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    I'm looking forward to see the Brackets !!
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    Hey Bill, the '09 does very well, but i've been unable to ride much of last Year. Too much Work, too many Hours and almost nothing but unhappy Events. Sure, i've been through three each front and rear Tires, done some Mods to the '09, Rear Sets, PowerCommander, Quick-Shifter, PCV Display, full Akrapovic Exhaust with in-Pipe Cats and lots of little Things, next being an ECU-Re-Flash/Upgrade and a Shorai-Battery, already sitting on the Desk in my Office. Who knows when i'll be able to actually mount these Things, but at least i have them available if the Time comes. I fully understand what you're saying about getting old. I always say that i'm looking forward to getting as old as i'm already feeling today .... But anyway, those V4's keep me alive !!!
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    I have both Gens Vmaxxes and i love each and every Part of both of them. My '99 is not so stock anymore, besides Frame and rear Swing Arm and rear Brake everything else has gone through serious Review and Upgrades, like Upside down Fork, 320mm Rotors, two 8-Pot Calipers in front, FJR 1300 Rims, rearsets and on and on .... It's my Canyon Carver, can't hold a straight line until up to 50 mph, but above that it's wicked fast and has exceptional Handling even at 150 mph. The 1Gen is a great Bike and with it's 145 hp, it's adequatly equipped. If you can get one for a fair Price, go for it, you won't regret it. The 2Gen is a way better Bike than the 1Gen in every Aspect, except Weight. Love the Power and the Handling too.
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    Trailer Raffle sounds good. Paypal will hear from me tomorrow. Gotta sort this "Gift" Thing out first.
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    That won't be a Problem. Although i for one would only apply it to the Engine Casing Side of the Gasket and let the Gasket set to the Cover. I do this for Years and never had a Leak or needed to replace a Gasket. Did this to my '09 Max when it was brand new and had the Clutch Cover off probably six or seven times after that, still using the original Gasket.
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    Looks awesome Gary You can add a Set for me in your first Production Run.
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    Upgardes for Race Business are ceramic Rotors with different Calipers, carbon Fibre Rotors with Race Calipers .... There are Brembo Gold Calipers, ISR, Beringer if you look at standard Brakes... But, you better take a good Seat before you look at those Calipers and their Prices. Since i have good Contact to ISR, i'm currently thinking of a Set of ISR 6-Pot Calipers together with 330 mm Rotors for my '09. ISR sports a single Pad for each Piston.
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    That's great News !! Thanks Don for keeping us up to date :happy34::happy34:
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    This looks like a Dyna Stage7-Kit with the individual Filters, permanent open V-Boost and the Canister for Engine Breather. If the Carbs are properly jetted, this actually Works, but i never heard of such a low Fuel Consumption. Maybe if you only lurk around at 40 mph on backroads. But if you plan on doing so, such a Stage Kit doesn't make Sense at all.
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    Gary, if i hear Stereolithography, it think of that Machine which puts a Sheet of Paper in the Working Area of the Laser Beam, waits until the Laser has done it's 2-D Twist in cutting out a Layer of the Part created, brings up another Sheet of Resin pre-pregged Paper on top of the first and so on until the Part is done. I know the Technology has come a long Way since these hit the Market, but that's my Idea of it. 3-D Printers are Machines which melt Material through the Laser Beam, creating a solid and functioning Part. A Lot of different granulate Materials are possible, several Plastics, even some Metal Granulates, including Aluminium-Alloy, Zinc-Alloy and even Titanium-Alloy. The Parts created are actual outright usable or one can produce a Mold to use in various Production Processes, from extruding over FRP-Parts to whatever you want to do with the technical Limits of the Material. I guess it's just a Matter of using different Terms for the different Machines and i'm not a Pro when it comes to that Technology. No Matter what, i envy you for such a Job, it's Possibilities and Options, would be a Lot of Fun to work in that Kind of Industry. :thumbsup2::thumbsup2:
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    WOW :bowdown::bowdown: As you might already know, i really envy you those Options. I have handcontrolled Mill and Lathe with digital Readouts, but nothing which would compare to your Sets ... Stereolithography ... that would be very nice, or probably even better, a 3d-Printer. I'm really looking forward to your progress. This will be a Killer-Setup and your gonna be so happy !! !! Plus, you would be able to give all our Members a good Option to upgrade their Brakes. Even MK I VR's will be possible with little Differences in the Mounting Pattern of the Brackets.
