34468Randy

I have noticed a couple instances where someone has posted photos of their odometer on their 6th gens, where there are 6 digits on display. IDK why, but my 6th gen only shows 5 digits. after 99,999, whether it is set on miles of KM, it rolls back to zero. I wonder if this is just Canadian bikes that stops at 99,999 then rolls. Anyway. No phot for this but presently, my odo reads 27,211 KM. Rolled over twice so really this is 227,211 km. That's 172,250 miles. It still runs great. Matter of fact, I am thinking I will ride this bike from the West Coast Canada, to Missouri to collect Reg from VFRW, and off to New Orleans and maybe even down to Key West for Kilime pie, then home again. I might ride up to the east coast and meet up with the Rolling Barrage Ride, and ride across Canada back to the west coast again. Then, I think I am done with these long rides. I am 68 years old no0w and starting to feel the affects of these long rides.

I am a rank collaborator. That sounds sinister. My mom always said I was such a good boy so someone needs to look into this and see what's up! Its hot. Where's my beer?

I agree with above. Quality costs a little more but I believe it is cheaper in the long run. BTW. I have ALWAYS changed sprockets at same time as the chain. Many others may not agree. Even if your were flipping it, when the potential buyer was to ask if the sprockets where changed as well as the chain, what would the answer be?

I am surprised at the number of people who choose paint over powder coating. With paint, you do have more varieties of colour. With powder coating there is a more limited colour selection but I think they have enough of a selection to meet your needs. I don't think your frame is painted, rather powder coated. I have powder coated mine once on the rear and twice on the front. The powder coater people should media blast before they apply their product even if you bring it is already sanded. I would think even finger prints may adversely affect the finish, powder or paint. The only reason I powdered my front for a second time is that I think the guy who did it the first time, powdered over a spot that should have been left alone, and that resulted in me forcing my rotors back on over a layer of powder and resulted in warped rotors. I think the powder coating is by far your best cover for your wheels. I know it is more expensive but not so much that it should be performed. I don't see the need to replace the bearings but they do need to be removed. Having said that, for the cost of the bearings, and the neglect on replacement we generally give the give them, I would and have replaced them at this time anyway. You have to decide based on your financial situation at the time. BTW. That front wheel had 6 to 8 years on them and about 80,000 km (50.000 miles) and there were only a couple very small nicks in them. White wheels show the nicks very easily.

21,208 km may seem quite low to most. However, the odometer, on the 6th gen at leas., only has room for 5 digits. It reached 99,999 km or miles, which ever you have it set at, then it rolls to zero and starts over again. Add a 2 to the left side of mine. Yes. It has rolled twice. 221,208 km. This thing, regardless of some pretty severe abuse, runs like a timex watch. I have replaced the stator twice, and had a hell of a time trying to find out what was causing some problems with starting in first gear a while back. That turned out to be a severely won clutch. After the clutch rebuild, the thing ran almost like new again. The Honda tech who worked on it told me I should easily roll that odometer once again. I crashed this thing on some god forsaken road in Baja in October 2018. We just picked it up off the road, well mountain goat trail really, then I just rode it away.

Updates? On what? There were a few issues here that could be updated for anyone who might be interested, but I don't know what. But thanks for asking regardless of what I may update.

I hope you are wrong with this but this is really what I fear too. I do have someone interested in buying it as a donor bike. He wants to marry up his front end 4th or 5th gen with my rear 6th gen. It has been done quite successfully with someone here I think. He is a member over at VFRW and I have seen the bike he did. A fabulous job he did with that. He put a lot of work into it though.

Yes, Like I mentioned already, riding is still in. It is not the ankle. That is coming along slowly. Still hurts to walk a bit but I have been riding the MC and the bicycle, almost the instant the cast came off beginning of December. The issue is a hip replacement. If get that done, there will be no riding of a VFR or my bicycle for a year post op because of the ergonomics. Can't flex the hips beyond 90* for a year. And I am not about to get a cruiser type bike, unless I could convince the wife to ride with me, in which case, I would go out and get myself a nice new Gold Wing. But she has made it perfectly clear to me, she will not get on the bike with me. Wonder just what she is meaning here. On the positive side of things, I will be riding lots. Another thing, the bike was damaged during the crash in Mexico, but it is all cosmetic. I was going to do some work on it this winter and spring, but after the crash, decided the money spent is not worth the value of the bike. It has 218,000 km on it now and I don't think it is worth me spending a lot of money on it. Who knows when it will give up the ghost. So. I will just ride it and fix only as needed until I have the cash for a new or near new 2015 VFR Deluxe c/w all the factory cases. White of course. There might be a used one available in the spring in Kelowna I am told. Will keep an eye on that,

I will be riding this summer. Through this winter and so long as I can. I have decided I am not going for the surgery until such time as walking is too painful to tolerate That could be never. But if I do decide to get the thing fixed, for sure it will be with another surgeon. I can't stand this arrogant self praising Torontonian. He is a pompus ass and I don't have the confidence in him anymore.

