View Poll Results: VTR of the month 6\11
mikstr
29
54.72%
evines
2
3.77%
stixx
2
3.77%
7moore7
17
32.08%
307 superseller
2
3.77%
motokraft
1
1.89%
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VTR of the Month June 2011
05-30-2011, 08:06 PM
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VTR of the Month June 2011-Winner mikstr
Congratulations to mikstr for winning the June VTROTM!
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...31/#post304488
Kind of fitting on this Canada day
Sorry it only lets me put up little pics for some reason......
Also I could use a little help with figuring out how to close the poll and why I can't change the title of the thread to show the winner....
A BIG thanks to everybody who participated in June's VTROTM, If you did not win, be sure to get your nomination in again this month for your chance at SHF fame and glory!
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...31/#post304488
Kind of fitting on this Canada day
Sorry it only lets me put up little pics for some reason......
Also I could use a little help with figuring out how to close the poll and why I can't change the title of the thread to show the winner....
A BIG thanks to everybody who participated in June's VTROTM, If you did not win, be sure to get your nomination in again this month for your chance at SHF fame and glory!
Last edited by 8541Hawk; 07-01-2011 at 09:05 PM.
05-30-2011, 08:36 PM
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Woohoo!!!!!! Let the games begin.....
Here is my entry: 1999 VTR1000F Firestorm (Canadian version), colour is Medium Blue Metallic (the fastest one btw....)
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Mod list:
Engine
- JE 0.5 mm OS forged pistons (11.5:1) with moly skirt and ceramic top coatings
- Carillo H-beam forged rods
- DLC coated piston pins
- DLC coated intake valves
- Yoshimura Stage 1 cams
- Manual CCTs
- Ported and decked heads (0.015”) (actual comp. ratio: 12.2:1)
- Balanced crankshaft
- Lightened and balanced flywheel
- Factory Pro detent arm and shift star
- Ceramic transmission bearings (where possible)
- JDM CNC-machined shift lever, fit with needle bearings
- Barnett clutch springs
- Samco silicone hoses with heat dispersant coated in-line cooler
- Engine Ice coolant
- Durbahn carbon/fibreglass rad airscoops
- Modded EX400 oil cooler (twice the area) with custom bracket
- Dynojet kit
- Modded carb slides (two extra holes for quicker lifting)
- TPS adjusted to 430 ohms
- BMC street air filter
- Flo-Commander
- Modded airbox (carved out snorkel, two extra air entry holes)
- HPower-replica billet long intake runners
- HRC 1/6 turn throttle tube
- Akrapovic full race exhaust with Ti cans; ceramic coating
- CBR600RR stick coils
Suspension
- Braced swingarm (900RR), powdercoated black
- Ohlins two-way adjustable rear shock with hydraulic preload adjustment
- 1.83 mm shock shim
- 1997 CBR900RR (45mm) forks (with Gold Valve kit and valving specs from Roger Ditchfield)
- Ohlins fork springs (0.90 kg/mm)
- Billet red preload adjusters
- Ontario Moto Tech triple clamps (all aluminum; 5mm less offset), had them anodized red
- All ***** tapered roller steering bearings
- Shindy Daytona steering damper
- Custom modified Street Triple Helibars
Chassis and bodywork
- frame: reinforced steering head and cross-braces
- Reinforced engine mount bolts
- Mototeck undertail
- LED taillight with integrated signals
- Lockhart Phillips front turn signals
- Eastern Beaver headlight relay kit
- Hella 100/55W headlight bulb
- SPAL (5.2” pusher) cooling fan with manual switch
- Carbon fibre front fender (Triumph Street Triple) with OEM Triumph attachment straps
- Airtech hugger (for CBR900RR)
- RC51 instrument cluster with carbon fibre cover (custom adapter)
- Speedohealer
- Racecon (red) billet quick release fuel cap
- Powerbronze “double bubble” type iridium windscreen (cool blue)
- HRC-replica rear brake MC reservoir
- Maviryk Li-ion battery (12-cell)
- Cameleon automatic chain oiler
- Ducworks bar-end mirrors
- Mirror block-off plates
- Gutted front parking light, painted and drilled lens
- Powdercoated rearsets
- Sargent seat
- Carbon engine case protectors (Carbonadi)
- No cut frame sliders
- Two Brothers aluminum exhaust hangers
- Protek slash-cut footpegs
- Aluminum quick-release gas tank hinge pin
- VFR800 regulator
- Relocated ECM modules
- Moriwaki carbon lower fairing
- Fabbed front fairing air inlet screens
- Numerous Ti and Al bolts, nuts, screws,….
