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The High Mileage Thread... What Do You Have On Your Vfr?


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  1. 1. The High Mileage Thread... What Do You Have On Your Vfr?

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    • 10,001 - 20,000 miles
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102,916km on my redslut when she was taken out. RIP honey

1st valve check at 90,000km. Only 1 too wide.

 

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Currently have 99901km on my 99 5G. Seems to be running perfectly, all I've replaced is the coolant hoses and FPR (precautionary but not needed). Has got a non-standard RR, and I am very anal about the cleanliness of the wiring connectors. As a self-confessed tinkerer I have replaced the forks and brakes (CBR600F4i), revalved and resprung the forks, and I have Daugherty CBR929 shock, and fitted a FactoryPro shift star.

 

 

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I'm at 80,550 miles/129,632 km on my 1999. I crashed it, but I'm fixing it and it still runs like a champ.

(I did not crash in this picture. Just in case you were thinking that... ?)

 

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On 12/30/2017 at 11:15 PM, taglicious said:

I just hit 229,000 on my 1990 vfr before xmas...

 

Congratulations... is that MPH or KPH???

May I record what brand and weight of oil you primary used???

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On ‎2017‎-‎12‎-‎30 at 11:15 PM, taglicious said:

I just hit 229,000 on my 1990 vfr before xmas... 

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Good for you man.  That is some serous mileage regardless of KM or miles.  Would you mind sharing with us a little history on the maintenance you did to achieve this state and what repair you had to do to it to get it here?

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On 11/18/2017 at 12:55 AM, Terry said:

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Lovely photo, Terry. Great bike and get choice of helmet, too.

 

 

 

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I just replaced the clutch on my ‘94 at about 262k miles. It was still perfectly functional but slipped a bit if I hammered it in top gear. Besides that, and especially now, it still runs like a top. 

Paul in SoCal

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On 1/6/2018 at 6:47 AM, 34468Randy said:

Good for you man.  That is some serous mileage regardless of KM or miles.  Would you mind sharing with us a little history on the maintenance you did to achieve this state and what repair you had to do to it to get it here?

wanna hear something sick? :goofy:

the only, things that i've done to the original vfr that i started with, are: reg/rect (3x's), stator 1, couple batteries, few clutches, numerous tires,  synched the carbs a couple times, *have thought about adjusting the valves one day*, tires 3x's a year for 5 years running, brake pads, pazzo levers, braided race lines, shes not pretty like she used to be. Been hit 3x's (ol timers think i'm a parking spot), wrecked once, Each time near completion of paint. replaced the forks (even after swapping shims) because of slop. uhm, thermostat twice, temp sensor twice, i am on my 6th set of grips lol. The motor is the very same, internally. jets, needles, valves, all stock. I do run 2 stroke synthetic in my fuel on every tank :tongue:

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On 1/5/2018 at 9:22 PM, BusyLittleShop said:

 

Congratulations... is that MPH or KPH???

May I record what brand and weight of oil you primary used???

that is in fact miles. mobil 1 10-40 4T i followed a chart from someone... i'll look for it... 

 

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15 hours ago, taglicious said:

that is in fact miles. mobil 1 10-40 4T i followed a chart from someone... i'll look for it... 

 

 

Awesome news... do you have any Blackstone lab reports to share and can you say at what intervals was the M1 changed???

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My 6th gen is at 66k miles and this past year I had to replace fork seals (and of course the fork oil and dust seals), the clutch pack, chain and sprockets. The only thing left on my list are tires but I still have some miles left on my PR2s so it's time to catch up on my ride time (down for 2 months) now that every thing is finally back together.

I was seriously close to trading it in on a FJR1300 but the 2 test drives I did on the Yamaha left me uninspired so I decided to keep the VFR. It always leaves me smiling and I couldn't say the same about the FJR.

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