hondalover

IMHO, I'd spent my time/money on the OEM Honda parts and not buy parts from eBay.  That way I'm sure I've got the proper size seals for my bike.  And unless the caliper square seals are leaking, I'd remove the pistons to clean the ports (paying close attention to the fluid return orifice) and reassemble with the original seals.

In short, yes, car oil (I have 1st hand experience with automotive Mobile 1) can cause clutch slippage.

On 9/23/2017 at 6:29 PM, duccmann said:

Was this takin in Florida?


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Negative, this was a freeze frame from a video taken in Kansas by fellow VFRDer Lee2002.

50 minutes ago, mello dude said:

That pic is a deal killer right there! Lol!

So I'm SOL on selling my bike?  Lol

I'm in KC and actually test rode a 6th gen at Reno's before I pulled the trigger on my VFR.  I don't have any experience with the 7th gen but I'd be happy to go look at it for you.  Do you have any certain items that you'd like inspected?

Well, to close out this thread, here's where things fell out...Terry's comments made me look closer at the actual damage, and think the cops waaay underestimated the distance it was dragged. The road is just under 2/10ths of a mile, and it might have gone most of that way on its side. The bike shop totaled it and then some - I think they just printed off a parts list with everything but wheels and the seat. The length of time it laid on its side leaking fluids, and after I pulled the side plastic off, I couldn't tell if the radiator was bent, but the screws holding the plastic on sure were. The fluids got into the connectors, so I decided to let her go. Insurance offered her back to me for $442, but I declined.

Because I had a couple of great trips with my brother to the Tail of the Dragon, he told me I should keep the damaged side panel that has one of my Dragon stickers on it, so I have a mini-Tree of Shame in my garage. Hope I don't start a trend. Maybe it'll remind me to not be a squid on future day trips.

With the money burning a hole in my wallet, the search is on in earnest. Already found a few on CL and Cycletrader within a day trip. Hated becoming a non-bike-owner, so we'll see how long the search goes. Keeping the search to 6th Gen, or possibly an '06-'08 Triumph Sprint. Looking forward to the future trips to the Dragon & elsewhere.

Thanks for letting me share this and solicit the usual great feedback - it helps.

Happy Halloween, all!

If it's not too late, I'd be willing to buy it back from you for what you buy it back from the insurance company, plus some for your time. I have a truck and trailer and can met you wherever is convenient for you. Shoot me a PM if your open to this idea.

On a side note, I really don't like to hear of 6th gens being stolen in the KC area since that's where my bikes operates most of the time.

Also looks like I might have an extra bed as well.

Debbie called me this morning, and I am not on the waiting list any longer as I have room reserved. I'm pretty sure Panamawing got a similar call since he would have been in front of me on the waiting list. See y'all in a week.

Both forks work together and perform the same functions. I don't think they started changing fork purpose until more recently.

I'm looking for a roomie. I'll be getting in Thursday evening sometime and will be leaving Sunday. I haven't made my reservation yet, but will by the Sep close-out.

Terry, I'm not much of a drinker, but I occasionally partake in a Mike's Hard Lemonade or the like. A 6-pack lasts me close to a year. But just to give you an idea of the accommodations, I'll attach a pic of the garage. The spot I'd think you'd prefer is upstairs and unfinished, but the toilet is downstairs, so it's up to you. Hopefully there will be more green than white while you're here!

I'll be leaving KC sometime on Thursday, so will arrive in AR Thursday afternoon/evening sometime. I'd be open the the sharing a room with someone anyone if up for it.

MaxSwell, you're welcome to hang out here at my place on your way to and fro if it works for you. I don't have an actual spare bedroom, but I've got a private dry spot to lay down a sleeping bag, along with a toilet and sink and plenty of room for the bike to sleep inside as well.

I'm up for pitching in cash or a ride to the store to pick up whatever is still needed.

It looks like the collar that would go inside a grommet. Maybe a piece of cowling, or maybe the tank hold down bolts is missing one.

Are you back yet ?

Are who back? I never left.

Are you back yet from buying this 5th gen?

I think I might just try to get down for this one. I haven't been on a ride longer than 100 miles in a few years. I think it's about time to change that.

Yosh, do you really think it's 4-gallons? I've started the practice of using ethanol-free fuel in my small-engine stuff as well as my wife's Nighthawk. I typically fill up my gas cans after flushing the line with "the good stuff". I flush the line by putting some of that fuel in my car, but have wondered EVERY TIME I've done that, how much do I really need to flush. It all comes down to where the switching between octanes takes place.

And for others looking for the ethanol free fuel, as you would guess, there's an app for that! I use Pure Gas, and it works well for me. Although all the stations that carry "the good stuff", they only supply it in the 91/92 octane rating.

My 03 has H4 for the lows (It's a Hi/Low bulb but only the low is wired and you don't want to use the Hi because the heat will melt your housing and reflector OBTW) and H7s for the Highs

I've been using the high beam filament on my H-4 for several years without any issues. Do you have first-hand experience with the reflector melting?

If I'm remembering correctly, Grayv3 is NOT going back the same way he came. So there still may be a need to return the empties. That is unless you don't want your deposit back.

Vacuum operated petcock, and purge valve? I'm not even sure they have vacuum operated petcocks since they have a fuel pump.

Are you running with a tank bag? That seems like a logical place for it if you plan on utilizing one. How resistant to moisture is the BT transmitter, and what are the dimensions (in US please, as I still haven't memorized the conversion) of the BT transmitter?

Very nice. Can I send you mine and about 30 of my friends face plates .

Nice work ..

sure anytime :) all the way to this side of the planet !!

If Switchblade sends you some face plates, he might as well send some forks to huh? Shipping is far more pricey than you might imagine Switchblade.

That set up is by-far the best looking and most seamless install that I've ever seen. Great work Anik!

Most dyno shops have them, they thread into the O2 sensor bung.

Expect he might be hard-pressed to find on O2 bung on a '93. The one I had experience with was just a probe that was placed in the muffler. And obviously this set-up was a pain when working on a bike with multiple cylinders and without a common exhaust collector. I wouldn't discount the Harley shop though, just ask before you bring the bike what type of readings you'll come out with. An exhaust gas analyzer is a machine that sniffs the exhaust and will give you a read out of your exhaust gas make-up. Those are the readings that will tell you what you can do to get your bike fine tuned.

You can't tune a bike from dyno numbers alone unless you have boat loads of cash and time to make a small change and run the dyno again. What you really want is an exhaust gas analyzer to be taking its readings at the same time the dyno is doing its thing.

Will this work on a 5th Gen VFR too? I am in the process of restoring a crashed bike and I have found a few F4i wheels near me in pretty good condition.

That's a good question. I know that the spacers are different on the 5th & 6th gens, so I guessing this won't work exactly at sckego did it.