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    The Benefits have been brought into Words already, much better than i could explain, so please let me answer with some Links. http://www.braketech.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=56:radial-mount-calipers-whats-all-the-hubbub-bub&catid=17:tech-talk&Itemid=69 http://www.braketech.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55:radial-mount-caliper-observations&catid=17:tech-talk&Itemid=69 and scroll down to the radial Brakes/Calipers here ... http://www.carbibles.com/brake_bible.html
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    Gary, i saw the other Thread after i answered here. I don't want to rain on anyones Parade, but as a Fact, the R1 Calipers where Reference Class for Years at three out of four major M/C Magaziens over here. The remaining Magazine prefered the Hayabusa Brakes over the R1. None of them mentioned these 6-Pot Calipers anymore when the R1 showed up in 1999. This R1-Style Calipers came up first with an earlier R6-Model, i think it was '97, but they had external Lines, which looked funny and not thought through. Worked, but .... I don't want to oppose Sean Morley's Verdict, but we ride high Speed and Corners over here too. Maybe even a Tad more than most Vmax-Riders do in US. I know, i do, if i have Time to ride. What i said in my previous Post is still what i know, over here, some tried these Calipers and didn't find those 6-Pot of any Advantage over the R1's and did them anyway sooner or later. And, from a "living in the End of 2011" Perspective, radial Calipers are certainly the Way to go. I know you're limited Time might hold you back from developing such Conversion Brackets, but they sure would sell, with the Capability of using different Rotor Diameters. The only downside of these new-Style Calipers ist the Addition of some unsprung weight to the Bike.
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    Gary, if you want to upgrade your Brakes beyond standard R1 Calipers, fab up some Brackets as shown in the Pic and use Radial 6-Pot Calipers off the 2008 R1 or '09 VMAX. If you make the Brackets right, you'll even be able to upgrade to 320mm Rotors later with just two Collars per Caliper.
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    Rotor Diameter on these Bikes is 298 mm and as already mentioned these Calipers will bolt up to MII or 2Gen Bikes. But these Calipers are not superior to the R1 Calipers. I didn't try them personally but some of my Guys in the Vmax Crowd did and went on or back to the R1 Calipers.
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    I really could hear more better News right now !!! Still thinking a Lot of Dan, Rose and the Kids
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    Many Many Thanks for keeping us udated and for all you do for Rose and Dan. I'm glad to hear good News and will keep them in my best Thoughts all Day long.
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    Rick, i wouldn't call it Sarcasm, but just plain Veraciousness .... :doh: :crackup:
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    I'm really sorry to say it that blunt, but anyway, Nina's still looking much better than you are .... :whistling:
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    Thanks for the Update. Still hoping for the best and still sending positive Thoughts over the Pond, Lots of them !!!!
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    The Washer is "splined" because it's fit would be much too loose on the Shaft when it would be just a round Hole. The "Teeth" keep the Washer much more centered on the Shaft.
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    Dan, my Brother from different Parents. Please, please hang in there !!! My Thoughts will be with you, hope these will help a little to ease the Pain and wish you nothing but full Recovery as soon as possible. You now got a Fight there and it won't be easy, but you'll win not only win this Battle, but the whole War. I know it !!! Also, I also wish Rose and their Kids more than enough Strength to deal with the Situation, wish you all the Luck and all the Best. Brad, thanks for the Updates and your Words. Truer Words have never been spoken. It's always hard to hear about each and every Accident or Mishap in our extend Family here, but some of the Gals and Guys are definetely deep in our Hearts, they're like own Blood.
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    those would work ... because the Seller says " R1/R6 to early V-Max caliper adapters (1985-1992) (use '93 and up rotors) " But you need the bigger 298 mm Rotors, Vmax, older FJR Models and several other Bikes from Yamaha use these.
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    Hey Gary, i'd look at a FJR front Rim. It's 3.5x17 and it's great Conversion on the 1Gen VMax. Jason is right, the 2.15" Rim will take a 110/80R18 Tire, but not a 120/70.
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    Hey Folks, I'm sorry y'all feeling abandoned by me, but Mike's absolutely right. After getting back from four Days of Vacation in the northern Italian Alps in the End of June, Things went gradually south for my free Time. A Lot has happened since then, some bad and really bad, some good. The overall Turnout is that i'm working five am to nine pm, plus some over time inbetween every now and then. The Rest of the Time i'm trying to catch up some sleep ... The positive Thing is, I'm drowning in Work and Ordes and i sure don't have any Problem paying the 12 Souls on my Pay Roll. Things will calm down with the cold Days coming and Things will be easier then and i'll resume my normal Duties. To all the Folks who sent me a PM. I'm sorry to not answering in Time, but i try to get back to you within the next two or three Days. Until then, y'all keep you Chins up.
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