I used to race at SIR in late eighties and early nineties. Back when the last turn had no chicane and you hit the concert burnout pad full tilt...
I agree you just don't get it, and probably never will, and I'm OK with that. To each his own. :rockon:
Hi, how did you measure the rake? I used a digital inclinometer on my 1986 first in stock form, and it measured 29.2 degrees, Ugh. Then with 17"...
Yup, probably corrected for temp and altitude. But 89.3 at the rear is pretty dang good for 2nd gen. My 4th gen managed 88 stock.
Yes, if you match the carb throats to the intake you will find that the intake's are 3mm smaller than the carbs. I opened the intakes to match...
Great job, you need to do a little of this as well. 3mm difference in carb throat and intake port size. [ATTACH]
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VFR700 = > 92 HP VFR750 = > 102 HP To try and keep performance the same, Honda lowered the gearing on the 700 to help acceleration and roll on....
10HP less 10 mph top speed less thats about it. price is really based on condition. My 700 is near perfect condition and I paid for it. I've...
I am curious: What maintenance have you had to do on it? How often do you have to adjust the valves? How has the electrical system held...
I wish the company that does the supercharger for the 5th and 6th gens would do the other versions as well. However, I was going to post about...
You still have to move your foot just not you hand, and you have to still clutch to down shift. But we've been doing clutchless shifting on dirt...
Vintage bike night this thursday at Sloan lake at G&B Fish & Chips. Starts around 4:00pm.
Imagine the insurance on that thing. It can't be real, 150 hp is too much for the street, 195 hp is just plain stupid, 300HP? Comical. Its...
Only two road accidents I have every had in 30 years of street riding, one was a dog at about 35 mph, over the bars and broken arm, hand and foot,...
The idea is that the slides will lift faster, giving better throttle response. However, this has to be balanced against other mods on the bike...
In the olden days, we used drill everything out, air boxes, CV diaphragms, pilot plugs, fins etc... Mostly to little or no effect other than...
Is it worth the trouble to swap the engines? How much of a difference did you feel....seat of the pants dyno? Thanks
I agree the ABS is worth it, my 2003 ST4S had it, and it saved my butt more than once.
Here are some real race parts I found on the web for 2nd gen VFR's, they have NW6 code, Gen 1 has the NC9 code I think....
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