Running gear
- PVM cast magnesium 6-spoke wheels (powdercoated red; rear is 6” wide)
- ceramic hybrid wheel bearings
- 520 pitch chain with Al rear sprocket (15/43 gearing)
- Red anodized Ariete Al angled tire valves
- EBC 320mm race rotors
- Braketech/Ferodo caliper relocation brackets
- F4i front calipers with Vesrah RJL pads
- F4i rear caliper
- Speedbleeders on all calipers
- Custom machined rear rotor (save 1 lb)
- Braided lines (all around)
- OEM Ducati (Monster 1100) Brembo MCs (19x16 brake, 15x18 clutch)
- Carbon fibre reservoir brakets (Motowheels)
- Pazzo levers (dark blue with red adjusters)
- Yoyodyne Ti pivot pins
- Billet (red) reservoir covers
- Vista-Cruise
- Driven D3 grips
- Michelin Power Pure tires (190/55 rear)
Removed items
- Sidestand switch
- PAIR system
- Front fairing “air duct” panels
- Radiator screens
- Front parking light
Tech specs:
i) dyno (fresh rebuild numbers): 122 bhp and 77 lb-ft (both of which have risen noticeably based on my seat-of-the-pants dyno)
ii) weight: while I have not yet weighed it, my calculations (based on verified curb weights of 477 lb and weights of removed/replaced items) indicate it should come in right at 400 lbs ready to ride
Here is my entry: 1999 VTR1000F Firestorm (Canadian version), colour is Medium Blue Metallic (the fastest one btw....)
P1140087-1.jpg?t=1306812876
P1140090-2.jpg?t=1306812937
P1140070-1.jpg?t=1306812976
Mod list:
Engine
- JE 0.5 mm OS forged pistons (11.5:1) with moly skirt and ceramic top coatings
- Carillo H-beam forged rods
- DLC coated piston pins
- DLC coated intake valves
- Yoshimura Stage 1 cams
- Manual CCTs
- Ported and decked heads (0.015”) (actual comp. ratio: 12.2:1)
- Balanced crankshaft
- Lightened and balanced flywheel
- Factory Pro detent arm and shift star
- Ceramic transmission bearings (where possible)
- JDM CNC-machined shift lever, fit with needle bearings
- Barnett clutch springs
- Samco silicone hoses with heat dispersant coated in-line cooler
- Engine Ice coolant
- Durbahn carbon/fibreglass rad airscoops
- Modded EX400 oil cooler (twice the area) with custom bracket
- Dynojet kit
- Modded carb slides (two extra holes for quicker lifting)
- TPS adjusted to 430 ohms
- BMC street air filter
- Flo-Commander
- Modded airbox (carved out snorkel, two extra air entry holes)
- HPower-replica billet long intake runners
- HRC 1/6 turn throttle tube
- Akrapovic full race exhaust with Ti cans; ceramic coating
- CBR600RR stick coils
Suspension
- Braced swingarm (900RR), powdercoated black
- Ohlins two-way adjustable rear shock with hydraulic preload adjustment
- 1.83 mm shock shim
- 1997 CBR900RR (45mm) forks (with Gold Valve kit and valving specs from Roger Ditchfield)
- Ohlins fork springs (0.90 kg/mm)
- Billet red preload adjusters
- Ontario Moto Tech triple clamps (all aluminum; 5mm less offset), had them anodized red
- All ***** tapered roller steering bearings
- Shindy Daytona steering damper
- Custom modified Street Triple Helibars
Chassis and bodywork
- frame: reinforced steering head and cross-braces
- Reinforced engine mount bolts
- Mototeck undertail
- LED taillight with integrated signals
- Lockhart Phillips front turn signals
- Eastern Beaver headlight relay kit
- Hella 100/55W headlight bulb
- SPAL (5.2” pusher) cooling fan with manual switch
- Carbon fibre front fender (Triumph Street Triple) with OEM Triumph attachment straps
- Airtech hugger (for CBR900RR)
- RC51 instrument cluster with carbon fibre cover (custom adapter)
- Speedohealer
- Racecon (red) billet quick release fuel cap
- Powerbronze “double bubble” type iridium windscreen (cool blue)
- HRC-replica rear brake MC reservoir
- Maviryk Li-ion battery (12-cell)
- Cameleon automatic chain oiler
- Ducworks bar-end mirrors
- Mirror block-off plates
- Gutted front parking light, painted and drilled lens
- Powdercoated rearsets
- Sargent seat
- Carbon engine case protectors (Carbonadi)
- No cut frame sliders
- Two Brothers aluminum exhaust hangers
- Protek slash-cut footpegs
- Aluminum quick-release gas tank hinge pin
- VFR800 regulator
- Relocated ECM modules
- Moriwaki carbon lower fairing
- Fabbed front fairing air inlet screens
- Numerous Ti and Al bolts, nuts, screws,….
