Hello all.

[Carlos B]

Ok,i'll sort some pics to put on,i'm not too good on these new fangled 'puter thingys,prefer stuff i can use spanners on or hit with a large hammer.I've heard lots of stuff about VTR's,most good but alot of doom & gloom.Glad to say i've only had the usual reg/rec failure,oh,& when i put some very,very cheap gas in in the dark reaches of eastern europe,poor bike ran like crap,lurching & knocking,but once i'd used a gallon i put some super duper grade in & it was ok,but i had to do a carb strip & set up in the end to get it spot on.

[VTRDark]

Apart from the R/R the only other major flaw is the cam chain tensioners (CCT) The springs in there are a weak point and can cause a failure causing the valves to drop.

Some links regarding the Cam Chain Tensioners (CCT's)

CCT's can go at any time, it's a gamble!
You can either go for the stop mod http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=19416 Which is the Honda auto CCT's that are converted to a fail safe. So when it does fail, it don't send the valves crashing.
Or
You go for the full manual conversion, your options are here http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 16&t=22720

Then with regards to fitting View Topic View Topic http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=8326

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[rapid6]

Greetings