Welcome Simon, and top-marks for starting with a photo. That is my favourite colour scheme for the 6th gen VFR, looks like a beautifully-kept machine.
Here's a lovely 5th gen to whet your appetites. I'm just back from a cracking Spring ride of about 360km, which was very fine indeed (and not just...
You will find that cartridge damper in the XX is the same as the 6G and indeed in the 5G. They all respond to the same improvements to take the...
Spend a little money on your Blackbird's suspension. There's nothing fundamentally different between the 6th and the XX in terms of componentry,...
I'd be most concerned about the tyres (old/hard) and fork seals (probably going to leak from lack of use). After that the brake reservoirs should...
Well done! On my VTR1000F (which had a similar drain) I got quite a quantity of cruddy stuff from that area, as I doubt it had ever been opened...
The manual says 2.92L in the engine and radiator, 0.9L in the reserve tank. I doubt you will ever get every last drop out of the engine when...
Quite correct Mike. I guess my point was that numbers can be scary but anywhere within the "normal" range is doing no harm to the engine. So while...
Digital temperature gauges freak everyone out. Back when gauges were analogue, 1/4 would be normal riding temperature, 1/2 would be fan cycling...
Do it on the sidestand. Then what you describe sounds fairly normal. As the coolant heats up it will expand up (and out) of the neck. Put the cap...
The hissing seems unusual; I wonder if you have a blockage or restriction on the fuel tank air vent? That is the smaller hose that connects to the...
You'll have to google that one...
When I restored my VFR750 last year, I had a similar "oh sh1t, it's going to die" moment. Muscle memory kicked in and I remembered about the...
I must have misplaced my lathe...
That engine has ruined every other in-line 4 that I've ridden. I took a GSX-S1000GT out for a spin and although all the reviews froth over that...
The front stands usually come with a range of pin sizes to match the hole in the steering stem.
I can't comment on anything to suit the SSA on the 1990, but I've used a few conventional swingarm stands over the years. I currently keep my...
That looks like quite the weapon! I'm quite partial to an upright semi-naked missile myself. I've done about 30,000km on this one and it still...
I don't know the answer to your question but before you go rebuilding the front end, maybe you just need a new front tyre? Tyres that are worn...
I had a VTR1000F and wasn't overly fond of the brake setup. I think the hydraulic ratio was a bit off, with the master too small for the callipers...
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