Running gear
- PVM cast magnesium 6-spoke wheels (powdercoated red; rear is 6” wide)
- ceramic hybrid wheel bearings
- 520 pitch chain with Al rear sprocket (15/43 gearing)
- Red anodized Ariete Al angled tire valves
- EBC 320mm race rotors
- Braketech/Ferodo caliper relocation brackets
- F4i front calipers with Vesrah RJL pads
- F4i rear caliper
- Speedbleeders on all calipers
- Custom machined rear rotor (save 1 lb)
- Braided lines (all around)
- OEM Ducati (Monster 1100) Brembo MCs (19x16 brake, 15x18 clutch)
- Carbon fibre reservoir brakets (Motowheels)
- Pazzo levers (dark blue with red adjusters)
- Yoyodyne Ti pivot pins
- Billet (red) reservoir covers
- Vista-Cruise
- Driven D3 grips
- Michelin Power Pure tires (190/55 rear)
Removed items
- Sidestand switch
- PAIR system
- Front fairing “air duct” panels
- Radiator screens
- Front parking light
Tech specs:
i) dyno (fresh rebuild numbers): 122 bhp and 77 lb-ft (both of which have risen noticeably based on my seat-of-the-pants dyno)
ii) weight: while I have not yet weighed it, my calculations (based on verified curb weights of 477 lb and weights of removed/replaced items) indicate it should come in right at 400 lbs ready to ride
Last edited by mikstr; 05-30-2011 at 08:38 PM.
05-30-2011, 08:47 PM
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Jeez mikstr, thanks for knocking the rest of us out of the running. I was gonna enter my bike next week after i get my sharkskinz lower put on, but now i have the overwhelming desire to vote for your bike over mine.
05-30-2011, 08:56 PM
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Sorry, not trying to be a dick......I told myself I would not enter until my bike was "done", and now, for all practical purposes, it is (although I will be adding Proton signals and possibly (lighter) Apex riser clip-ons in the near future).
FWIW, this is but the first in a (hopefully) long string of competitions....
BTW, big thanks to Mike for taking the reigns of this thing.... kudos brother!
Love this site, great bunch of decent, helpful and passionate folks.......
FWIW, this is but the first in a (hopefully) long string of competitions....
BTW, big thanks to Mike for taking the reigns of this thing.... kudos brother!
Love this site, great bunch of decent, helpful and passionate folks.......
05-30-2011, 09:13 PM
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Sorry, not trying to be a dick......I told myself I would not enter until my bike was "done", and now, for all practical purposes, it is (although I will be adding Proton signals and possibly (lighter) Apex riser clip-ons in the near future).
FWIW, this is but the first in a (hopefully) long string of competitions....
BTW, big thanks to Mike for taking the reigns of this thing.... kudos brother!
Love this site, great bunch of decent, helpful and passionate folks.......
FWIW, this is but the first in a (hopefully) long string of competitions....
BTW, big thanks to Mike for taking the reigns of this thing.... kudos brother!
Love this site, great bunch of decent, helpful and passionate folks.......
no reason to be sorry, it was a complement. Your bike is AWESOME.
05-30-2011, 09:40 PM
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05-30-2011, 10:24 PM
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05-31-2011, 06:43 AM
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05-31-2011, 01:06 PM
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Thanks for noticing, lol Actually, I have tried to fix that (the stock seat was "flusher") but eventually gave up. In the end, I chose comfort (Sargent) over aesthetics (OEM upholstered park bench).....
