VF1000R rebuild

Yeah, me too. Nice, why doesn't my R sound like that? :thumb:

 

Man that sounds mean!

 

woohoooo!!!! that things gonna be too much fun

 

Sounds great! Wow....

 

Kudos on the entire project. I envy people with the ~patience~ to see a project through like this, I've got project A.D.D. too bad to ever contemplate tackling a task like this. Well done.

Sounds excellent too, just like a V-4 should. My personal favorite is still a VMax sporting the Kerker 4-1 with race baffle, but this one sure ranks up there on the charts!

 

My decals came in. Still waiting for my NGK and Showa. Believe it or not, that #1 font was extremely tough to find. The guys at Tapeworks did some searching through 1000's of fonts to grab it. Still need a Keihin. 2?

 

Looking sharp!

 

Looking forward to seeing the bike done. Looks like you do very good work. Attention to detail. That bike will look good I'm sure. Don't forget pictures

 

Great sound clip. I'd love/hate to live near you.

Keep up the good work.

 

Got some needed garage time in. Had to be creative with the rear brake line with the pipes in the way so I ordered some line and a few fittings.

The line is plastic coated, braided stainless with a Teflon core. The plastic coating is smoked and gives the braided weave a nice carbon look. Two, 30 degree banjo's and some new crush washers.


Time to line up the hose. I didn't want to drill straight in and have the line make a bend towards the front so I drilled at an angle that was easy on the hose. This looks like a good spot.


I wanted the smallest hole possible while still allowing some room for an abrasion buffer. The hole was only slightly larger than the hose. I filed the top and bottom opening with a small curved file till it was very smooth and rounded. I then filled the hole with black silicone and trimmed a rubber grommet to fit in at an angle. I tucked it all in and when it set up it was solid and with the silicone, rubber grommet, plastic coating and stainless braiding, I'm very confident there will be no rubbing issues at this spot. I found a grommet from something else in the garage that worked perfectly to hold the line in the caliper arm.


The hose will exit out the left side opening in the pivot area. Just for extra security, I slid a piece of clear tubing over the hose to protect it inside the arm.


To keep the end of the hose steady in the opening, I simply sprayed in some expanding foam.
All goobed up.


Trimmed off flush. I'll probably seal the foam with something to keep it from crumbling. Maybe over kill but...


Now I just need to run it up and over to the rear master and all is good.

 

Top notch well documented post as always!

A very clean install - I really appreciate all the thought you put into even the smallest of details.

Looking forward to seeing how everything comes together when the swingarm is in place.

 

Looks very clean Dude. Good work.

 

My custom brake light LED's came in. Made by Radiantz. A 4.5" (30 LEDs) for the bottom and a 3.25" (20 LEDs) stacked on top. 120 Degree viewing angle. They need a dual element circut for them to work as running and brake. I was surprised at how bright they are. I can see why LED's are the future.

 

^ On a custom bracket no doubt!

 

Not much real estate left back there. I was originally going to put something above the license plate but thought it might be a tad low for cager's to see. So they will sit atop each other in the circled area. The tip of the tail tapers up so they will as well.

 

5x5, visibility comes first! Where does the license plate live?

 

The plate will attach to the carbon fender I made(post #58 in this thread). It's just big enough to hang the plate and the rear turn signals.

 

And may I suggest some LED's on the license plate also. Too many is never enough. Say A bar top and bottom. My wife thinks the blue LED bolts are best on all the time, never misss a bike at night.

Larry

 

Good point Larry!!

 

Very nice.

How did the swingarm installation go? Wheels on?