Redbone
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I got tired of the black ends on my sliders and Tom is custom cutting new ends to match some other pieces I had done.
What did you do to your Vmax today? Part 2
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Redbone
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No to the polishing, yes to new fork oil / seals. Already have progressive lowering kit, Intimidators, and a HD fork brace for3-4 years. I was refering to frame sliders. See below:
ninjaneer
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yes i liked to slide 'er frame
DUDE, I went to "see below" like you asked and all i could see was your sig pic :rofl_200: took me a couple seconds to see the bike pic. seriously
CrackerRican
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Got the Vrod headlight on. Just a test fit, still have to wire up later. Ran out of time. Thanks Bill Kratzenberg for sending pic & info on helping with this mod. What an improvement over stock
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NHVmaxpower
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That looks Shaweeeet !! Great job!!!!!
WVxNitemare
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Is this vrod headlight mod hard to do? It looks amazing .
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CrackerRican
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No it was pretty damn easy to install, a little tight fit. You need turn signal fork clamps. I got them at custom cruisers web site & cut the stock wiring plugs off
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Rand-5107
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This looks great. Is their an increase in light output?
hijacker
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That looks fantastic Cracker. That is the headlight Yamaha should have put on the bike.
hijacker
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CrackerRican
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I agree!! I've been wanting to change headlight style for a long time, but nothing really turn me on. Then I saw a tread about it and I fell in love with it. Had to have it. I still have to wire it up in the morning
Last week:
Mounted window covers, changed over to braided brake and clutch hoses, replaced water hoses, upgraded to Barnett clutch, test fitted new rear fender/brake light/turn signals, got my Carrs balanced, replaced cracked carb boots, pulled off exhaust to replace with marks, pulled off the front end to be replaced, installed extended gas tank, hung the extended swing arm and shocks, put in new starter clutch.
Next week:
Master the art of recognizing run on sentences and sentence fragments.
Right now I'm wading through Morley's jet kit and figuring out what custom's decided to keep. (Tee? What Tee? I don't see not stinkin' Tee!?! OH and the oil fill cap too? HAVE YOU NO DECENCY? Boy those Canooks ...grrrr )
Mounted window covers, changed over to braided brake and clutch hoses, replaced water hoses, upgraded to Barnett clutch, test fitted new rear fender/brake light/turn signals, got my Carrs balanced, replaced cracked carb boots, pulled off exhaust to replace with marks, pulled off the front end to be replaced, installed extended gas tank, hung the extended swing arm and shocks, put in new starter clutch.
Next week:
Master the art of recognizing run on sentences and sentence fragments.
Right now I'm wading through Morley's jet kit and figuring out what custom's decided to keep. (Tee? What Tee? I don't see not stinkin' Tee!?! OH and the oil fill cap too? HAVE YOU NO DECENCY? Boy those Canooks ...grrrr )
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Redbone
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Excellant work Blurr! Your doing everything at once and doing it well too! I see you went with Rizoma mirrors, that's some sweet bling! :worthy:I picked up the knock off of those mirrors*.
* W/ Cycle One-off custom made barends! :thumbs up::thumbs up:
* W/ Cycle One-off custom made barends! :thumbs up::thumbs up:
Rand-5107
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I like the gold highlights you've got going. I also like the engine covers. who made them?
KJShover
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Looking pretty damn fine, if I do say so myself 
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Today:
Let's see...:ummm:
Jon Cornell says the Dragstar is 17 lbs. & using my bathroom scale my stock exhaust for the megaphones & downpipes, not including the rear pipe 'vanity covers' is 46 lbs. That's a 29 lb. difference!
No centerstand/spring, 5 lbs. savings.
Stock coils & wires, say, 4 lbs. COP's=1 lb. for a 3 lb. savings.
Ballistic battery=2.5 lb., stock battery, minimum 7.5 lb, savings=5lb.
Total weight savings = 42 lb. That's a 7% weight reduction! (600 lb to begin with according to a factory manual, w/a nearly-full tank) Gas is ~ 6 lb/gallon, so 4 gallons = 24 lb. making an empty gas tank VMax weighs 580 lb. & 604 lb topped-off. I didn't count losing the stock airbox either.
I'd say, losing 7% of your starting line weight should be good for a couple tenths. In cars, a rule of thumb is 1/10 second for each 100 lb weight loss, and that's for a 3000+ lb vehicle, where 7% = 210 lb., so by extrapolation, the bike weight loss should be good for 2/10 at the strip, to say nothing of the increased power from the tuned components.
I am not really a drag racer, but I feel better having a rev-limiter on my bike and an adjustable ignition curve, courtesy of the Dyna 3000 dip-switches.
This is all on-top of a complete 3-angle valve job, which included taking a few thousandths off the head surfaces. The engine was done by Under Pressure in Dania Beach FL 33314. I removed it & re-installed it.
Those are all pics of my engine, bike, and parts, skinned, bloody knuckles not-included. I did the removal and replacement of the engine myself, no assist. Powdercoating by Fusion Powdercoating, Dania Beach FL.
My goal was to fix all the $$$ issues I've had w/my bike since resurrecting it this past year after a long nap. I wanted to get it running well so I could justify the disassembly to the bare frame and powdercoating it, and then reassembly. I think that time may be near, when I return from Daytona (assuming I get to Daytona). I've only taken it for a couple of rides, <50 miles, but things seem tight, as-in, no leaks, and I still have a bunch-more stuff for it, a complete front end kit for the '93+ front end. I already went w/FZR1000 front calipers, and I have two other pairs, all Yamahas, I could add to increase the performance when the anchors are required, but honestly, for now, the FZR1000 Sumitomo 4-pots are working very well. I also switched to radials this year, and replaced the steering head bearings with a set from All-Balls.
