what did you do to your vfr today?

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  1. duccmann

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    She's Sweet, remember I had a Velasco exhaust that I got threw Racecrafters way back when...
     
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    I bought a Vance & Hines system in 84, then got the Kerker cans when the V&H cans got scratched up. Pipes have been ceramic coated and Kerkers polished (and new Kerker name plates compliments of Kerker).
     
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    Niiiiice...
     
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    Funny. I had an '84 with the '85 paint scheme too!
     
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    There is nothing more therapeutic than a wash and wax on white. Am I right? ;)

    (Canned air works great for getting the water out of nooks and crannies.)
     
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    So does an air compressor or a leaf blower...
     
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    Got the carbs back on (second time today) on the 83, got her running, then finished odds and ends and went for a short ride! Strange after 15 years, totally different than the VFR. Got a small leak in right fork to fix, then i will get it registered.

    Found a quick way to pop the carbs back on, only takes 5 minutes (after hooking up cables).
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    Seat the front two first. By using the clamps, it brings the throats closer to where the should be, then using a blade screw driver, the pry rubber over throats of the rear two. Bingo!
     
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    Road it to work everyday since July 6th. Ok... I had to load it into the van the day the stator went up. Man its fun to go into work on that bike!
    I have been getting clutch slippage since I changed the oil n filter. Is it that I used Moble 1?
     
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    jorgescar69, I have been doing the same thing. I drove my car with the kids yesterday. It was only the second or third time in a month that I've been in a car. Of course, commuting 6-days-a-week right now goes a long way...
     
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    I get a nice ride in with some twisties going over the hill. But my clutch is getting the slips at 9k or so now. I think its cuz I went full synthetic. I opened the motor up n the clutch looks good.
    its when passing slow cars on a two lane that worries me. I gun it and it just revs with little go!
     
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    It's not the synthetic oil, I have been using Amsoil pure synthetic for several years in two VFRs and now in my 83.
     
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    I cleaned it up a good bit. Especially down near the kick stand. I am having trouble restarting the bike when its warmed up. Was told it was the neutral switch/ kickstand switch sensor. The bike starts from cold no problem but if it cuts out a a traffic light I can't get a full green on neutral and the bike won't start. I have to get a push or wait until it cools.
    I have attached a picture of the side stand area and a picture of the switch. but cant find where it goes. Any help would be appreciated.

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    New Galpher pads front & rear. New Galpher disc on the back. Just flipped 20k on the NCB bike. (bike now has 36k)
     
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    That looks like the neutral switch which goes on the other side of the bike at the lower rear of the clutch cover with a single wire attached to it

    if you look at the oil sight glass it is to the left of that
     
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    Thanks for that , I'll check that in the morning.
     
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    Rode in today, 100 outside my bike temp showed 200 degrees @72 mph, outside temp dropped 4 degrees and my bike temp went down 12...sound about right?
     
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    Found a saddleman trunk at a yard sale! $7
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    Plugged the hole in the rear tire where this nail came from!

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    New Chain!!.
     
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    Took the '83 to the DMV on a trailer and got her legal, going for a shake down cruise shortly.
     
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