VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[Icemaestro]

yah let me know if they fit fine and what not, im awaiting for my 250 to sell and im buying a new set as my original set are a bit worse for ware, was going to get a blank set and once I have decided on my own scheme (I cant decide If i want to go with the scheme I have but spice the colours up a bit, as in pearl white, candy blue and candy red, or my own thought up scheme) have them painted a base colour then wrap the bike in vinyl's rather than painting as its cheaper and if it gets scuffed in a fall I can replace that section and it would look flawless still, plus in a few years if I get sick of it I can change the entire scheme

They only charge 200$ for the painting in whatever scheme you want - thats pretty darn cheap! especially for a custom job (the question will be how good).

[Icemaestro]

I'm getting AJ at Motohaus to do the work, and so far I'm pretty happy with his approach to it all. The clutch lever/perch, clipons, grips are all getting replaced as well.

Is he pretty good with NC30's? How is he with Carbs?:-P I'm having some issues that while I'll give another shot at checking myself (waiting on the fuel tap rebuild kit and need to clean the fuel filter, and figure out if the floats are leaking into the chamber), if that fails then may need some help!:-P

Not sure about the adjusting sorry - I have braided lines all round but haven't looked at where my brake lever is! will check tomorrow if no-one else replies :-)

[jono035]

Is he pretty good with NC30's? How is he with Carbs?:-P I'm having some issues that while I'll give another shot at checking myself (waiting on the fuel tap rebuild kit and need to clean the fuel filter, and figure out if the floats are leaking into the chamber), if that fails then may need some help!:-P

Not sure about the adjusting sorry - I have braided lines all round but haven't looked at where my brake lever is! will check tomorrow if no-one else replies :-)

Yeah, I've heard from a few different people that he's the go-to-guy for anything to do with NC30s, especially carb issues.

[DrunkenMistake]

They dont do custom schemes, they give you a selection of schemes to pick from

[jono035]

They dont do custom schemes, they give you a selection of schemes to pick from

I've already talked to the guy about it and he says they can do single-tone in any of the colours within the Lechler range of motorcycle paint. I've arranged with him to drop off one of the panels so that he can colour-match it. I've ordered and paid for the fairings themselves to get the process underway.

Hopefully that'll go well. If he can't find a perfect match, I'll just get him to get as close as he can then get the tank resprayed in the same colour down the line.

I could always take it back to stock, but it would have to work with the dark grey rims, because I can't be bothered getting them re powder-coated.

[Icemaestro]

They dont do custom schemes, they give you a selection of schemes to pick from

Nope if you ask he said he'd do the stock type 7 scheme I asked and showed him a few pictures of for the same price as their honda schemes

[DrunkenMistake]

Nope if you ask he said he'd do the stock type 7 scheme I asked and showed him a few pictures of for the same price as their honda schemes

Uhk, I really want to do my own scheme something different, im pretty sure painting it would cost double than wrapping it.

[Icemaestro]

Uhk, I really want to do my own scheme something different, im pretty sure painting it would cost double than wrapping it.

200$ is what it costs for any paint scheme...last time I got fairings and tank painted it cost me 600 cash deal (same price slowfox on here charges), just for gloss black...so unless you can get painted + decals for 200...and if you can..where!!!

[HenryDorsetCase]

What did you order? if you dont mind my prodding? they are really good to deal with, I got my stuff within a week not bad considering its from Thailand

just the HRC rear reservoir thing and I think a smaller master cylinder reservoir as well.

I may try going to a smaller battery so I can fit my shock remote reservoir more elegantly in the subframe as well. one of those LiPo jobs. expensive but.

[VFR400R]

But I want to get a tyga tail like this http://tyga-performance.com/site/pop...D=1829&invis=4 as it doesnt change the subframe and keeps the pillion seat.

Tyga has some cool new kits vs what was around 3-4 years ago when I did my conversion, I like the new tail sections that don't change the subframe and keep the pillion seat too. Looks much better IMHO.

Re the fit of the kit I had, there was a little bit of minor modifications I needed to do on some of the brackets and there was a trick on the order I of the rear under tail bolts or you ended up with the last few not lined up at all. So it was something you got used to and just took your time on. It was really only the tail sections that was a bit of trick. And I had to modify the belly section around the side stand to just to make sure the side stand did not catch/mark the fairing, again minor.

[sil3nt]

I am assuming the RaceEvolution fairings will be the same Chinese ones from Ebay? Do they have any in stock or is it made to order?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I am assuming the RaceEvolution fairings will be the same Chinese ones from Ebay? Do they have any in stock or is it made to order?

They bought a set and fitted them to a Fireblade (or R1?) in this months PB: the review was very favourable. Something like $2300 squid for OEM, vs $400 squid for the Chinese jobs.

[Icemaestro]

I am assuming the RaceEvolution fairings will be the same Chinese ones from Ebay? Do they have any in stock or is it made to order?

Made to order from what I gather from the guy, Though they guarantee that they will fit with "little or no fitting adjustments"...so they better fit good or else!:-P

[Icemaestro]

Hi, thoughts much appreciated:
Bike been sitting out in the rain for the last day or so (was raining, didn't want to put cover over it with everything wet!)
Riding today getting an [B]irregular[B] clicking sound from the front wheel area I believe at all speeds (though can't hear it or feel it as much past 100kms). Did about 30-40kms today and I think it was a bit worse (being more often, noticing a noise every 1/2 second or so) on getting home. also feel a funny sensation in the bars with the noise - thought for a bit there might be a small rock or something stuck somewhere? doing a quick google leads me to think the bearings are going?
If so...should I try do these myself? In my spare time (yeah right) or would I be better off getting george the MC doctor to do them (or someone cheaper?) and/or how much would I be looking at to get it done? Tempted to just hand him the bike and say make everything better :-P.

On the bright side, my fuel tap repair kit should be here tomorrow!:-P

[jono035]

Hi, thoughts much appreciated:
Bike been sitting out in the rain for the last day or so (was raining, didn't want to put cover over it with everything wet!)
Riding today getting an [B]irregular[B] clicking sound from the front wheel area I believe at all speeds (though can't hear it or feel it as much past 100kms). Did about 30-40kms today and I think it was a bit worse (being more often, noticing a noise every 1/2 second or so) on getting home. also feel a funny sensation in the bars with the noise - thought for a bit there might be a small rock or something stuck somewhere? doing a quick google leads me to think the bearings are going?
If so...should I try do these myself? In my spare time (yeah right) or would I be better off getting george the MC doctor to do them (or someone cheaper?) and/or how much would I be looking at to get it done? Tempted to just hand him the bike and say make everything better :-P.

On the bright side, my fuel tap repair kit should be here tomorrow!:-P

Lift the front wheel, spin/wiggle it and see if you can find the source of the sound. No idea really, but could be wheel bearings, brake discs, something caught around the axle.

If it is the wheel bearings then it's probably better to get a bike place to do them. Getting the old bearings out is a bastard without a puller, and getting the new ones in can be a pain unless you can find something to act as a spacer to avoid putting pressure anywhere aside from the outer race. It's also a 10 minute job for a kitted out shop.