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The VFR800 MC arrived, nice condition. Stripped it, minted it up, polished all the casting lines off (personal fetish) and now it's ready for painting and new seals when they arrive. So far, so good. Stainless braided hoses will be the next thing, although I'll have to get the repositioned handlebar...

The VFR800 master cylinder arrived, it's perfect for the job, thanks for the tip Cadbury. The breaker also has the matching clutch master cylinder, also with a built-in reservoir - do you happen to know if the plunger is the same diameter as the VTR1000's? If it is, I'll complete the set. Both will ...

Thanks Chris, those pics really help, they give me almost everything I need to know. I think that loosening the multipoint bolts while the calipers are still on the forks might be a good idea - they are probably pretty tight, and calipers are awkward things to hold. Same goes for final torqueing up....

Hi Mac,

It seems you're right! https://www.r3owners.net/threads/brake- ... ons.33264/

This had never occurred to me, I always thought all the cylinders would be the same diameter.

Ian

I saw a listing here somewhere of caliper piston diameters of various bikes - CBR600's, 954's etc. There were 2 diameters being quoted, such as 30mm / 34mm. What does this refer to? Surely a piston is either 30mm or 34mm? They're just parallel cylinders. I don't think it can refer to the piston's in...

Thanks guys! Chris, I had been wondering about gettingg the pistons out. I saw someone Youtube do it with compressed air, but using the lever sounds more logical; the fluid will be getting changed anyway. But just in case, I'll check to see what a caliper piston removal tool looks like. VFR800 - yes...

Ah, no indeed - thinners are death to rubber (and paint of course) - I just use the stuff for cleaning metal bits & pieces before painting etc.

I'll check for dealers in Holland for the pads.

Ian

Thanks Mac, I also found people recommending EBC pads, but these also look good. I checked the Ebay link. I live in Holland, postage is GBP9.42 (reasonable), Brussels then kindly slap an "import charge" on of GBP 12.61. This is basically a "we hate the UK for daring to leave the EU&qu...

Oh, while still on the brakes - the master cylinder. I really don't like the separate reservoir. Talk about afterthought engineering! I saw a comment that it means the master cylinder is less likely to be damaged in a crash, but if my bike's in a position where it's going to land upside down on its ...

I'm starting the work on the front end of Bumblebee. I think one of the caliper seals has been leaking (greasy front disc, not the same side as the leaking fork leg). I'm guessing that all of the seals on the bike are now 22 years old, so about due to be replaced anyway. I've ordered 2 sets of seals...

Hi Chris, It's exactly that nice moulded in edge that I would like to keep! If a respray was on the cards, then it could be bonded back in place after the cut (just remove a pie wedge shape). But that entails a lot more work & expense, and new stickers, and I want to try to avoid that. My intent...

Hi Chris, Ah yes, I saw your photo of the fairing - indeed, no trimming, well done. Having seen those before & after pics of the yellow one, I'm tempted to say that a trimmed fairing looks even better than stock. It's just my aversion to cutting into a pristine fairing that's nagging me. Mine is...

Hi Chris, Thanks for posting the details of your bar conversion, I'm planning something very similar. I'll also reinforce beneath the yoke top face with plates, which I'll probably epoxy in place and then bolt all the way through. I'll be machining my own bar clamps from alloy bar, probably starting...

Ah, thanks Tony - I hadn't seen those before, only the paddock stands for the rear end. Looks like a simple bit of fabwork with some square tube, nice. Yes, I can see how pulling the slider tube sharply downwards would dislodge the seal. I think there must be a tension rod inside the fork that needs...

Just on first impressions of the bike; it has more power than I'm ever likely to want, lots of torque across the entire range. Makes overtaking a breeze. I was a bit surprise about the steering - the bike seems to need some persuasion to corner. Is this why people drop the yokes down the forks, to m...