RolandHTG

Cleaning up my garage. I sold my 99 VFR in 2017 and I am thinking I took this off before I sold it. Does this look like it fits a 5th gen?

It was slipping because I used silicone to mount the tire and it was an Avon. I had used silicon to mount tires before with no problem. But with the Avon it would slip about 10 degrees on shifting from 4th to 5th. Easy to check with a tire marker crayon.

I had same symptoms. Changed clutch no fix. Tire was slipping on rim.

Strange how I have trouble remembering important stuff these days but as soon as I saw your picture of that grimey circlip I knew it came from the rear brake, I rebuilt mine about 3 years ago.

I was close.

Check the rear brake master cylinder

Nice!

I had similar symptoms with my 99, after running in stop and go traffic in hot weather it would subsequently run hotter than normal even at speed and the coolant would be low. I finally found a pin hole leak in the overflow hose that runs from the radiator cap to the reserve tank. It had been rubbing against a metal part (the valve cover IIRC) and apparently the vibration rubbed a hole in it.

I saw 251 F many times before I installed a manual switch. Once the switch was installed I would flip it on whenever temp went above 210 F.

Sale pending SOLD!

Very good condition. Price is the actual cost of shipping USPS Priority Mail. PayPal. PM if interested.

Flapper Valve?

I went through 2 Lascar EMV 1200's in 15 years. They are not waterproof but I solved that with celophane tape. I also recommend the VFRness. I used a Yamaha R1 R/R from Ebay which I believe is the Shinidig (sp?) but it had to be spliced in due to different connectors. It worked well and lasted until I sold the bike .

Every VFR should have an onboard voltmeter.

I do not doubt the competency of the Honda engineers but I do believe they make compromises. The 5th gen was based on a V-4 design that was intended to be competitive in Superbike racing. I don't think that parameter quite fits the broader needs of a sport tourer. True I had 145,000 on my 99 but the cooling problems showed up 90,000 miles earlier. Running hard in the Smokie Mountains and then getting stuck in tourist town traffic was too much for the side mounted radiators. I just think they did not get enough air flow. I can vividly recall my frustration watching the temp readout climb as the speed of the traffic I was behind dropped.