I've some things that I want to play with, not from a "good investment" point of view, but just for the sake of the fun of it. After getting the...
The plastics on my '86 are pretty heavy. But I'd be surprised if they totalled 5 lbs. As far as HP being overestimated, there are SAE...
And here are the relevant weight specs that I've seen listed in multiple places: Dry weight 199 kg Wet weight 230 kg Frame weight 14 kg Engine...
A bunch of places on the internets think a 230kg (505-507lb) wet weight (full tank of fuel). I can see the centerstand adding the extra bulk to...
Are the coils really that heavy? The 510 for the 2nd gen is with everything (including all the cali emissions equipment and stock exhaust). My...
Those are pretty good weights... I need to get a real weight on my VFR. The parts VFR was weighed by the previous owner at 510 (dunno if that was...
rc24rc51 - Do you have any way of weighing your bike? Or at least estimating how much weigh you've pulled out of it? Thanks.
Honestly, that was one of the reasons for making this thread, so I could talk through it (both aloud and in my head at the same time). Much...
rc24 - The bike just needs to have some fairing cracks on the left side repaired, and then the left fairing and the cowl repainted. Otherwise,...
I totally agree that it's a track-based fairing design. Anything less than 40mph and the bike is simply not flowing enough air to keep itself...
So here's my dilema. MCN ran a series of articles a couple months back about blueprinting an engine. And that got me to thinking about doing a...
If my bike isn't moving, I bake on it, especially in the height of summer. The more I poke at things, the more I think it's the heat off the...
Knowing about that cotter pin is key, now I understand why I couldn't find bolt hardware on the bike the stand is on. This shouldn't be hard at...
Good points, guys, I'll tear into my brakes and give them a good inspection before I swap anything around. I'm not certain exactly when the other...
That's right. I remember this now from looking to see if there was a way to up compression to gain more power (requiring premium fuel, but that's...
A note from the link on galvanic corrosion: The piston shouldn't be in direct contact with the aluminum caliper, due to the rubber seals. And...
One of my 86s has the stock system, and the other has a pair of supertrapps. From looking at the exhaust on the stock bike, you cut off the stock...
From what I've read (and I'm not an expert on this), the engine internal differences were the crank, rods and pistons, and then of course the...
My second 86 VFR (75K miles) that I'm swapping parts from has stainless braided brake lines for the front brakes. In squeezing the brake...
I'm trying to swap the centerstand from one 86 VFR to another (as well as some other bits). But I can't seem to find anything in the FSM about...
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