MaxSwell

Oh man! Those pesky Carter Vents.

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It's Always Somthing.

On 5/26/2020 at 12:35 PM, Billv45 said:

Floated Bud around the garage with my new Abba Sky Lift. Worth every penny...

Holy Socks! I need one of those. Could you elaborate on how the machine attaches to the lift? Working on my machines on the garage floor is a real pain in the rear, and everywhere else, for my 71 yr. old body. 

BTW: That is quite the fine looking machine and in the fastest color. You obviously have great taste in mc's.

Congratulations Dutchy! She's looking quite fabulous for an elderly lady. Good work.

That is a fabulous looking quiver of mc's you've got there Dutchy.

Luck!

Hi MaxSwell,

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This exact thing happened to me on the way to a SumSum. We stopped to meed HS and he figured this out and solved the problem for me. The issue was with an aftermarket front sprocket. Honda's OEM sprocket has a rubber cushion attached that quiets the works and makes the assembly wider. Mine had an aftermarket sprocket that was thinner than OEM so the plastic nut eventually worked it's way out of engagement.

If one looks at a fifth gen overall there are many noise and vibration dampeners throughout the machine; even the OEM foot pedals are rubber isolated. More comfort for ones feet. Any I want to give Honda engineers kudos for the great overall design of my fifth gens. 

BTW: thanks again to Miguel for fixing this for me.

Simply Wow! What a fabulous restoration of what seem to me to be an extremely obscure motorcycle. I'll bet you'll never see one of these comming at you on any random ride.

Congrats.

What's it like to ride?

7 hours ago, fatshoutybloke said:

Rode it to work, first time this month I've actually been on site since we were locked down. It was a bit weird in the normally full staff car park...

 

 

That beautiful machine looks quite lonely. But at lease it is not lonely from being in the garage all the time.  

Dutchy! You are becoming a MaxTer Maker. Good on you Dood! Your machines are truly fabulous. 

Thank you for all these suggestion. I have a high-low pair from Aerostich which, being the procrastinator I am, have not been installed. Now I am inspired to get this done as soon as the glaciers depart this part of the country.

17 hours ago, Grum said:

Hi raYzerman.

Vulgar1 mentioned he'd been using the K&N up until his terrible failure of that brand.

I don't know of anyone having used a recommended filter for the VFR ever having an issue like you encounterd with your FJR, this could well be due to the oil filter boss not having the hex per the FJR. So, the main message from this thread is there are numerous filter choices out there, just DON'T use the K&N with the spot weilded removal nut.

Cheers

I agree 100%. Nothing but air filters from Mother Honda for me.

P.S. Hope your are all right, with first the flooding and then the fires. Keeping you and yours in my thoughts.

3 hours ago, Bent said:

 

I know how you do it.  No criticism meant.  I have slowed down condiserably though.  

It's true Bent. I have moved to "Life in the slower lane; I have lost (most of) my mind". (Apologies to The Eagles.)

On 10/26/2019 at 8:41 AM, Bent said:

That's still very good mileage.  Don't know how people get over 3K on any kind of rear tire.  

I'm no knee dragger but I routinely get 8,000 - 10,000 miles out of the Pilot Road 2 tires I've used in the last 10 years. The fronts usually have enough tread to keep using but I prefer getting tires in a set.

On 10/18/2019 at 3:18 PM, mountainslide said:

Hit 14K and did all fluids and a new set of shoes. This is what a Q3 Plus looks like when the sides go first. Happy that I burned through the sides first though. Great tires for the bike!

 

That is quite decent mileage from a rear. Looks Very Well Used.

Hi MaxSwell,

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Okay. I stand corrected. Having had a career in IT, where backup and restore was/is The First Law of Change, your approach is "highly logical" (says Spock).

So Dutchy, are you out to set a record for the longest thread in VFRD history? This would be quite the slog for a first time reader. Care to start new threads for each subject?

In any event, carry on.

17 hours ago, squirrelman said:

finally sold my '86 700 on cl, owned it for 26 years but need money for a cataract operation.  $1300. around here (bflo, ny) very little interest in these old bikes.

 

no problem, i still have 3 more  vfr's

 

 

Obviously another member of the MBS club - Multi Bike Syndrom. And look at all those engines!

On 9/13/2019 at 1:06 PM, thepretender said:

Finally used up the tires that came on my 2014. 4444 miles surprised me they lacked feel and grip so much I figured they would last longer must have been less rubber than real tires. Put on a set of Bridgestone T31s they turn in so much better took me a while to adjust as I was putting in more turning force than needed 🙂 

 

Went through Yosemite  to scrub them in so less than spirited ride got 54 mpg amazing my 6th gen never gave me more than 44 mpg another reason to love this 8th gen. 

How were the crowds on the roads. The one time I was there the traffic was really bad. That was when the government was giving out stimulous money and the roads were receiving lots of maintenance. Yosemite is quite the fabulous place.

On 9/10/2019 at 12:53 PM, Dutchy said:

This pic makes the rear tire look like a bicycle tire. On a second look I see like a fish. My bad.

My grandma, what skinny tires you have!

"All the better to .....?"

On 8/30/2019 at 8:52 AM, Dutchy said:

Build in 1644, she stretched a bit over the years???

 

 

 

 

 

Holy Socks Dutchy! That thing is almost as old as you are. What is now the USA was an English colony. New Netherland was established in North America around that time.

12 minutes ago, Dutchy said:

"The V10 amigos..." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is quite a quiver of machines. You obviously have great taste in mc's. But we've known that all along.

On 8/4/2019 at 8:46 AM, Bent said:

 

Agree.  My 8th gen. is my third and by far, best VFR.  Have had a 1999, a 2006, and now standard 2014.  I've run them all hard with 10W-40 synthetic (I don't care what Honda recommends on the 2014) and none used any oil.  The way the 8th gen. has been ridden the last three weekends, it's a wonder it doesn't use some oil but none is used.  Shoulder finally seems to be healed from rotator cuff surgery and I've come back with a vengeance in the Smoky Mtns.  Age doesn't help though.  I don't see how VFR's don't use oil but have no idea on the BMW.  

Hey Bent, V glad to hear about your shoulder and your being back in the saddle With A Vengeance. I still remember vividly our first ride back at T-Mac.

"To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance"

Criss Jami