VF1000R rebuild

The water pump o-ring seal??? I was looking for one of those a few weeks ago! Nice find..unobtanium now I guess!

 

I can give the numbers of the other places that suppose to have them. Lmk

 

You can try a place that sells o-rings and match it up. Go to the sizing chart. If they don't have it, a place like it will?

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This is my alltime fav bike. If I would ever do what your doing to yours this is the color scheem I would pick.

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dang! Didn't work on my iPod. When I get home I'll post it. Doh!

 

Here we go. I hope this works



This is cool to. I think it's the V4 860 something?

 

Mine will be very,VERY, close to this.

 

Cat is out of the bag!

Color scheme looks spot on.

 

oops.....!

 

That is going to be nice.

 

I have one on e- bay right now.

 

Going to look very cool I think.

 

Baby steps part 2...


Got the foot pegs on
Hawk rear brake res. installed.
Rear rotor, caliper, bracket and arm painted/baked/installed.
Swingarm sanded and painted/installed.
Carbon wrapped abbreviated rear fender installed.
Lower rad. installed along with all hoses.
Fuel pump relocated.
Rear sprocket, cush drive installed.
Misc. cleaning/detailing.
Not looking so much like a VF1000R

Small "shock shield" of plastic and Carbon.



Swingarm sanded smooth and fresh paint.

 

Beautiful bike and quality workmanship. Love your project !!!!
Love those carbon fiber panels.
I wish you could do a little tutorial on those. If you felt like it.

 

Finished up the baffles this weekend. I'm using 22 gauge, 2.5" OD, perforated 409 stainless with 1/8" holes on 3/16" spacing. The 2.5" is the same diameter as the pipe so I had to make a slice on 2 sides and overlap each of the cuts. I then put on a hose clamp to degrease the OD down a bit. A few whacks and it seated down to the rivets, about an 1 1/2". Very, VERY snug fit. A few rivets hold it in place but probably overkill.




At the other end, the cans end cap ID and the tube's OD are both 2.5". Again, a VERY snug fit. I cut the length to seat against the end cap. Once the cap is in place, all is rock solid. No concerns with movement once things heat up.



No packing for now, I want to hear it like this first.


Left side cut and in.

 

Were do you get perforate pipe at? I could use that stuff indifferent sizes.

 

OMG, no packing? Do the words "Deaf" mean anything to you? How about a spud?

Larry

 

Bike looks amazing.

Make a video when you start it up please.

 

It is not a pipe.
Sheet metal.

On my Vf 1000R chopper I used baffles with slip on tapered mufflers over. Sounded perfect.
No "packing" to blow out all over the environment.

H-D style baffle welded to 1-3/8 tube and inserted into the 1.5 inch tube header.
View My Video

 

Just because it has no "packing" does not mean it will be loud.
Fiberglass packing just blows out very quickly anyway.

 

From what I read Hop is saying it is a perforated pipe...is this not correct?

"I'm using 22 gauge, 2.5" OD, perforated 409 stainless with 1/8" holes on 3/16" spacing."