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Haha TImC. All bikes have been ridden within the 35k to 43k kilometer range or 22k to 27k miles. When I finish restoring them to better than original condition I will only keep one. At least that is her plan.

Just picked up the red to keep the black and blue company. Sold a previous blue 5th gen and red 4th gen. Need something to do when retired 8P

Staintune is a classic exhaust where you will never have problems with the law or neighbors regarding a loud pipe.

If you are lucky enough to know someone close by that has a good stay you could build a jig with the good stay. Clamp it down where and build the jig to the stays anchor points. Remove the good stay and bend and fit the bad stay to the jig. A tech option, if someone could scan a good one and have it 3d printed to make you jig. Some bike restore shops my have the scanner but not the part and vice versa. Wish you luck just fitting and bending.

2 things I do know. Teflon tape is for lubricating pipe threads and is not intended as a seal. The FI light will come on or flicker with a poor ground .

Sad to say but the Chinese faring's are shite.

I also use a laser level to check attachment points where possible. You can draw a gid on the floor, line up the laser level and the bike on the center stand to make measurements to see if points are out of whack. Cross measurements (multi point) work also. It takes time and you are only as good as your measurements but it can give you a good Idea on which way to to weak a part. If you know a part is bent and you are putting undue pressure on the plastics trying to tweak that part is worth it. Some stays are still available to by new.

Two types of repairs Cracks ABS one part Tabs, cracks and contours 2 part I have saved two bikes fairing using both products. STAY away from Chinese knock offs if at all possible!

Have a better than stock after market shock you want to part with?

Do yourself a favor and solder together the connections in your ground block on the left side of the frame. This connection block is known to cause many electrical problems and can be intermittent which can be hard to figure out. There used to be a very good post on this site regarding this issue. I believe is was posted by Veefer800Canuck. If the man still can find his post please add a link. Thanks.

I have a 98 and 2000. I plan on only keeping one. Say if all things are equal in shape and mileage (which they are) which model year would you keep? I do have the upgraded mirrors on the 98 "In 2000, Honda updated the fifth-generation VFR (RC46) with a catalytic converter, oxygen sensors, and an EFI system that would enter closed-loop mode under highway (cruising) operation. These also came with a temperature-actuated fast idle system, negating the need for a choke lever. The rear-view mirrors got updated as well, with Honda forgoing the old rubberized stalks, instead opting for rustproof metal ones." I am leaning on the 98 but.....

Beautiful British Columbia, 25 years

I did it again, now I have a low km 1998 to keep the 2000 company. That's two in the garage now but is my 4th in total.

Any color will do as long as it is oem plastics