I've been wearing a pair of Alpinestar goretex boots for the 8-10 years and 20K+ miles that I've been riding. The sole finally started to...
OT: I've noticed a lot ER personnel don't like bikes (or cars, for that matter), but I see a different attitude from first responders. In 5...
Just picked up a pair of Sidi Roarr boots today. It's the model replacing the vertigo. I like them much better than my Alpinestar gortex boots...
As a first responder that on multiple occasions have had to remove the helmet from someone that's been in an accident, that feature looks really...
Coming home from work today, on my RWB VFR700, I saw another RWB, stopped at the same light, headed in the other direction on Oregon Expressway....
Ultra Copper RTV seems to have done the trick. I loosed and backed-off all the clamps, and laid a bead down into the can/core/midpipe joint (at...
However, as much of a PITA it was, the new packing does sound different. The stainless wool+fiberglass gives it a mellower sound, more boomy,...
Hey Toe, do the supertrapp mid-pipes use the OEM gaskets at the mid-pipe to header joints? Also, how do YOU usually separate the can/core from...
finally got out and rode today, and they're definitely audible. pfft-pfft-pfft-pfft at idle, much quieter than the exhaust note itself, but...
How much should I care about exhaust leaks? I repacked the supertrapps last weekend (they were in better shape than I thought, but now they're...
Cleaning turned out to be easy. A little bit of light pressure and scotch-brite with some detergent and all the dirt was lifted out of the...
OEM sprockets have the rubber noise reducers held on by the side plates that are riveted in (I remember that from replacing the OEM sprocket 13K...
Badbilly - I went through the parts fiches that I could find online, and everyone agrees that all variants of the 2nd gen VFRs (700/750 A/AC) use...
::head desk:: I'm back in California (Palo Alto), have been for a year. Let me go update my profile.
Annnnywayyyy, bringing the thread back on-topic... I swapped sprockets and chain today, using the disassembled rear end as an excuse to give...
New sprockets and chains arrived today. For the VFRs, depending on where you look, I find the following listed as OEM replacements: - JTF333-16...
Dukiedook. Well, you raise an interesting question. My bike doesn't have spacers. Just the retaining bolt and it's washer. (and per the...
Anyone? Bueller?
Can someone with an OE front sprocket for a 2bd gen in a box measure its width? JT Sprockets claims both 14.4mm or 16.7mm fitment, depending on...
I think I found the cause. The JTF339 front sprocket is 14.5mm wide, the JTF333 is 16.7mm wide. JT's catalog lists the JTF333 for the 1986-1989...
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