Not a Teaser! 1983 VF750F resto project

Major respect!!

I am always impressed with skills such as yours. The quality looks superb and I look forward to seeing further piccies of the progress.

 

pretty nice! I don't really dig the looks of those old bikes, but I'm sure yours will be cherry when you are done!

~mikeym

 

Just a bump to see if there are any updates to this thing as well as a few questions..

Besides the mods to the steering stop is there any other changes that need to be made to use the 1000R front end?
Also what was the reason for the use of the 1000R front end larger forks and quick change front axle?

 

So far, looks like just the stops. There were a few reasons for the swap, one was the era-race look I was going for, two, the larger tubes, thirdly, quick change axle and adjustable handlebars(though I'm not using them ATM), and last but not least, I can use Emulators in these forks without modification. RaceTech does not make an Emulator for 39mm forks. Let me grab some updates from VFRD.

 

I got a deal on some signals, once I repaint them they should blend in nicely - until they get turned on that is.

Ten superbright LEDs in a fake carbon-coated aluminum housing, I was impressed by how good it felt to hold these, they feel like quality should! $15 for this pair and have another set in chrome coming that I got for $5(both new!). I will sand them and paint them gloss black, they should blend right into the black frame. Stock location in front, and semi-tucked under the license plate bracket at the rear.



Painted parts! All these parts have about 4 coats of Rustoleum Gloss Black, and were painted in a heated booth, then baked overnight. No real reason to go that far, but it was available at no cost to me, and I thought it would be a plus to get the paint baked on the fork sliders, less worry while cleaning!

License plate bracket:

Paint came out a little funky on the front side here, but the back is perfect, and the only part you might be able to see when on the bike.

Rotors:

Both came out nice.

Battery box:

The sticker was in good shape, so I taped it of during media blast and paint to keep it around.

Steering stem, not the greatest pic:

I ended up taking the screws back out and reinstalling them wet with JB Weld, and drilled a small hole perpendicular to the screw hole to let the excess out along with air. They're very solid now!

Fork clamps and TRAC case cover:


Fork sliders:

This one needs some touch-up below where the TRAC cover goes, I taped off more than necessary. Good thing it will be hard to see!


Forks are just about ready to come together, need to smooth out the welds on the tubes, and triple-check that I have all the parts I need.
Every piece of these things are going to be new, all crush washers, o-rings, seals, bushings, wipers, etc. That with the GVE's and springs makes this a $400 fork rebuild! :blink:

I'm hoping to get the forks built and the swingarm in the frame this weekend. Also hoping to order the tires soon, I will be very happy to get this thing rolling about!

 

Well, I got the forks together and found out the left tube was very slightly bent. The fork is in the hands of Mike Hartman @ GMD Computrack in Scranton, Pennsylvania now getting straightened, then I get to assemble again...

Here's a pic of the parts for my oil line mod:

 

I always laugh when I see this. I've found the "quick change" front end to actually take more time than the VF1000F design. This is because the wheel must drop out lower and front end stands don't lift the bike up high enough. It's a real PITA. Give me the cap-and-two-bolt style any day!

You apparently have not looked through my site! I offer the emulators for the VF700/750's.

 

Check out post #46. :wink: Yes, I'm on VFRD too.


Jamie, saw the ones you were offering. I wanted to drop them in and forget it. Bigger tubes are what I was really after, made for more clip on choices. I am going to move to F2 forks at some point, or something else. The 1KR forks weigh a ton.

 

Def gonna be keeping tabs on this project. Hope you didnt mind me picking your brain about the 1KR fork swap. Didnt realise the 1krs had adjustable handle bars. Im interested in doing the same front end swap thus my questions. My reasons being for the front axle, and more choices for clip ons as well. Not so much on the emulators for the moment though i may consider them if i did get ahold of a 1kr front end to use.

 

Looks good so far. Did you buy a tig machine? I have use of a water cooled rig at work, but would be nice to have one at home.

 

A word of warning on those... Watch the join area between the thread and the flange. The aluminium isn't all that strong there! (speaking from 1st hand experience here... unfortunately.)

 

Gotcha, the one pair I got for $5 because they wre already broken, lol. Crazy Glue will help for now... if that don't work, I'll weld them! LOL.


Eddie, I used the TIG at work (big Miller unit), but am saving for a Thermal Arc air-cooled unit for here at home.

 

How well do the VF1000F side panels fit on the VF750?

 

They fit pretty good actually, they pop into the rear mounts on the cowl just fine, at this point it lookks like they will also fit into the lower mounts. That leaves fabrication efforts for the top forward mounts. You could move the existing pins on the panels back to fit the 750 tank mounts, or make a new mount on the tank to line up with the 1kF panel pins, or do what I'm going to do and implement Dzus fasteners to go through the 1kF panel into a Dzus receptacle that's clipped to the existing tank mount.

 

The panels do need a bit of trim to look and fit perfect, and the match up on the tank is off a hair, but not something that can't be worked out.

They are not bolt-on and go, if that's what you were asking.

 

I was considering using dzus fastners on the original 750 tank mounts to mate the 1K side panels. Thanks for the tip!

 

If you don't see me post here first, let me know what you used!

 

alright! I will probably be looking for some 1K side panels at the end of the month..big check time woot!