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  2. jeremyr62
    From the lack of traffic in this group, I don't think there are any 7th gen riders left anywhere..
  3. HMC
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  4. airwalk
    I do(slider pin lube), but it’s been so long that all I can say for sure is the infrequent adjustments aren’t complicated by balky semi-seized parts..
  5. swimmer
    This was for the VFR1200F?
  6. msabew
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  7. 09mantlek
    They aint going to be able to tell i touched the cam chain tensioner. Besides, it’s past that point. They made it clear they willingly wont take the bike back
  8. DrErgal
    What a job! 👍 I saved it on my phone. Many thanks!
  9. Lorne
    Did someone say Mt Hamilton? I stopped there on my way to the 1999 AMA races at Laguna Seca, then after the races I rode Angeles Crest hwy on the way to Mt Palomar. This pic is about 8 miles west on Mt Hamilton road from the observatory. I seem to recall that road being rather twisty.
  10. FromMaine
    The lights are just cheap chinese riding/fog lights. The lights themselves are surprisingly good and well made with a machined aluminum body. I bought them because they were small enough to tuck in under the front fairing, and not hit the fender when the front compressed. They are about 30mm dia, and 55mm length. The switch gear that come with them as junk though. On your fifth, look at the turn signal, then look inside the fairing. There is a flat spot on the fairing with a screw head showing, this holds the turn signal in place, its a 5mm screw. Remove that screw, buy 12mm longer screw and a 12mm ferrule for mounting. The lights I used came with mounting brackets, I flipped them upside down, mounted the lights to the bracket, then held them up to the screw hole as I needed to drill a hole in the bracket to mount. Actually you have to drill holes either side of the bracket so a screw driver can pass through the bracket to tighten the fastening. Hopefully the pictures will help. I've added a pic of my 4th gen set up as you have one. Its a bit more complicated. But I have over 70K on it going through 4 sets of different lights. 1. Lights on 2.Mounting 3.Light. 4.Cheap lights that works well 5.4th Gen mounting
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  12. rangemaster
    Nice collection. I have a 4th and a 5th Gen. What can you tell me about the lights you have on the front of your 5th that look like they are on/next to the forks. Nicely done. rangemaster
  13. mello dude
    That's pretty cool, you can zing though all the pages without going to Partzilla.. -- I saved it.
  14. Captain 80s
    Every machine has a potential for problems, with prior ownership / usage playing a large part. You don't know what the diagnosis actually is yet. Cam chain tensioners can, and do, go bad and need replacement. Sometimes a failure aligns with bad timing. It's called a coincidence. A good seller would make a goodwill gesture to help resolve this. You did not buy from one. Have the bike diagnosed and documented by a reputable shop (if that exists near you) to be used as proof for your case. Whether that is court or presenting the findings to see if the seller will work with you if it's something somewhat simple. I certainly wouldn't trust the original shop to diagnose and/or repair the bike though. But getting turned off by one Honda (with no documented history from a shit seller) and looking at a Ducati for reliability and low maintenance is a fun statement. I do sincerely wish you good luck and hope it's something simple that you can pivot from without excessive additional pain and suffering.
  15. expvet
    Might be a good idea to not mess with the bike while you haggle with the seller. The more wrench work you put on it while in your possession the more they will accuse you of being the cause.
  16. fooj
    I created a PDF of the microfiche for the 1999 model for my own reference. Thought others might find it useful. 1999 VFR800 - Microfiche.pdf
  17. 09mantlek
    Going to inspect it this week/weekend I'm getting itchy on the uncertainty of what it could be. I fear that I'm going to have to go to court with this issue and I'll get a loan out for another motorcycle 😞 this has put me right off this bike If I'm being honest with myself and I am already looking at ducati supersport. I'm going to try adjust the cam chain tensioner while in the housing. First a bit clockwise which will loosen it then let go and take note if it goes more in than it was. If it does then it may have gotten stuck. If not I'll try manually tighten by turning anti clockwise a tiny bit and see if the noise does. If not I guess the front one will be next and if not after that... Not going to go further with it mechanically.
  18. Xeno62
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  19. mello dude
    @vfr800_red...... Dude, you even have a multimeter?
  20. AbeLincoln
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  21. Ughandi
    https://www.carscoops.com/2024/10/brembo-buys-suspension-specialist-ohlins-in-405-million-deal/ Looks like it'll be one-stop-shopping from now on for all your suspension & braking needs!
  22. Captain 80s
    Escape when? My point is that when the work is done, fluid topped off, the cap is installed and the diaphragm settles down into the fluid, if there is no air pocket when the fluid heats and expands it can then exert pressure on the clutch and can cause it to slip. I apologize if that was understood the first time, but your answer was ambiguous to me. EDIT: Re-reading your post I think I understand now that you are losing your bleed (no lever feel / resistance ?), not building excessive pressure. Carry on and good luck.
  23. Dutchy
    If only....
  24. gadobelieve
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  25. 5THGENVFR800MADNESS91
    I wedged a piece of a zip tie up under the plastic and rubber diaphragm to ensure that air was able to escape thanks though
  26. Captain 80s
    Make sure you are leaving some air space in the res when the rubber diaphragm and cap are on.
  27. pedro88
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  28. St. Stephen
    The irony is that, although the first two photos are indeed from Arkansas, the last pic is actually taken on the road down from Mt. Hamilton here in the bay area. So that is actually CA crud and tar snakes on the road. The fog in the distance is covering San Jose. I have now added a proper 3rd Arkansas photo below (with my 6th gen this time), with no oil outside of the crankcase! Anyway Grum, I would have made the same joke if I'd thought of it!
  29. Rodan
    I found a set of bags (side) in the Anniversary colors this spring. My thread here has some info and part numbers.
  30. faire
    2014 Interceptor VFR800, red, stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International airport motorcycle parking area on or around Sunday Oct 13, 2014. U-lock on front wheel was cut. Distinguishing features: small dent on fuel tank; extra high raised seat, Givi Maxia black top case, Delkevic exhaust, handlebar risers, RAM phone mount, wheels have edge reflector strip. Northface jacket and Shark carbon helmet were in the Maxia case. Please keep an eye out guys. Thanks
  31. titulescu
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  32. fink
    I used to make an aux feed for vfrs many years ago. It was a 4 pin plug that I used to take the feed from. The black/yellow wire was the switched wire.
  33. Skids
    Yes, and I've always done that previously, even though not actually specified in the SM, but as they always gradually seize up, I wondered if lubricating would reduce or prevent this.
  34. Grum
    Ok I'm sorry..... I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes I will not make fun of other members bikes Dear FromMaine will that do? My fingers are worn out! I'm sorry, Mea Culpa. Happy days!
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      Juniper Pass

