I ordered an EBC set of friction discs (part CK1206) , plus a set of springs (CSK29), from Partzilla. Don't forget the gasket, 11394-MBG-D00.
You're going to get some heavily biased views here, asking about the merits of the different VFR's! IMO the 5th gen is the sweet spot, you get a...
IMO clutchless shifts are fine provided you let off the throttle as you shift up. That takes the load off the gear engagement dogs and allows them...
I recently swapped out the clutch friction plates and springs on my VTR1000 (identical setup to this), and while I was in there I also replaced...
The length of forks is governed by the contact between the topout on the outside of the cartridge, and a lip on the inside of the upper fork tube....
Here's a link for the owner's manual. I won't tell anyone if you read it......
[IMG] If I read that diagram right, you'll have a ground from the starter solenoid through either the neutral switch (in neutral), or the clutch...
Was that with standard gearing?
Better a bit on the loose side; as the suspension moves through it's stroke it passes through the point where the pivot and the two sprocket axes...
My opinion (and it is just that) is that just the drilling pattern is different, and the only reason for the difference is fashion. I can't think...
Yeah, just what I meant, but more concise!
Good on you for saving a 5th gen! If you go here:...
I'v been doing a restoration of my own this last weekend, a 1992 ST1100 that had been sitting unloved in a masonry contractor's yard for the last...
What RVFR was referring to was just keeping your stock triples, bars, wheel and axle, and buying the forks, mudguard and brakes from a...
I put VTR1000 adjusters into my VFR, more on a "because I can" basis than "because I need to". If you're going down the path of suspension...
Sticking a voltmeter on your bike might be more useful than sticking your head in the sand. Just saying...
If I read your post correctly Bob, the clutch fluid pressure is increasing so the clutch is slipping? And if you bleed a bit of pressure off, it...
Hope you decide to push the button on the yellow VFR, Satoa, I agree that looks like one I'd buy, it has just the right alterations, maybe just...
I've been running the Metzeler Roadtec Z8's since they came out. I routinely get to the wear bars on the back tyre at around 8000km or 5000 miles....
One of the guys on the VTR1000 forum had his bike drop onto one cylinder occasionally. We were all launching into suggesting fixes involving...
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