marriedman

The only thing to look for is if the recall for the drive shaft has been done. Get the VIN and you can check with any Honda Powersports dealer.

It was no beauty queen when I got her, I'll give you that. But she was a looker when I sold her! The only I really wanted to replace at that stage was the headers. lol, nope! The 6th gen & I just never clicked. I am however happy to know it ended up with such an illustrious rider though!

Thanks for that link Cogswell. Looks like the guy I sold my bike still had it in 2014. Nothing past that though. Odd that it doesn't list the mileage from when I sold it to him though. Really wish I could find that bike again. Lot of good memories riding it. Heck, I learned a lot about how to work on a bike with that one. Also got to hang out in the garage with @mello dude because of that bike. Yeah, I miss it dearly.

I tried to find my old 5th gen just a little while back. I sold it to a fellow forum member from my Nighthawk days. I tried his old phone number and email address, but they no longer worked. I found him on Facebook, but it was extremely out of date. I sure hope nothing happened to the guy. Anyways, best of luck in your search!

I just read recently that a Fireblade update is coming. A new type of VTEC much more complicated than the 6th/8th gen version. https://www.cycleworld.com/is-honda-developing-vtec-superbike The pertinent part is on page 3: Me personally, I'm not interested in inline 4's. I have my 7th gen and I am happy with it. But I will still find another 5th gen once the kids are out of the house.

Both the R/R and the stator. Man, that stator was toast!

I think you may find that the 5th gen VFR (98-01) to be a very different feeling bike compared to the 6th gen (02-09). I did not like my '07 either but I still miss my '99. Anyone who restores and rescues a machine is OK in my book! Welcome to the site and post some pictures of your progress once you start!

If you use your phone as a GPS and are touring, they are not a distraction but a nice accessory. Coupled with a Sena, you could listen to music or use voice commands to call for help in the event of an accident. To the OP, RAM mount in the steering head is a pretty convenient place IMO.

The guy is supposed to be a squid and was only going to the gas station for a drink, right? Then doesn't it seem odd that he was in full leathers, gauntlet gloves, and armored boots? Something very And who in the hell just goes to the gas station for a drink at a 100+ mph?! I'm thinking it was going to be a staged youtube video that turned into the heli chase. I hope that guy shit his leathers. I hope the video also enables the police to track this douche-bag down. What would have been a speeding ticket- maybe a reckless op -turned into speeding, reckless op, endangering the public, fleeing the scene and anything else they want to come up with. Whatever the story is, the guy is a grade A asshole.

I had AllBalls on my 5th gen and they were great. This is the first time I have heard disparaging comments about them. Granted, it has been quite a few years ago that I did the swap. I would still be surprised if their reputation has tanked that quickly.

I've owned a 5th, 6th, and now a 7th gen. I hate the 7th gen fairings with a passion. Give me fairing bolts any day.

bayarearider - just saw your post on this thread when I came to shoare it on another thread. Your situation sounds like a mirror image of mine! How did everything turn out for you? Did you end up replacing the case and switching to traditional bolts?