VFR owners' thread, for VFRPS members and prospective members

[HenryDorsetCase]

Do you guys know where I can get my chubby little fingers on a rear suspension reservoir, I have seen lots of cool looking remote reservoir's on some VFR's from googling and forum trawling, just wanted to know if these are an after market product or something completely custom

buy an Ohlins shock, it comes with one.

[Icemaestro]

Check the float hasnt come off?

Float?was just the fuel tap. Turned out the replacement small diaphragm seems to be a bit crooked and wasn't sealing it off right? put the old small one on with the new big one and new spring and works great. Idles much better too

Now noticing fuel starvation 11000rpm at middle and greater throttle - does anyone know, does the vacuum increase as the rpms/throttle increases? cause it could be that my vacuum tube is a bit munted (the tube had been cut short and a screw in it so had to connect a bit more tubing to it that was a bit long) and maybe not puling the diaphragm out enough at high rpms/throttle?

[Icemaestro]

Do you guys know where I can get my chubby little fingers on a rear suspension reservoir, I have seen lots of cool looking remote reservoir's on some VFR's from googling and forum trawling, just wanted to know if these are an after market product or something completely custom

Don't the post 92 vfr's come with the remote reservoir as stock? Talking to AJ at motohaus in pt chev when he did the bearings the other day and he might have some spare parts like that (he said he has 5 or so vfr's in various states of repair)

[DrunkenMistake]

Uh yeah I have a 91 and it has the remote res but I mean I have seen pictures of ones that look like redbull cans, and things like that, I cant even find a picture now haha

[PirateJafa]

Don't the post 92 vfr's come with the remote reservoir as stock? Talking to AJ at motohaus in pt chev when he did the bearings the other day and he might have some spare parts like that (he said he has 5 or so vfr's in various states of repair)

Not just repair - he's got a epic viffer/riffer trackbike project underway.

Am thoroughly looking forward to seeing it when he finishes it.

[Icemaestro]

Not just repair - he's got a epic viffer/riffer trackbike project underway.

Am thoroughly looking forward to seeing it when he finishes it.

Ahh right! Haha oops..mine was a track bike and is being turned back into a road bike...with better suspension :-D.

You're not looking at ones looking like this are you? The reservoir off the RS250? Thats what I have on mine, and I'm told its everything you want in a racing rear shock :-P (certainly very adjustable, though shorties like me have some issues with it jacking the rear up so much)

[jono035]

Don't the post 92 vfr's come with the remote reservoir as stock? Talking to AJ at motohaus in pt chev when he did the bearings the other day and he might have some spare parts like that (he said he has 5 or so vfr's in various states of repair)

Yeah, one of those is mine. Cost $500 to get the bottom exhaust clamps fixed and a split seam on the can welded/polished.

The job looks pretty damn good, but If I had of known it was going to cost that, I think I would have got one of the Tyga race kits instead and just eaten the extra cost for that + jets.

[Icemaestro]

Oh bugger! Ouch..though if he had to take the exhaust off..heard it's a mish to get on and off, and itl all be the labour..I used to have a whole lot of spare jets too - left most of the 120's at racefactory's house last time I think.

He was really reasonable for the bearing..35$, 10 of before gst of that for the bearing..

And he has 5 of his own vfrs apparently :-p lol

[jono035]

Oh bugger! Ouch..though if he had to take the exhaust off..heard it's a mish to get on and off, and itl all be the labour..I used to have a whole lot of spare jets too - left most of the 120's at racefactory's house last time I think.

He was really reasonable for the bearing..35$, 10 of before gst of that for the bearing..

And he has 5 of his own vfrs apparently :-p lol

The exhaust isn't too bad in of itself, the difficult bits are opening the clamp that holds the downpipe for the rear cylinders to the headers and then removing the rear cylinder headers (although I cheated and just pulled the heads).

I guess he probably would have had to split that rear joint, so yeah, probably paying a lot for 'pain in the ass' time. Just wish AJ had of been able to give me a better ballpark at the start is all. Oh well, live and learn!