      I took a day off from work and also from my bicycle training to take out the Veefalo one last time before the weather turns ugly, supposed to snow the rest of the week and possibly start sticking to the ground along the Colorado Front Range. I took a leisurely pace up hwy 105 toward Morrison and got reacquainted with the bike since its been over a month since I took any sort of twisties on it at all, hwy 105 is a scenic ride along the front range between Denver and Colorado Springs, its mostly easy fast sweepers and lite traffic so its a favorite road of mine when going north. Then I have to negotiate a bit of traffic near Highlands ranch and up hwy 470 into the mountains. I decided to take the Morrison Exit and try either Lookout Mountain or head up Golden Gate Canyon - this time it was Lookout Mountain, I was sort of making it up on the fly as I went along. Lookout Mountain is my old bicycling haunt from my days while I was working at Coors, its a killer ride and all uphill - I don't think I could do it today If I had to, not quite there yet! I saw a whole bunch of riders doing it though and wished I was in shape enough to be there doing it as well. 30 more lbs and I will be able to do it! On this day I would do it on the Veefalo instead.

       

       

       

       

      I took a video from the gateway to the top at the Lookout Mountain State Park, getting past riders, the guy in the green jacket actually pretty much astounded me with how far he had gotten in the short time it took me to set up my camera, some 3 miles at least and up to the gateway from the turn off at hwy 6! Amazing I thought. I took the first two turns slow then got more comfortable as I went up further, till I was doing well, I made some gearing mistakes and took the tight 15mph marked hairpins in the wrong gear so I lugged it a bit on one or two. Still enjoyed it though and then got off at the top and hiked over a rock outcropping for an overview of the road for the pictures below.

