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    FS: 1999 VFR - 19k, Super Clean, Northeast, $4,400 Obo

    in The Sales Floor -- For Sale/Wanted

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    -'99 VFR

    -19k

    -Brand new DID chains and sprockets

    -Two Brothers slip-on, aluminum "C-Series"...sounds great, better then the Micron!!!

    -All fluids just flushed, by yours truely

    -Color is red

    -Clean title

    The bike is pretty much stock except for the exhaust. The bike is clean as hell and has been maintained very well. I am the 3rd owner but have not driven the bike at all. I planned this bike being my sport tourer for the next season, but decided to stick with my 1100XX instead.

    This bike burns NO oil and does not puff any smoke. Starts right up (batt is fine) and runs perfectly, even in cold temperatures. Somehow it runs even better then my last VFR. I'm a mechanical engineer and only buy the best bikes. I went -ver this thing with a fine tooth comb.

    The right side had a tip over and two surfaces on the one fairing received minor rash. I am having this section of the bike repainted and will post pics in a week when i am done. The right case cover, turnsignal, and bar end are not damaged. The rest of the bikes paint is 110%!!!! There aren't even any paint chips on the front fairing around the headlight. This is the type of bike you look at and go "there is no way this thing has 19k on it".

    Asking $4,400 and location is Farmington, CT

    Email or pm me if interested. mechytuffguy@yahoo.com

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    close up of the right side fairing,,,where some touch up was professionally done,,,,clear coat and blend over Color Rite paint.

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    Cheap $16 voltmeter

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I mounted mine right on the tripple tree. I took out the display, put a good load of clear silicon on it, then pressed it back into place, making a huge mess. Then i trimmed the extra from the outside, and it should be 100% waterproof....or as close as you can get.

    I hardwired (with connectors) it up to one of the front turn signals.

    So does it flash when your signals are on?

    The voltage will change rapidly, but i'd never notice if i'm turning.

    Cheap $16 voltmeter

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I mounted mine right on the tripple tree. I took out the display, put a good load of clear silicon on it, then pressed it back into place, making a huge mess. Then i trimmed the extra from the outside, and it should be 100% waterproof....or as close as you can get.

    I hardwired (with connectors) it up to one of the front turn signals.

    Cheap $16 voltmeter

    in The Garage

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    In my infinite cheapness, i couldn't bring myself to spend $50+ on a good weather-proof volt meter. Some of the ones i have seen just haven't 'done' it for me for any price.

    I was cruising through the automotive section at wallyworld and came across this guy.

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    Its a pretty cool unit. Backlit digital display. Green, yellow and red LEDs for your alternator voltage output. Not bad but def not waterproof.

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    I took it apart and found the electronics pretty simple except for the gap between the backlight display and the display itself...it pretty much fell off. I sealed the gap with electrical sealant and potted the unit with even more black electrical epoxy. Then i ground off the parts that i didn't need.

    I then shrink wrapped the wires and connected it to the tripple tree. It actually fits pretty good, and i expect that it will be waterproof. The potting will help decrease any vibrations from the bike too.

    Even if it only lasts a yr, its still worth the hr of effort. I could do it again, now that i know what i'm doing, in 10-20 mins. All in all pretty cool. :) I'm now obsessively looking down at my voltage readings way too much!

    FS - 02 Yamaha R1 w/ less than 2k miles

    in The Sales Floor -- For Sale/Wanted

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    Received this notice from the Atlanta Triumph owners group,

    and am posting for anyone interested in a low-mileage R1.

    2002 Yamaha R1, apparently completely stock, less than

    2k miles, flawless condition. Seller is Mike Cotterell of Sentry

    Auto Body in the Atlanta area. Asking $5000. 770-279-2386.

    Mention you were referred by Mario Zarnich of the Atlanta

    Triumph group.

    Thats a good deal if its in good shape!

    What tires are you all running and what wear?

    in The Garage

    Posted

    If you're happy with the Storms on your F4, you'll be more than happy with them on the XX. Probably the best mileage tire out there.

    If you're after more grip, then there a lot of other options.

