Duc2V4

Yeah, not what it should be getting at all.

As most might know, I and fellow member sfdownhill were great friends and were a couple of key members in bringing the high performance headers the VFR community. After his untimely passing, I volunteered to help his family with all of the motorcycle related items Lance left behind. One of which was his prized 5 Gen. After a long battle with DMV hassles, the title was finally transferred to his father’s name and that bike is now up for auction at IconicMotorcycles. Seeing the pics of his bike on the auction site brings back some tears, knowing that his beloved VFR is a step away from finding a new home and me having one less shared physical connection with my friend. (It hit a little deeper than I thought it would). He and I talked a lot about the mods he planned and did and I even helped install some of the parts it still carries. I originally planned on being the one to sell it but after a lot of thought, I felt it would easier for it to be handled by a shop like Iconic. As just seeing the bike being loaded on their van when they picked it up was hard to take, imagine me dealing with someone coming to me to buy it? I’d probably be like the over protective father who feels no man is good enough to take his daughter on date :] Seriously though, it took a lot out of me handling the three bikes I took in, amongst the other moto bits I helped handle. After discussing with Lance’s father we both felt good about letting Iconic handle it. On that end, they were really great to work with, especially knowing that I as the middle man in this process. Anyway, thanks for reading and hopefully whoever does buy Lance’s VFR will get the same enjoyment as Lance did and will appreciate all that went into this special bike. Cheers, D https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/2001-honda-vfr800-interceptor-3/

I've been using the PL14610 and 14612 on both VFRs. As MBrane said, the long ones I use on my 5 Gen. For some reason, the 6 Gen coolant hoses are just a bit closer than the ones on the 5 Gen, so shorter one I use on the 6 Gen.

On both my 5 and 6 Gen bikes, I have replaced the rubber hoses with HEL steel braided lines and went with CL brake pads (Formerly know as Carbon Lorraine), mostly due to the amount of track riding I was doing on my 5 Gen and liked their performance enough that I also put them on my 6 Gen. They have a more progressive feel and a lot less fading than the EBC HH pads I had on previously. Both bikes also have ASV shorty levers, so I do get a little more finite adjustment to play with lever reach/pull. As for Terry's comment, I too noticed that my 6 Gen front brakes have a bit more feel to them and just slightly a bit more bite than my 5 Gen. It's possible that the 5 piston activation from the front brake lever on the 6 Gen, versus the 4 piston activation on the 5 Gen could be a contributing factor, as both bikes have the same pads and after market rotors. If I were to make an observational comment, I think the brake feel on both bikes improved when I put on the steel braided lines. Another comment on my 5 Gen though, I have not been riding it like I use to, due to several reasons but since I commute on my 6 Gen, I always make sure it's kept in good running condition, so essentially more attention to things like brake pads, oil and coolant levels and most particularly, the clutch and brake fluid. My 5 Gen has kind been sitting for sometime so I have not been paying as much attention to it like my 6 Gen. I recall when I was track riding it, the front brakes felt really good, well, the whole bike in general. Hopefully soon, I'll give the 5 Gen a once over and see if it feels like I remember it.

Off the bike. I might have another one, but have not dug into that bin as of yet.

I have one handy, but not sure what model year it's from. I'm in the North part of Anaheim, just a few miles from Long Beach. Message me and let's see if I can help. Cheers, D

No not my first run in but have not been keeping up with Moto stuff lately. I did see the 3 cylinder Honda with electronic turbo boost but again, not sure if it's in the same boat as this AI stuff.

That's the answer I was looking for and more or less suspected it was false but I've been wrapped up with work that I've not been too up to date on what's going on in the Moto world.

Just caught this on YouTube and seems like it would have come from the recent MC show in Europe. Can anyone validate this?

To backup what vfrpilot28 said, I’ve had 3 of my 4 bikes suspension redone by Jamie at DMr. My 2 VFRs and my Ducati 900SS, and sometime soon, my new to me Honda Hawk. Been very happy with the setups he put together for me. Even better, when I was at a track day, I was able to have Dave Moss help me dial in my settings on my 01.

LOL!, the pic was to show the paint work my friend did. That was taken shortly after I put the body work on. Here's what she looks like today... She has a nice deep tone now but not excessively loud. It had a StainTune on it when I bought it and that sounded like crap and was a lot louder.

It's funny, I saw someone use a 'y' in the header name instead of an 'i" and I told Lance I rather like that spelling, so I started to use it. As for calling the VFRD headers, that works too, like you said, there were a lot of contributions from the members here on VFRD helping us get these built, so it would also be fitting. Regardless of what and how they are called or spelled, Lance really put his heart and mind into making this happen and as his friend I unconditionally offered my support. I feel very honored and proud to have been a part of it all and I would do it again in a heartbeat. All I can say now, I really miss my friend, RIP Lance (sfdownhill)

So, a couple few things I want to throw by the group here. First, I have several pieces body work for 5 Gens, front cowls, rear cowls, side panels but all of them need or have been repaired, but they still could use clean up and paint. My question would be, should I get these cleaned and painted before selling? Yes, they would have to sell for more to cover the cost of being cleaned up and painted but it would also make them a straight bolt on process. A friend of mine said he is willing to help me get them painted but his question is, "Do you want to get OEM paint or a close match?" The latter would be cheaper but may not match 100%. BTW, I posted 2 pics of the paint work my friend did with the "close match" paint work he did for my new to me Hawk.. That said, based on time in the sun and age of most 5 Gens, newly painted panels, regardless of OEM or "close match", would most likely stand out more. The question would more be towards, paint them or keep them as-is and have the buyer deal with the clean up and paint. The secondary question would be, OEM paint or "close match? What say you all? Second, I am having trouble finding the data that sfdownhill collected on Power Commander/Rapid bike O2 bung setups for the "WyLD" headers. I thought I had that on my server but can't seem to locate it. Anyone here recall where that info would be found on the forum? The size of the original header thread is actually quite expansive, but I could use some help locating this info. Lastly, if you have been following the "WyLD" header thread, you might know that I am now in possession of the header jigs. After sfdownhill's passing, I was able to reach out to Wade and speak with him. My first question was why did he give the jigs back to us, was he done with these? Well, his response was that he needed the room for another project. Of course my next question was "Would you be open to building more headers for us?" His answer was, wait for it..."Yes, as soon as he gets his other project completed, I'll have room to build these again." Here's the big question group, do we want to give these headers another run? In the mean time, I'll see what Wade feels the cost and minimum order would be to do this again, as I know this would be a factor. Anyway, thanks for your time. Cheers, D

Yes I did and I spoke with the original pipe builder. He said that he gave these back because he needed room for another project and said he would be open to building more sets. I've been super busy at my new job so have not had much time to deal with much extra curriculum stuff. I'm going to reach out to the builder again and see what he feels the current cost would be and see what quantities he would need to do this again. I'll keep you posted. Cheers, D

I forget the wire gauge but looks like 18ga.or 16ga.. from the picture. As for connectors, look at http://cycleterminal.com/ they carry a lot of the OEM style connectors.