       

       

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      Lookout Mountain - Golden Colorado

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      Lookout Mountain Park top of the mountain

      From there I headed up interstate 70 to Idaho Springs for a beer at the Tommy-knockers brewery, I was the only customer in the joint - slow day for them so they treated me like a king! I got a nice tour of the place sort of impromptu, they made me a nice Pastrami sandwich on rye and with the brown ale it was fantastic. I must say the beer is much better there than in the bottles - its always good at the brewery. I am glad I stopped

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      Tommy-knockers Brewpub Idaho Springs

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      Idaho Springs Colorado

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      Mashtuns and fermenters

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      Rows of fermenters

      I finished my lunch and since the road to Mount Evans is right there I headed up Squaw pass hoping to get in some nice pictures I wasn't expecting what I found, ICE IN ALL THE SHADY PARTS

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      Icy patches on Squaw Pass definitely taking it easy on that road

      There were some section where the ice covered the whole road for 300 yards or so I had to roll through it with my legs out to help keep the bike from sliding and falling over, I took it real slow. A Ford pickup was right behind me so I pulled over to let him pass but the guy was going slower then even I was so I pressed on - in places where I could see I just cut over to the oncoming lane and out of the ice where the sun was shining on the road more, but some places there was not alternative so I just had to go slow, good thing it wasn't slick but rather they tossed some gravel over the worst parts so I had some traction!

      I did stop for pictures in all the best spots

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      Echo Lake at Mount Evans showing off my new plate

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      Elephant Butte Park and Denver

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      Close up

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      Veefalo on Squaw Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Juniper Pass

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      Mount Evans

      My route A is home B is Tommy-knockers

       

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      I Am Back !

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      Not that it matters and not that I expect anyone had noticed, but to those who sent me "where are you?" I would like to say I am back. Not only that I am officially returning to VFRD after nearly 2 months break but I have also ridden my Hawk last weekend and had FUN! Let me restate that; I had major fun riding! Something I have almost given up on.

      Most of you have been riding your whole adult lives and riding is not only a hobby to you, it is part of you. But I started riding three years ago and even though I have encounter some setbacks, till this spring I loved riding with whole my heart. However, I have always considered riding as my hobby. As a hobby which suppose to make my life better, more fun and more rich. Life is too short to do something which we don't fully love.

      My love of riding received a first major scar this spring: I lost a friend on the racetrack. He was a total stranger who offered me his help after I lowsided at CMP track last year. I still remember hearing his "Hi, my name is Todd, do you need help?" while I was duct-taping my roadrash from ripped jacket. He helped me straighten up the shifter and we kept in touch. The next time we saw each other was the day he died.

      With 9 months delay, I can say that Todd's death shook me more than I have realized. It rooted fear in me which was fueled by seeing and hearing about others getting hurt over and over again. If I was to summarize this year - it would be one big accident report. I became sensitive to every broken bone, every roadrash, every lowside. And even though I did 10 track days this year, I became slower and slower and slower. Suddenly, I have acquired this 'grandma' riding style on the road, frozen with fear that behind every corner there is car standing in my lane, or major sand trap or deer staring at me ... I was crippled with fear not only for me about also for my fellow rider.

      So, at the end of this year, I rode more and more by myself. I could not bear the feelings of responsibility for others on the road and my lines were crippled by my own fears. It all culminated this fall at WDGAH. In a freaky accident Love2rideh82crash was taken down by a truck crossing into our lane. I was done. I finished the weekend, locked the VFR into a garage and took a break.

      Until the last weekend, I pretended that motorcycles do not exists. As a last instance after 2 months break from riding, I decided to go to CMP track to see if I can still have fun. I also felt like I should go for the memory of Todd. I went and I had fun! I had much more fun than I expected and the most fun on track I can remember. Suddenly the whole track connected into an uninterupted line of turns and I felt one with the bike riding around! I was giggling like a little girl in my helmet and keep on giggling ever since smile.gif

      Granted I was not the fastest one and through out the weekend, I have never exceeded about 60% of my riding abilities, but I had no "oh-shit" nor 'blond' moments. I could have maybe go faster, I could have brake later for the turns and I could have lean further, but I am no Rossi nor Stoner. I decided to ride for fun and I had amazing blast riding well within my comfort zone.

      I was proud of myself when, after bandaging Ricks arm, I was able to distance myself and go back to riding without the year-long fear. I did feel bad for him but the feelings were not crippling my lines nor my mind. And when a total stranger came to me and said "Hi, my name is Todd", my heart stopped for a minute though but I suddenly knew that my life went a full circle. I probably will never win MotoGP :idea3: , but I am back! :wheel:

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