Disregard my last post about being restricted in my riding this coming summer. I fired my orthopedic surgeon. Surgery is off for now, maybe forever. Gawd I hate this asshole, and most doctors for that matter. My GP is the only one that really considers his patients quality of live rather than his own fukken ego.

A friendly bump to keep this thread alive. After a few delays, some my choice and one because of a Motor Cycle boo boo back pm October 26 last year that ended up with a fractured ego and fractured ankle, my awaited surgery is coming up in a couple weeks, so this year will likely be an absolute no go for any riding. Even the bicycle seems to be out. But walking and hiking will be all good for me so that will occupy most of my non RVing time this year. We will keep this thread going as a meeting place for riders from the Best Coast of Canada who are wanting to meet for rides again this year. Seems we will likely not be doing much of that for a few months yet though.

I would think you can reach through the back and remove/install headlight bulbs without the need to remove plastics. But I can't say that for certainty. You can with the sixth gen. Are you running HID lights. They are illegal here in BC too but most police officers, except the traffic officers, know little about that. I was challenged by a freeway patrol guy and knew I was on borrowed time so just went and changed not only my bike but the truck too, with Piaas bulbs which are CSA approved. The antifreeze is a 50-50 mix you can buy at Canadian Tire so long as you read the label and ensure it can be used on engines that have aluminum parts. Just so you know, the 50/50 antifreeze you buy at a Honda car dealership is the exact same stuff as what you buy at the Honda MC shop, but considerable cheaper. Do you have a service manual for the bike. Burping the cooling system is really not that big of a deal. A relatively simple process. I have the service manual for the 6th gen but I think the two generations are close enough that you can use the same process. For that matter, you can download a service manual for 5th gens right from here for free. Just use the search engine and you should be able to find it.

I would like to be able to answer with certainty but mine has been bent in towards the bike for so long, I don't remember what the positioning actually was. But it does look to be bent inwards a bit

https://sprocketcenter.com/ This is where I have bough most of mine. You pay cheap, you get cheap. Pete's Sportbike is another in Canada that I have used for several things including good tires at good prices. Fortnine was much easier to use back when they were called Canada's Motorcylce Superstore but now, I can't be bothered fighting though their on line catalogue to find what I want.

Kerist! You could have used scotch tape! Just busting them a bit on ya GG. As in the other threads elsewhere about trailering and tie downs, I seem to be the only one who uses duck tape to tape the tied straps to prevent them from loosening, or flapping around and damaging paint. Not much of a concern if you are just transporting the bike a fw miles at city speeds, but if you are going to be doing a longer trip, at highway speeds, you want to tape down any loose strapping. Straps flapping around can loosen and the security of the bike fails as well as possible damage to the pain on the bike and truck. My opinion.

I think there is a nylon bushing in the 6th gen that allows you to tighten the mirror arm just enough to hold it in place. You can then move the mirrors in and out without the need for tools. I too have to fold in my mirrors if I want to get the bike through the gate into the back yard. Hard cases have to come off for sure. But I can move my mirrors in and out at will and they don't flop aroujnd when riding or vibrate into the world of blur. You should be able to tighten the hex nuts enough that they hold, yet are loose enough that you can fold the mirrors in and out by hand. Trial and error on the tension I guess.

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I do not have a battery tender so the only time I put it on a charger is when it won' start. I leave the batteries on the bike and hooked up when I charge it and there has never been a problem. The bike (2006) is on its third battery, but it has over 212,000 km on it so I have no complaints on what I get from the batteries with the way I charge it when it is in need.

All the photos are nice Belfry but that last one is quite majestic. It really hits home in that one just how small our own things are in comparrison to Mother Earth. Fantastic. Looks like you really enjoy our nature.

I need to get one exactly the same, but with a huge tear drop running through it. Green in colour as in envy.

Awsome. I have experienced similar, but I was in a truck...not riding a bike. Incredible.