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Carefully cut off the loose bits to find out if there's any actual damage. Mini dikes...get to work.

When was the last time you rode it?

I don't think that the bike will care.

I you needed EBC HH pads...you didn't want better braking. 🤣 On a more serious note, you likely found your bug with the corroded pin. The pads need to move freely to work properly. I suspect that it would give a similar symptom as one or more dirty pistons. Nice work!

You'll get it! Major progress so far.

WV rocks. The roads are dirty, but the people are great.

Welcome! There is a ton of info here. Do some searches before posting questions. You'll likely find what you need.

I'm a low performer, but it is hard to get mileage on any one of them! Celebrate me. lol

Did the '00 this morning and hope to test this afternoon while I get it inspected. Someone handy could do this in an hour...

Thank the gods and Al Gore for the Internet. I'll do it for you... PAIR stands for Pulse Air Injection Reduction. Essentially is uses the venturi effect to draw fresh air out of the airbox and into the heads right as the hot exhaust gasses are exiting the cylinders. The fresh air then allows the hot exhaust to continue to burn off unburned fuel, reducing hydrocarbon emissions. Unfortunately, the reed valves allow some exhaust gasses to enter the air box assembly and the continuing combustion taking place in the exhaust system can cause annoying backfires on bikes with aftermarket exhaust systems. Hope the explanation helps, some form of this system has been used on cars as well, although not much recently.

Congrats! I think you're a wise VFR owner!

Is anyone coming? There are still some spots available each day. Weather looks pretty good. This is my last track weekend until 2024.

35 miles on VFR98 later: Seat of the pants...there's no question that it runs better and smoother. I do not think that it is the new plugs, as they looked just fine, so that leaves me with the flapper and/or PAIR delete to credit/blame. 🙂 The new Roadsmart IIIs felt super too. The brake pads took a few stops, but now feel really nice and linear. I'm dreadful about wearing parts down to nothing before swapping them out...and trying to get to just shy of the end of reserve before filling up! Mello dude, thanks for the info on the flapper/PAIR mods to the 2000 with the O2 sensors and cat, and of course for the superb block off plates. I'd like to wrap it all up on VFR00 too. Thanks to the forum. I've been able to make so many useful and inexpensive mods to the VFRs because of you guys.

A CBR650F is no VFR...choose wisely and report back! That looks like a smoking good price.

Seems like it. I sure hope so! Just in from the garage from finishing the PAIR delete job. It was interesting. I didn't have anything to plug the inside or outside of the airbox, so I put the short hose back on and had something to plug the hose. It seemed to run okay in the driveway. Testing tomorrow to get an inspection for registration renewal. It should also turn 30k on the ride.

Geez...that's terrible.

If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion...write down these short stories over the next weeks and months. Fill them in over time. You may want them to refer to later for yourself or to share with others.

Way too early, but how many Wades can there be that do this sort of work in that area? Maybe we can be an army when needed and find him for the benefit of the group. I'd chip in to assist. It might be as easy as using F-book or even a search on the two forums.

I'm tired and lazy, but I found the thread with pics (thank you!) here:

(Tired of these updates yet?) Finished the brake and clutch bleed. The brakes never, ever feel different after a bleed, but the clutch always does! Much more crisp and exact at the lever. Also did the coolant flush w/Prestone. It came out clear, so I don't think that the flush accomplished much. The coolant itself came out green/brown. Attempting to channel less lazy people, I also serviced the chain (clean/lube/adjust). While I was channeling, I also gave the body panels a quick wash. I found one rattle (a loose Givi wingrack bolt) and snugged four really wiggly coil mounting bolts. All that is left is the PAIR job...and I am..."a-scared" to do it. There's so much frackin' contradictory info on Al Gore's Internet about the mod itself, and whether it is okay to do on all years '98-'01. Any insight is appreciated. I'd sure like to tie a bow in this work by the end of Sunday.

This is very sad news. The yellow piped seat on my 2000 came from him in 2021. He was a lovely human to deal with for that purchase and we ended up talking in 2022 about him maybe coaching a bit for a track day org. I'm not sure where he was originally from, but his presentation in conversation screamed old school laid back CA. I am so sorry that you lost a dear friend.

Most pads still had some life left in them, but going all new and saving them for spares. Plugs looked pretty good. I don't think that I've ever looked at them... Flapper mod was fun to find something to block the valve. The hose was simple, of course.

The washer and washer-like part of the hose guide are still there. Just the "wire" part of the guide broke off...but that is a good point. 🙂 Plugs went in easily. The old ones looked and measured fine. I cleaned them up and will keep them for spares. They do have 30k miles on them. Flapper mod was simple too. Calipers are cleaned and ready for the new pads; OEM up front and Vesrah in the back. Still left are brake/clutch flush, coolant flush, pair delete. Old pad pics coming soon.

Correct. It doesn't seem like it "does" much. I may just cable tie the two lines together as a safety, but the part is NLA from Honda anyway. 43350-MW4-000 - BRAKE HOSE GUIDE. It is a pretty cheesy item from an engineering company.

30k mile service at 29,965! I took advantage of the gap between the two halves of my migraine days. Tires and wheel clean today. Wax when they dry. It was seriously sucky riding on them with the flat spots and narrow high spots with very limited grip. Too much local riding and not enough at lean! Gosh, I hate these brake pad pin caps! It took quite a while to get the rear one out. Going to put in the rubber/ plastic ones that the '00 has in it...and in the CB-1 when it is time to touch those brakes. Hope to get to the caliper piston cleaning and brake flush in the next week when the migraine is gone. And to measure the pad thickness remaining. There's more than I thought considering they only come with 3.08mm new. I can't tell you how many times this has broken off. Any idea why? And do I really need it if it has been running fine broken? (The broken bit is from the rear caliper pin cap...) Up next are cooling system flush, flapper mod, PAIR delete, ground block check, plug check after 30k miles...and chain maintenance cycle (clean/adj). It'll be nice to have it all done!