VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[DrunkenMistake]

I have a spare lot of fork springs and I think brushes
As well if you're interested

Oh sweet, ill get back to you about it in a couple of days

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have brought some HEL front and rear braided lines, the next thing on the agenda brake wise is a calliper rebuild kit or new callipers? dunno if you can get after market ones or anything like that? mine arnt looking flash hot.. infact they are looking like a 40 year old life long hooker, So here are my questions,

Can you pick up a calliper rebuild kit easy and cheap enough? and could you use callipers from another bike?
and can you get a fork rebuilt kit as well or do you need to buy all the components separate

They are available, they are cheap, and it is easy to do yourself (you will need a compressor to blow the pistons out, or one of those swanky pliers that it is made for.

You have to have surgical cleanliness, some of that red grease that is made for brake components, and a bit of time.

shout yourself a master cylinder rebuild kit while you're there, and if you havent got braided lines yet, get them too. Thats as much as you need, without spending mega bucks.

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/V...29/part_22789/

20 squid!

http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/V...29/part_22791/

one of the recent Performance Bikes had a step by step how to on rebuilding your calipers, it was excellent.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I have a spare lot of fork springs and I think brushes
As well if you're interested

"Brushes"???

[DrunkenMistake]

Cheers HDC, I have brought braided lines the other day direct from HEL so im just waiting for them to arrive.

[Icemaestro]

"Brushes"???

Well they're cylindrical shaped things thAt look like objects on John silver website called fork brushes *shrug* no idea..never re done forks before.

[sil3nt]

Must be similar to fork bushes

[Icemaestro]

Must be similar to fork bushes

Haha oops! Maybe one of these days I'll learn how to read *yeah right*

[jono035]

for emissions reasons there is a flat spot at 5k programmed into the ignition.

HRC offers a fairly expensive solution, but exhaust/carby work can do a pretty fair job of it.

There is also the Programmable CDI replacement units that Rick Oliver sells, I've got one of them waiting to fit once I've got the exhaust sorted, which should be end of the week hopefully. Can't remember what I paid for it, but wasn't all that much.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Something I've often wondered is whether a VFR750 or 800 motor would fit into a VFR400 chassis and running gear.

Answer: yes.

The latest (May 2011) Performance Bikes (I subscribe so its not the one in the shops) has a half page feature on just such a beast.

It has a VFR750 motor. ZX-7R forks and brakes, Ducati 916 wheels and discs, and RVF400 bodywork.

89 hp, 50 lb/ft at the back wheel.

So why turn your 400cc motor into a hand grenade? there is no substitute for cubic inches, as they say.

Best of both worlds, as the guy says.


I'd probably want a full Tyga RC211V bodykit, but apart from that.....

Now, who wants to build me one?

[sil3nt]

Something I've often wondered is whether a VFR750 or 800 motor would fit into a VFR400 chassis and running gear.

Answer: yes.

The latest (May 2011) Performance Bikes (I subscribe so its not the one in the shops) has a half page feature on just such a beast.

It has a VFR750 motor. ZX-7R forks and brakes, Ducati 916 wheels and discs, and RVF400 bodywork.

89 hp, 50 lb/ft at the back wheel.

So why turn your 400cc motor into a hand grenade? there is no substitute for cubic inches, as they say.

Best of both worlds, as the guy says.


I'd probably want a full Tyga RC211V bodykit, but apart from that.....

Now, who wants to build me one?

Welcome to last year

http://www.400greybike.com/forum/vie...&hilit=VFR+750


Good that it made it into a magazine

[gatch]

Something I've often wondered is whether a VFR750 or 800 motor would fit into a VFR400 chassis and running gear.

Answer: yes.

I'd probably want a full Tyga RC211V bodykit, but apart from that.....

Now, who wants to build me one?

I'll make you a deal, you lay down the cheddar and I'll build as many of them as you like.

Here's my (unfinished) GL145 powered spada. Not hugely difficult, but I am keen to tackle something more involved..

[DrunkenMistake]

Managed to somehow leave my key in the ignition and the lights on last night and today the bike wouldnt start, gave it a charge but the charger wouldnt pick it up, so I took it into the battery center, they said their special charger didnt pick it up either, so I need a new battery, but they wouldnt look it up because the serial number had worn off the battery .. fuck my life, So I now have to look up the code for it (Which I have) and go back in tomorrow (which I cant due to work) .. So I done some looking around, what does everyone think of those Motobatt batteries?

[sil3nt]

Don't feel too bad mate. At least your not as retarded as me

http://www.400greybike.com/forum/vie...p?f=24&t=26209

[DrunkenMistake]

Lmao, take the sump plug out and take like half an ice cream container out and try it again, dont do it hot cause you have to put the plug back in, and youll cook your hand

[sil3nt]

Lmao, take the sump plug out and take like half an ice cream container out and try it again, dont do it hot cause you have to put the plug back in, and youll cook your hand

Yeah i will just do the oil change as planned. I know how to change the oil just dont know how to top it up

I actually laughed when i realised what i had done. Can't believe it happend on both my bikes.