[gatch]

The exhaust isn't too bad in of itself, the difficult bits are opening the clamp that holds the downpipe for the rear cylinders to the headers and then removing the rear cylinder headers (although I cheated and just pulled the heads).

I guess he probably would have had to split that rear joint, so yeah, probably paying a lot for 'pain in the ass' time. Just wish AJ had of been able to give me a better ballpark at the start is all. Oh well, live and learn!

It's hard to quote jobs like that. As you can quote the worst case scenario and have your customer go "EEK fuck off".. Or you can quote what is ideal and lose lots of money on the job if it is rusted to hell and everything turns to shit.. $500 gst inclusive ? Whats that 5-6 hrs labor ? plus materials.. Would seem pretty good to me.

[jono035]

It's hard to quote jobs like that. As you can quote the worst case scenario and have your customer go "EEK fuck off".. Or you can quote what is ideal and lose lots of money on the job if it is rusted to hell and everything turns to shit.. $500 gst inclusive ? Whats that 5-6 hrs labor ? plus materials.. Would seem pretty good to me.

Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with that feeling, but I guess my clients don't let me get away without providing at least a rough estimate. It's part of being in the business.

It was a complex job, to be sure, and it was done well. I should have asked a few more questions, really. $100 of that was transport for the bike, which would have been a known cost. The other $450, well it was commented that it was pretty standard and that my initial guess of $200 was pretty funny, so there's not that much room in there, really.

If he had of guessed low and it had of blown out due to complications, that would have been a different story, as would have a rough ballpark range. It was no skin off his nose whether I chose to get the exhaust welded or chose to buy a new one.

Oh well, water under the bridge. Maybe I'm just grumpy because I'm stuck on a bloody scooter!

Edit: Not meaning to rag on anyone, in total I'm happy with AJ's work and would still recommend him to anyone, but getting costs for various things out of him can be tough work.

[PirateJafa]

Edit: Not meaning to rag on anyone, in total I'm happy with AJ's work and would still recommend him to anyone, but getting costs for various things out of him can be tough work.

In all fairness... I'd also be a bit hesitant to quote on any work on a bike that has done over 100,000km, and has passed through the hands of god only knows how many owners, and has hit the ground a couple of times with each one to boot!

[jono035]

In all fairness... I'd also be a bit hesitant to quote on any work on a bike that has done over 100,000km, and has passed through the hands of god only knows how many owners, and has hit the ground a couple of times with each one to boot!

I still never said quote. I was after an informal comment like 'If you're lucky, you'll get away less than $400, probably more though'.

[DrunkenMistake]

Hey guys, im still having a clutch problem, I missed a gear today and found it incredibly hard to get going, I gave it heaps of gas and it was as if i had let the clutch out too fast, but I hadnt. Slipping and that sorta stuff would be caused by worn clutch plates? and maybe an old filter and oil?

[motorbyclist]

You shouldn't encourage people to copy you!

He's not - you'll be copying me

Float?was just the fuel tap. Turned out the replacement small diaphragm seems to be a bit crooked and wasn't sealing it off right? put the old small one on with the new big one and new spring and works great. Idles much better too

Now noticing fuel starvation 11000rpm at middle and greater throttle - does anyone know, does the vacuum increase as the rpms/throttle increases? cause it could be that my vacuum tube is a bit munted (the tube had been cut short and a screw in it so had to connect a bit more tubing to it that was a bit long) and maybe not puling the diaphragm out enough at high rpms/throttle?

jesus.

is the vacuum cylinder running lean too?

get a new vacuum line. Ask nicely and I'll see if i've got any left in the shed

I still never said quote. I was after an informal comment like 'If you're lucky, you'll get away less than $400, probably more though'.

and I bet he's been stung by exactly that in the past

Hey guys, im still having a clutch problem, I missed a gear today and found it incredibly hard to get going, I gave it heaps of gas and it was as if i had let the clutch out too fast, but I hadnt. Slipping and that sorta stuff would be caused by worn clutch plates? and maybe an old filter and oil?

what?

old oil and filter wouldn't have much to do with it but you should be doing those anyway....