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  1. JZH
    TBR used clear-ish silicone tubing. Ciao, JZH
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    Yeah, but think of the potential bling! You could make a "windowed sprocket cover" and powder coat the sprocket and speedo thingambob in contrasting colours... Ciao, JZH
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    I ended up getting a couple of them years ago, but I found that the ones I bought didn't quite fit the sprocket bolt head on my FP. I could have modified it to fit, but I don't think I ever did (that bike has not, er, run for several years...). It is disappointing that they don't last, though. I had high hopes! Ciao, JZH
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    Hi JZH, Thank you for your donation of 50.00 USD. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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    Not very "anonymous", is it! Ciao, JZH
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    ABM is a sold "alt-Schule" German brand, so everything they sell will have had TUV paperwork and be perfectly suitable. If you get something like that, make sure it inlcudes the correct handlebar--the angle of the bend is critical to make sure the switchgear and lever clear the windcreen support part of the upper fairing. The CBR600F4i forks are much longer than the CBR600RR forks you were talking about before, almost VFR length, so they should work well. The forks are 43mm diameter, so the RC46 clamps won't work. Ciao, JZH
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    Lol. Saw this a little late... I must have shared my VF400F story before? 1989, my first trip to Europe, where I planned to buy a bike in London and ride around Europe before selling it when I got back to London. Shopped around for a couple of weeks and settled on a nice, clean VF400F at the ol' Mocheck Motorcycles in Clapham. Came back the next day to pick up my "prepped" bike and head off to France and they sheepishly told me that the engine had gone "pop"! I read later that those bikes were "a bit fragile"... Good luck, Leon! Ciao, JZH
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    I've never seen a broken tank cap before! Ciao, JZH
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    The main difference is that the 600RR forks are a lot shorter than the RC46 forks. The fork stops might not be quite right, but they can be modified. As far a geometry goes, if the shorter forks make the bike turn too quick, your only easy option would be to lower the rear to match... Ciao, JZH
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    I'm still in for a 5th gen set. Ciao, JZH
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    Thanks, Leon. I had to give that a full listen. On my first VFR trip around Europe (Summer 1993) I recall listening to my cassette of Rattus Norvegicus over and over, on beaches, in hostels, walking around towns. Classic! Ciao, JZH
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    Unfortunately, I meant pics of the crushed 41mm copper gaskets, to show how they had expanded... Ciao, JZH
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    I wish you'd taken some "after" pics! Ciao, JZH
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    Assome... Ciao, JZH
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    Isn't it the same as the "Bros", a popular grey import from Japan, "back in the day"? There are both 400cc and 650cc version of the Bros out there...many in bits, I imagine! Complete rear ends seem to be going for £100-150... Ciao, JZH
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    That would be you, I suppose! I remember following your IB progress all those years ago. I think you had mounted some PIAA 910s or something like that? Pre-HID days... I'm a former Compuserve Ride Forum member...not sure if you were there or (more likely) on the Big List? Ciao, JZH
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    Yes, and I should mention that the outlet was cut down slightly to match the TBR's length, and to keep the link pipe from sticking out too much. I'm hoping to get in on the second 5th/6th gen production run, assuming my finances then allow! Ciao, JZH
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    Don't put it where mine is! It barely fits in that location. (This is an Erion, btw.) Ciao, JZH
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    The General Information sections in the front of the Honda Workshop Manuals are the most reliable specification data I know of--certainly for Honda comparison purposes. The Workshop Manuals contain very little part number data (only for things like special tools), so you also need to have access to the Parts Manuals or microfiche (or what used to be on microfiche!), but those contain very little specifications data (other than things like o-ring and seal dimensions). I don't think Lorne meant that all such questions could be answered by reference to the Honda manuals. But some, like M/C and brake piston sizes, can be. As you note, different part numbers could refer to many different things, such as paint colour, mounting tab positioning--or to completely different internal designs or incompatible fitments. Sometimes you just have to get the parts in-hand and get out the digital calipers. That's what I had to do to acquire my triple clamp data--thank you eBay!
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    Don't do that; you're going to set the bike afire! Part of the JIS/Phillips confusion stems from the Japanese calling their JIS-spec cross-head screws "Phillips"!!! Honda also had a problem with the early RC46 windscreen dimpling/melting the dashboard, which they "fixed" by changing the dash to include ugly little raised triangles of extra plastic on the later Y2ks and '01s: Such aesthetic indifference caused me to buy a second-hand set of clocks just to salvage the plastic to swap onto mine. (I will park out of the sun!) Ciao, JZH
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    Your Vessels look hardly used. Admit it, you're just fishing for "Wow, those are some really nice screwdrivers you've got there, Leon" comments, aren't you? Ciao, JZH
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    Hi JZH, Thank you for your donation of --. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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    I think the issue was with the later version of the 5th gens: Y2k-'01 At least, that's what I have, and I am one of those who could not get the PCV to work (PCIII USB works fine). The best way of resolving the issue would be for DynoJet to deal with it using their expert knowledge of the PCV's operations and Honda PGM-Fi systems, but despite others having solicited their help, they don't seem especially interested in solving the problem. The Power Commander website still lists the same PCV part number for all VFR800s from 1998 to 2009 (i.e., all RC46), and notes that the PCIII USB has been discontinued for these models. Unfortunately, DJ has form on this: when they discovered problems getting the Power Commander working with the (then new) ST1300, DJ eventually just discontinued their support for that model, rather than solve the problem, so I would expect they will just write off the RC46, which has now been out of production for about ten years... Ciao, JZH
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    I believe that makes 15... Ciao, JZH
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    The US models do have different ECUs than the European models, but I'm sure they're not vastly different in terms of mileage. Where are you based? My ST1300 resides in my brother-in-law's garage in Bologna. But a VFR would be better for Futa, etc... Welcome to VFRD! Ciao, JZH
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