daword2011

Texans at T-Mac! What is the world coming to?! Welcome, hope you can make it. I made it last year! With two Texans in tow haha

I will either get to ride the dragon with my Dad May 7-14 or go to TMAC... So many choices, so few vacation days :/

So a little update, yesterday after work and this morning I let the bike warm up to 170* before leaving (typically wait till around 100*) and the bike appeared to run perfectly. The way from work was perfect but this morning the bike was absolutely perfect UNTIL when getting on the highway I hit vtec and there was a huge lag in the vtec (half a second of no power) and the bike began running rich again. I then shifted to 6th and it went below vtec and ran bad for about another 10 seconds then ran normal again. I then hit vtec again as a test and everything seemed normal, normal vtec and normal power. I have noticed that the first vtec after sitting a while has always been rough, I figured it was the oil draining from the oil spool valve but i'm not so sure anymore. Is there anything pertaining to the vtec that might cause the map to change and get messed up?

Hmmm, i would guess Trinidad?

have a 2005 VFR800 v-tec that had 11,xxx miles on it. Bike has always run great, never had an issue starting, idling, or riding it. I rode it to NC and back and did a total of 3000 uneventful miles of amazing riding. I had to get a new rear tire and made the mistake of letting my friend change the tire so it took two weeks before I got it back. After getting it back and getting the wheel on I took the bike for a ride and everything was well. Bike ran great for about two days, then one day returning to work the bike ran a little funny, sputtered a bit for about two city blocks. Thought it was weird but it immediately resumed riding like normal. It has been about 2 days now and it has gotten progressively worse and worse, to the point that I had to baby it to work today. The bike is running insanely rich and the pipes are black with soot along with constant popping out of the exhaust while decelerating. But on the ride to work today the bike didn't stop running bad, even after it hit 180*, although it ran better making me think I fouled a plug or something. Some information: I'm almost at the bottom of my tank (but i go full to reserve all the time) I participated in my first drag race night the other day (ran perfectly) I have a PC-V First I am going try to fill the tank, although I doubt that is the issue. I wouldn't think a vacuum line would cause this? (I have never unhooked vacuum lines on this bike.) Is there any spark related issues that I don't know of and can't find online searching? Then I guess if that doesn't work my next step would be to disconnect the PC-V idk know why that would cause an issue though, they always seemed reliable in the past. What do you guys think? I am just brainstorming here and think more heads could help!

Will be leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow! And headed to NC, should get there Wednesday evening. Very excited to participate in this event for the first time!

I started on a 250 and went straight to a VFR about 4 years ago. After 2 more bikes I came right back to a VFR, they're great bikes and I could't see myself without one!

For some seat covers I've installed in the past on snowmobiles, a pneumatic stapler is a must. Never tried an electric one. But a regular staple gun just isn't strong enough to drive the staple into the hard plastic. You only need 1/4" long staples. Anything longer would stick through the plastic seat pan and potentially cut into the cover. You can pick up a pneumatic or electric stapler at Harbor Freight pretty cheap. That's what I did since it wouldn't be a tool I would use a lot. I need help... I'm mid installation on my kitchen counter. I'm using Arrow T50 1/4" staples with an electric staple gun. Problem: staples are bending flat against the hard plastic of the seat. Gun appears to have the power... it's mashing the staples flat, they just aren't penetrating the plastic. Most often, one leg penetrates the other cocks out flat. I've tried adjusting the gun pressure and angle of application but still the same problem. Staples have a chiseled point but the OEM staple I pulled out are flat tipped. Any suggestions on staples or technique would be greatly appreciated. Thanks... My gun had the same issues, I had to make sure to hold the seat VERY tightly and press very hard before activating the staple gun. For some reason if the seat had ANY give to it at all it wouldn't go in. I would have to twist the seat and get the angle right to pin it down and apply ample pressure and the staples would then go in no problem. Later I bought better staples and everything was much easier.

Sub'd because I have the same setup. I'm thinking of running the wires through the rack by drilling small holes in them. Mine aren't removable so the rack never comes off lol

I say we raise a 2-stroke blender prepared strawberry margarita in his honor! Makes me think of this commercial: http://youtu.be/Nn__9hLJKAk

I will be testing this in the next few days. There is someone in town with the pillion cover that is going to let me borrow to see if it fits over the saddleman seat. Might need to trim the front of it a little, I just hope the additional height of the rear seat doesn't mess with the fitment.

Room is reserved and registration completed! Excited to meet all of y'all out there! Also, I have a 2 queen room so if someone needs a place to stay for 1/2 price then hit me up on messenger and we can figure something out.

Since I have never been to a TMAC do we ride on sunday? or do people typically roll out sunday after check out? Trying to see if I should get a hotel Sunday night too

PirateRiderBen, aka ThePup, was the youngest Tmac rider up to now. If you are younger that him, you'd become ThePup2 (ThePupII if preferred). I'm thrilled that a younger generation is entering the VFR fold. Welcome. If his birthday on his account is correct then I am a whopping 16 days older then him ;)

Just registered. It will be my first long, interstate trip, but I have confidence it will be well worth the ride out there. Also may be the youngest at 22 but I love my VFR and would love to meet all of y'all. I will be reserving a room if anyone wants to split it with me, I'll even be nice and go 50/50 with you on the price ;)