05-31-2011, 01:31 PM
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Mikstr- I'm not sure how much the undercarriage has room to play with on your bike, but I was dealing with the flush issue on my bike and ended up putting some pretty generous spacers in between the tail plastics and sub-frame to bring it up to match the cowl. Like I said, not too sure how this would work with your seat, plastics, etc, but it may be something to look into!
05-31-2011, 02:15 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion 
FWIW, while I do like to have my toys looks decent (and somewhat unique), I am not obsessed with the aesthetics, prefering to put my energy in proper maintenance and performance improvement. Truth be told, I hate having to wash and shine but realize it`s somewhat of a necessary evil for longevity`s sake.....
FWIW, while I do like to have my toys looks decent (and somewhat unique), I am not obsessed with the aesthetics, prefering to put my energy in proper maintenance and performance improvement. Truth be told, I hate having to wash and shine but realize it`s somewhat of a necessary evil for longevity`s sake.....
05-31-2011, 02:48 PM
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mikstr, I've run my Sargent with the cowl installed since I got the seat 3 years ago, and mine sits flush. You must have gotten the "heavy passenger" model.
Having said that, I think what we need now is a VTRWTLML contest (VTR with the longest mods list). Although that one would probably just be between you and Tweety.
Having said that, I think what we need now is a VTRWTLML contest (VTR with the longest mods list). Although that one would probably just be between you and Tweety.
05-31-2011, 04:17 PM
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05-31-2011, 05:16 PM
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I'm voting for Mikstr, but here's my baby! Photos taken this afternoon after my commute.
1998 Superhawk, 32,500 miles, faster red color
CBR1000RR front end:
-front wheel
-front rotors
-front calipers
-front brake master cylinder
-front forks
-lower triple clamp
Aftermarket CBR1000RR top triple clamp
Radiators moved back 3/4"
All ***** tapered stem bearings
Apex adjustable clip-ons
RideIt Moto brake and clutch adjustable shorty levers
Goodridge braided brake lines
EBC HH pads
16/43 gearing
Jardine high mount pipes (rattle-can flat black, header heat wrapped)
APE manual Cam Chain Tensioners
K&N air filter
Electrosport R/R (with CPU thermal paste)
T-Rex frame sliders
TPS adjusted to 540 ohms
de-PAIRed with block-off plates
Michelin Power Pures front and back
Rotella T6 5W-40 w/ car oil filter
rear cowl that's not screwed up
Some cosmetic stuff done by previous owner . . .
PS: 3-way adjustable shock waiting to go on (got it from Mikstr):
-modded stock shock
-race-tech gold valve kit
-reservoir w/ high and low speed compression damping
1998 Superhawk, 32,500 miles, faster red color
CBR1000RR front end:
-front wheel
-front rotors
-front calipers
-front brake master cylinder
-front forks
-lower triple clamp
Aftermarket CBR1000RR top triple clamp
Radiators moved back 3/4"
All ***** tapered stem bearings
Apex adjustable clip-ons
RideIt Moto brake and clutch adjustable shorty levers
Goodridge braided brake lines
EBC HH pads
16/43 gearing
Jardine high mount pipes (rattle-can flat black, header heat wrapped)
APE manual Cam Chain Tensioners
K&N air filter
Electrosport R/R (with CPU thermal paste)
T-Rex frame sliders
TPS adjusted to 540 ohms
de-PAIRed with block-off plates
Michelin Power Pures front and back
Rotella T6 5W-40 w/ car oil filter
rear cowl that's not screwed up
Some cosmetic stuff done by previous owner . . .
PS: 3-way adjustable shock waiting to go on (got it from Mikstr):
-modded stock shock
-race-tech gold valve kit
-reservoir w/ high and low speed compression damping
Last edited by evines; 05-31-2011 at 05:33 PM.
05-31-2011, 05:33 PM
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A bit of salt for the wound huh? lol And that is the thanks I get for selling the guy my one-off high-tech shock...... sheesh........
P.S. That last bit just made me realize that I have traded (bought or sold) stuff with a good number of members here....
Last edited by mikstr; 05-31-2011 at 05:38 PM.
05-31-2011, 05:40 PM
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You know, I'm such a nice guy that I will let you trade me your Ohlins shock for my rear cowl. What do you think?
And gentlemen (and ladies??) you heard it straight from Mikstr . . . my shock is one-off and high-tech. So vote for me.
