Winter Mods....Let's have them

Winter mods

Yep You're right,
I bought a cbr f4i shock off ebay, mounted my escort 8500 radar w led light extension, got a mount for my garmin 2720 and hard wired. Bought a laminarlip windshield extension for the double bubble windscreen.
I am 6'1" and now i sit in a pocket of air instead of a jetstream of air. Much warmer too. I also got a new Icon Domain helmet w huge vents on top and wing on rear and it sits rock steady at 100mph.
Also wrapped the grips in gel tennis racket wraps. All this adds up to 1 comfy bike that still hauls.

 

Well you can add Honda Heated Grip Kit and a new Motad Catless Collector and custom PAIR Valve block off plates to that list :biggrin:

 

Ron,
What is a valve block off plate?

 

Instead of just removing the hoses off of the PAIR valve reed cage covers (on the front and rear cylinder valve covers) and plugging the hose fittings on the OEM covers with a rubber cap, stopper or some other method, these covers replace the OEM PAIR reed cage covers with a plate. The plates are machined by a guy from VFRD who goes by the handle of Toro1. The plates are made out of aluminum and are a very simple, and yet, cleaner way to do your PAIR block off at the cyclinder head valve cover when you remove the system.

 

Zero Gravity Wind Screen
Carbon Fiber Bar Ends
Vfr Grips
Carbon Fiber Gas Cap
Hopefully Some Carbon Fiber Mirrors

 

Zero Gravity Wind Screen
Carbon Fiber Bar Ends
Vfr Grips
Carbon Fiber Gas Cap
Hopefully Some Carbon Fiber Mirrors

 

wow... i dont even know what half the stuff you guys are saying means..
im new to this whole biking thing, so we'll see where it goes
so far on my 06 i've put a west coast cycle alarm and 21 color glow kit. i have yet to put the frame sliders in that i've gotten, and if it ever arives from hong kong (i think) i'll put on a tank pad so i stop scratching the tank. i also hope to put some airbrush on it to do a bit more personalization. aside from that i dont even know what else there is to put on yet. plus no point changing performance until im used to the bike enough to want more out of it.

 

Most of my Winter "mods" are simply maintenance items:

1.) Remove and refresh the carburetors (done)
2.) Remove and lubricate throttle and choke cables (done)
3.) Remove and replace front brake pads, renew caliper slides (done)
4.) Replace Advance AutoCrap battery with Yuasa AGM unit (April)
5.) Remove chain and sprockets (done yesterday)
6.) Replace chain and sprockets with gold chain and Vortex sprockets (soon)
7.) Take bike somewhere to have master link staked...

 

Installed the Factory Pro shift improvement kit and shift star, hopefully will be ordering a new shock within the next 2 weeks or so. Looks like I'll be going with the WP shock thanks to RVFR's recommendation.

 

:frown: Winter mods. New battery in truck. New battery in car. Heated grips on bike. New snowpants for spring riding. Minnesota s*cks.

 

Modification Update

Well, I'm still continuing to work on my machine, so I thought I would update where I was at.

1. Leo Vince Evo II Carbon Cans - Baffle removed
2. Dynojet O2 Eliminators
3. BMC Air Filter
4. Heli Bars
5. Sargent Seat w/carbonfx and Honda pearl white piping
6. Light Smoke ZG Sport Touring Screen (On Garage Wall)
7. Red ZG Double Bubble Screen (On Bike)
8. Powerlet Left Fairing Kit
9. Pazzo Racing Levers Red W/black adjusters
10. Sargent Super Bag tank bag
11. Luggage Locker Seat Sak black and silver
12. Red Techmount Stem Stand
13. BEL Vector 995
14. CTEK smart charger
15. Gen-Mar Mirror Extenders
16. Removed All Stickers except for Tank Wings

I'm Currently Working On:

16. Motad Catless Collector (At Jet-Hot in Tempe, AZ)
17. Honda Heated Grip Kit (In Transit From Japan)
18. Honda Carbon Top Bridge Cover (Ordered from Australia)
19. Honda Carbon Meter Panel (Ordered from Australia)
20. Geelong Carbon Tank Protector (In Transit from Australia)
21. Toro1 PAIR Block Off Plates
22. PAIR System Removal
23. Evap System Removal
24. De-Snorkel Airbox
25. Airbox Flapper Disable
26. Dyno Tune and Custom Map by Kyle Racing Engines
(Upon Completion of 16 and 21 thru 25)

