The CB1000GT reminds me a bit of my MT-10SP which doesn't do badly as a sport-tourer aside from over-firm suspension. The MT has a belter of an...
Interesting old thread reboot. Jim you should be aware that you have strayed into the 7th Gen section (VFR1200) which shares nothing in common...
The stock VFR fan pulls air in from the outside. If you read the owners manual it states that if the temp reaches 122C, its time to switch off...
Yamaha have been trying other things with the 900 triple for a few years now, I think they had a turbo concept bike, and currently there is talk...
You probably need to read the manual mate....
Lest we forget...the emissions regulations that production bikes must meet are not getting any easier. The electric forced induction/smaller...
A photo I took in a department store just off Shibuya Crossing. Bruce Wayne needs one I think.[ATTACH]
I visited Japan in 2018 and bought a Shoei GT-Air 2 from Ricoland in Kyoto, a great shopping experience as they did a custom fit for my cheekpads...
It took me about 2 hours per cylinder head, and I am far from a professional. That gets the standard valves checked, the cams out and VTEC...
The VFR1200 clutch is a bit heavier than say the VFR800 that I also have. I think your only option to reduce the pull would be to change the slave...
We are blessed with no salted roads here, but most of NZ is coastal so salt spray can be merciless. I think that the rear headers are steel down...
I had one of those so long ago that the world was still in black and white! Loved the gold Comstar wheels against the blue/white. [ATTACH]
Having some thread tape on the nipple threads is a must if you want the vacuum to work properly.
Go on - post up the "after" cleaning photos! Your bike looks to be a similar condition to mine when I bought it, it took a lot of scubbing and...
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If you fit a voltmeter to your bike you can monitor the charging voltage. I could see that mine was dropping down over a number of weeks which...
Having to tighten the cam caps against some valve spring tension is pretty standard in all of the cams that I have worked with.
The purpose for soldering in place of the alternator connector is that the connector pins can get wet and start to corrode, which puts the...
Hey my MT-10 can do over 200 on a tank too, but only if we are being metric.
The fuel sender usually has two components, the float arm/wiper that changes resistance as the level changes and drives the needle, and the...
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