Rob916

my voltage readings were perfect when the bike was cold and reved to 5000rpm. after 30 min of riding the voltage would drop to 10.5-11 at any rpm. ( no damaged / melted plugs, the bike only has 27000kms) i was lucky. i followed the tests outlined in this forum for the regulator and stator. i only bought a OEM '31600-MBG-306' regulator as a "temporary cheap solution" because i found it on ebay for 90$ shipped. Within the next 2 yrs i will purchase the better version from Roadster Cycle .com and solder the wires. at the same time by precaution i replaced the stator ( the readings were okay) with this one that was mentioned on this site too. https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=vfr800 generator&PN=G52.html#SID=200

Hi jdude, Your RR ( voltage regulator ) is OEM and most likely 20yrs old. if i am not mistaken it is the second version of 3 that came out for the vfr800fi. it is most probably on its way out, unfortunately. i had the same on my 2000 yr model. had to replace it this year too. Good luck.

paid up too . love this forum and the passionate people in/on it. .... parts of what brought me back to a honda V4 all be it a 20yr old 5th gen. Thank you all

just a couple pics : arriving at work and then in the garage with the new seat cowl and performance screen . instead of having the wind on my chest / shoulders i now have it in the face, it is however more comfortable, just gotta tuck in at higher speeds . :)

VFR's have always and will always sell well here in france . They have a huge cult following. Here is a little example of what my old baby is going for on the dealer's floor !! Mod April 2014 with 21340 ish kms Deluxe edition, with side bags,alarm,ermax screen and a arrow end can . 9999€ . (on the second hand private sale market here the price would be between 8-9000€ . ) go figure .....

in 2 weeks time, Yes it will be !! Kawa france already has a mass order in for the new CDI's . the french law was crushed by the european union and as from 1 Jan 2016 all pre 2016 bikes with abs and that are euro 3 compliant as well as new 2016 euro 4 compliant bikes can be full power . ( this is why the H2R was not available in france till 01/2016, Kawa waited for 2016 ) the french are bike mad, and this has hurt sales over the years . that french law was pointless , most people never respected it, and like the KTM RC8R i had, the governing came in to play when you were like in the 240-255 kph range already. had no effect whatsoever on the torque ( what the hell was the point ) . anyways...... (CBR1100xx in black with the red xx, ooooooooooooh so pretty )

i think it's a little heavier no ? not sure id like to push it around, then again it is for riding around, not pushing .

(2) "Ninja," if I had to guess. I don't know if they call it thay there or not. Do you speak Ninja !! :tongue2: Right on the money jhenley17 !! unfortunately they are just simple zzr1400 here in France . classed as a tourer by Kawa . to me it'll always be a ninja though . ( i always wanted a gpz900 too) anyways ... and as to why they are all named : :unsure2: not too sure, just something i do, most laugh at me, but it does not stop me from thanking the bike after every ride and giving it a kiss now and again . ( i know, if the people in white coats hear me i get free tickets to the looney bin ) i have a lot of respect for this bikes power, and any and all bikes i get to ride for that matter . i'll take my time, we'll get to know each other soon enough, but for now i'll ride like a grandma !! As we say in french Bonne route !! to all ..... ( basically translated for those who might not know, have a good/safe journey/ride/voyage ) . rob.

Hi Polarbear, yip, it is heavier, standard they weigh 268 kgs, with the Leo vince end cans it cuts 10kgs off so 258kgs aint too bad for the bike it is . so it's like 18kgs heavier than the 8th gen vfr give or take a kg . As for a first ride impression, the dealer put new tyres on it ( Dunlops sportmax ) so im still being rather careful riding them in. roads were wet this morning for the 40 odd km ride to work so i had it in rain mode (limited to 75bph back wheel and KTRC3 traction control level 3) just to be safe . feels very lite for its weight, really comfortable, however i feel the weight pushing it around in the garage, not too many places to grab on it iether. Feeling the wind on my chest a lot more than the vfr, ( have ordered the higher Kawa screen already ) . You can really feel the power in this thing though, WoW ....... Does make me feel alive, has not fully sunken in yet though, never thought id ever get to have something like this . Personally; the 8th gen did nothing perfectly for/to me, But it did/does do everything and i mean everything very well . I think this bike could be fun to tour on, not sure if it would be better, equel or not as good as the vfr, who knows, different strokes different folks . rob.

Honda dealer made me a deal i could not refuse, so i did it. i already miss the vfr, but after almost 22000kms i wanted a change. If i had the cash i would have kept the vfr, but alas i do not . so because i do not have the money to have a different bike for every day of the week ( i would probably need more days in the week too for all the bikes i crave ) i took the deal . ( they gave me 1500€-2000€ more than i could have hoped to get by selling it myself, and the zzr is 10 months old with 5000kms and 4500€ cheaper than the new out the door price the first owner paid, he changes every year for a new one apparently) over a years warranty left. really would have liked to keep the vfr, but hey, thats life . i really do adore this forum, i'll be hanging around for sure. perhaps if i'm lucky, ill pick up a 5th gen one day soon . take care Rob . bye bye baby :sad2: helloooooo Natasha !!!!

In short, No . does depend oh how you ride in my opinion . choices . does not matter in/on what you roll, if life decides to cut it all out from under you, it will .

Hi mrmessy800, mine does exacly that like 2 -3 out of 5 days, in all temprature's . i just always held the start button pushed in and a second later it started, with the dash litghting back up . never really thought much of it . one of my buddies harleys does it all the time .

Will do Grum, thanks again !!