    What tires came off the XX, and how did you like them?

    Well,, i'm not sure the same tires that i'm happy with on my F4i will be a good fit on the XX...thats what i'm trying to figure out what you guys have had success with.

    Another Avon Storm user just posted about them sucking for turn in,,,,frankly they turn in GREAT on my F4i, but might not with the XX.

    Bridgestones came off the XX. They had some very strange wear patterns....i only ran them for 3k miles last year, so i'm not sure if it was me or the previous owner or the bike setup.

    So i'm taking my sprockets off and.....

    in The Garage

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    Lot of oil around the splines of the output shaft - Are the seals leaking?

    Thats PB blast off. The sprocket needed some encouragement.

    The previous owner used some horrible non-oring chain that rusted to hell, kinked and ate my sprockets. I was regularly soaking it with wd40 and chain lube. It didn't work. But it did leave metal dust that left a nice metalic rust coating on everything. I think thats why the sprocket was 'sticky'.

    So i'm taking my sprockets off and.....

    in The Garage

    Posted

    That's fucked up....kinds like when I went to replce a radiator on a car I had and found a raccon wedged in there.

    Maybe the gods are telling you something. Check your pressure more often!!!!

    LOL,, i found a large bird wing pressed against my oil cooler on my last VFR. Stuff that looked like eggs was splattered on the block.

    What tires are you all running and what wear?

    in The Garage

    Posted

    Time for new rubber.

    My current tires are totally SHOT and look pretty old. (previous owner)

    What do you guys run? The XX is my sport touring bike, so i'm most interested in a good ST tire with good wear and decient grip. I ride twisties fairly aggressively but i'm not a kneedragger with the XX.

    I run Avon Storms on the F4i and they seem pretty good.

    Thanks!

    16T Rubber Dampened Sprocket for the XX

    in Important/Useful Threads

    Posted

    The VTEC VFR 800 ('02 model) front sprocket is a perfect match for the bird with 14.5mm spline and 16 teeth with rubber damper

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    Just an observation I had with my FJ1200. If you use the sprocket with the rubber cushions, you must use a chain with the peanut shaped side links as the straight sided links will try and be forced out of the sprocket groove. It`ll wreck your chain in about 6-8ooo km. Yeah, I found out the hard way, and no shop had ever heard of this because all (I`m assuming) aftermarket sprockets don`t have the cushions.

    Interesting.

    I suppose you could always shave some of the rubber off so that there is not a conflict...and make sure it is even so there aren't weird vibrations.

    New way to mount your tires

    in The Garage

    Posted

    In a similar vein has anyone seen the UK show "Top Gear"? They test all sorts of different cars and have challenges car vs some other mode of transport :icon_surprised:

    The other night they had a race to the North Pole with dog sled up against a heavily modified Toyota Hilux with huge custom made (2500GBP ea) snow tyres.

    Well one of the presenters in the Hilux is known for being a bit like "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" and loves power and goes like a bull at a gate and was going over some very bad icy terrain with large "ice boulders" and ripped the aux fuel tank out the bot of the vehicle and dismounted the tyre of the rim :icon_eek:

    Anyway the support crew which was made up of Scandinavians used lighter fluid or similar to "pop" the tyre back on the rim somehow :icon_think:

    Very ingenious I thought :icon_biggrin:

    I used to do years ago, when my ATV tires got knocked off the rim, out in the middle of the woods.

    WD40 is a bit less explosive.

    Stainless steel brakelines

    in The Garage

    Posted

    I had a set of Goodridge lines on my '98 bird. They take out all the initial squish from the lever & pedal & have much better feel than the OEM rubber lines. Not cheap as there are ALOT (11 or 12), bits of hose, but that is why they make such a difference.

    I just did the front 2 lines. Still totally worth the money and time.

    I had a set of Goodridge lines on my '98 bird. They take out all the initial squish from the lever & pedal & have much better feel than the OEM rubber lines. Not cheap as there are ALOT (11 or 12), bits of hose, but that is why they make such a difference.

    I just did the front 2 lines. Still totally worth the money and time.

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