VFR400 rebuild

[CMSMJ1]

Have you removed the bolts through the clipons?? totally...

forks wise - it is always good to loosen and give a healthy whackage..sorts shit out!

[porndoguk]

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[porndoguk]

you gotta removed the hole of the bolt from the clipon as theres a groove on the bar that wont let it out.



the switch gear screws are M5 20-30mm ish and should eventually come undone uless the thread in knacker withing the switch.

[lizard821000]

CMS, yeah mate, worked a treat was worried somin was bent!!

just spotted in the manual that the bars only come out one way, got to pulled out from the most outta side. i managed to get the fking bar weight screw out lol penitrating oil trick to cool down the hot bar end with the mini torch

spose i dont need to take the switch off now anyways, just wanted to fit my new grips.


ricky, those are both straight , i see one is longer , the one i bought is kincked at the engine end too, not as much as the bar end but not same as your pics ..... i wounder if the diff cables are actually needed!? or maybe my clutch is an early one!?

dont your bars splay out at the rubber bung side rick?? mine do
also, why are you standing on a crate to take that pic pal LOL

[porndoguk]

im only 5'5" Tall and couldnt get all the cables in the shot so stood on my milkcrate garage seat for work on the bike

the bars arnt longer its just the positioning i hadnt put them together properly,

one has a weight in the other doesnt, i think this is normal but have never asked the question, theya straight yes but not perfectly, i thing they get a bit bent with the weight of the rider being in a weight from the torse down onto the bars position,

there yours if you want them shaun. but youll be better off buying rick oliver alloy ones for £25 there well slick.

[lizard821000]

rick, i was on about the cables lad lol . cheers for the heads up though. soz it takes so long to reply too, im back n forth from the shed...... gunna take a few pics of progress in a min, after all, thats what we wanna see ay!!

today was prob my last day on her till next weekend, works picked back up again and im waiting few parts too, had a nice surprise when i took the throttle housing off to find 2 cables!!?? lol iv only got 1.... are they the same cable? to buy i mean. ill dig deeper next week with all the cable set up, need to remove tank and clean carbs then.


cheers for the help lads last few days.

[Hadies]

The 2nd cable is a return cable. It's a discontinued part I think but it's not essential to have. The throttle pings back without it.

[CMSMJ1]

The 2nd cable is a return cable. It's a discontinued part I think but it's not essential to have. The throttle pings back without it.

They are clutch cables...

[lizard821000]

^^ahhh! i see, i did wonder wft was going on lol




cheers matey





















my limited workshop space

[STYLER]

Anyone for a game of darts?.. if you would like to stand behind the bike and begin throwing in your own time!!

No need for a compilation of photos to make a 360 degree garage for a Performance Bikes article! ha...Bit like mine although i realised putting white masonary paint on the concrete floor isnt a good idea as it sticks like glue to wet tires... sad times indeed!