Member Contributer Switchblade Posted June 10, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2015 Bunch of crap for sure. Hate it for ya .. Roll On .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Im glad for you emil for getting a new bike after all i would never have trusted my own bike if this had happened to me so it looks like a good ending even if you were without bike for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Cogswell Posted June 10, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted June 10, 2015 Well, at least some good news and maybe a happy ending after all. Did they give you any insight in to what failed inside the engine? Possibly any photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emil Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Just picked up the new one. I don't have exact info about the nature of the engine damage, but as expected, there was a piston seizure, and according to the mech, Honda Ontario's info about the camshaft bearings does fit into the picture. The new one's motor / gearbox sound is slightly different, especially noticeable when coasting at about 50 km/h in 4th gear. There is a slight humming the other didn't have. Also, the idle speed wasn't raised as high (1500 instead 1800), and it's easier to start off with it. Does seem to run better from the beginning. Fuel consumption is also lower, 5.0 instead of over 6 in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted June 13, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted June 13, 2015 Let's hope this one is better then the last one ! Roll On .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checksix Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Boy those white ones look nice. Good luck with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer windyrun Posted June 13, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted June 13, 2015 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emil Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Had a second ride today. Motor also seems to have more torque than the other copy. And I think one could spot the manufacturing defect through the fuel consumption display function alone, if directly compared. I'm always astounded how the bike rides corners practically by itself. In spite of my average (at best) riding skills, the chicken strips on the back tire are already almost gone (1-2mm left), after 2 rides now, something I didn't manage to do with the NC in 3 years because it never gave me the same confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrypz Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I always thought my SV 650 with tweaked suspension was the ultimate, but the VFR was better driving off the showroom floor than the SV ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted July 9, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted July 9, 2015 Good news for sure !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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