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I was gassing up in Klickitat yesterday and they asked if I was missing anything. I wasn't, but they found a piece of motorcycle luggage that had several "expensive items". They said there was no ID but had tri-county receipts. If anyone is a member on PNWriders (I'm not) they might post something there. Check with the bar or gas station in Klickitat, I believe they have a number to call if anyone knows who the stuff belongs to.

Joey, I have a complete engine that the guy I bought my 500 from threw in the deal. I never ran it or did anything with it but you are welcome to have it if you want to pick it up next time you come to Portland. I have a bunch of spare parts in the attic if you're interested in the whole box of stuff (I'd have to pull it down to see exactly whats in it). Don't remember if it was an 85 or 86, sold it several years ago, but it looked like this:

I have used them in my 7th gen since I bought it. I go well over 75mph every time I ride, with many, many visits into triple digits. The bike is smooth, stable, confidence inspiring at any speed. I have had zip, zilch, zero episodes of any level of vibration or instability.

good ideas, cheap and easy and might just be the fix

Thanks for the suggestion, hadn't specifically checked there but it's dry. I swapped the original washer the first time around to the copper one thats on there now, it hadn't leaked for several thousand miles until now. I'm prestty sure it only leaks on extended high speed riding on very hot days. I suspect a pressure buildup that will force its way past any washer. negative, the fill cap area is bone dry and very careful to not overfill. there is an oring there, but the area is dry

Thanks, used this one yesterday on the gas station dude questioning my gear This one crosses my mid from time to time: " If the countryside seems boring, stop, get off your bike, and go sit in the ditch long enough to appreciate what was here before the asphalt came".

After a few thousand miles with no more leaking, it re-appeared during yesterday's ride. Identical to what was happening on last summer's road trip. I had the drive recall done early this spring and put a couple of thousand miles on post work, no leaks whatsoever. I haven't done much riding this summer for various reasons, finally got out yesterday for about a 500 miler. Spent the first hundred miles or so working at a pretty good clip, (90 or so with occasional slow downs for known trooper hideouts). Got out into the big empty of central Oregon and really let the VFR have its head, lots of runs to a dollar fifteen and a nice burst over a buck 30, temps were in the mid 90s. It was after this rapid transit session that I noticed the oil on the rim, similar scenario to last time: higher speeds on a hot day. Here's some pics, best guess is that the leak originates at the drain plug (you can see the copper washer on it in the pics). I'll replace the drive oil and washer soon, not too worried about the issue as the quantity of oil leaked is small despite the mess, oil never makes it way onto the tire at all, nor the rear brake. Still no one elese experiencing this? Any thoughts as to why the drops on the rim spread laterally instead of the direction of rotation, seems odd to me.

No, I don't plan on contacting Honda re: this issue. I address similar concerns of harness/frame rubbing on literally every bike in my garage with some form of loom protection, generally spiral wrap. Beef it up and forget it about it is my MO

Many thanks to the OP for the heads up, just the excuse I needed to finally do a fairing removal. The view isn't great if you are only removing the plastics and the air intake boot, but with some rooting around I found that mine shows similar chafing to Marsman. Space is quite tight but I managed to fit a thin piece of flexible plastic zip-tied to the harness in the area where rubbing. It should be a pretty long term fix, but I will probably change it if/when I'm digging deeper in the area.

Good to know!! Thanks for the heads up.

The pic is from an old thread I started when my fuses cooked, the other part is the starter solenoid.

I used Delphi Weatherpack fuse holders after my stock fuse holders incinerated. https://www.waytekwire.com/item/46034/Delphi-12033731-Metri-Pack-Weather-Proof-Cap-Cover/ I think I got them at NAPA.

Which dealership did you use? I'm in the Portland area also and need to pick one. Lanpheres Beaverton Honda Yamaha, only rode it a few miles home but overall happy with the experience.

Just picked mine up today also, recall complete. Took about 3 weeks to get the shaft assy kit, pn 06400-MGE-306.