One thing's for sure, I am not gonna be dynoing my bike anytime soon!:damn angry:
http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=21873&highlight=dyno+dilemma
Now to enjoy my ride, and embarass some Harley's who think their Kuryaken air cleaner, straight pipes and a Power Commander make them "Street kings." Maybe in money spent for minimal gains!:rofl_200:
- Gannon's COP's
- Dyna 3000
- Dynojet Stage 7 carbs
- UFO Dragstar 4/1
Let's see...:ummm:
Jon Cornell says the Dragstar is 17 lbs. & using my bathroom scale my stock exhaust for the megaphones & downpipes, not including the rear pipe 'vanity covers' is 46 lbs. That's a 29 lb. difference!
No centerstand/spring, 5 lbs. savings.
Stock coils & wires, say, 4 lbs. COP's=1 lb. for a 3 lb. savings.
Ballistic battery=2.5 lb., stock battery, minimum 7.5 lb, savings=5lb.
Total weight savings = 42 lb. That's a 7% weight reduction! (600 lb to begin with according to a factory manual, w/a nearly-full tank) Gas is ~ 6 lb/gallon, so 4 gallons = 24 lb. making an empty gas tank VMax weighs 580 lb. & 604 lb topped-off. I didn't count losing the stock airbox either.
I'd say, losing 7% of your starting line weight should be good for a couple tenths. In cars, a rule of thumb is 1/10 second for each 100 lb weight loss, and that's for a 3000+ lb vehicle, where 7% = 210 lb., so by extrapolation, the bike weight loss should be good for 2/10 at the strip, to say nothing of the increased power from the tuned components.
I am not really a drag racer, but I feel better having a rev-limiter on my bike and an adjustable ignition curve, courtesy of the Dyna 3000 dip-switches.
This is all on-top of a complete 3-angle valve job, which included taking a few thousandths off the head surfaces. The engine was done by Under Pressure in Dania Beach FL 33314. I removed it & re-installed it.
Those are all pics of my engine, bike, and parts, skinned, bloody knuckles not-included. I did the removal and replacement of the engine myself, no assist. Powdercoating by Fusion Powdercoating, Dania Beach FL.
My goal was to fix all the $$$ issues I've had w/my bike since resurrecting it this past year after a long nap. I wanted to get it running well so I could justify the disassembly to the bare frame and powdercoating it, and then reassembly. I think that time may be near, when I return from Daytona (assuming I get to Daytona). I've only taken it for a couple of rides, <50 miles, but things seem tight, as-in, no leaks, and I still have a bunch-more stuff for it, a complete front end kit for the '93+ front end. I already went w/FZR1000 front calipers, and I have two other pairs, all Yamahas, I could add to increase the performance when the anchors are required, but honestly, for now, the FZR1000 Sumitomo 4-pots are working very well. I also switched to radials this year, and replaced the steering head bearings with a set from All-Balls.
One thing's for sure, I am not gonna be dynoing my bike anytime soon!:damn angry:
http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=21873&highlight=dyno+dilemma
Now to enjoy my ride, and embarass some Harley's who think their Kuryaken air cleaner, straight pipes and a Power Commander make them "Street kings." Maybe in money spent for minimal gains!:rofl_200:
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tothemax93
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Finished cbr tail light mod, installed ecliptec shift light, installed new engine guards (Thanks Matt). Got my new style muscle seat and morley jet kit. I'm in good shape for when the weather breaks.
unk:thanks guys!
I must have been a bad boy last year; Christmas day about a ton of snow fell off my roof and collapsed my temporary garage/tent. Woke up to find just the twisted poles sticking out of the snow. All the bikes had been shoved over on their sides. I didn't take a picture of the max but I have one of the goldwing and one of the tent. Such a sick feeling. Anyway, it spurred me to do something. The max was shoved so hard into the ground it bent the left exhaust up to the lollipop and twisted the handlebars.
Rand, like most all the other good things in lif....good things on the bike, the case covers came from Sean. As for the mirrors, I thought I had spend emough long nights looking at vmax porn to have seen all the goodies; I don't want to know how much less you paid to get the exact same thing, Red. If someone comes on here and says they got a carbon copy of the motogadget M-blaze bar end turn signals I'm going pitch a fit!
Enclosed a picture of the only motorcycle I can ride as of right now. Leaves a little to be desired in acceleration though...
I must have been a bad boy last year; Christmas day about a ton of snow fell off my roof and collapsed my temporary garage/tent. Woke up to find just the twisted poles sticking out of the snow. All the bikes had been shoved over on their sides. I didn't take a picture of the max but I have one of the goldwing and one of the tent. Such a sick feeling. Anyway, it spurred me to do something. The max was shoved so hard into the ground it bent the left exhaust up to the lollipop and twisted the handlebars.
Rand, like most all the other good things in lif....good things on the bike, the case covers came from Sean. As for the mirrors, I thought I had spend emough long nights looking at vmax porn to have seen all the goodies; I don't want to know how much less you paid to get the exact same thing, Red. If someone comes on here and says they got a carbon copy of the motogadget M-blaze bar end turn signals I'm going pitch a fit!
Enclosed a picture of the only motorcycle I can ride as of right now. Leaves a little to be desired in acceleration though...
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Fire-medic that head work looks awesome! Do you know how much was shaved off the heads and what compression you are at now? Did you go with any lighter valve train components? What did the head work set you back? Are you going to rev the bike any higher?
Blurr sorry to hear about the garage. That snowmobile looks insane. Nice work on the max also.
Blurr sorry to hear about the garage. That snowmobile looks insane. Nice work on the max also.
