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Also, I owned an 04 VFR 800 for 2 years, put about 15k miles on it and it also had a noisy cam tensioner. I never replaced the tensioner on that one either. The bike was smoother and quieter overall but it wasn't beat up like my 05 and it only had 20K miles when I purchased it.

I own a 2005 VFR800. I've had it since January 2014. When I purchased it it had about 40K miles. Since then I have put about 30K miles. I always changed the oil around 3k miles(defitnely at least once a year, my mileage varies). Since I've owned it has exhibited the familiar clacking sounds of a failing timing chain tensioner(the front one). It comes and goes, but is almost always present on cold starts. I have changed oil brands and viscosities and it has negligible effects on the noise. The noise almost always goes completely away when the bike warms up. Some rare times it will make noise even when fully warm, but a blip or two of the throttle silences it. This bike has been through a lot, it has been dropped abunch, ridden hard alot and generally is worth nothing to anybody but me. I do take care of it as best as I can. I initially was resigned to replacing the timing chain tensioner a while back, but since the noise comes and goes I was holding out for it to get worse or not go away at all. I have researched and have not found any evidence of catastrophic cam chain failures on the VFR800 vtec. I am reaching out to anybody here to find out if there is any hard evidence to long term damage caused by a worn out cam tensioner. My bike runs amazing(just some noise), pulls hard, gets 35+ mpg and has been super reliable in all the time I've owned her. I guess me continuing to ride my bike like this is kind of an experiment. If I am 100% wrong by not replacing the tensioner help me out. Show me the proof it'll kill my engine. I haven't seen it. Most replace the tensioner to alleviate the noise. In many instances the noise comes back. I'm very capable of replacing the tensioner myself, I just am doing this as a test.

VFR 800 is a great bike. Mine has 73,000 hard miles on her and is the most reliable bike in my fleet. I can never part with her. Just a great all around bike.

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I hear the cct noise on my 05. It's definetly the front one. I've put about 30K miles on it, all the while the noise comes and goes. Some days it's louder than others, some does it's silent. I want to replace it one day, but don't want to go through all this work if it's just going to come back(the noise). I think if this engine blows up because I didn't replace the cct then so be it. I got my monies worth.

I love my Delkevic sysytem. I used to think it was loud until I got my RC51.

This thread is awesome. I just got mine, the RC51 is just a classic amazing machine. So unique. I love your bike. And I love mine.....lol

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I had my wheels powdercoated gold on my 04 Asphalt. I liked they way it came out.

I have 113890 kilo on mine. Don't worry about the km's, these bikes last for ever(with proper maintenance)

I own an 05 Digital silver and had an 04 Asphalt, but I voted for the solid pearl white, but I meant to vote for the Oreo.

I purchased my 05 VFR in January 2014. It had 42k miles when I got her. In November of 2016 I got into an accident with her. Nothing major, just a lot of cosmetic damage. Insurance paid me enough to get another bike and still keep her. I purchased an 04 Asphalt VFR and gave the 05 to my best friend. Well, I never really liked the 04 like my 05 so I sold it and managed to get my beat up 05 VFR back from my friend earlier this year. While he had he barely put 1000 miles. She's been real good to me, and I hope to hit 100K miles in the coming years. Even though I have a 2014 CB1100 that I purchased new, the old girld is still my go to bike. I just love that she can do so much, so well.

I keep looking in the local craigslists for Honda V-4 models, and I came across these 2. First time I have ever found a VF1000. Maybe somebody can save these http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5454783046.html http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5433052357.html http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5462121236.html

It was about 4 years ago, I was on a group ride one Sunday morning. I had been on these "spirited" group rides before. That day I was feeling real brave, I followed an experienced group of riders. I was going way too fast for my skill and low sided in a corner. On the side of the road there was a ditch. The bike and I slid into the ditch, I was launched one way, the bike in another. I landed hard on my shoulder, the bike flipped and landed in that tree. Other than a broken collarbone, I was unscathed. The bike, not so much.

Awww, I love the 599! The 599 along with the 919 are just awesome classic looking bikes. I always wanted a lil hornet, but I could never find a good one in my price range(people that owned and cared about never let them go). Shame it was wrecked though. My CBR1000RR met a similar fate, but a new owner rebuilt her and is still enjoying her.