RobF

Hmmm... not sure why that came through as from "Guest", but I wouldn't want you to think I wasn't good on my word. Anyway, happy new year to all. May your 2021 be filled with joy and prosperity and open roads. Be a hero be the guy who puts VFRD into the black for the year.

Alright, boys. It's the end of the year and I'm filled with wine and good cheer. Let's put VFRD over the top. I'm good for another $25. Anyone care to join me?

Hi RobF, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion

Hi RobF, Thank you for your donation of 25.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion

I have a 2005 that I purchased used. I suspect that it probably spent at least a few years garaged and unridden. The notion that old fuel thickens and clogs the perforations or that the old seals fail just makes sense to me, so I'm inclined to pull the injectors and have them serviced. At the same time, I've also read that having the fuel injectors serviced is a form of performance voodoo. To my mind, the strongest argument in favor of the "voodoo" analysis is that inspecting the fuel injectors is not mentioned anywhere in the Honda maintenance schedule. Why would having the injectors inspected and/or serviced be omitted from the maintenance schedule?

First rate how-to! Thank you for the great tutorial.

It's easy to miss, but there is a button:

Hi RobF, Thank you for your donation of $50.00. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion

That's no fun. Sorry, man.

...and The Dude abides. Seb, I couldn't help but notice the post counter under your avatar: ...so I've been meaning to ask: 1. Is that a real post count for you, or was there some weird server restore back in the day that resulted in a large archive of posts being assigned to you? 2. If genuine, how does one accumulate more than 23,000 posts? I think of myself as an active member of the board, but at my current post rate of approximately one post per week it would take me [...does some math...] 450 years to rack up that many posts. I don't think I'm going to get there. Or, if I resolved to achieve that milestone sooner, it would take better than six posts every single day for ten straight years without interruption. Is there a story there?

Seb, What motivates you in these projects? Are these primarily artistic undertakings (i.e. a marriage of pure creativity and craftsmanship)? Or are they principally engineering challenges in the sense that you are trying to improve on the performance characteristics of some beloved bikes? Or are these attempts to build a custom-tailored machine that best matches your preferences as a rider?

Picked up an assortment of miscellaneous bits from the hardware store and got lucky. A 1.5-inch extender did the trick.

I'm following jay-d's awesome guide, but have hit a snag. I can't access the bolt indicated above. The issue for me is that the nearest banjo bolt (is that the linked brake line?) impinges on my socket driver such that I can't properly align the socket. I tried a deep socket to move the driver head "above" the banjo bolt, but then that's too long due to the proximity of the rear hub assembly pictured in the bottom left. Disconnecting the brake lines from the caliper would solve my access issue, but that seems like a bad idea on multiple fronts. Buying more tools is totally on the table, but it's not obvious to me that I can easily find another socket or small adapter that is the magic length. Am I missing something obvious? Is there a smarter way to do this?

Wow!

Yes. The page may look different depending on your settings and whether you're viewing the mobile version or the normal version. For me, it normally looks like the capture below. You can see the date range scoping in the left column under "By time period"

I subscribed to the thread but haven't voted yet. Either of the locations would be convenient for me. I agree with choco that Edgefield availability is something of a risk. The specifics of lodging and location will be much less make-or-break for me than will be the specifics of the timing and general itinerary. Thanks for getting the ball rolling.

Thank you, Sir.

I recently purchased a 2005 VFR800A. Since it's cold and wet right now in Oregon, I think I've spent more time reading the fantastic back catalog of VFRD discussions than I have riding my new (to me) bike. Here is my question: How might one confirm by direct inspection of the bike's wiring whether or not the the wiring harness was replaced under recall? I have seen four ways of confirming this posted in previous discussion: 1. Check the VINs listed in the original bulletin 2. Visit a dealer and have them look it up 3. Check the Honda recall database: http://www.honda.com/recalls 4. Look for a technician's stamp or punch next to the VIN on the steering head My VIN is in the range called out by the bulletin. The online Honda recall database indicates "There are no current safety recalls for this [VIN]". I don't see any marks or notes next to the VIN stamp on the steering. A dealership is a bit of a haul from here, and quite frankly, I'm not sure how much I trust the system now that the key events themselves are fading into history a bit. So, can I resolve the question definitively by direct inspection of the motorcycle's wiring? Or was the completed recall work visually indistinguishable from the original faulty work?