Mods planned for Early 2008:

1. Centech AP-2 Fuse Box and Eastern Beaver 30amp HD Relay Kit (Ordering next week))
2. Pearl White Honda Hard Bags (Middle of March 2008)
3. Hyperpro Shock (May 2008)
4. Traxxion Dynamics AK-20 Cartridges for Forks (May 2008)
5. Powdercoat Rims White

I'm going to be very busy next week with the Motad installation, emissions systems removal, Heated Grip install and the Carbon Tank Protector install. I'm hoping the weather get's nice enough to make it down to Kyle Racing Engines after that. I also just received a HJC CL-15 Dragon Helmet and have Oxtar TCS Evo Ti boots being delivered - I'm almost there!

 

winter mods

Hey Guys i thought you might like to see my winter mod. i installed two amber high intensity led lights in each of the headlight bezels. you can check them out in my gallery.

 

OEM hard bags - installed
Moto GT tank bag
Cardo Scalla comm kit - for passenger communications
Corbin seat with passenger pad (to be delivered today ?!)


02/06...mods installed. Pics available at link.

http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff71/azpnshr/bike mods/?action=view&current=ce098d8f.pbw

 

Production of home made frame sliders is coming to final phase,still waiting about the most delicate work-drilling the fairings

 

Update Modifcations

Well, I'm still continuing to work on my machine, so I thought I would update where I was at with my winter mod project.

1. Leo Vince Evo II Carbon Cans - Baffle removed
2. Dynojet O2 Eliminators
3. BMC Air Filter
4. Heli Bars
5. Sargent Seat w/carbonfx and Honda pearl white piping
6. Light Smoke ZG Sport Touring Screen (On Garage Wall)
7. Red ZG Double Bubble Screen (On Bike)
8. Powerlet Left Fairing Kit
9. Pazzo Racing Levers Red W/black adjusters
10. Sargent Super Bag tank bag
11. Luggage Locker Seat Sak black and silver
12. Red Techmount Stem Stand
13. BEL Vector 995
14. CTEK smart charger
15. Gen-Mar Mirror Extenders
16. Removed All Stickers except for Tank Wings
17. Honda Heated Grip Kit
18. Toro1 PAIR Block Off Plates
19. PAIR System Removal
20. Evap System Removal
21. Flapper Diabled
22. De-Snorkled
23. Screened Airbox Openings


I'm Currently Working On:

24. Motad Catless Collector (In Transit from Jet-Hot in Tempe, AZ)
25. AP-2 Fusebox with custom made 30A HD Relay Kit (In Transit from Japan)
26. Honda Carbon Top Bridge Cover (Ordered from Australia)
27. Honda Carbon Meter Panel (Ordered from Australia)
28. Geelong Carbon Tank Protector (In Transit from Australia)
29. Dyno Tune and Custom Map by Kyle Racing Engine
(Hopefully week of 10 February, 2008)

Mods planned for Early 2008:

1. Pearl White Honda Hard Bags (Middle of March 2008)
2. Hyperpro Shock (May 2008)
3. Traxxion Dynamics AK-20 Cartridges for Forks (May 2008)
4. Powdercoat Rims White

The project is moving right along, should be installing Motad Catless Collector and AP-2 Fusebox Kit this week - Then it's off for the dyno tune at Kyle Racing Engines.

 

NorcalBoy are those winter mods are is that a new bike you are building??? You need to post some pictures of the bike. Curious to see what she looks like without decals.
Keep us up-dated.

 

I guess my Ohlins installation this weekend can now be classified as a winter mod...

 

A chromed extended swing arm, I'll do the CBR900 to VFR swap, you know, get rid of the single sided swingarm and put a giant getto arm back there, and drop the bike about 6 inches!

No, not really, just another set of front rotors, and a through spring cleaning, and perhaps a CBR929 shock upgrade.


Robert

 

I will post some pictures when it's done, right now all of the fairings are off the bike waiting for the Motad to show up from Jet-Hot and for the AP-2 fusebox and relay kit to get here from Japan. If all of the stuff shows up, I hope to have the bike completely back together by this weekend. I'll try to post some photos of the upgrades installed and of the complete bike after that. I might not have time as I hope to be out riding it finally! :biggrin:

 

The only winter (almost spring) mod I'll be doing is adding a custom made hugger (from rivcyko)
However, I have been drooling over a set of LV carbon slip-ons, so who knows maybe I'll a set of those as well...