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I needed a tail light bulb and thought it would be nice to visit the local Honda powersports dealer. They had a lot of bikes there, a pretty good variety with dirt, street, scooters, and massive four wheelers. Everything had literally “added dealer markup” on the price tags. Parts man asked for $9.00 for one bulb. Thanked him for his time but I will never pay $9.00 for one single bulb. It was all nicely wrapped in a little Honda parts bag 😂. I was willing to pay a few bucks, sit on some bikes and spend a few minutes talking bikes but I was so turned off by the $9.00 light bulb and the marked up prices I walked away. Turns out I found a couple spare bulbs tucked away in an old tank bag. I’m all for supporting local shops but c’mon $9.00 for a #1157 taillight bulb c’mon!

Yes that is what I’m planning to do. Not sure how air got in but a good bleed with my buddies mity vac hopefully will bring it back.

Yes I have the service manual, it’s helped me keep the old school Honda tech working like a well oiled machine for the past 15 years but it’s also nice to hear from other vfr owners of their experiences with the bike as the years pile on.

No I didn’t change the rear pads but thanks for that information. I have a digital copy of the service manual and will bleed the system per the manual.

Thanks. No the rear brake doesn't work at all when the front brake is activated. When I do push the rear brake pedal it will lock the rear wheel while spinning the rear wheel while the bike is on the center stand. When I road the bike activating the rear brake felt like there was no effect on stopping. It also felt like the rear brake has additional travel and feels “soft”.

I thought this board had shut down!! Anyway I changed the front pads on my ‘07 vfr, cleaned the calipers and pistons with brake cleaner and everything seemed to be good. I noticed on my shake down ride after the pad change the rear brake just stopped working, as if there is air in the line, no resistance at the rear brake pedal. The front brakes still work and nothing is leaking from the rear. Before I start the epic brake bleeding to see if that fixes the issue I thought I would check here to see if anyone has had the issue. The bike has been well cared for and garaged when not riding, I am the original owner. I went to VFRworld but got crickets, very quiet over there. In any case if anyone has some thoughts on the problem let me know.

My vfr is still riding on its stock suspension, good to know about a new shock option.

I just saw a guy on one today in Southern California. I was on my red ‘07 when a rider pulled next me and complemented my bike and I did a double take when I saw the rider on what looked like a modern vf1000r, he said it was 2015 vfr. That thing looked NICE, I mean damn nice. Beautiful motorcycle.

I wouldn’t worry about it to much, no one cares about a quiet slip on even here in So Cal.

The really loud HD’s were specifically called out and with lighted signs saying literally loud HD exhaust will not be tolerated and backed up by heavy enforcement in the Palos Verde area, those rich folks living by the sea have a lot of clout. Now riding through PV I rarely hear loud exhausts. An even worse trend are the v8 boys in their cars with beyond ear splitting exhaust. I think you should be ok, just don’t rev bomb the thing at stop lights.

I live a few miles from the port and have cruised all of those roads he tests bikes on. As far as catching air hell I can do that on road on my vfr. Speaks to the state of the roads out here and a heavy bike with a big rider on 15 year old stock suspension lol. Shockingly I’ve never bottomed out the vfr and it’s to pretty to take to the off-road Zack short cut.

Felt bad for the bike being ridden in the dirt and jumped but I guess if it’s not your bike what the heck. Amazing tech on that bike……would love to take a test ride on one just for the quick shifter alone. Would be fun to rip through the gears and let it howl.

I currently have the cnc-moto risers on my 6th gen and they do work out pretty well. I have seen and been tempted by the “Hurricane” handle bar kit from Webbike. It’s a nice kit with holes predrilled in the handlebar and no need for any extended cables. Pricey at $309.00 shipped to California but looks quality.

Considering folks are still waiting in line to buy $70,000 SUV’s and over bidding on overpriced housing I don’t think fuel has become expensive enough to make the average american change a thing.

It’s a shame Honda is unwilling to help you with answers but not a surprise. I purchased a 2011 Honda NT700VA brand new in 2018. The bike was in perfect condition, no scratches, the inside of the tank was perfect, no signs of 7 years sitting on a showroom floor. The selling price was half of the retail price so I jumped on it as I’ve always wanted one. No problems with the bike but I was curious to see what other leftovers might be hiding in a warehouse. I asked the salesman but he didn’t know where the bike came from, no one at the dealer knew and didn’t bother to find out for me which was strange as I paid cash for my NT. The sales staff also had no idea of any of the features on the NT. The bike looks like it had been recently uncrated and it still had a lot of preservative underneath the engine, lower fairing and wheels. I called Honda headquarters in Torrance which is located a few miles from my home and they were absolutely useless. They explained to me “Honda doesn’t sell motorcycles to the public in crates and we don’t keep track of inventory of our dealers. You will have to call every Individual dealer to find a non current Honda motorcycle”. I wasn’t asking to buy a crated bike, just a listing of non current models like my 2011 NT but apparently they don’t keep track of what’s sitting in dealers stock. You would think Honda would be happy to move NOS quickly but apparently not. In any case I’m happy with the bike and the deal I got on it, shame Honda is not willing to be a little more open about things.

130 is merging speed to get on the freeway in the city of Los Angeles. No I was supposed to have surgery a year ago but was put off due to Covid, busy at work etc. Started having some epic pain and finally got an mri which showed a lesion, basically a spot on my talus (ankle bone) was worn out into the marrow….I have flat feet and deformed ankles long story short as a nurse I’m finally sitting my butt down for the next few months and get to watch the pandemic on CNN. Had to pick up a few screws to realign the ankle and a whole host of things thus the no weight bearing for a few months……

Put my CGR ‘07 on a tender, no riding or driving for 8 weeks.

What what?

Everyone likes a good conspiracy these days. Brits just need to be more like their treasonous bastard american cousins, civil wars, assassinations and the fact there are more guns than people in the U.S. has chilling effect on any mandates. Roughly 30% of americans are not vaccinated so the more likely scenario is an elongated deadly pandemic globally will be the thing limiting travel.

Sounds better than the hateful misogynistic, racist, white supremacy, anti science views being spewed from misguided politicians and their followers.

Love the new Suzuki 1000 GT, lighter than a non abs 07 vfr 800, more power/ torque, adjustable suspension, ride modes, cruise control, traction control, ABS, nice dash that you can synch your phone to, led lighting, comfortably upright seating. I love my vfr but time and continued development of modern motorcycles means Honda’s once proud flagship has seen better days. My current Suzuki Bking has been a better sport tourer than my vfr FOR ME if I’m honest. Better Suspension, brakes and these days sit up comfort are what I’m into. My current Suzuki has been less fussy than my vfr over the years so I would expect this GT variant to be a winner.

I don’t think anyone makes one for the 6th gen, I was curious and did some googling and came up empty. The oil cooler is pretty well tucked out of the way so I never gave it a second thought in 12 years of ownership. So far so good.

Congratulations on your new machine. VFR’s have never been fast sellers, I purchased my ‘07 new in June 2009 after Honda officially lowered the price to ~ $7,500. Nothing was selling during those recession/depression times.

I always enjoyed the single sided swingarm and the unobstructed view of the rear wheel on the 6th generation vfr’s. Looking at the stock exhaust from the rear you can see how proud Honda is of their V4. Good luck with the change.

Good to know you are still making the lowering blocks. I remember when I lived in Rancho Cordova I picked up my lowering blocks from you personally and got to visit your nice shop and see the RC45. Your lowering blocks are very good quality and they make long rides very comfortable. Highly recommended to anyone looking for more leg room.