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A beautiful fifth! Great setting for pic also. -
I love Road America. Fabulous riding and spectating. Was this a track day or a Spectator Tour Of The Track? Givin the lack of headlights it must be a track day. Fabulous pic. -
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MaxSwell commented on evl_twn's gallery image in Member's Gallery
A beautiful machine in a beautiful spot. I've been in that spot and taken a similar pic. A wonderful place to ride a mc. -
Brave rider. -
VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years
MaxSwell replied to Dutchy's topic in Earlier VFRs
Quite sad. Condolences to all. I could not invision a more suitable sendoff for any dedicated rider. -
A bar on a bike. All it needs is a feeding tube to the rider. -
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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years
MaxSwell replied to Dutchy's topic in Earlier VFRs
Lookin' good there Dutchy. -
Beautiful. Where is this taken? -
I also think this thread should be pinned. I have every intention to ride my fifth gen for as long as I can swing a leg over it (at 69 yrs. old it gets harder every year). So I can imagine the day when parts for it are hard to find. And these links could be invaluable in chasing down suppliers for later generations. Excellent suggestion Crepitus!
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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years
MaxSwell replied to Dutchy's topic in Earlier VFRs
Wow! I just noticed the red forks. V cool. -
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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years
MaxSwell replied to Dutchy's topic in Earlier VFRs
I recall a warning about focused sun rays from the Givi touring screen. But I quickly forgot about the warning and parked in the sun without regard and without negitive results. I work on my machines primarily in my non-shaded driveway. Bikes ('00 and '01s) have sat out in the sun for hours frequently tail-to-the-sun. I'lll be more careful of my '98. Thanks for the warning. -
Thanks for the chuckle. -
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A beautiful machine in a beautiful setting. You obviously take great care of your fifth gen. -
That seems to agree with what I'd expect. The reason I don't really know is I've made it a habit to never check my mileage when I'm having a fun time carving up the twisties. There is no point in spoiling the fun with practibility. Your Mileage May (And Probably Should) Vary.
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A beautiful work of mechanical art. Jamie is a Leonardo da Vinci in my book.
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I've done this calculation continuously across five fifth gens. I've figured the speedo is off by 8.8+ percent at 70mph. On the high (optimistic) side. 70 mph indicated equals 64 actual. GPS and side of the road radar confirmed this. YMMV I suppose. Tire circumferences could effect this to some small degree perhaps?
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Welcome to the asylum Motorenzo. That is one fine example of the best generation. Having had two Y2Ks I'd have determined they do make one younger and sexier but I'd have argue about that fastest color thing. Everyone knows red has been scientifically proven to be the fastest color. YMMV
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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years
MaxSwell replied to Dutchy's topic in Earlier VFRs
Love the phone. And the VW Beatle. I've owned a dozen of them in my youth. Rear wheel drive and no radiator was great here in the winters. -
Oh No! Not another Greg starting a conspiracy sub-thread. Now I've got to state that this comment was full meant in jest.
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Good for you Lee. This is obviously a case of:
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I used high octane fuel when I got my first fifth gen assuming it had a built-in timing advance. Once someone wised me up on that, I've run 87 octane over 200,000 miles of fifth gen riding. The first engine, still in excellent, never-opened- up condition, had 105,000 miles on the odo when it was KIA'ed by my first deer confrontation. No need to waste your money. And welcome to the asylum from The Land Of Interesting Weather. By your choice of weapon it is obvious you have great taste in mc's.
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I've always thought fifth gen fairings were ABS. I cannot remenber for sure what I used to fix the trim around turn signal spaces, perhaps PlastEase, but my results have been so so.
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My experience so far has been with '00's and '01's so I cannot comment on mileage but my current '01 came with a Staintune and an PC2. Low rpm's were snatch-free and the machine felt faster but gas mileage was at least 10% less than I'd gotten on three previous 00 - 01's. Sold the can and PC, went back to stock and mileage returned to 50's and better. Easily. And I cannot remember where I learned this but I believe the K&N filters are bad news. I replaced the K&N mine came with. The OEM air filters have always worked well for me. I believe the K&Ns restrict air flow.
