve.

[image: View Post]veefer800canuck, on 23 December 2009 - 07:36 PM, said:

Wow, can I eat off your swingarm? :491:


Wait, that didn't sound right...... :unsure: :blush:

Hahahahahah, it is pretty clean

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230028.jpg

Nice work, love the attention to detail. Red braided lines..... :fing02:

Looking good man!

Let's see what the bike has going on up front! :fing02:

My Bikes Next

Nice work!

One question. How in the world do you manage to keep things so kleeeen???
Is there a product that you use?

Wow, Very Sweet!

[image: View Post]Rice, on 24 December 2009 - 08:26 AM, said:

Nice work!

One question. How in the world do you manage to keep things so kleeeen???
Is there a product that you use?

Elbow grease?

[image: View Post]veefer800canuck, on 24 December 2009 - 10:50 AM, said:

[image: View Post]Rice, on 24 December 2009 - 08:26 AM, said:

Nice work!

One question. How in the world do you manage to keep things so kleeeen???
Is there a product that you use?

Elbow grease?
No amount of scrubbing will get my bike THAT clean.
There's got to be a "product" that does this :unsure:

C'mon azboy. Out with it :lurk:

[image: View Post]Rice, on 24 December 2009 - 09:26 AM, said:

Nice work!

One question. How in the world do you manage to keep things so kleeeen???
Is there a product that you use?

Don't ride....

Nice work AZboy, looks great. One can tell a lot of research and thought goes into your VFR

Now you need to build a plexiglass case in which to store and display such artwork !

ok, these are for Sebspeed.

Machined stock fork lowers, pc'd, wrap around fork guards by CKruzel, Race Tech cartridges, all ti fasteners, Galfer wave rotors, ti rotor bolts. good forks, but the plan is to go R&T's in 2010, but that's for next winter...

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230042.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC230039.jpg

[image: View Post]Rice, on 24 December 2009 - 07:26 AM, said:

Nice work!

One question. How in the world do you manage to keep things so kleeeen???
Is there a product that you use?

I bought the bike new, in September 2007. I never wash the bike with soap and water. I use WD-40 and Honda polish to clean everything. It also gets dis-assembled more than the normal machine, it has been completely dis-assembled, serviced, and re-assembled the last three winters. I started messing with the engine in December of 2009 and due to the sheer number of service and parts suppliers that the project required, it didn't get assembled until the middle of August 2009, so, yeah, it didn't get ridden a whole lot in 2009.

[image: View Post]v4bear, on 24 December 2009 - 08:38 AM, said:

Nice work AZboy, looks great. One can tell a lot of research and thought goes into your VFR

Thanks, Bear. Glad to see you over here, btw. :)

Very nice and squeaky clean. The machined cush drive cover looks trick. Please post photos of it w/ the sprocket and chain in place.

Is that an Ohlins rear shock? Tasty...

Some beautiful work there Azboy, love the attention to detail.

Outstanding, lots of nice little things that most could manage to do.

The heatshield material on the tank and airbox, was that this one: HP Heatshield Mat- Thermal barrier heat shield ?
These guys Heatshield Products have lots of different heat shielding materials...cool.

The pipe wrap, was that their Lava Mat product, it sounds like a really good wrap material, is it fragile or rugged?

Do you think the tank/airbox/fuel rails will benefit much/any from these mods, does a VFR run hot enough for this to help.
Although, this could be geographic as where I am summer heat is more like summer warmth, unlike, say Texas.
Still, it can't hurt anything and it looks really nice, like it should be that way from Honda.

nice mods ... makes me want to go out to the garage and take my bike apart. :fing02:

Too bad My bike already looks like that... hehehehe not really! Great looking bike and attention to detail. Lots fo time went into that bike and it was worth it. I wish I only had the patience to do half of it.

OK, sorry I haven't replied to this thread lately :blush: I really didn't have much going on as stuff was being worked on, or sourced.

Today I got the rotor and the dogbone back so I thought I'd throw some pics up

Rotor Before:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC090020.jpg

Rotor After:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/P1070019.jpg

Dogbone before:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/PC090029.jpg

Dogbone after:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/P1070016.jpg

Still haven't received the 520 rear sprocket yet, but currently have managed to remove 7+ pounds off of the stock weights.

I also received these pieces, they are the frame cover plates for where the passenger pegs used to mount, the right cover has a built in mount for my ohlins remote preload adjuster. Also shown is the ti mounting hardware for the plates and the adjuster. Mmmmm, carbon goodness:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/P1030030.jpg

Lastly here is a pic of the ti, bi-hex, metal lock nuts for the rear sprocket:

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll110/norcalboy561/P1010020.jpg

Tomorrow I begin the process of mocking everything up to make sure all is well, then it's just a matter of waiting for the sprocket to arrive to button it up.

[image: View Post]Bikes, on 24 December 2009 - 10:31 PM, said:

Outstanding, lots of nice little things that most could manage to do.

The heatshield material on the tank and airbox, was that this one: HP Heatshield Mat- Thermal barrier heat shield ?
These guys Heatshield Products have lots of different heat shielding materials...cool.

The pipe wrap, was that their Lava Mat product, it sounds like a really good wrap material, is it fragile or rugged?

Do you think the tank/airbox/fuel rails will benefit much/any from these mods, does a VFR run hot enough for this to help.
Although, this could be geographic as where I am summer heat is more like summer warmth, unlike, say Texas.
Still, it can't hurt anything and it looks really nice, like it should be that way from Honda.

nice mods ... makes me want to go out to the garage and take my bike apart. :fing02:

It is the Heatshield Products stuff, the Lava Wrap is supposed to be stronger and have more longevity than the fiberglass or ti wraps, at least that is the claim. I didn't want the ti wrap because everybody is using it and I prefer to be more original. The ti wrap has a slightly higher heat rating I think, but you'll never hit those numbers anyway. On the dyno, I have seen glowing headers on this bike and the midpipe and connecting pipes never got close to the max number of either wrap. I shot the temps at the mid pipe with an IR thermometer and it wasn't even close.

It is my hope that it will assist in the scavenging process and complete the exhaust. The Motad is already Jet-Hotted.

Edit: I sourced the stuff from Jeff Conboy at raceprousa.com. He is a great guy and if you order from him, tell him I sent ya. don't know if it will matter much, but it could.

Thanks for sharing your moto-porn! :fing02:

I lilke the bottom forks done in black....nice work all around. You must have alot of spare time for all that disassembly work you mentioned.