levsdenis Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hello everyone. I have a VFR 2003 and I passed the 100 000 km (with only stator + rectifier problems and maybe a cam chain tensioner to change). I want to know your milage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted January 4, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 4, 2016 Nice. Congrats. I'm only at about 57 000 km.C Edit: no real repairs so far, but I DO have a spare stator and gasket just in case Murphy's laws hit me... spare R/R too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted January 4, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 4, 2016 My 03 had almost 87,000 miles and was on it third set of R\R and stator . And I had changed the both CCT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I got to 100,000 km on an '03 model with 2x stator and 1x R/R failure and rattling CCTs (oil change fixed that), knocking clutch (excessive inner & outer basket wear) and an oil weep (much slower than a leak, just leaving local stain) at front right motor (cover gasket) from 125°C overheat at racetrack. Swapped out the motor from a written off '07 unit, not only cheaper than fixing each issue w new parts, actually made money selling off the rest of the valid bits n pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Frogfoot Posted January 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 5, 2016 My 04 had 161,000km on it by November 2014 when it was destroyed by a kangaroo. I think it had one stator, a couple of CCT swaps and I'd recently replaced the rear shock more as a refresh than having any problems with it. I can't see why it couldn't have carried on for another 100,000. Certainly it would have had about another 25,000 on it by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted January 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 5, 2016 My 04 had 161,000km on it by November 2014 when it was destroyed by a kangaroo. I think it had one stator, a couple of CCT swaps and I'd recently replaced the rear shock more as a refresh than having any problems with it. I can't see why it couldn't have carried on for another 100,000. Certainly it would have had about another 25,000 on it by now. That is one mean 'roo... son of a b....!!! c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Frogfoot Posted January 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 5, 2016 Here's the long story if you're interested. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php/blog/143/entry-532-end-of-an-era/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Skids Posted January 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 5, 2016 My 08 has 65000miles/104000km and has fried one stator so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I know of at least one 2002 model with 140,000 km that just fried the original stator last month. No other issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer kaldek Posted January 13, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 13, 2016 Sooo, me being a long forgotten but still lurking member can chip in. I bough a 2002 model brand new off the showroom floor in March 2002 the day after I was legally allowed to ride large capacity bikes. Put 128,000km on the original motor with no mechanical issues other than needing to replace the Cam chain tensioners (three times), the stator (twice), and the clutch disks (once). After that I tried to be a smartypants and get it tuned, yada yada. Ended up dropping in a 2006 motor and American ECU, plus Motad headers. It never really ran right after all that and I by this time I had 185,000km on it. Got bored and bought a BMW K1300R. I've had that bike for 3 yrs now and 40,000km. It's fast but boring compared to the VFR. I miss it. On a side note, my original 2002 motor and the 2006 frame is still getting around on this forum being ridden by MVinOz as a track bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Congratulations! Incidentally, have the valves ever needed adjustment? I have a working hypothesis regarding the need - or lack thereof - for checking the valves as often as the manual says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levsdenis Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm the second owner (purchased at 36 000 km) and never did adjust valves. The first owner did once, according to the specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Bingo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud786 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I try to get my 6th gen out once a week, I doubt I'll ever buy another street bike it does everything a street bike needs to do. My Luv, is for my ktm 500 ,, total Hooligan bike, moocho exercise and world changing terrain capability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otmaximus Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I loooooove when this topic comes up! My '94 has about 260,000 miles and it still runs like a champ. No major repairs...but the list of minor repairs and upgrades is lengthy. My other 3 VFRs have between 50-65k miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InterceptorPR Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 My silver 2005 has 67K miles (about 108,000 km) and my 04 has (only) 19k miles(about 30,000km). OH, and for the record, the CCT's are a bit noisy on the 05, and the clutch is noticeably less grippy than my 04. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iakona Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 My 02 has 35,000 miles (~56k km), and has been damned near rock solid, other than a couple of electrical issues nagging at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Conedodger Posted February 9, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 9, 2016 My 02 has 35,000 miles (~56k km), and has been damned near rock solid, other than a couple of electrical issues nagging at me. Same with my '04. Had some wiring issues, (fried stator to RR wires and starter relay connector), and a bad volt meter that lead me down the path of RR replacement. Turns out my OEM RR was fine, but now I have the piece of mind of an upgraded unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iakona Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 My 02 has 35,000 miles (~56k km), and has been damned near rock solid, other than a couple of electrical issues nagging at me. Same with my '04. Had some wiring issues, (fried stator to RR wires and starter relay connector), and a bad volt meter that lead me down the path of RR replacement. Turns out my OEM RR was fine, but now I have the piece of mind of an upgraded unit. Yeah, I did the vfrness a few years back, and I hard wired my stator harness after the stator/RR connector partially melted. I'm probably going to upgrade the RR pretty soon, but right now the only thing that really stands out and is irritating is that the kill switch and high beam switch seem a bit touchy. I'm sure I just need to take them apart and clean them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kris78 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 My 2003 VFR800 has 91,300k's It's had all services up to date ,clutch basket starting to knock a little and CCT needs doing One thing is that it has overheated and spewed out the overflow bottle the last 2 rides So a coolant flush new hoses and rad cap is next to be done Other than that it's a pearler and all is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BCmcrider Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Well, here is a summary of the work done on my bike now at just over 122,000k's. Est 47200 when purchased from Savage in June 2009 Headset Bearings Replaced 51000 Waiting for tires to arrive. 52001 Oil / Filter change Royal Purple Synthetic. New battery Chain and sprockets ordered. 60450 Chain and sprockets installed. 60450 9450 New back tire. Pilot Road 2. 60670 Oil and filter changed. 65000 4330 Oil and filter changed. 65000 Clutch pushrod cleaned and lubed w/Amsoil. 66620 Waiting to install new PP/PR2 68250 New tire still not installed. 69000 New front tire installed 70400 5400 Oil and filter changed. 81800 12800 New front and rear tires installed. 82000 Voltmeter installed. Fan switch mounted. Lighter recepticle installed properly. 84318 13918 Oil and filter changed. 90050 Fork Oil changed. Used < 1Litre to do both. 90050 All dash and signal bulbs changed. 90200 Throttle tube removed and cleaned with WD40. No lube added upon re-assembly. 91500 Clean high beam switch with WD40 and lube with Moovit. 92000 New battery. Ordered new front tire. 94000 Sync starter valves. 95850 11532 Change oil and filter Ordered new rear tire. 96665 14865 Installed new front and rear tires. 96665 36215 Installed new chain and sprockets. 105600 9750 Change oil and filter Ordered new front and rear tire. 107000 Stripped spark plug front right. 107000 New spark plugs. 107000 Cleaned air filter. 107000 Adjusted valve clearance 107000 Replaced thermostat and o-ring gasket. 107000 Replaced two short t-stat housing hoses. 107000 Removed PAIR system. 107000 Changed coolant 107000 Adjust idle 107745 Sync starter valves 108000 11335 New front and rear tires installed. 108000 New front and rear brake pads 114691 9091 Change oil and filter 117500 Balance front and back tires 117700 Install new seat cover and padding. 118125 10125 Ordered new front and rear tire. est121500 #VALUE! Change oil and filter est121500 Install front tire. est121500 Install front wheel bearings and seals est121500 Replace right headlight socket due to overheat and melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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