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Skids

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  1. Me either, it's all Honda magic to me. They should last but I wonder if the history of the bike with so much time doing nothing has led to an issue with it.
  2. Good morning all. My 01 has been sat in the garage since last Sep and I've just completed the annual oil & filter change. Started the bike up to let the oil warm up and pass through the filter so I could top it up accurately. Idle was around 2k rpm, which I guess is about right since it needs to warm up??? Then, as the temp gauge hit 70° C (158° F), the idle increases to a steady 3k rpm and wont reduce. Moving the bars makes no difference so the throttle cables are not snagging, I've tried to reduce the idle by turning the idle screw but that makes no difference, the throttle has the requisite slack on the cables so I'm thinking wax idle unit??? Before I purchased it, the bike spent the last 6 years not moving and over the previous 10 years only competed 400 miles. I have yet to lift the tank to check the throttle cables, SVs and idle screw but before I do that, I thought I'd ask the knowledgeable folk on here for their thoughts. When I last rode it, I had fitted new Iridium spark plugs, deleted the PAIR setup, balanced the SVs, new air filter and it was running beautifully. It's been stored in the garage over winter on a trickle charger with a full fuel tank topped up with fuel stabiliser. Any thoughts welcome please.
  3. Other than an interesting colour scheme 🤢 I can't see anything to suggest it's a special.
  4. Shame you didn't get the Crossrunner instead but we'll let you off. Please post some pics when you finally get her.
  5. Ah ok. It is only surface crud as they are SS and should polish up. You can fit O2 eliminators and I cut the cat out on my old 98 when I fitted a set of 01 downpipes to it many years ago. However, I do get what yr trying you do so please let us know how you get on with it. I fitted the GPR about a year ago. My 01 is an April - September bike. I bought her very low mileage (<9k) and spent a few £ sparkling her up and now she's a keeper. Story here.
  6. Can't answer most but why swap downpipes? 01 downpipes are SS. I have a single GPR which is excellent. Looks and sounds good and easily fitted.
  7. Agree with you both. They're huddled in their safe, soundproof cage, oblivious to everything except that which they may collide with in a couple of seconds and so react late, don't bother with indicators, pull out even if that involves you having to slow down a lot, utterly selfish and self-absorbed and don't give a damn about any other road user. Rant over! 😆
  8. Hi m8. Depending on whether your model was a 2002-2006 or 2006+ , this may help. It's usual to introduce yourself and your bike in the forum of your bike model too. Hope you find what you need.
  9. I commute 100+ miles a day, usually on the bike. Every day I have morons who forget they have mirrors or indicators, have no lane discipline, believe tailgating is perfectly safe etc etc etc so yes, a bit of corroboration wouldn't go amiss and we're also thinking of riding to northern Italy this summer.
  10. Annual service whilst she is off the road fir the winter. Plus fit new levers and a replacement binnacle as the PO made a huge scratch in this one
  11. Hi all, looking for folk with bike dashcam experience for recommendations. I want both front & rear cameras, unsure whether 4k UHD is worth the extra, loop recording and bike-powered. So far I've looked at Innovv & Viofo MT1 which is higher spec than the Innov (170 deg fov vs 120 deg) but is Chinese in origin (Innovv may be, I don't know) and I'm uncomfortable with purchasing from China. Any others worth considering? Any experiences good or bad? Thanks.
  12. My point was that VFR800X IS a VFR, the clue being in the name.
  13. Intercepter being a US designation, I don't think any other country used it.
  14. Excellent work, thank you. I'd love to hang one on the wall of my garage too but it doesn't include the VFR800X. I know it was never sold in the US but there are plenty of owners outside the US. Such a shame to have an incomplete picture, any chance of including it?
  15. Welcome. 19° is cold eh? -6° here tonight. 😆
  16. A minute or 2? More like 20. Longest most boring event in the world interspersed with 5 seconds of lots of running around. 😉 Not like a proper 'ard game. 😆 No pads, no helmets, just balls!
  17. You can't polish a turd. 😉
  18. That's great customer service. Good luck.
  19. Have you contacted them to ask?
  20. Yes, they definitely wear the tyres more than the roads here. I've never had an issue with driving or riding on the wrong side, sorry right hand side of the road but that's probably because we are able to cross to Europe quite regularly. Bit harder in the US.
  21. Can I join in? South Island 2017, 2000 VFR800. Weather went from very wet 5 degrees C in the south to very sunny 30 degrees C in the North. Great trip.
  22. Apart from fitting the parts you list, what else are you planning?
  23. Hi Skids, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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