Winter mods

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  1. VFRNZ

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    Due to winter I had some time to do some modifications to the bike. Riding time is somewhat limited due to the weather and gritted roads.

    I already had the carbon triple tree cover and decided to get a matching carbon instrument panel for it.

    This is how it looks:

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    I finally had to replace my tires (at least the front one, but decided to replace both) and used the opportunity to have my rims painted. I bought a 8 spoke rim a while ago, but never did anything with it. I was hesitating between powder coating and painting. Finally decided to have them painted, because I wanted to have them blue, like the blue of the bike. They couldn't match the blue with powder coating so painting it was.

    I just picked up the rims with the new tires (Bridgestone BT023's). Didn't have time to put them back on yet.

    Here are the wheels:

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    Need to mount the rotors back on the front and finally put the wheels back on the bike.

    Here's the bike 2 weeks ago when I took it out for a ride in the hills on a good day:

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    Tomorrow I'm going on a trail ride with my son, so no working on the VFR, but Sunday back to business and finish the bike and hoping for good weather :tongue:
     
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    Looks awesome. Get pics up as soon you can when you get your wheels back on. The blue wheels are definitely different.
     
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    Put the wheels back on the bike today.

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    Does anybody know if/where you could get the honda decals on the side fairing in yellow to match the logo on the tank.
    I always wondered why they didn't match those 2 (either both silver or both yellow).

    I did a quick impression in photoshop and it doesn't look too bad I think.

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    partzilla.com has the decals...OEM.
     
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    Looks awesome!
     
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    Wow those wheels really make the bike look finished. What happened to your seat?
     
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    I replaced the plastic factory seat cover for a leather one . I guess the leather stretched a bit because it got more loose. Need to tighten it again (or have a couple of rides in the rain to have it shrink a bit)
     
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    Thanks. I had a quick look but had no luck. You need to select a specific model to see the parts. Couldn't find any yellow letters for the VFR models. Any idea what Honda models had yellow lettering?
     
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    JFDR..where did you get the dash and tree cover...looks great. Prices?
     
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    The tree cover is the genuine Honda one, it was already on the bike when I bought it. I tried to find the matching original Honda dash but never found one.
    I ended up with one from Carbon Fiber Racing. They make all kind of CF parts for the VFR (and other bikes). It's not an overlay like the original one but a complete dash to replace the oem one. Price was around $100 for the dash. I got the CF/Fiberglass one. You can also have a 100% CF one but it's a bit more expensive.
     
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    Thank you bud :cool:
     
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