I've never heard of this could you explain it? Thanks for all the responses, it's appreciated. Can anyone clarify what fork assys are...
Hey there, I've ridden for years but still struggle with suspension dynamics. Years ago (10) I was riding a buddy's 1990 VFR and noticed that...
I had a Yamaha once, liked the bike but what I called poorly made broken parts they called maintainence items.
No where near the same and everyone knows that. If it's the same to you, either you don't win much or your nuts out on the street. My underlying...
OK C'mon; the guy was asking about "sane" amounts of engine braking in the real world, not Keith Code thundering around a race track. Even racers...
I prefer to keep it to 800km or less, though i've done 1000.7 km in one day. If you budget 500-600km/day that means you're not in a hurry
No ill-effects, just blip the throttle as everyone else does.
OEM oil all the way I use to be a Mercury Mechanic. Sorry I couldn't resist either.
Heavy duty and Marine mechanic. Currently working on Snowcats (Electricial and Hydraulic, Fabricating)
I had to buy one from Carter Granville island for about $28. You don't really need it but for me it was just a point of analness. I do X-check...
What my Gen 5 reads is about 11.8 to12V even, with the key on, about 13 with it idleing and goes rock solid to 14.1 when reved. Cant say what it...
The Volt difference could be the local frame ground, try hooking the ground up to the battery and see if the Volt reading is better. Using the...
Hey Pat how did this Hindle pipe work for you? Up in Canada it's a $150.00 part. If you got the high pipe I'd love to see a pic of it on your...
I think the best place to start is with your wiring schematic. Find the key switch and work backwards until you find a suitable place on the...
How's it hangin' eh? Nice to see so many people givener on VFRW! As far as peakin' in english...well whatever floats yer boat eh? I speak English...
As a mechaic for a living, here is my $0.02. I run 89 or 92 more than that is wastefull. If your bike or car is pinging (regardless if you can...
OMG. The easiest way to do this is to use a VFR guage cluster, utilizing the two plugs you're holding up and alter your streetfighter fairing to...
Just for information's sake, I'd like to post here: I just wired a Datel VM into my Gen 5 and the easiest place I found close by was to untape...
I'll bear it mind Steve and will open post it when I confirm things one way or the other. Generally speaking I think everyone here is "mature"...
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