I've got an 86 VFR700 with 44K miles on it. I've had it about 10 months. Carbs were synched and valves adjusted about 6 months ago. I've been...
Funny, my second bike ever is an 86 VFR700, a white F2 model. Within 2 weeks of riding it, a car coming the opposite way turned left right in...
Okay, so behind the glass you have a springloaded ball and socket setup, right? I could probably tweak it to make it tighter. They sure...
I'm just about to try these aftermarket GSXR mirrors, but I had a question. Since I use a motorcycle cover on my bike and the mirrors get touched...
Let me correct myself, not speed junkie, more like power junkie. It's not like your riding a little 250cc. You like power, too. We all do. I just...
I think I'm a speed junkie.
I believe Jamie charges $395, but I'll let him respond. I know revalving the stock shock is $150. I have a lot of other reasons to sell this...
Really? To have a shop paint it is about $150. I've never seen a really nice stock cowl for sale. If I did I'm sure it would cost a way more than...
I did a search for "yamaha" in both this section and in the "Mechanics" section. 16 pages of threads, but no mention of the R6 shock. :( Are you...
Why not just fix it?
I'll look, but everything I see about the R6 shock is that it's setup with about a 10kg/mm spring. That's not even close to the 17kg/mm or so we...
I think the online weight converter I used was just plain wrong. I tried a different one. 170 newton meters per millimeter is also 17.34 KG/mm...
A different length shock with the same horrible ride quality is not any kind of improvement. For me at least. My 86 rides way too harshly due to...
Yeah, thats the "recommended" spring. I'm trying to find the "stock" spring rate. I'll probably call Ohlins, Penske and Racetech and see if they...
Also, 170 newton meters per millimeter times 25.4 millimeters in an inch is equivalent to 4,318 newton meters per inch. That comes out to 1,058...
Wait, I see a potential problem here dickypalm. When you called Ohlins did they tell you the factory spring rate or did they ask you what you...
It sure would be nice if someone would make a chart showing lots of different bikes spring rates. Penske and Ohlins probably have the info, but...
Hey, thanks for the info. Can I ask were you found it? I've searched and searched and came up empty.
I found a pic in the service manual. It looks like the "shift fork shaft" is held in place by the mainshafts bearing holder. It also holds it in...
Why not? Here is a pic of the lower case. Now behind the clutch basket is where the shift fork shaft slides out. Can anyone tell me how it's held...
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