VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[vagrant]

Is there anyone on KB with an RC30?

Yup, even tho it doesn't look like it much at the moment.
Engine is full of HRC goodness, and does about 127 horsies at the wheel. It will happily pootle round in top gear at 50K and still pull away to lots and lots.

Wheels by Marchesini, Brakes by EBC, Springy bits by Ohlins and Dr Rob. Engine bits and Rads by HRC and Moriwake.

Fairings by, someone want to do me a deal on a paint job??

The bike has been undergoing a very long rebuild, and was intended to be a starter for pre 89's. (still is, just maybe not this summer I guess)

If any other RC drivers want a 5.5 x 17 Marchesini rear, in white or black, give me a PM. Or a Termignoni exhaust, either full, slipon, twin or single can, let me know.

[cheshirecat]

i was tooo much of a numb nuts and forgot all about it shame on me i stayed home a polished more bike bitz instead

As a matter of interest, I'm getting 270/280 k faffing around in town. I have a sneaking suspicion this is below norm. (It's a 94 ).
Someone in a UK forum was getting 50/55 mpg average on his vfr800 which is significantly more but don't know if this is better fuel or slightly bigger tank.

It's about the only thing on the bike I can quibble about.

[Coyote]

Fairings by, someone want to do me a deal on a paint job??

Just painted the lower half and the tail of my NC30. Moving onto the front and tank tomorrow unless some friends tear me away from it, then it'll wait till Monday. I'll post up some photos on here and if you like them maybe we could organise something

It's being painted a RC30/VTR-SP inspired scheme. Blue across the front fairing and top of the tank followed by white down just below where the side and bottom fairing attach, then black all along the bottom. Then a red honda wing, VTR style, will go on top of the white. Tail is white number plates on black. And gold pinstripe, RC30 style, in between each colour.

Only problem is distance though. Whenuapai is up north innit? I'm near Wellington

[racefactory]

Vagrant- best of luck with the bike, damn I'd love to see that thing!

Would you mind sharing how much a machine such as yours can go for today?

[PirateJafa]

Todd: You'd be pretty much forced to import one.

I've wanted one for aaaages. What a pipe dream.

[vifferman]

As a matter of interest, I'm getting 270/280 k faffing around in town.

What does that mean?

Someone in a UK forum was getting 50/55 mpg average on his vfr800 which is significantly more but don't know if this is better fuel or slightly bigger tank.

I get 43 mpg, mostly communtering. It might be better on a long cruise, but I can't remember when I last did one of those.
It might be better if I reconnected the O2 sensors and disconnected the PCII, but that would be a Tui Moment.

[GerryAttrick]

As a matter of interest, I'm getting 270/280 k faffing around in town. I have a sneaking suspicion this is below norm. (It's a 94 ).
Someone in a UK forum was getting 50/55 mpg average on his vfr800 which is significantly more but don't know if this is better fuel or slightly bigger tank.

It's about the only thing on the bike I can quibble about.

I have a '98 VFR800 and get around 280/290kms per tank on an 11km commute thru Auckland. Chuck in a couple of decent runs and it will go up to around 320k. On a trip at less than warp drive might be good for a tad more but I'd say 33ok would be about it.

I have a (untuned) PC2 and Arrow can and the thing probably needs a good tune

[GerryAttrick]

Yup, even tho it doesn't look like it much at the moment.
Engine is full of HRC goodness, and does about 127 horsies at the wheel. It will happily pootle round in top gear at 50K and still pull away to lots and lots.

Wheels by Marchesini, Brakes by EBC, Springy bits by Ohlins and Dr Rob. Engine bits and Rads by HRC and Moriwake.

Fairings by, someone want to do me a deal on a paint job??

The bike has been undergoing a very long rebuild, and was intended to be a starter for pre 89's. (still is, just maybe not this summer I guess)

If any other RC drivers want a 5.5 x 17 Marchesini rear, in white or black, give me a PM. Or a Termignoni exhaust, either full, slipon, twin or single can, let me know.

Hi Vagrant,

Is that a replacement fairing or the original? I'd love to see that bike in the flesh (the bike not me). Sure sounds like the dogs B****cks motorwise. Any history or is it "just" a road bike

[pritch]

I'm thinking about putting a Power Commander on. Has anyone else added one? Worth the money?

I had one on the Hornet, loved it, haven't fitted one to the VFR. I bought the unit from the USA and it was cheaper that what you can buy them for here.

To get full value from the PC though you need to get a custom map; $100 for a base run and $300.00 for the custom map run three years ago now...

I'd like one for the VFR but that cost, plus travel to Auckland or Tauranga, plus accomodation plus plus plus...

[vifferman]

I'd like one for the VFR but that cost, plus travel to Auckland or Tauranga, plus accomodation plus plus plus...

Meh - you can rule out accommodation (plenty of hospitable KBers), and the travel is a bonus.
My PCII is running just a zero map with a few tweaks where it felt boggy or laggy. I tried all the maps from the Interdweeb, and they were all crap.
So I figured that if it felt better'n nothing, then it was a bonus.
I was running advanced ignition and extra fuel at high revs / large throttle openings, then decided it wasn't worth running 98 octane just for the odd thrill. Can't use that on the open road anyway.

I've toyed with getting a custom map done, but I was concerned that it would be all full throttle stuff on the Dyno, and my only issues are with small throttle openings anyway, and that's pretty much sorted now, so what's the point? So, a custom map is in the same basket at the moment as getting the forks revalved, balancing the starter valves, checking the valve clearances, getting the fairings repainted, etc etc. It'll never happen coz the vifferbabe will bleat about it.

[Swoop]

Well. A pleasant run down 22 and then hang a left to Huntly today. Then south to Quasi's place for a chat and purchase. Back northwards to west Auckland to refill the tank...
295km and still two bars showing on the fuel gauge, so proberly another 40(?)km to go.

Quite happy about that.

[wbks]

Yup, even tho it doesn't look like it much at the moment.
Engine is full of HRC goodness, and does about 127 horsies at the wheel. It will happily pootle round in top gear at 50K and still pull away to lots and lots.

Wheels by Marchesini, Brakes by EBC, Springy bits by Ohlins and Dr Rob. Engine bits and Rads by HRC and Moriwake.

Fairings by, someone want to do me a deal on a paint job??

The bike has been undergoing a very long rebuild, and was intended to be a starter for pre 89's. (still is, just maybe not this summer I guess)

If any other RC drivers want a 5.5 x 17 Marchesini rear, in white or black, give me a PM. Or a Termignoni exhaust, either full, slipon, twin or single can, let me know.

How do you get all the HRC stuff to do 127 at the wheel?

[motorbyclist]

saw a rothmans racing rc30 today at autobahn

looked mint but for the ducati rim on the rear

[racefactory]

mean you should have gotten a v4 pic of your big brother for us!

[vfxdog]

Is there anyone on KB with an RC30?

I was lucky enough to find a brand new NZ-market one for sale in the UK a few years back. I bought it, and it's sitting in my office over there, still with 1Km on it. I've also got a kitted one I use on the road from time to time when I'm visiting London on business.

Sweet bikes.