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Orwell's Interceptors: EP15-RaceTech Fork Emulators Honda VF500F

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Matt Tries To Do Things

Matt Tries To Do Things

Күн бұрын

I installed some RaceTech fork emulators on my 1984 Honda VF500F. The Honda TRAC Anti-Dive makes this a little more tricky than a standard conventional damper rod fork.
*Just remembered--if you're installing new fork seals--but new circlips. If you have a nearly 40 year old one that snaps due to rust/age, the result is most likely a complete lost cause on the entire fork lower. They're impossible to remove without drilling through the lower to try to break them apart. Get new damper rod bolts too if yours are rounded.

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@philbasket3326
@philbasket3326 Жыл бұрын
Matt - informative video, just disassembled my forks. Good news, bad news re. bushing: nos on ebay for $50 + shipping.
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings Жыл бұрын
Jeeeeezus. That actually makes me feel better than if you told me I could have had one to my door for $10. I don't know why that one bushing is the only one not available. Maybe it's unique and the others fit a bunch of other 37mm bikes in 37mm forks. Actually, that wouldn't surprise me.
@ncv4708
@ncv4708 Жыл бұрын
Nice! I swapped a 2006 Katana front end onto mine. Waiting for some parts to continue on throwing the engine back into the frame. Then onto fitting the rear wheel. (I'm sure you've noticed I've been posting some videos of me working on the boat - It's due to lack of parts)
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings Жыл бұрын
Oh yea, I watched your most recent boat video and got a little jealous of that Cricut. Want to make me some sweet, sweet Honda decals? hah. Interesting you were able to fit up a Katana front end. I've actually never heard of that being done. I've heard of other swaps, but not that Katana. Pretty cool. Unfortunately parts availability both sucks and is expensive. Such is the way of the 80s VFRs now.
@clone4211
@clone4211 Жыл бұрын
Hmm, I hope that emulator works out for you Matt. My VF750F is stock with ATF in the forks and I think I know why you might want those emulators. I would prefer to have my cake and eat it too with a functional TRAC system and those emulators working together. I think I know how to pull it off too.
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings Жыл бұрын
I'll let you know how they work in like 6 months, lol. Snow falling pretty good for the first time this year today. I think the knock on the antidive is that it sort worked too well on the low speed stuff and made it either difficult or imprecise to properly load the front when coming into a braking zone but didn't offer anything in the way of higher speed compression so just didn't offer what was expected. That being said, I'm no expert and am just going by what I think are the recommendations of riders/forum users with a pedigree. Suspension really is the dark arts. It's absolutely science, but it takes a tuned individual to understand and also feel the subtleties. Hopefully I'm able to join you someday with a running VFR7. Tho the one I picked up (and am ignoring til this 500 work is at a stand still) I missing 50ccs. ... I think Reagan is to blame for that missing displacement.
@stargixxer7125
@stargixxer7125 Жыл бұрын
Nice work Matt. Where did you get your Fork top caps? I'd love a similar setup on my NS500 VF500 based Rep. Kev - RetroWings
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings Жыл бұрын
I know it's blasphemous, but... AliExpress. It was the only option I could find. FX CNC 37MM Motorcycle Preload Adjusters Fork Bolts Fits Showa 37mm Conventional Forks Motorcycles Accessories www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832665554580.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.90231802NDBGfk&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=US
@stargixxer7125
@stargixxer7125 Жыл бұрын
@Matt Tries To Do Things awesome, I'll check it out. Thanks!
@JBK647
@JBK647 5 ай бұрын
Faceless fake clock-?
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings 5 ай бұрын
hmmm... can you see my "fake" clock in this one? There is a clock that's painted at 2:22 because I'm a bit of a 12oz Mouse diehard (Adult Swim cartoon circa 2006ish).
@JBK647
@JBK647 5 ай бұрын
No, it's @ 23:16. @@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings
@matttriestodothings 5 ай бұрын
@@JBK647 ah, yep. It's a piece of wood a cut and painted to look like the clock in 12oz mouse. It had a clock movement in it at one point but I removed all that.
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